If the phones you are seeing in the market seem complicated to operate for you, then you may be better off with this new “Push To Talk” handset that Boost Mobile recently launched in the market. The easy to use phone is the Motorola i856, a handset that simply glides open for instant communication.

Among the features of the new Motorola i856 include:

• Nationwide Walkie Talkie capability
• Slider Design
• Music Player with Standard Audio Jack
• 1.3MP Camera with Video
• Stereo Bluetooth capabilities
• GPS & Wireless Web Enabled
• Multi Media & Text Messaging
• Optional Removable Memory (microSD Support up to 8GB)
• Color Display
• Speakerphone with Voice-Activated Dialing
• Downloadable Games, Wallpapers and Real Music Ringtones

The Motorola i856 made its official debut today and is available at www.boostmobile.com for $169.99 plus free shipping.

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A new compact flip phone has been unveiled by Samsung Electronics in cooperation with Metro PCS Corp. The sleek, compact flip design of the Samsung Tint makes it both durable and fashionable. The Samsung Tint includes grey and pink faceplates as a standard accessory to help match the user’s style.

Additional faceplates are also available in various colors. This handset also features customizable wallpaper, banner themes and fonts to personalize the visual experience on the Samsung Tint.

The Samsung Tint is equipped with a powerful feature set, including an integrated camera, SMS, MMS, email and IM messaging capabilities, advanced voice recognition, Bluetooth wireless technology and speakerphone for easy, hands-free operation.

For immediate access to family and friends, the Samsung Tint offers ChatLINK℠ a push-to-talk social networking tool that works like a walkie-talkie. Users can simply push a button and talk without dialing to individuals or groups with compatible phones.

With the Samsung Tint, MetroPCS subscribers will be able to navigate the mobile Web, download ringtones and graphics and interact with social networks without having to use a laptop or PC.

MetroPCS’ plans for its wide variety of other phones range from $30 to $50 per month and allow subscribers to talk all they want, 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week. Unlike most carriers, MetroPCS does not require a signed contract, which means that consumers can activate service without going through a credit check or paying a deposit.

The Samsung Tint is available at all MetroPCS authorized dealers and company-owned retail locations. Visit MetroPCS’ website at www.metropcs.com for specific locations or to purchase the Samsung Tint and sign up for service plans.

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For people looking for a modern thin phone and a reliable brand name, check out the Nokia 3606 which was recently announced to be available by Cricket Communications Inc.

The Nokia 3606 is an ultra-thin and stylish flip phone optimized with popular features; including an MP3 music player with dedicated “hidden-until-lit” external music keys to provide instant access to your favorite songs and a 1.3 megapixel camera with an LED flash.

Supported by Nokia’s renowned user interface, the 3606 also features:

• FM radio
• Integrated Speakerphone
• BREW 3.1.5 with 15MB of user memory
• SMS/MMS with predictive text
• Stereo Bluetooth
• 1.3 megapixel camera with LED flash
• MicroSD card slot for up to 8GBs and a micro USB charger/connector

The phone is also HAC compliant and has a large 176 x 220 x 262k color TFT internal display and a 128 x 128 x 262k color TFT external display

The Nokia 3606 is immediately available at Cricket retail stores and Cricket dealers for $179.99.

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For people awaiting the availability of the Kyocera S1300, you can now get them. Cricket Communications Inc. and Kyocera Wireless Corp. today announced the availability of the new Kyocera S1300 mobile phone. It is available immediately at Cricket retail stores in the Chicago area and will be available soon at Cricket retailers nationwide.

The S1300 is an elegant, streamlined bar-style phone that provides a wealth of features and style at an affordable price.

The S1300 is enabled with Mobile Web for downloading ringtones and graphics and browsing the Web, along with Cricket Games and Apps.

The phone features:

SMS

Voice memos

Preloaded images for caller ID assignment

Speakerphone

Vibrate

A 250-contact directory (supporting up to five numbers per contact)

Large display and keypad

The S1300 is HAC-compliant and supports TTY/TDD for the hearing-impaired. With a talk time of up to 200 minutes and standby time of up to 200 hours, the S1300 is ideal for users on the go who want style and substance without a high price.

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Why anyone would ever need this product is beyond me but if Adtec produced it, there must be a market for it, right?

Adtec has recently released a Bluetooth wrist-speakerphone that comes in both white and grey, yippee. It connects to your cellphone via Bluetooth and beams everything you would normally hear from your handset, onto your hand.

This gadget is set to release on Friday, in Japan, for 5,980 yen, or about $64.

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Sony Ericsson has been busy today. Besides the C903 it launched a Bluetooth car kit. It’s the AB900 speakerphone which will be available for purchase soon, for an undisclosed price so far. The AB900 won’t surprise you with features but you can expect it to come with an RDS feature which will let you broadcast music to your car’s FM stereo over an unused frequency. The Bluetooth device will also offer you voicemail or access to your favorite five numbers, all at a touch of a button, 26 hours of talk time and up to 40 day standby.

Will the Sony Ericsson AB900 be a hit? You decide!

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You want an all-in-one device to listen to your music? Well, look no more. Check out the Jabra BT8030 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones, which, not only works as a cool headphone but can also function as a speaker.

Jabra fell in love with this concept through years of experience. Once you turn up the volume on your headphones, you can hear it as if its a speaker. So, Jabra came up with this idea where you can just turn on the speakerphone whenever you feel like doing so. But of course, when you’re on the move, you can use is as a headphone originally.

The speaker / headphone combo will also play music over Bluetooth, lasting up to 26 hours in music mode, 32 hours in talk mode, and sitting in standby for up to 25 days. It’ll retail for $249.99.

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IOGear’s new Bluetooth hands-free car kit will hit the markets soon. The model, cryptically called the IOGear GBHFK211W6, lets you make/receive calls when driving, and also doubles up as a portable speakerphone for your home/office. The device claims superior noise cancellation in the form of Digital Echo Cancellation and Background Noise Reduction. If you have a Bluetooth enabled laptop, you can use it to make VoIP calls as well.

One of the nice things about the IOGear GBHFK211W6 is that it can be charged using a standard car charger or over USB. A class 2 Bluetooth device, it supports a range of about 30 feet (10m). If disconnected from a Bluetooth device for more than 30 minutes, the device shuts itself off to save battery.

The packaging includes the Bluetooth hands-free car kit, a USB charging cable, car charger, easy-to-plug-in Sun visor clip and two AAA rechargeable batteries, along with a user guide. Pairing is easy, use the usual “0000″ code with your Bluetooth mobile phone or compatible computer.

No word on the pricing yet.

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