The iWOW i976 isn’t much to look at (Bluetooth, a 2 megapixel camera, and a GSM/iDEN hard switch), but push-to-talk really trumps just about everything else in an iDEN phone, including style. Nextel tends to stick with Motorola, with the occasional BlackBerry thrown in, for their iDEN needs, but it’s interesting to see a new manufacturer take on the challenge. I haven’t heard of iWOW before, and from the looks of things they typically stick to inftastructure and chip work, but maybe they’re getting their feet wet with handsets now. iWOW has done some stuff with near-field communication as well, so maybe that’s something we’ll see in their next handset. In any case, if you’re holding out to grab the i976, it will unfortunately be going international rather than a domestic U.S. launch.
[via EngadgetMobile]