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Worn out pants collection to show mobile progression
Just as wallets leave impressions in rear pockets, cellphones can do the same for pockets in the front. One Aram Bartholl has decided to start a collection of battle-tested jeans that "show traces of mobile tech development in society." We've no idea if he's planning to tackle the whole thing on his own, but we'd suggest buying up old pants from around the globe in order to amass a sizable collection before death sooner. The image you see above shows what happens if you walk around for three solid years pocketing an original Nokia 6600. Anyone got any impressions (SFW, please) they'd like to share in comments below? [Via textually]
Nokia showcases 6600 fold, 6600 slide, and 3600 slide
Looking to keep the heat on after its XpressMusic reveals last week, Nokia has gotten real with a three-pack of dumbphones that eschew S60 but hang onto a laundry list of relatively high-end features. The 6600 comes in both "fold" and "slide" designations, but the spec sheets are surprisingly different considering that they share a model number in common. The fold rocks out with a 2.13-inch QVGA OLED and 2 megapixel camera, while the slide gets upgraded to a 3.2 megapixel sensor but loses the OLED designation on its 2.2-inch display. Both models also include a rather fascinating feature that allows the user to double-tap on the phone's surface to wake it up or silence it (which begs the question, could we heave it at a wall to achieve the same effect?). The fold comes in at €275 and the slide at 250 -- about $430 and $390, respectively, before carrier subsidies bring those puppies down from the stratosphere.The pictured 3600 slide, meanwhile, gets no fold companion -- but with its in-your-face color scheme, it really doesn't need any help. This one gets a 3.2 megapixel autofocus lens with dual LED flashes, TV out, and microSD expansion for 175 (about $273). All feature quadband EDGE while the 6600s add 3G on the 850 and 2100MHz bands, so pretty much everyone around the globe (and those in the States without a need for fast data) can get in on this action when it all ships in the third quarter.%Gallery-21662%
Nokia's "Beautiful to use" 6600 slide, fold and 3600 slide
Nokia just announced a trio of "Beautiful to use" Nokia handsets with its Nokia 6600 slide, 6600 fold, and 3600 slide. The €250 6600 fold is said to smoothly arc open with the press of a button to reveal a 2.13-inch OLED display sporting 16 million colors. It also features tap commands. When off, a double-tap of the monolithic cover reveals the time, messages and missed calls. A double-tap also snoozes alerts and silences or rejects incoming phone calls. The €275 6600 slide (pictured left) features the same tap technology but bumps the digital camera up from 2 to 3.2 megapixels with a 2.2-inch QVGA display based on LCD tech, presumably. The 3600 slide offers the same camera with built-in background noise cancellation -- a first for a Nokia handset -- for a respectable €175. All three ship in Q3. %Gallery-21647% Read -- Press Release Read -- Promotional site
Averatec 6600 does Core 2 Duo
Look, not every Core 2 Duo lappy is going to have full-on 17-inch gaming prowess, sometimes they've gotsa have 15.4-inch screens with 1280 x 800 resolutions and one of those 128MB ATI Radeon X1400 graphics cards. And that's OK. Really, Averatec, your new 6600 unit might not have the freshest of designs, but it looks plenty thin, and we like how you've packed in a 2GHz T7200 Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of RAM, and a 100GB SATA HDD. It'd be nice to know a price or release date, but we're not pushy, we're sure you'll do it up on the cheap. You do your thing, Averatec, we're behind you all the way.
Sanyo Katana reviewed
Some of us have had it up to here with RAZR variants, accessories, and knockoffs, but it appears slim flips are here to stay regardless of what a few grumbling Engadget editors have to say on the matter. Sprint customers looking to get in on the action without breaking the bank might look toward the Sanyo Katana, which has just been put through PC Magazine's tests and emerged with a 3.5 / 5. The reviewer digs the Katana's QVGA display, rated 4 hours of talk time, and strong reception, but takes a hit for serving up distorted sound at high volumes. Personally we'd be lost without 3G, but if the prospect of an EV-DOless Sprint phone doesn't send you running, the Katana can be yours now for a song on contract.
Sanyo 6600 "Katana" drops on Sprint's website
As expected, Sanyo's new RAZR competitor the 6600, otherwise known as Katana, has been finally been unsheathed and is now up for grabs on Sprint's website. The dual band/tri-mode phone (sorry, no EV-DO) weighs in at a paltry 3.4 ounces and packs a pretty out-dated VGA camera, along with Bluetooth functionality, and support for Sprint's PCS Vision service. Three of the four color options are available directly from Sprint (Mystic Black, Blue Sapphire, and Cherry Blossom Pink), with the Polar White version we saw earlier reportedly a Radio Shack exclusive but apparently not available yet. Price is a fairly reasonable $79.99, providing you're willing to sign a two-year contract and wait who knows how long for that $50 mail-in rebate.[Via Slashphone]
Sanyo 6600 "Katana" in the wild
Sprint customers looking for a little more color (and a little less Samsung) than the A900 provides should be happy to know that Sanyo's upcoming 6600 -- you may know it as the Katana -- is looking as hot in the wild as it did in the promo shots. This is apparently a dummy model we're seeing here, but fear not: if you require a RAZR clone, don't mind passing on EV-DO, and you can tolerate the nearly useless VGA shooter, all signs point to the real thing dropping in the next handful of weeks. Check the break for shots of the 6600 frolicking free of its pre-release confines.[Thanks, Nan]Read - more shots of the 6600Read - official spec sheet
Promo shots of Sanyo 6600 slim folder for Sprint
While the blurry shots we saw a couple of months ago let us know the general idea of Sprint's rumored 6600 "Katana" phone from Sanyo, we're happy to report that the real deal is looking like quite the hottie, and should be appealing to squeamish mobile users who can't quite handle the naming direction Moto is taking their slim line. Unfortunately, the Katana doesn't really expand upon the aging feature set of its RAZR rival, with a mere VGA camera, Bluetooth and conspicuously absent EV-DO. The 2.2-inch QVGA display is welcome, but we have yet to see if the phone will provide much opportunity to utilize it. Still, the phone is quite the looker, and its multiple colors out of the gate should at least give fashionistas cause to talk. There's no word on release date or price, but Sprint better get on this one fast before it looks even more ancient than it already is.
