NEC Introduces a232 Camera Phone

By Ian Bell March 7, 2005

A GSM/EDGE⁺⁺ device, the NEC a232 HDM phone delivers wireless data access speeds of up to 384 kilobits per second; allowing users easier and faster access to downloadable content and mobile information.

Features:

Â· Enhanced Voice Features

Through an agreement with ScanSoft, NEC’s a232 HDM phone offers advanced voice-enabled features such as name dialing, continuous digit dialing, command and control, and trainable continuous digit dialing for custom languages.

Â· Browser and Messaging Capabilities

NEC collaborated with Openwave Systems Inc., to integrate its Openwave Phone Suite Version 7 to deliver an improved user experience through tightly integrated data applications — resulting in fewer clicks to send a message or browse the mobile Internet.

Â· PC-to-Handset Synchronization

Looking to extend user functionality, NEC offers PC-to-handset synchronization software as a downloadable accessory. This software, provided by Extended Systems, can be downloaded from NEC’s Website – www.nechdm.com – and requires the purchase of a USB cable, available via NEC’s Web site or SunCom. With the phone’s EDGE-capabilities, users can efficiently sync some versions of PC applications like contacts, calendar and tasks at a faster speed.

In addition, the NEC a232 HDM phone features a lightweight, sleek clamshell design with a 300,000-pixel VGA-camera with zoom, 10-second self-timer and mobile flash, a 65,536-color screen and a 40-note polyphonic ringer.

NEC a232

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