Sprint event showcases CDMA Touch, LG Rumor, and more
By Darren Murph 
posted Aug 17th 2007 10:28AM
posted Aug 17th 2007 10:28AM
If you've been patiently awaiting details about, well, a whole slew of handsets, chances are that a recent Sprint event held the answers to a-many of those very questions. First up was the Palm Centro (also coined Gandolf and Treo 800), which you've already seen plenty of earlier today. Moving on, the Sprint Touch (read: CDMA) was said to be rockin' a potent 400MHz CPU, and it also touted EV-DO, 128MB of RAM, a two-megapixel camera, built-in GPS "to be activated in a Rev A upgrade," and a likely launch date in November. Furthermore, an EV-DO BlackBerry Pearl was on display along with a "petite candybar" from Sanyo, the sliding LG Rumor, and the Sprint Airave home cell site (once known as the Samsung Ubicell). We know you're craving the dirt on all of the aforementioned gizmos, so be sure and hit the read link for the full skinny.
So, Engadget, given how rare it is any of the major carriers have product events like this do help us understand why you weren't there.
It doesn't matter if they were there or not, I heard that they were preventing people from taking pictures at the event. I want pictures, dammit! An improved version of the Touch for Sprint??? *drool*
The Touch coming out on Sprint? For some reason that's the last carrier (well not absolute, that's Alltel) I thought the US Touch would launch on.
oh ho, but didn't you get the memo? Sprint is cool, now.
Or at least they're making themselves that way (FINALLY!).
8^P
I was all excited to check out the Touch for Sprint as it looked like a decent smartphone and I wouldn't have to change providers....and Sprints prices for data plans are pretty great.
Then I watched a video which shows that you really need to use the stylus for any kind of text entry.
Ugh.
All I need is a nice phone that can do text messaging, email, web browsing, photos, multimedia, simple office tasks and syncs to OS X with ease....
oh and shiny....i loves me some shiny.
suggestions?
i kid...i kid...i know my options.
They do mention an improved keyboard in the article "pop up virtual 12-key and 20-key keyboards ". I don't understand a 20 key keyboard unless it's some sort of suretype-esque solution. Otherwise, sorry J,K,Z,Q,G, and X, plus all the numbers and symbols.
I want pictures.
There are lots of options availiable for Windows Mobile that give you the ability to type with your fingers..
I don't see this is a reason for not getting the touch, since such solutions are not that expensive..
by the way, a touch with 400 mhz and gps sounds pretty nice to me ;)
Then I suggest a Treo 755p.
Tim, it was billed as a financial analysts' event consisting of five hours of WiMAX demos. Lots of people weren't there. I just wanted to learn more about WiMAX and got lucky. Engadget Mobile has a ton of hot scoops, don't get up in their noses about this.
Neil, yes, the virtual 20-key is SureTypeish, predictive text with two letters per key.
JBH, yes, a Sprint rep actually made one guy erase his camera's memory card! They were pretty intense about allowing no pics in that room. But Engadget has had pictures of versions of the Centro before.
Finally Sprint coming to the table with some sweet phones! These plus WiMax should really boost Sprints status and carrier standing!
Unfreakin' believable. I've been waiting and hoping for the Touch on Verizon. Sprint? Sprint is not the favorite service provider (reliability-wise) in New York City. Bummer. Now I'm going to have to go back into service-provider research mode... I'd always just left Sprint entirely off the list.
Yeah well add it, look up SERO, and insert foot into mouth. Enjoy!
any word on touch/vogue's pricing?