Icephone is the name. It looks crazy and it is being developed by a cell phone manufacturer in the UK for the army and it has three different ways to interact with. First a 3-inch touchscreen then a QWERTY keyboard and finally a navigation interface. Or something like that. If you want one of these you can get it next year for just under $1000. For that price you get a smartphone that’s water-snow-damage resistant and has Bluetooth,Wi-Fi, HSPA and 3G on four band GSM networks.
You know it’s good for navigating texting and calling mom the same time.
[Via Prim Online [HR]]
For the love of, its a cellphone, not a Rubik’s Cube!
At first the idea of a waterproof smartphone seemed a bit crazy. It makes sense for army, but not for common people. All smartphones should be shock-proof, that’s what we need!
Waterproof smartphone? About time. As a professional Outdoor guide, I need one of these for my business.
Walter – Speak for yourself.
iCEphone – The Smartphone just got a lot Smarter
Las Vegas Jan 6th 2009 Official Launch
UK Smartphone Design and Manufacturer
launches at
The CES Show in Las Vegas
8-11th Jan 2009
Booth Sands 72859
http://myces.bdmetrics.com/SearchResults.aspx?configId=1&keyword=ice+phone
Scottish Entrepreneurs Graham Gilmour and Dr Andrew Mulford
launch a new innovative Smartphone at the
Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas this week.
Visit us at our Booth Sands 72859
http://www.themedicalphone.com
The iCEphone is part of a suite of highly innovative mobile phone products designed to save and protect life. iCE (in case of emergency) products feature both hardware and software, which can work independently or in combination. Although originally designed to meet the exacting requirements of the US and British military and the emergency services, the utility of the core technology has also generated significant interest from the consumer marketplace and two versions are now planned – a consumer version and a military/emergency services version.
The unique, GROUND-BREAKING multiple form-factored iCEphone is the “Swiss Army Knife” of handsets. Beautifully engineered to military standards, it combines QWERTY keyboard Windows Micro notebook with proper mouse, Dual SIM 3G touchphone, Games player with multiple triggers, GPS device with SatNav, and medical emergency software which could save your life.
The iCEphone is a stunning new micro-notebook phone. It is the Swiss army knife of handsets: it changes shape quickly and easily to be a touch screen phone, micro note-book, a games player, camera and video call handset. It is very much a productivity device, with large keys, designed as the ultimate in convergence devices. As one senior mobile executive remarked – ‘someone has finally figured out how to put a laptop into a mobile phone’. iCEaid is a mobile application that provides emergency first aid advice, based on internationally recognised protocols. This can be at several levels, from someone with no medical training, through first responders to ambulance crews. If this software is used once in a lifetime, it will be worthwhile having it on your phone. There are also accessories designed for specific markets such as the iCEpic (personal information carrier), a USB device designed to carry medical information in a safe secure manner and iCE e-notes, an e-notebook software application for doctors and other healthcare workers.
The iCE solutions are designed to assist anyone, anywhere in the world affected by a medical emergency, by reducing the time to receive appropriate treatment – the critical factor in emergency medicine. The iCEphone is due for release early in Q2 09 and the Company is seeking distributors and network partners. iCEphone is the brand of The Medical Phone Limited, a new ambitious company set up by a few individuals with significant business, medical, military and mobile phone expertise. They have offices in Edinburgh, London and Bangkok.
For further information contact
Graham Gilmour on 07764 575372 or
graham@themedicalphone.com
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SYO5gOzYpwI
iCEphone “The Doctor in Your Pocket”