WinMo-powered iCEphone comes to life, looks scary

Edinburgh's own The Medical Phone is just about set to unleash the mobile for the true argonaut in the iCEphone. The Windows Mobile-powered "Swiss Army knife of mobiles" is dubbed a micro-notebook by its manufacturer, and while we're hesitant to go along with that, we can't deny the utility here. Sporting a Jacob's Ladder-style hinge and a full QWERTY keyboard, the unit features three independent panels, a 3-inch 400 x 240 resolution touchscreen, a mouse / tracker pad, dual SIM card slots, HSDPA support, quad-band GSM connectivity, GPS, a 3.1-megapixel camera, WiFi and a 532MHz Freescale iMX31 CPU. We're told that the phone is just weeks / months away from a release in Thailand, and it should be hitting the UK sometime in the March - April time frame for around $1,000. Bonus video coverage after the break.

[matt @ Nov 18th 2008 10:33AM]

so for the price of 3 ees, you get something that you can't really type on?

[000000 @ Nov 18th 2008 10:47AM]

I love how the EEE Pc has become a benchmark in pricing for "what you could get". No, seriously I do, I'm not being sarcastic. I'm about to get a 901 but am waiting to see what their "$307" product is first.

[rock99rock @ Nov 18th 2008 10:56AM]

Yes, but the EEE doenst have dual trackpads. Brings a whole new meaning to "multitouch".

[Oli D @ Nov 18th 2008 11:28AM]

for 3 eees i could get your mum

sorry...

[Ricardo @ Nov 18th 2008 11:57AM]

I have a Touch Pro, and since I bought it I barey use my Eee.

[looieloo @ Nov 18th 2008 7:58PM]

Where's the space bar/ key? Am I the only one having trouble spotting it? I like to putspacesbetweenmywordswhenItypeevenifit'sonmymobile.

[holycow @ Nov 19th 2008 5:33PM]

It's right there on the third keypad on both sides of the windows key.

[holycow @ Nov 18th 2008 10:37AM]

Umm wtf is that?

[Flashpoint @ Nov 18th 2008 11:22AM]

The Doctor will be right with you as soon as he finished unfolding his cellphone.

[Vianon @ Nov 18th 2008 11:33AM]

Don't know, but it looks awfully cheap for a $1,000 mobile...

[Troels C @ Nov 18th 2008 1:03PM]

Im not quite sure, but I wouldn't drop it on my feet.

[Kurt @ Nov 18th 2008 2:06PM]

I just threw up a little in my mouth....

[BigD145 @ Nov 18th 2008 2:10PM]

I don't know, but it's trying to be an Xbox controller.

[StalematE @ Nov 18th 2008 4:59PM]

I don't know but no one in that video looks like they really give a shit.

[Matthew C @ Nov 18th 2008 7:40PM]

Well, by weight its the equivilent of a cinderblock and by deign its similar to a trifold wallet / computer / im not even going to try to call that a phone.

So basicly it can just be reffered to as a wtf.

[Bevo4138 @ Nov 18th 2008 10:38AM]

I think when you open it up, it should make the Transformers morphing sound.

[Luca @ Nov 18th 2008 10:38AM]

It stores my medical records? For some reason I don't quite feel safe with that, infact, I don't think any of us should feel safe with that.

[Valicore @ Nov 18th 2008 4:22PM]

No silly, your medical records are saved by Google, then the doctor enters his username and password (almost certainly "medicineftw"), so no worries about security.

[Andy TGD @ Nov 18th 2008 10:45AM]

Wow... looks user friendly! Utterly nerdilicious. o_O

[Ayman @ Nov 18th 2008 7:58PM]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xEzGIuY7kw

[Andy TGD @ Nov 19th 2008 5:56AM]

Thanks Ayman - hillarious stuff. :)

[y3k.nik @ Nov 18th 2008 10:45AM]

The term mini notebook reminds me of the Nokia Communicator 9500 (I think it was called).

To be quite honest, I would pick the communicator over this anyday if it ran WinMo rather than S90, because of availability of programs for WinMo over S90.

[y3k.nik @ Nov 18th 2008 10:47AM]

And, after looking my facts up, Communicator ran on S80 and the 7710 internet tablet on S90.. oops... the lack of application problem still holds true though.

[Kali4 @ Nov 18th 2008 10:46AM]

"March - April time frame for around $1,000"

APRIL FOOLS!!!!

[Ed @ Nov 18th 2008 11:00AM]

April fools joke... In November? I think not.

Wish it were a joke though - that thing fell out of an ugly tree, hit every branch on the way down and smacked it's face over the ugly rocks.

[Kali4 @ Nov 18th 2008 12:04PM]

Not an April Fool's joke (though the price could be). Just Mr. T marketing with perfect timing in April...Fool!

[Ryan @ Nov 18th 2008 10:46AM]

Presenting......

The Babushka Phone.

[Darren @ Nov 18th 2008 10:47AM]

Finally, a real iPhone Killer emerges. Better sell your Apple stock while there's still time.

[FireStar @ Nov 18th 2008 10:59AM]

This could definitely not be labelled as an iphone killer. It's not marketing the same type of people. I think it'll be a flop. Also, it's bad timing.

"It could save your life one day". Gotta love salesmen...

[Vianon @ Nov 18th 2008 11:45AM]

Irony, rings any bell FireStar?

[Lowest Ranked @ Nov 18th 2008 11:46AM]

Apples meet Oranges.


How could you possibly compare the two?

[ByronGman @ Nov 18th 2008 12:43PM]

@ Lowest Ranked

They're both fruit.

[Lowest Ranked @ Nov 18th 2008 1:40PM]

Actually, they're both phones...

[bangbang023 @ Nov 18th 2008 2:18PM]

I think the sarcasm of your post managed to escape quite a few people.

[chefgon_ign @ Nov 18th 2008 10:52AM]

This must have sounded really good on paper.

[Homeboy @ Nov 18th 2008 3:12PM]

..........where it was held by alien hands from Apple patents.

[ByronGman @ Nov 18th 2008 12:59PM]

It's like a Swiss army knife, except the only way to use it is open everything at once!

[pat1202003 @ Nov 18th 2008 1:22PM]

And it should of stayed on paper.

[Alan Strangis @ Nov 18th 2008 4:23PM]

I'm sure it sounded good on drugs too.

[Patriks7 @ Nov 18th 2008 10:56AM]

"a micro-notebook"?
Seriously? Only thing about it that's "micro" is the screen and horrible keyboard..
I bet if it's put together, its thicker than your average laptop..

[Galley @ Nov 18th 2008 10:58AM]

And it's only 2" thick!

[phail @ Nov 18th 2008 10:59AM]

looks like some DIY guys raped the hell out of an env

[Eltorro @ Nov 18th 2008 11:08AM]

I like the idea.

[StalematE @ Nov 18th 2008 11:16AM]

it needs something.... pew pew pew maybe? no, it's just stupid.

[Tombio @ Nov 18th 2008 11:27AM]

Ummm.. Is there actually a mobile device that costs $1000 and can't save your medical records which probably are just some jpg images and text files?

[Ashvala @ Nov 18th 2008 11:30AM]

This is a phone? Even a MacBook Air is thinner!

[404 @ Nov 18th 2008 11:33AM]

First!

This thing is pretty ugly...but cool at the same time:/

[MarionBarfs @ Nov 18th 2008 11:45AM]

my eyes!

[vwhiz.com @ Nov 18th 2008 11:52AM]

he said sending data over gps didnt he? that totally looses me

[Nikropht @ Nov 18th 2008 11:54AM]

I nominate this for CRAPGADGET!