Features E Ink Transforming QWERTY Keypad and Social Beat Application
Verizon Wireless and Samsung Mobile today announced the Samsung Zeal cell phone, model SCH-u750, a dual-hinge messaging phone in a unique, flip-style format with an E Ink technology transforming the QWERTY keypad.
Key features:
- Dual-hinge form factor with E Ink keyboard that changes based on the user's needs
- Open it vertically as a flip phone and it has a traditional numeric keypad and can change to an alpha-only keypad
- In landscape, the phone features a QWERTY keypad that can change to numeric with symbols
- Corporate Email support for Microsoft Office Exchange so customers can synchronize corporate e-mail, contacts and calendars from their office e-mail
- 2.0 megapixel camera with night and panorama shot, auto focus and camcorder
- Bluetooth technology with support for headset, hands-free, stereo, phonebook access, basic print, basic imaging, and object push for vCard and vCalendar
Lifestyle features:
- Social Beat Widget — Offers a single point for accessing social networking sites, allowing customers to stay connected to Facebook, Twitter and MySpace plus more than 50 news, sports and entertainment feeds
- VZ Navigator capable — Receive audible turn-by-turn directions to millions of points of interest and share the directions with others
- Media Center — Access downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers, location-based services and more
- Skype mobile capable
- Mobile Web capable
- Full suite of messaging options, including text, picture, video and voice messaging; Mobile IM; Mobile Chat; Mobile Email; and Mobile Web Email
- microSD card slot with support for up to 32 GB (card purchased separately)
- Personal organizer with calendar, calculator with currency converter, notepad, alarm clock, world clock and stop watch
Price and availability:
The Samsung Zeal will be available on Nov. 11 for $79.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement from Verizon Wireless.
