The Samsung i627 Propel Pro first emerged at the CTIA Wireless 2009. This smartphone is slated for AT&T. The Samsung Propel Pro runs Windows Mobile 6.1 and comes with a QWERTY keyboard. Here, we have a two-part video of the same.
Kyocera had shown off its beautiful “EOS” phone concept at the CTIA Wireless 2009. The unique handset folds up unbelievably into a wallet-like shape, and folds out into two configurations: portrait QWERTY mode (pictured), and full-on widescreen OLED display.
Kyocera EOS Folding Phone Concept
Samsung was showing similar screen-folding folding abilities, but a much less impressive handset, at CES. Things get even wilder with Kyocera envisioning shape memory keys that can morph flat when not in use, and a kinetic charging method based on piezoelectric generators and Mary Poppins.
Kyocera EOS Folding Phone Concept
Kyocera plans on implementing these concept ideas into its “near future” lineup of devices. Well, time will tell how it all turns out.
Palm proudly showed off MotionApps’ PalmOS emulator, dubbed “Classic,” as a means of run legacy Palm OS software on the Palm Pre’s brand-new WebOS. At CTIA Wireless 2009, one noted that the Classic beautifully recreated the old Palm OS environment on the Palm Pre.
Now you can watch a video below, which reveals exactly how powerful Classic actually is. The new video shows the Classic Palm OS emulator going full-bore with the 3D racing game GTS: World Racing. Classic will apparently only run applications designed for 320×320 displays. Apps specifically formatted for 320×480 displays are not supported. Also, Classic will only run one PalmOS application at a time and won’t support HotSync. Unfortunately, GPS, Bluetooth, accelerometers and phone features aren’t in the bag for Classic. It looks like older PalmOS applications will be restricted to the Classic “sandbox.”
The Samsung i627 Propel Pro was revealed at the CTIA Wireless 2009. This mobile phone is slated for AT&T. The Propel Pro smartphone runs Windows Mobile 6.1 and comes with a QWERTY keyboard.