O2 spins out the "Cocoon"

We're an admittedly jaded group when it comes to new mobile tech and handsets but, O2's new Cocoon has us sitting up and taking notice. This winsome flipper sports an LED display hidden behind what appears to be an opaque housing that lights up to show song info, caller ID and the like. Featuring a pretty slick control panel on the side, 2GB of internal memory, expandability via MicroSD, Bluetooth A2DP, and a 2 megapixel shooter with flash, it does seem to be packin' all the necessary bits and bobs. In the radio department, we find triple-band GSM / GPRS and 3G -- no details on the frequencies offered here, but we can guess they will be Eurocentric. Look for it on O2 UK in August for a wallet-stinging $590 off contract.

[Tom @ Jun 14th 2007 4:39PM]

Expensive.

[iPanic @ Jun 15th 2007 5:15AM]

It's expensive if you buy it without a contract, but O2 customers will be able to get it free on contracts, so no big deal there.

It looks like something out of Japan, and i really love the fact that O2 are breaking the mould and coming up with some really cool handset designs as well as their new UI

[Stephan @ Jun 14th 2007 4:53PM]

Well it is a $10 cheaper than... Damn it just rank me low I deserve it.

[Kunikos @ Jun 14th 2007 5:31PM]

Price and storage are all wrong for this device. 4GB/6GB for $399 and $499 might actually get bites.

[Brandon @ Jun 14th 2007 5:54PM]

Nice...but damn for the price...

[English @ Jun 14th 2007 5:57PM]

£299.99

[~misa @ Jun 15th 2007 1:36AM]

The Cocoon somewhat resembles/reminds me of the KDDI's au design project "neon" phone, which was released in early 2006.

[Jamar @ Jun 15th 2007 10:04AM]

Good. The rest of the world is finally catching up to Japan.

[solar @ Jun 15th 2007 1:13PM]

and then they say the iPhone is expensive...