Yet another Android unit hits the streets, this time from T-Mobile, who offer you the Samsung Behold II for $230 with their Even More plan. Here’s what the Behold offers
* 3.2 inch 320 x 480 res touch screen with on-screen keyboard
* Text messaging
* Video Messaging
* Instant messaging capable
* 5 Megapixel Camera
* Video capture/playback (MPEG4)
* Music Player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, MIDI)
* 4.6 x 2.2 x 0.5 inches
* 4.2 ounces
* Battery Li-ion (1000mAh)
* Talk time up to 6 hours
* Standby time up to 15 days
* 850 MHz;900 MHz;1800 MHz;1900 MHz;UMTS: Band IV (1700/2100)
* Real Web Browsing with Wi-Fi (802.11b/802.11g)
* E-mail
* Micro SD memory slot
* GPS built-in
* Photo caller ID
* micro USB
* Stereo Bluetooth 2.1
* 3.5 mm headphone jack
Pretty impressive set of specifications but for the $230 price tag and shackle, they should be. The Samsung Behold 2 does sport an AMOLED screen and their TouchWiz interface, but is this enough to persuade you to part with $230. If it is, like us know what you think of the Behold 2.
We can’t imagine the secondary display market being large, but it exists none-the-less and the LD190N is Samsung’s latest addition to it. A cool $150 will get you a monitor for your laptop with the following specifications
* 18.5 inch 1360 x 768 res display
* 50,000:1 (1,000:1 typical) contrast ratio
* 5 ms reponse time
* 170/160 degree viewing angle
* 15 pin D-SUB connector
* 22 W power consumption
* 17.72″ x 11.65″ x 2.83″ with stand
* 7.93 lbs
We can’t really think of much use for a secondary monitor on a laptop at home, apart from the occasional showing off of holiday photos and videos but then most people would hook up the laptop to their HDTV, right? So the Samsung LD190N is probably primarily aimed at the business market, if you’re still interested then pop over to Amazon to check out the Samsung LD190N.
Projector’s seem to be getting smaller these days and whilst Samsung’s latest offering the P410M is not the smallest projector it certainly is small enough to be considered ‘handy’. The P410M measures 5.8 x 2.5 x 5.7 inches and weighs in at 2.1 lbs. Of course with this compactness certain other features are reduced in comparison to other larger models.
* 800 x 600 SVGS res 4:3 format display
* 170 ANSI brightness
* Composite, Component and PC inputs
* USB port
* 1,000:1 contrast ratio
* Lamp life > 30,000 hours
* Throw distance 0.69 to 2.82 m
* Image size 20 to 80 inches
* Stereo 1W speakers
Pretty mediocre specifications really. In their marketing blurb Samsung push the long-life and energy-efficiency of the LED light source of the unit plus the USB port for ‘direct multimedia access’ whilst conveniently ignoring the sad brightness and contrast ratio. So the Samsung P410M should really be given a wide berth unless may be you want a portable projector. If you’re still reading this, the P410M should be available for US$600 according to the press release.
We haven’t seen a flipout QWERTY phone for quite a while, so it was nice to see T-Mobile showing some faith in the style by unleashing the Samsung Comeback for US$130 with a two year plan and discounts. The Comeback is available in two colour flavours, Frost Silver Cherry and Pearl White Plum and sports a largish LCD display underneath the flip-lid. Here’s what else you get for your money
* 2 Megapixel Camera with Video Capture
* Send and receive e-mail messages
* 3G connectivity
* GPS built-in
* Instant messaging with Yahoo!, Windows Live or AIM
* Micro SD memory slot
* QWERTY keyboard
* Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology
* Alarm clock, Calculator, Calendar, Phone book
* 4.3 x 2.2 x 0.7 inches
* 4.6 oz
* 5.5 hours of talk time
* 12 days of standby time
* Frequencies 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz, UMTS
US$130 is a lot for what is really ‘just’ a cellphone, with smartphones not costing much more, you have to think ‘Why, T-Mobile, why?’. May be they are just hanckering after the good old days of QWERTY flippa models and of course if you are too then the Samsung Comeback could just be the cellphone you are looking for.
However Our Picks gives the T-Mobile Samsung Comeback a big thumbs down, units like this are practically free these days and with something like the Nokia E71x available for only $100 over at AT&T you do indeed have to think why? May be the QWERTY flippa market is stronger than we all thought.
Well not quite, there’s nothing official yet apart from a webpage on the US Cellular site touting the Samsung Code aka i220. However we’ve got to say that the Code is damned ugly, it looks like the designer wasn’t too sure what layout to have on the front of the unit and has ended up with a mixture of everything. If you haven’t moved on already at the sight of the i220 here are some more details on the unit
* Windows Mobile® 6.1 Standard Edition
* Full QWERTY keypad
* 2.0 MP camera
* Bluetooth® 2.0 connectivity
* Plays nicely with MIDI, MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA, QCLEP, AU, AMR, RA audio formats
* Plays nicely with H.263, MPEG4, WMV, H.264, RV cideo formats
* 320 x 240px res display
* 4.61″ (H) x 2.3″ (W) x .54″ (D)
* 3.6 ounces
* Up to 32 GB of expandable memory
* 12.5 days of standby time
* 6 hours of talk-time
* Software includes Internet Explorer® Mobile & Office Mobile
Some nice specs we must admit, but unfortunately no price tag yet nor launch date so we’re a bit surprised to see it on the US Cellular website, but there it is in all its, err, glory. Yeah, it is ugly isn’t it?
Samsung have just brought out a new netbook over in the US. The N110 is a 10.1 inch unit powered by an Intel Atom N270 processor and sporting a 93% keyboard. It’s six cell lithium battery will last up to 9.5 hours which is not too shabby. Here is the rest of the low-down on the Samsung N110 netbook.
* Windows XP Home SP3
* Intel Atom processor N270
* 1 GB DDR2 Memory
* Intel 945GSE graphics processor with 128 MB shared memory
* 1 W HD audio Speakers
* 1.3 Mp integrated camera
* 160 GB 2.5 inch 5400 RPM HDD
* Ethernet LAN 10/100, Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR connectivity
* VGA, Headphone, Mic, USB 2.0, RJ45 (LAN), PC CardBus ports
* 3 in 1 card slot (SD, SDHC, MMC)
* 10.27” x 1.19” x 7.3”
* 2.78 lbs
Not bad for a lightweight netbook, but what about the price tag? Well over at Amazon the Samsung N110 is on sale for only US$475. May be just the netbook you’re looking for.
More cruising around the net meant we ended up stumbling across the Samsung Impression over at AT&T. This snazzy little touchscreen slider rocks in at US$200 after rebate and shackle, but is available shackle-less for US$400. Here are a few more bits and pieces on the Samsung Impression
* 3.2 inch AMOLED 240 x 400 res 262K colour screen
* Quad-band and 3G connectivity
* Touchscreen and QWERTY slider interfaces
* 3 Mp camera with 3x digital zoom
* Music player supporting AAC, MP3, Real file formats
* Text messaging with Predictive text and IM - AOL, Windows Live and Yahoo! Messenger
* Mobile email - AOL, Yahoo, Windows Live, AT&T Yahoo
* Talk time up to 3 hours
* Standby time up to 250 hours
* microSD slot
* Web Browser
* Blue-tooth 2.0 and USB connectivity
Some quite cool features on the Impression, but may be $200 is a touch too high a price-tag? Smartphones seem to be down around that mark these days. Anyway the unit is loved by its owners as proved by a 4.8 out of 5 average rating on the AT&T website and just to cap it all off Engadget have been enthusing over the AMOLED screen
the screen is absolutely amazing, with mega-black blacks and colors that seem to pop right off the screen
So may be that price-tag is justified given the apparent quality of the Samsung Impression’s display. Here’s a positive review from Cnet Loaded.
So everyone seems to like the Samsung Impression from AT&T, so if you’re an owner of one of these suckers please let us know what you think.
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is on sale for only US$475. May be just the netbook you’re looking for.
