Acer smartphone launching February 16th, everybody flamenco!

Shortly after Acer snapped up E-Ten last year it's been making public and private mention of plans to launch an Acer-branded smartphone. Now we've got a date: February 16th at the big Mobile World Congress cellphone event in Barcelona. We'll be there so let's call it a date, deal? Iaaaaiaiaiiaa!

[Errorkid @ Jan 28th 2009 5:47AM]

Could someone elaborate on why I'm seeing all these thing happening in Barcelona, off all places ?

[Joe Marriott @ Jan 28th 2009 5:50AM]

February 16th at the big Mobile World Congress cellphone event in Barcelona

[Kris120890 @ Jan 28th 2009 5:50AM]

Why not?

[Errorkid @ Jan 28th 2009 6:06AM]

Thanks Joe

[Kris120890 @ Jan 28th 2009 6:54AM]

Why not read the article next time or are you too incompetent to read?

[KilgoreTrout @ Jan 28th 2009 9:20PM]

And the annual euro-cellphone expo , is in Barcellona because no other city could/would match the favors/perks/aids and conditions that Barcellona city's administration offered to the expo organizers.

[Jakob @ Jan 28th 2009 5:49AM]

.. and Iaaaaiaiaiiaa!

[Gad Get @ Jan 28th 2009 5:50AM]

Hopefully it offers good performance and looks at a good price, like their computers.

[KarlW @ Jan 28th 2009 5:54AM]

I absolutely despise marketing like this, using all these vague intangible slogans like "the rhythm of your life".

It's like advertising your product as "the fabric of love" or "the essence of innovation". Just STOP IT! Or I'll stab you.

[superhobo @ Jan 28th 2009 6:04AM]

You have my sword.

[Jakob @ Jan 28th 2009 6:11AM]

And you have my essence.

[wildstar @ Jan 28th 2009 7:19AM]

and my axe

[ImaYam @ Jan 28th 2009 8:44AM]

and my love..

...and my skeet! :D

(skeet skeet!)

[dukemang @ Jan 28th 2009 9:17AM]

Maybe they should use, "Its another friggin smart phone. Buy it!"

[Félix @ Jan 28th 2009 9:50AM]

@ Wildstar : I see what you did... and I love it !

[joerendous @ Jan 28th 2009 10:03AM]

moisture is the essence of wetness

[Like_A_Glove @ Jan 28th 2009 1:19PM]

Robert Downey Junior is the essence of nutness

[Alvaro @ Jan 28th 2009 6:16AM]

Mmm... stereotypes... Flamenco in Barcelona is not much more typical than in Philadephia...

[alex_dlc @ Jan 28th 2009 6:19AM]

omg, that is such a stereotype. im from spain and barcelona has nothing to do with flamenco. its like if i sayd " new yorkers are cowboys and square dance"

[TareX @ Jan 28th 2009 9:53AM]

That's exactly what they said in Spanish Engadget when T-Mobile was announcing the G1.

[heffeque @ Jan 28th 2009 9:55AM]

Nobody cares.

[bombgigitty @ Jan 28th 2009 10:59AM]

IM SPANISH AND I DONT GIVE AS#ITT

[feraligatr8 @ Jan 28th 2009 6:25AM]

N97 gonna pwn it...... sorry I'm kinda bored, engadget's a great site.

[TareX @ Jan 28th 2009 8:06AM]

If the UI is as fast as the animation movie... although I highly doubt S60 could ever be that fluid.

[Dizzybee @ Jan 28th 2009 6:31AM]

Cool! More competition means better prices and quality :)

[Zane @ Jan 28th 2009 6:35AM]

Unless its a hardcore music phone (with a couple of Yamaha built-in speakers to boot), I don't see how this can be the rhythm of my life in any way.

[Jimmy Jones @ Jan 28th 2009 6:51AM]

Please get over this already...shall we...? Why can't that chick be facing us? instead of facing the other direction..who is there to flash? I think i'm so bored by this teaser ... if this was Samsung or LG, it will be some nice gorgeous looking Asian babe.............eh, except for the occasional fugly dudes that tend to stand behind/side the chicks...

[Kris120890 @ Jan 28th 2009 6:53AM]

At no point does it say that that the whole flamenco thing is to do with Barcelona. It could be the name of the phone or anything. To me its saying it will be a music/Multimedia phone.

[Catdogburger @ Jan 28th 2009 7:07AM]

RTS - "smartphones launch - Acer Press Conference"

[Kris120890 @ Jan 28th 2009 8:54AM]

catdogburger
You sir are a moron.

[bob e @ Jan 28th 2009 6:55AM]

I had no idea Acer was even thinking of doing a phone.

[superhobo @ Jan 28th 2009 7:13AM]

There's something wrong with her claws...

[Dizzybee @ Jan 28th 2009 7:37AM]

Maybe she's a distant relative to Wolverine...

[the.arctic @ Jan 28th 2009 8:17AM]

I'm pretty sure she's using hands to make farting noises.

[TareX @ Jan 28th 2009 8:04AM]

Why is Acer marketing its smartphone as a music phone?

Anyway I hope it's an Android... that could be the only reason for me to hold an Acer phone (but I said that about Palm before the Palm Pre, so you never know...)

[birdland @ Jan 28th 2009 8:50AM]

Nevermind the phone... there's an open bar from 8:30 to 11! That kind of party can make any product seem amazing.

[JStro @ Jan 28th 2009 10:06AM]

That was the first thing I noticed. I comprehended cocktail and open bar after my first read. Does that mean I'm an alcoholic? Never thought that epiphany would come from reading engadget.

[Adam Williamson @ Jan 28th 2009 12:24PM]

JStro: it doesn't mean you're an alcoholic, it means you should consider becoming a journalist. You've got the essentials down already!

(and it sure indicates Acer knows how to get the press to its launches. They'd show up to a Foleo launch party if it had an open bar...)

[Félix @ Jan 28th 2009 9:52AM]

Exactly.

[Patriks7 @ Jan 28th 2009 10:34AM]

Acer smartphone? So it will be dirt cheap but last a couple months like their laptops?

[superhobo @ Jan 28th 2009 12:40PM]

My Acer laptop's been doing great for 3+ years now.
Runs Windows 7 with Aero.

[david @ Jan 29th 2009 8:19PM]

Exactly... I had 2 acers and they both fucked up pretty quick... One overheated so bad, that the casing melted above the graphics card :S

[PyRo1509 @ Jan 28th 2009 10:37AM]

open bar!

who cares about the phone. open bar is the real news

[Joe @ Jan 28th 2009 11:56AM]

i like E-TEN phones. i own a G500 that i have been using for over a year and it is a great product. i hope with the acquisition that Acer will still keep the brand as E-TEN and not be re-branded as Acer. Also, why would they want to compete with themselves with an Acer smartphone when they already own E-TEN unless they want ot slowly phase that company out.

I think E-TEN has a better products for smartphones and better build quality. Only if anyone knew what my device went through and it still works... the only thing that is broken is the microphone, so i have to use my bluetooth to talk on the phone. I don't mind it that much, i bought it that way from ebay already like that(it was used product), but i did do some of my own damage to it, but the screen is in excellent condition, and the touchscreen works flawlessly, no scratches or anything.

[ipo @ Jan 29th 2009 10:52AM]

It says overthere "SmartphoneS launch". That means that there will be more than one handset. And that's really interesting!

[Ugolino @ Jan 30th 2009 8:57PM]

Galaxy 9?

[AteoX @ Jan 31st 2009 12:28PM]

I'll be impressed when google's phone OS his the market bigger. As far as these dismal smart phone OSs.. well, that's why they are.. dismal and leave a lot to be desired.

[dt0306 @ Feb 12th 2009 6:36AM]

This is two PDA phone from Acer

I’ve got it :)

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