CTIA Wireless 10 Coolest New Devices

An anonymous reader writes to share that while the new items at CTIA may be a bit underwhelming, there are still a few things that should fuel interest. "The Pro-700 is a rugged device certified to military standards for dust, shock and vibration which should get a few of the rabble smearing mud across their cheeks in readiness for the forthcoming assault. For the rest of us it offers a single-number option and the ability to black or allow incoming one-to-one push-to-talk calls. With Sprint Mobile Sync, an online tool that lets users manage all of their contact information online, including setting up groups for PTT and text/voice messaging the Pro-700 is a formidable package."

Re:Pay no attention to this.

[Original Replica]

How the fuck did an iPhone knockoff snag the number one spot?

Because it's not tied to AT&T, than in itself is a sufficient distinction to make it potentially far superior.

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[D.A. Zollinger]

First off, the iphone isn't even on this list, it isn't new enough anymore. Second, what most people don't seem to understand is that the iphone isn't just a device, and while manufacturers can try all they want to create devices that look and act similarly, the iphone is part of a complex system which integrates itunes, and thus music, movies, photos, etc. into an interactive product which interfaces well with both the mac and windows operating systems.

Yes, big deal, I've got opera mini running on my pho

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[Brian Gordon]

into an interactive product

What are you a cell phone salesman?

I can't talk and browse photos at the same time.

How would you see the screen?!

9 times out of 10 the phone or the computer crashes when I try to interface through the USB cable.

That's your fault; either you're trying to do some retarded itunes-style sync with WMP or your system is unstable already. Just mount the device as a removable drive and copy whatever pictures and music to the appropriate directories.

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[gwait]

How is the crashing of an unstable operating system EVER the users fault?

You must work for IT support..

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[Brian Gordon]

You must be completely retarded. The crashing of a stable os like XP or Vista is ALWAYS the user's fault. Always.

You must be a 3-digit-uid in disguise to be using such outdated criticisms of windows.

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[gwait]

Doh! Sorry, I had the wrong reality distortion field turned on! :)
Just a sec... Ah, that's better!

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[bluemonq]

Let me start by saying that I own an iPhone. It's great. You own one too, so I don't need to go into details. But, I also have a K800i that I've yet to sell. Not a smartphone, but rather a feature phone; no Windows Mobile, Symbian, or any other OS commonly associated with a smartphone. It doesn't have EDGE, but the K790a does (it lacks 3G) I, too, have Opera Mini installed. Unlike you however, I can use Opera Mini and listen to music at the same time. I've never tried calling and browse photos at the same

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[Aeternitas827]

Your first statement there is yet another example of how Apple managed to somehow win with this device with their advertising and marketing. It's not a 'complex system'--tossing music, video, etc onto a phone is a concept introduced by Apple as much as Al Gore created the internet. The only hoopla is that it's all done through iTunes rather than an application of the user's choosing (not that it REALLY makes a difference). And of course the iPhone is going to be an interactive product--but no more so tha

Black incoming calls?

[Itninja]

to black or allow incoming one-to-one push-to-talk calls

Seriously? The O and the A aren't even on the same side of the keyboard! This leads me to believe that some actually thinks that's the the proper term...
I, on the other hand, am a prefect speller...Oh CARP!

Unimpressive

[PFI_Optix]

An iPhone knock-off, a slightly-less-bulky blackberry, a ruggedized clamshell, and a bunch of push-to-talk, GPS-capable phones. The only remotely interesting ones were 8-10 because they actually do something new.

Sprint TV this... Sprint Music Store that...

[i_liek_turtles]

Did that article feel like one huge Sprint commercial to anyone else?

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[Brian Gordon]

No, it was too slow for """Sprint Speed"""

Android

[l3prador]

Now that it's a reasonable possibility (at least sometime in the not so distant future) to get a decent Linux stack on a cell phone that will have enough people using it and working on it so that it really works, I can't see why I would care about any new phone that isn't going to run Android. I'm tired of all the ridiculous bugs in phone software. I've pretty much given up on a phone that just works. I want one that if it's broken, I can make it work.

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[phozz bare]

Yes! And finally they realized that 128 colors really are enough for anybody.