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Art Lebedev Develops WiMax, Tri-Band GSM Handset
Posted by Sean Fallon at 1:58 AM on September 26, 2008
Earlier this month Russian carrier Scartel partnered with Samsung to bring a WiMax network to around 20 million potential customers in Moscow and St. Petersburg. They have big plans on expanding that network throughout the country, so it only made sense to turn to Russia's premier design team at Art Lebedev to develop a flagship headset to take advantage of their the WiMax rollout. What they have come up with is a hot looking WiMax, Wi-Fi and triple-band GSM capable handset with a 850 x 480 screen (most likely touch), dual cameras, a five-position joystick and a microSD slot. Again, this device is only in the design stage and there is no word on what OS it will run, but things are definitely looking good for Russian mobile users so far.
[Art Lebedev via Pocket-Lint and Unstrung]
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Registradus
Posted September 26, 2008 5:10 PM
Mmmmm... looks like a Thinkpad phone!
jeepingeek
Posted 2:51 AM 26/9/08
any phone company whose name is a cross between scars and cartels kinda gives me a bad feeling.
jeepingeek
kOtic
Posted 2:50 AM 26/9/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: One side's SIM, the other's microSD.
kOtic
steven5737
Posted 2:43 AM 26/9/08
now THAT'S a pretty phone.
steven5737
Veeber
Posted 2:37 AM 26/9/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: Maybe it can take two cards at once?
Veeber
DoPeY5007
Posted 2:35 AM 26/9/08
The SD slot is just long, look at the USB port
DoPeY5007
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 2:32 AM 26/9/08
Isn't the access panel for the microSD a tad long or is this thing that small??
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Zomb
Posted 3:08 AM 26/9/08
GSM and WiMax!!!
(drools)
Zomb
YourTechSupport
Posted 3:06 AM 26/9/08
I'm guessing but that might be a dual microSD slot configuration.
YourTechSupport
dingus
Posted 2:59 AM 26/9/08
Aren't thumbsticks redundant on handsets with multitouch?
dingus
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 2:58 AM 26/9/08
@kOtic: Ah, that makes more sense.
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Geisrud
Posted 3:27 AM 26/9/08
Lebedev? Expect delivery in mid 2012...ummm, make that Q1 2013. Actually, fall 2013 - the injection moulding factory that does the joystick went under. Update! Due out in late April 2014. You can prepay now for only $1,500 - (I'm told that's the price of an average cell phone....)
Geisrud
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 3:19 AM 26/9/08
Art Lebedev: Purveyor of fine vaporware
OMG! Ponies!
Timooo
Posted 3:53 AM 26/9/08
This looks nice in the render, but look at all the glossyness... I don't like glossyness on portable devices.
Timooo
Oneon1isto
Posted 4:18 AM 26/9/08
Why is this great? It's another brick with a touch screen. Whee.
Oneon1isto
Pwnieboy
Posted 4:04 AM 26/9/08
He hasn't even finished that keyboard yet!
Pwnieboy
DisposableInterloper
Posted 3:59 AM 26/9/08
Well, this caught my eye. I'd love to see where this goes, especially knowing Art.Lebdev is on it.
DisposableInterloper
morbo
Posted 4:35 AM 26/9/08
I can't wait! Oh... I have to wait..
Art Levedev is a design house, a proto build shop and thats it.
morbo
WD40
Posted 5:11 AM 26/9/08
That is a MicroSD Hub with support for 4 MicroSD cards...for those with related questions earlier.
WD40
WD40
Posted 5:08 AM 26/9/08
@jeepingeek: maybe even the Spanish Cartel mo.fo.co.
WD40
MosesMonster
Posted 6:39 AM 26/9/08
Tres Sexy. Keep us updated on this puppy.
MosesMonster