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In today’s mobile-world filled with dizzying acronyms and even dizzying-er feature-sets, there are bound to be those with a need for a simple flip-phone that focuses on doing one thing well – making voice calls.
To that end, Verizon has announced today the launch of the Samsung Knack for the less-than-power-users out there. The Samsung Knack is a bare-bones simple clamshell with a monochrome external display. In an age where mobile phones are rocking VGA displays, touchscreen technology, and media functionality out the wazoo, the Samsung Knack sports a rather low-res QCIF 2.2-inch display and lists “dedicated hot keys” as a selling point.
We’re mobile enthusiasts with a taste for powerful handsets, so if it sounds like we’re deriding the Samsung Knack a little bit, we apologize. There’s a niche that definitely needs filling, and the Samsung Knack fits the bill. For the rest of us, we’ll keep saving for the HTC Dream G1 when it launches later this year.
About The Author
Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
