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It turns out that crazy spinning handset spotted last week isn’t Palm’s Roteo at all, but the COMPAL Tabasco, with a front-facing video camera, a rear 3.2 megapixel still camera with flash and optical zoom, 5″ touchscreen, and measurements estimated at around 160 (W) x 85 (H) x 33 (D) mm. It’s one beefy phone, especially when put next to the LG Prada, but this sucker is falling more in line with the mobile internet device category (bordering on UMPCs) than smartphones. It’s possible that we might see this thing being exhibited at CES by Marasst, but odds are slim. There isn’t much more about specs to say, as this is a non-working prototype, and possibly exists just to show off a creative design team. What do you guys think – is this T-swivel thing a viable form factor for mobiles?
[Blog Times via Pocketables]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
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