The Pidion BM-200: it's time to move to Seoul

Oh man, our South Korean gadget overlords are at it again. The unfortunately named BM-200 smartphone saves face with Windows Mobile 5.0, WiFi and CDMA, Bluetooth, up to 512MB ROM with miniSD expansion, MP3 player, and 2 megapixel camera with flash. It also sports a 2.8-inch, 240x320 pixel LCD in an oh so sleek 2.4 x 4.8 x 0.7-inches — that's awholehellofalotof tech goodness stuffed into a box a fraction of an inch wider than the 60GB iPod. It's so small, in fact, that our desire to pull the device tight to our bosom in a sweaty post-wheat-field-running embrace-at-dawn may never come true.

[Via Slashphone]

[Zex_Suik @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

I want to see this and the HTC wizard make babies...

512MB ROM caught my eye along with all the good wireless stuff, 2MP camera! (does it do video too?) this is great I want one, for Tmobile (rofl..like Tmobile will ever get a cool phone)

Good Catch Engadget

[Seth @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

"BM-200 of Pidion guarantee potability". I find it reassuring that the Koreans have finally found a way to make BM drinkable. This fullfils a lifelong dream for me. :)

[Tapani @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

According to the specs the os is Windows CE 5.0 not Windows Mobile 5.0. You can see from the pictures that the UI does not have softkeys as WM5 for Pocket PC has.

[tom @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

... The unfortunately named BM-200 smartphone ..
what's BM? Breast Milk? (if so, great!)
no seriously, what does one associate first with BM?
Bite Me, Big Mac, Beats Me, Burning Man, Batman, Basal Movement, Brazilian Massage ... !?

[Some dude @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

Seriously, how do I get one of these and what do I have to do to make it run on Cingular???

[Mike @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

No GSM love?

[sarab @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

Any Idea about things like this on EBAY-South Korea ????????

[Elijstar @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

whoa there nelly. my eyelashes are fluttering but why does my next-korean-mail-order-ex-wife have to speak CDMA? and why does it say 512mb instead of the current 1gb? come on, all i want is a phone thats all screen (i.e. no buttons), wi-fi, wm5, gsm, 2mp camera, g3 network and candy-bar stylin in the u.s. is that so much to ask?

[Orneta @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

No keypad visible, so it's probably not Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone. The screen is almost definitly touchscreen. And the icons on the screen look like Windows CE Shortcuts. It looks like #3 is right. To bad, Windows Mobile 5.0 would really make it better.

[Dewdropinn @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

It�s so small, in fact, that our desire to pull the device tight to our bosom in a sweaty post-wheat-field-running embrace-at-dawn may never come true. <---- Litary genius right there!!!! LOL!!

[Patrick @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

>> never come true. <---- Litary genius right there!!!! LOL!!

There you have it ladies and gentlemen. "Litary genius. LOL." I weep for America's
future.

-p-

[a1210 @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

South Korea's ebay is auction.co.kr (made by ebay, called something else.)

[KC @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

Does this company do ODM's like HTC? I'd like to see some of the North American CDMA carriers rebrand this device and carry it on their networks. I do not think North American would be to keen on the Pidion brand name LOL!

Does it have EV-DO? That would make it perfect!

[Jos @ Dec 26th 2005 6:30PM]

I want to see the best of the PIDION BM-200 and The W-Zero3 mix togather. Wouldn't that be a sight? Anyway,if any of you know how I can get my hands on anyone of these babies, let me know!