2 posts tagged “smartphone”

There's been a fair bit of coverage about Celio's REDFLY device/concept in the last 24 hours, almost all of it negative.

I like the idea and I like the look of the device (if it is in fact more than just a concept).  I carry around my smartphone everywhere and what it's capable of is amazing.  But now it has a big brother, in the shape of the ASUS Eee PC and now it also gets carried around (whenever practical) as well.  The two devices compliment each other and the Eee wouldn't even be half as practical if I didn't have my mobile to hook it up to the internet.

Sometimes all I need or want is my phone, but sometimes (like when I've got a lot to type, a lot to read or want to see the internet just as I can on a desktop) what I need is a laptop, a tiny laptop.

I don't seem to be alone judging by the amount of Eee users around the web who have theirs hooked up to their 3G phones (FWIW there are loads in the UK and most seem to be on Three)

What do others think?  Comments please.

Seems like a pretty good deal to me even if the N73 is an old model superceeded by far more capable (and far more expensive) models such as the N95 and N82.

Downside?  Well it's PAYG not SIM-free - it might need to be unlocked if you don't want to use it on T-Mobile.  Oh, and this is the price at Currys (and anyone in the UK will know this is a retailer that one tries to avoid whenever possible!)

If you're in the market for a cheap and capable smartphone, 'gerrymoth' has pointed out the Nokia 6120 Classic is available for £99.99 too (again on PAYG).  That's better in many ways to the N73 but has a smaller screen.  Oh and that's available from Three's website