MobileTracker – Cell News

I ran across MobileTracker on MovableType’s list of spotlight sites. In a nutshell, it’s a blog on cell news, such as new phones and new services. I didn’t expect it to be that interesting, but it’s surprisingly well written and the entries are brief but not curt.

My current phone is a Nokia 3390 — which is fine, I suppose. However, it has areas of improvement: no color screen, monophonic ring tones, and no network connectivitiy. And that last one gets to me most. If you’re lucky, your cell phone might have Bluetooth. Or, if not that, there’s a decent chance your phone has at least a data port (though a special cable may be required). This phone has neither.

So, I’ll have to remedy that with my next phone (though I can’t afford a new one quite yet). A recent post on MobileTracker mentions the Nokia 3650 which almost resembles something out of The Jetsons ;). Still, the Sony Ericsson P800 also looks very tempting (but, it may never make it to North America for all I know).

4 thoughts on “MobileTracker – Cell News

  1. Thanks for the kind words. The only bad thing I’ve heard about the 3650 is that it’s hell to type with. so if you do SMS stay away. Other than that, it’s a great phone at an Amazing price (

  2. That is the dorkiest looking gadget I’ve seen in a while…more like a TV remote than a phone I’d actually be willing to carry around and talk on.

    And I thought I looked silly yacking on my ham radio.

    But, seriously, what’s with the trend towards far-out looking phones at the expense of utility and usability. I don’t think phone design has progressed at all since the Motorola Star-Tac. And of all the phones I’ve ever used, I think the one I found most intuitive and useful was the StarTac’s predicessor, the MicroTac (yes, that’s the AMPS-800 ‘flip fone’ that started it all).

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