Neonode N2 hands on!
The Neonode N2 mobile handset is a bizarre little thing. It’s a tiny, full touchscreen device that sports a single joystick for navigation. The touchscreen is navigable by way of several iPhone-like gestures, with a right sweep of the finger registering as a "yes" and a left sweep registering as a "no" or "cancel". The screen has Haptics feedback, which is something we feel to be an essential feature of a modern touchscreen device. The screen itself is pressure sensitive, which means that you can use it with gloves on…no bare, cold fingers necessary. The phone felt a bit sluggish, and we were not impressed by the dull UI, but overall the handset has some attractive features. It’s small, but not tiny, and the screen+joystick combo allowed for relatively easy navigation. Neonode is currently in talks with US carriers, and they informed us that a release on T-Mobile or AT&T is more than likely by year’s end. Excited? Check the gallery!
Click on over to our Neonode N2 hands on gallery!
On Jan 9, 2008 @ 3:51 pm, groundhog Said:
this phone is bad a$$ I cant wait for this to come stateside!!
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On Jan 9, 2008 @ 3:57 pm, Christopher Cox Said:
I love how they do research. Or lack of it. This does not have a touch sensitive display. The screen features are optical. They have optical sensors along the sides, top, and bottom that project a sensor grid for detecting finger position. They call this system zForce. It is supposed to be better than a traditional touch sensitive display used on pocket PC devices. Im not sure if it is as good as what is on the iPhone though.
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On Jan 9, 2008 @ 7:06 pm, Jeff B. Said:
What is it with the end of year stuff?
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On Jan 9, 2008 @ 9:43 pm, tnkgrl Said:
As you mentioned, the screen is not capacitive (like the iPhone), but it’s also *NOT* pressure sensitive… It’s optical, using an array of infrared emitters and receivers on the edge of teh screen!
I’ve used the older Neonode N1m (tri-band GPRS) and I like it a lot - it’s a really interesting phone and it’s faster than other GPRS devices I’ve used:
http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/category/n1m/
I’m looking forward to the newer N2.
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On Jan 19, 2008 @ 2:02 pm, Slappy Said:
What’s with the crap selection of phones T Mobile has? Do they not have enough game to attract new products?
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