iDECT iHome Phone, Android Based Home Phone.

iDECT iHome Phone http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/

With Android OS sprouting up every where from Mobile phones to tablets and even in headphones, It is time we got a home phone based on Android OS.

In UK, Binatone, an Android hardware maker, has just done that. The £99 iDECT iHome Phone is in fact an Android Based Home Phone.

The phone has a very nice stylish base which acts as a speaker phone and an answering machine and of course charges the phone as well. The base connects to your home phone line (POTs).

The phone has a 2.8" 320 x 240 LCD has the menu as well as the Android home screen.

The phone can connect to your home WiFi system to access internet and all the information will flow through home phone, which actually looks like a larger mobile phone.

The phone comes with seriously outdated Android 1.6 and has 256MB memory which could be extended with a micro SD card. The phone has DECT Cat. 2.0 and 802.11b/g WiFi for connectivity. The Lithium-ion battery (910mAh) will give 8 hours of talk time or 80 hrs of standby time.

I guess this is the start of a new line of home phones. I wonder what Apple fan boys will do, will there be an iOS home phone?

Binatone

LG InTouch Max (GW620) Debuts In UK Through Virgin Mobile.

LG InTouch Max (GW620)  snapvoip.blogspot.com

Virgin Mobile, UK has announced the availability of LG GW620 reborn as In Touch Max, The phone has been in the news for a while and you get to see Android 1.5 again according to engadet. But it is never too late I guess when it comes to Android devices.
The GW620 has a 3-inch touchscreen. It conducts social-networking tasks through an app called LinkBook, which adds social-network profiles of your contacts to your main address book. This is enhanced with the 5MP cameras ability to recognize faces and tag them in photos. User can tap on a face to send message or make a contact.
T-Mobile will also carry the device UK as well.
Virgin Mobile via engadget

Acer Liquid, SnapDragon Based Android Phone, Info Trickles In

Acer Liquid, SnapDragon Based Android Phone snapvoip.blogspot.com

Acer seems to be leaking info on the Acer Liquid or Acer A1, the Android 1.6 Donut (Modified) based phone. The manufacturer is saying that the phone will feature a social network based contact list. Acer seems to be doing its own widget designs and have introduced single homescreen switch for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and a few other hardware functions.


a 1GHz Snapdragon processor clocked to 768 Mhz, WVGA capacitive screen, and a 5-megapixel camera—and throwing in a few precious nuggets: the Liquid's screen will measure up at 3.5 inches, and the phone will ship with 256MB of RAM, Wi-Fi, a 3.5mm headphones jack and a 1,350 mAh battery.

The following is a video on the subject but it is in French, but a image worths a thousand words I guess



Via Nexus404

Acer Liquid, SnapDragon Based Phone WIth Android 1.6 Released.

Acer releases Acer Liquid (Acer A1) snapvoip.blogspot.com
Acer announced the release of Acer Liquid, a SnapDragon based phone running Android 1.6, not Android 2.0 as we believed in the information on the Acer A1. 
The Acer Liquid sports a WVGA touchscreen (read more about Android Screen Sizes), HSPA connectivity and an autofocusing 5-megapixel camera with GPS.The Qualcomm chipset is also capable of providing 3D graphics,
 Image is from Electricpig, who is also running a hands on article on the phone.
Acer Press Release

2009-10-14 -The Future has arrived with Acer Liquid
Acer introduces its new smartphone “Liquid” series: the world’s first Qualcomm Snapdragon™ processor based and world’s first Android™ 1.6 high definition smartphone, combining cutting-edge technologies, software innovation and an ultra-fluid user interface to create an all-new mobile experience. It is the ideal solution for users demanding the best from their devices, and in particular outstanding multimedia, web browsing, social media integration and video streaming. It also brings smartphone product design forward with its unique and modern style.
Finally something different
Acer Liquid is the first Wide-VGA smartphone in the market benefiting from the latest release of the Android™ 1.6 Operating System (aka Donut) and the first Android™ smartphone in the market equipped with the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon™ processor.
This platform brings to market unique benefits for the end users and paves the way for a new wave of innovations from the developer community:

• With its High Definition capacitive touch screen (Wide VGA), Acer Liquid offers today an unparalleled experience when watching pictures or videos. But it also holds a promise for the future: the promise of an abundance of new applications on Android™ Smart Handhelds - games, professional applications and web applets that will enrich the end user experience. Now developers can be assured that their investment will build upon a standard resolution for the years to come;
• Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon™ processor, Acer Liquid provides instant access to web pages, smooth streaming of videos or music , and instant response from popular mail, maps and search applications. The high-speed processing capability and high-speed internet access (HSPA) of Snapdragon™ brings to life the Android™ experience: no idle-time, almost instant uploads of web pages and downloads of rich multimedia contents. The developer community can now take full advantage of these capabilities to bring to market innovative applications that demand raw computing power and superior handling of 3D graphics.

Unique software enhancements
Acer Liquid also bolsters a set of unique features developed by Acer and its partners:

• Improved power management to help achieve longer battery autonomy for intense users;
• A new user interface with easy access to entertainment and web bookmarks;
• An optimized camera with geo-tagging, ISO, self-timer options and accelerated auto-focus performance;
• Exclusive Spinlets™ application providing free streaming of worldwide music and video, that can be shared with friends and family through web-posting or e-mail;
• Smart integration of Facebook™, Twitter™, Youtube™, Picasa™ and Flickr™ in the address book, with realtime notification of status or content updates.

A refreshing alternative to square shapes
With ellipse curves, a choice of red, white and black colors, and a slim body shape, Liquid will please style-seeking consumers. Designed for ergonomy, Liquid fits well in the hand, and displays a smooth finish. The fluidity of its curves gives the Acer Liquid its unique character and unconventional style.

Acer's Android A1, Packs A Lot

Android A1 from Acer
Acer Android seem to be a pretty hefty and heart (but not in the caliber of Super Androids) yet I think I will heart one.
The best part of the news is the specs of the phone which was grabbed from Expansys but the page and the phone has desappered from their site. Android Guys (via Gizmodo) grabbed those info before they vanished. The image from Gizmodo proves that it was there! See what you get for 390 Euro!
768MHz processor, Android 2.0, 3.5 wvga screen, WiFI, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, 5MP Camera and not so impressive battery.

Specifications
• Processor: Qualcomm 8250 768 MHz Qualcomm 8250 768 MHz
• Operating System: Android 2.0 (Donut)
• Memory: ROM: 512 MB / RAM: 256 MB ROM
• Display: 3.5-inch touch-sensitive screen with WVGA resolution
• Network: HSPA/WCDMA: 850, 1900, 2100 MHz - Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz Quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
(Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent)
• GPS: Internal GPS antenna
• Connectivity: Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets. Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi ®: IEEE 802.11 b / g, 3.5 mm audio jack 3.5 mm audio jack
• Camera: 5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus
• Battery: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery. Capacity: 1350 mAh, Talk time: Up to 300 minutes Talk time: Up to 300 minutes, Standby time: Up to 400 hours. (The above are subject to network and phone usage)
• Expansion Slot: microSD ™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
• Dimensions (LxWxT): 115 x 62.5 x 12.5 mm 115 x 62.5 x 12.5 mm
• Weight: 135 grams with battery 135 grams with battery

Android Guys via Gizmodo