Pantech will will "Impact" AT&T messaging customers with the Pantech Impact in bright blue and soft pink. Impact
features a high-gloss faceplate with a haptic response touchpad, two
screens and a side-ways flip keyboard, along witht
social and multimedia options. They claim it will "make managing your mobile life
startlingly fun."
The Pantech Impact has the following "fun" features:
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Responsive Touchpad - Each time Impact's touchpad
exterior is pressed, the phone responds with a gentle buzz. -
Options on the Outside - Play and control music, send texts,
and make calls from Impact's touchpad without opening the
phone. -
The World Inside - Flip Impact open to find a full
QWERTY keypad, a large color screen and speakers, and also shortcut
keys to IM, text, email and multitasking features. -
3G Speeds - The nation's fastest 3G network makes surfing the web, checking your newsfeeds, and streaming music and video fast and
easy. -
AGPS - AT&T Navigator provides voice-guided, turn-by-turn
directions in real time. -
Video Recording and Picture Taking - Take and share pics and
video clips using multimedia messaging and AT&T Mobile email.
The Pantech Impact is $99.99 after mail-in rebate at AT&T
company-owned stores, and online at .
(Pay $149.99 after two year agreement and receive a $50 AT&T Promotion
Card. If you are a new AT&T
customer, don't forget to use the he Wireless and Mobile News' $50 off online only coupon-link with the purchase of a new phone with a plan. Free shipping is included with online activation.
Each time the touchpad
below the screen is pressed it springs to action, reacting to finger
taps with a soft, tactile buzz. Impact lets users play and control
music, make a call, or send texts without ever having to open the phone.
A sideways flip open of Impact reveals a full QWERTY keyboard for typing
longer messages, and a range of shortcut keys enabling one-touch access
to IM, text, email, and jumping between apps. Users will also find a
second full-color display screen, perfect for watching video clips,
viewing friends' profiles, or flipping through pictures. And on either
side of the screen sit speakers, making listening to music, chatting on
speakerphone, or hearing GPS directions easy and loud. Whether browsing
the Web, updating your status with pictures and videos, or playing
games, Impact keeps users close to their social life at every turn.
Impact comes preloaded with AT&T's new HTML mobile browser and att.net
service, which combines the best of full and fast HTML browsing with
custom features for personalizing favorite bookmarks and local searches.