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September 6, 2006
A Sidekick On Steroids
Actually, other than the hip-top profile, Pantech's Sky IM-U140 is far superior to T-mobile's nimble Sidekick. It's a digital satellite DMB (digital multimedia broadcasting) handset that caters to hardcore phone users who want every conceivable form of digital entertainment with them.
Although the IM-U140 is missing the Sidekick's QWERTY keyboard, it trumps the former by having a 3 megapixel camera and can capture those wafty digital signals floating in the air so you can watch the latest Big Brother on the go. Of course, a DMB phone is nothing to wrote home about. LG and Samsung have had DMB phones for almost a year now. What the IM-U140 does different is its incredible screen.
The large 2.6" 256k QVGA TFT screen slides up and angles 30º to provide the best viewing experience. All controls sit on either side of the screen and watching tv on this thing is a lot more natural than clamshell style phones with 90º turning screens.
With such a powerful screen, you just know it's also designed to be a gaming device as well, hence the dizzying array of buttons, stereo speakers, and hip-top profile.
It's a little ugly and you can forget about ever seeing one of these in America; we don't have digital multimedia broadcasts here. It's just worth pointing out how far ahead Asia and Europe are in the race towards digital bliss.
via CrunchGear
Posted by tranism at 4:40 AM | Permalink
Comments
I don't see how a 3 megapixel camera "trumps" the SK3's QWERTY keypad. I can't see the worth of a communications device if it lacks essential communication functions.
And yes. Ugly.
Posted by: Voight at September 6, 2006 11:35 AM