CTIA Wireless 10 Coolest New Devices
While many pundits have labeled the new stock on offer at CTIA as disappointing, there are still a few new models bound to generate excitement - here’s our top 10 new devices from CTIA 2008.
1.The Samsung Instinct is a touch-screen device with more than a passing resemblance to the you-know-what with ultra-fast Internet speeds and a lower price tag - say it in a whisper “iPhone killer?”
2. The BlackBerry Curve 8330 is the smallest BlackBerry smartphone to offer a full QWERTY keyboard oh me oh my. Coming with Sprint Music Store and Sprint TV and a range of corporate features such as email, contacts, calendar, tasks as well as GPS navigation.
3. The Pro-700 is a rugged device certified to military standards for dust, shock and vibration which should get a few of the rabble smearing mud across their cheeks in readieness for the forthcoming assault. For the rest of us it offers a single-number option and the ability to black or allow incoming one-to-one push-to-talk calls. With Sprint Mobile Sync, an online tool that lets users manage all of their contact information online, including setting up groups for PTT and text/voice messaging the Pro-700 is a formidable package.
4. Like the 700 model, the Pro-200 offers push-to-talk missed call notification, meaning when on a Nextel Direct Connect call users will be notified if they miss a push-to-talk call, call alert or group call and does all this with a more refined form-factor that its stable-mate.
5. The LG LX 400 clamshell operates on the digital dual-band 1900 MHz and 800 MHz network and weighs in at 3.17 ounces. It also features direct connect push-to-talk, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, a digital camera with Picture Mail and GPS navigation. It also supports mobile email, SMS and MMS messaging, instant messaging and speakerphone.
7. Geared toward the multimedia-hungry crowd, the Moto V950 features access to Sprint TV, the Sprint Music Store, Sprint PCS Picture Mail and Sprint Navigation.
8. Nokia’s first ever WiMax device, an upgraded version to its N810 Internet tablet. was also displayed.
The N810 Internet Tablet WiMax Edition is a pocket-sized device that brings the Internet to the palm of your hand. The latest in Nokia’s tablet lineup, the WiMax Edition should be available this summer in areas where WiMax is available.
9. Motorola launched the new Moto Z9 slider phone with AT&T Navigator, a feature phone with GPS navigation. Along with being the first AT&T Navigator-enabled device, the Z9 also features Opera 8 browser, 2.0 megapixel camera and Motorola’s CrystalTalk technology that enables users to be heard even in noise environments.
10.The ZTE C78 are among the first in the U.S. to operate on AWS frequency bands in addition to PCS and cellular bands. Carriers who operate on these frequencies can now offer users access to next generation voice, data and multimedia applications.
