Nokia has just released three new handsets, two of which kinda suck, and the third of which really really sucks, and is pictured below:
The Nokia 7280, my god.
Yes, that’s a phone, and no, I have no idea how it’s supposed to work without a keypad. Maybe you’re supposed to tie two of them on opposite ends of a long, taut string, and then kinda yell at each other in turn.
… Wait, no, the press release says it uses a “discreet keyless dial” and you can answer or end calls with a “flick of the wrist.” Oh, now I get it. It’s a phone for flambuoyant queers. Great.
Meanwhile, the folks at O2 will be releasing an updated version of the XDA II towards the end of this year. The specs are pretty similar although you do get a significant bust in both processing power (520MhZ up from 400) and camera quality (1.3M up from 0.3M). Oh, and it has a slide-out QWERTY thumb-board, which is utterly cool, but is unfortunately not pictured in the site.