Bell is going to launch the Sanyo Katana Eclipse for their Canadian subscribers. The handset will sell for $49.95. The trick is that you would have to sign a 3 year contract for that price. A 2 year contract means you have to pay $99.99 for the handset while a more simpler 1 year contract will get you a $224.95 price for the Sanyo.

Those of you that want the Sanyo without any kind of commitments will get it for about $274.95. I know it seems a lot for the Katana Eclipse but hey, you won’t be getting yourself into any agreement you don’t want.

Sprint customers you’ll have to wait for the US release!

Motorola is certainly making some noise at the CES this time, with its new Z10 slider phone. This slick slider dubbed a “complete, pocket-sized, mobile film studio,” can record high-quality video at 30 frames with its 3.2-megapixel cam, lets users edit those captured clips, create transitions between scenes, and even add a soundtrack or commentary. After all this is done, this video can be uploaded directly to media-sharing websites like YouTube, Google Videos, ShoZu, and Yahoo! The crystal-clear 2.2-inch QVGA screen can display videos at 30 frames per second with 16 million colors.

On the still imaging side, Motorola has not let us down with a dedicated camera button, smart autofocus, and a Superfast burst mode, which can capture up to three images per second. These images, as with the videos, can either be saved or be directly posted to media-sharing websites of choice by the user.

This 3.5G quad-band device supports HSDPA at 3.6Mbps, GPRS, and EDGE, and Bluetooth but there’s no word about integrated WiFi. It runs off Symbian UIQ and can play AMR, AAC AAC+, MP3, WMA, 3GPP, H.263, H.264, and MP4. With support for up to an incredible 32GB via microSD, this device is essentially future proof as far as expansion goes.

The Motorola Z10 is great device if you are an aspiring director and will start shipping out in first quarter of 2008.

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Not too far off in the future, LG might just give us a chance to play Dick Tracy, thanks to this watchphone they are showing off at CES. Engadget got some quality time with the prototype and it definitely looks promising. This watchphone can only be operated with the use of three buttons present at the bottom of the watchphone. The interface looks simple and intuitive, but using only three buttons for control will definitely be a pain, even while typing out a number to make a call.

Check the video after the break.

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The Nokia N82 is the latest in the successful “N” series Nokia has manufactured. As usual, Nokia does a better job in keeping secrets than the CIA. There hush-hush approach to the N82 has embroiled this majestic device in myth and legend. But not even the biggest state secret can be kept forever. Here is what we do know about the delicious and mysterious Nokia N82.

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