Verizon
Wireless and Samsung announced the availability of the Verizon Wireless Gleam by Samsung --
a shiny thin clamshell phone with a new living wallpaper user interface. The image of the wallpaper changes to reflect the time of day and can be seen in a city or country view.
Other features include VCAST music/videos, games, Bluetooth, camcorder, and personal organizer.
The Gleam will be available for $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate
with a new two-year contract.
Verizon Wireless 'Gleams' With New Stylish Clamshell
The
Gleam's other features include:
-- V CAST-capable:
- V CAST Music -- download songs over-the-air or transfer your own
compatible music collection onto removable microSD(TM) memory cards
- V CAST Video -- download or stream video clips from the best names in
news, sports, entertainment and more
-- Get It Now(R)-capable -- download games, Ringtones, wallpapers,
location based services and more
-- Mobile Web 2.0(SM)-capable -- customizable, enhanced wireless access to
the latest in news, sports, weather and more
-- Instant Messaging using AIM(R), MSN(R), Yahoo!(R)
-- Text, picture and video messaging
-- Bluetooth(R) wireless technology for certain profiles (including Object
Push Profile for vCard, as well as headset, hands-free, serial port and
certain dial-up networking profiles, phonebook access, Bluetooth stereo
support for music, basic image for sending/printing non-protected
images to a compatible device, and basic print profile)
-- Up to 4 GB of expandable memory with microSD memory card slot
-- Camcorder
-- 240 x 320 pixel, 262K TFT color internal display and 96 x 96 pixel, 65K
TFT external display
-- Dimensions: 3.88" x 1.91" x .55"; 3.35 ounces with standard battery
-- Bilingual user interface: English and Spanish
-- TTY/TTD-capable
-- Personal organizer with Calendar, Calculator, Notepad, Currency
Converter, Alarm Clock, World Time and Stop Watch
The Gleam will be available for $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate
with a new two-year customer agreement online at
www.verizonwireless.com and in more than 2,300 Verizon Wireless
Communications Stores.