Dubbed the Swiss Army knife of phones, the iCEphone (in Case of
Emergency) from the Medical Phone packs triple-play power into a
Windows smartphone. It has a touchscreen, keyboard, and game console
along with GPS , 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, Push To Talk (PTT) and dual
SIM. They call it a micro notebook and say it doesn't take time to learn
to use because it works like the other devices you already use.
But
wait there is more to iCEphone it also helps in the case of an
emergency! ICE Aid software helps those in a medical emergency.The
software:
- Provides step by step emergency first aid software to lead
you by the hand and show you what to do and how to do it. - Automatically records what has been done and compiles a handover
report to give to the emergency services. - Holds your medical records in a safe and secure fashion.
They will be displaying the micro computery phone at CES this year and it has been spotted at 3GSM Asia. Reportedly it will sell for $1000.
iCEPhone Specs:
| General | Form Factor | 3 panel micro-notebook touch phone | |
| 2G Network | GSM Quadband 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | ||
| 3G Network | HSDPA UMTS 2100 (SimCom 5210) | ||
| Announced | 2008, November | ||
| Status | Available Q2 2009 | ||
| Size | Dimensions | 127 x 60.8 x 23.3 mm | |
| Weight | 210 g | ||
| Display | Type | Transflective (can be used in bright sunlight) TFT touchscreen, 264K colours (Optrex T-55149GD030J) |
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| Size | 240 x 400 pixels, 3 inches, viewing area 38.88 x 64.8 mm | ||
| - full QWERTY keyboard with desktop and handheld modes - multi-key typing in both modes (not a thumb board) - mouse tracker pad with left and right buttons - multi-trigger games console |
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| Ringtones | Type | Truetone WMA, MP3 | |
| Customization | Download | ||
| Vibration | Yes | ||
| Memory | Phonebook | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall | |
| Call records | Practically unlimited | ||
| Card slot | microSD, Dual SIM, Additional SIM card storage | ||
| - 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM, - Freescale iMX31, 532 MHz processor | |||
| Data | GPRS | Class 12 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | |
| HSCSD | No | ||
| EDGE | Class 12, 236.8 kbps | ||
| 3G | HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps | ||
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g | ||
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.0 | ||
| Infrared port | No | ||
| USB | Yes, v2.0 | ||
| Features | OS | Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional | |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging | ||
| Browser | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (PocketIE) | ||
| Games | Yes, Multi-trigger games player | ||
| Colours | Black, Amber, Green, Blue | ||
| Camera | 3.1 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, video form factor allows forward facing for photos and and rearward facing for videocalls |
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| Other | - Built-in GPS receiver - Video call - Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer) - Java MIDP 2.0 - Voice memo - Media Player 10 - Video/audio album - Built-in handsfree |
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| Unique Software | Medical | - accredited, emergency first aid software - medical history storage in a safe secure manner - 24/7 international helpline (call collect) |
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| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1250 mAh | ||
| Stand-by | Up to 3 days | ||
| Talk time | Up to 5 hrs | ||
