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I’ve been resisting myself not to write about launch of Sony Ericsson “Idou”. But the way people are going agog over this product, I thought of mentioning about this product. 12.1 MP camera (looks like first model to have double digit)/Xenon flash combo, with resistive touch screen, instead of capacitive touch screen.

“The handset will feature Sony Ericsson’s new Entertainment Unlimited media system, which aims to bring together multiple media and online networking content.  SE is describing this as “Uniting, Broadening and Fusing”, and it will incorporate not only PS3 and online video and audio content, but information from Facebook and other social networks.”

Surprised to know SE hasn’t kept a name yet for the product. ‘Idou’ is the name of the concept. They might be announcing the product before production to vie for Samsung memoir’s market. Good to see products, which strive to enhance user experience. Mobile world congress, would bring some more concepts in another two days. 

http://www.sonyericsson.com/idou/

Digital camera with a touch screen mobile phone?

Have a look at this product, which looks like a digital camera(8MP) from front side and a mobile phone from the rear.

The Samsung Memoir (aka the SGH-T929) will work on T-Mobile’s 3G network and will also feature a full HTML browser, a virtual QWERTY keyboard, and a whole lot of other multimedia features. Tentative launching date -25 Feb. (Yet to be confirmed from reliable sources).

Here’s the Samsung Memoir’s unconfirmed specifications… from samsungmemoir.net

Advanced Responsive Touch Screen

Quick Access Customizable Widgets

Web Browsing (web2goSM) Supports POP3 Emails

Full QWERTY Touchpad

8.0 Megapixel Digital Camera

Multiple Messaging Options (Text Messaging, Picture  Messaging, Video Messaging, Email, IM)

Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Organizer

Alarm, Calculator, Calendar, Converter, Memo, Task List, Timer, Stop Watch, RSS Reader Advanced Speech Recognition Voice Memo 72-Note Polyphonic Ringtones Volume Up/Down Keys Vibrate Mode Phonebook

From PC world –

The Memoir’s feature set is focused on multimedia, with sharing in mind. Photos can be uploaded directly to online services such as Flickr, Photobucket, Snapfish or Kodak gallery. The 8 megapixel camera, which includes a 16x (digital) zoom, will also shoot video. On the downside, the Samsung Memoir lacks Wi-Fi (like the BlackBerry Storm), something that might disappoint many, especially considering T-Mobile’s 3G patchy network coverage.

You should also keep in mind that the Memoir is not an iPhone replacement. Its multimedia features make it highly desirable for photography fans, but the phone’s TouchWiz user interface–though appealing–doesn’t come close to the functionality of the iPhone. Oh, and did I mention there’s no App store? You’ll be better off if you consider the Memoir more of an 8-megapixel camera that also makes calls.

Here are Samsung Memoir’s key features at a glance:

- 8 Megapixel Camera with Xenon flash and 16X digital zoom

- microSD slot for storage capacity expansion

- A-GPS for navigation and location based services

- 240 x 400 pixels touchscreen display (262k TFT)

- Full HTML browser and POP3 e-mail support

- TouchWiz interface with customizable widgets

- 3G/EDGE/GPRS data access speeds compatible

- Wireless Bluetooth 2.0 technology