Siemens just announced the SK65 tri-band GSM phone. The h-o-t-t-o-g-o design features a swivel out qwerty keypad for text entry. As great as this thing looks, I wonder what it will be like to hold while texting– it could be kind of awkward. You corporate types will also be glad to know the device includes Research In Motion's Blackberrry software so you can have email …
Now that Siemens has cancelled the Xelibri line of fashion phones, they may actually become cool to those who seek stuff that no one else has. Maybe. Keep an eye on Ebay for price increases– at the moment they are going for 60 – 100 GBP.
Chris Heathcote recently attended Mobile HCI in Italy. He’s shared his notes on the Visions of the Future panel discussion featuring: Mathias Schneider-Hufschmidt, Siemens Harri Kiljander (director of UI), Nokia Boris de Ruyter, Philips Research Marco Combetto, MS Research Matthias Hilpert, Orange Bruno von Niman, Ericsson (systems, not SE)Mathias Schneider-Hufschmidt, Siemens Can’t wait 5 years for technology to be adopted (like SMS) Have to have …
