PUMA phone
This unveiling was done at this year’s Mobile World Congress, where it is touted to be really different from all of the other handsets. At first glance, this looks like some sort of Neonode and HTC hybrid in terms of form factor, and on its back you find an eco-friendly feature that could very well catch on in future cellphone designs – a solar panel that allows you to juice up the PUMA phone everywhere you go as long as there is sufficient sunlight. Granted, this won’t be able to replace the power outlet, but it could provide just enough power for you to hold one more conversation during an emergency.
The PUMA phone is touted to be an active smartphone, where it comes with the following specifications :-
Integrated solar cell, with charge indicator
Touchscreen: 2.8? thumbable screen with 240 x 320 QVGA resolution and TFT wide viewing angle
Camera: 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash and 6x zoom
Bluetooth connectivity
Photo sharing capability
Video: VGA video call camera; full screen video playback, with video recording and streaming and progressive video download
Music: wide range of music formats with playlist support and FM radio
Localisation: GPS, compass, geotagging, routing and mapping
Sports: pedometer, GPS tracker and stopwatch
Internet: Open internet browsing, with WAP Push
Messaging: Mobile email client and mobile web mail notification; instant messaging; MMS and SMS
HSPA and W-CDMA/EDGE/GPRS/GSM connectivity
USB 2.0 support
You will be able to pick up the PUMA phone from mobile network operators across greater Europe and on PUMA online store from April 2010 onwards, while international markets will follow shortly thereafter. We did wish that the PUMA phone would be more rugged than it is, with waterproof capability being more than welcome assuming it is supposed to cater to those who lead an active lifestyle.
