Looks like the year of the ugly phones with a truly hideous roll out from Verizon called CDM 8795 from Audiovox. This thing has so many dedicated buttons on the outside; you start to wonder what the buttons on the inside are for in this clam shell design phone. The dedicated buttons are for camera, volume, PTT, speaker phone , voice dialing, and a very special button for the kitchen sink. It also features a microSD slot, audio jack, data cable port. And then on the inside under the secondary display we have yet more dedicated buttons for Music, e-mail and web. The phone also features speaker on the front. It may not be the prettiest phone on the block but it looks tough and durable with an easy to use layout. It has yet to appear on the Verizon website and prices are not confirmed but expected to hover around $149.99 for a two year contract. Rumors abound that corporate customers will be able to get one via telesales.
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Sprint, in all efforts to save its sinking ship, has brought a new feature to its push-to-talk messaging network; NextMail. NextMail basically adds GPS co-ordinates, location timestamps, street addresses and interactive maps to messages. Sprint users will now be able to send location, date, time and voice observations to dispatchers, call centers or field workers.
The interactive map will let recipients of messages see an aerial view of the sender’s location, a hybrid view showing the names of roads and streets surrounding the sender, and a bird’s eye view that provides a snapshot of the location. Users can use the tool to send real-time commands to their command centers, making coordination a lot easier.
According to Danny Brown the President of Nextel Direct Connect for Sprint, “NextMail Locator will allow mobile workers in industries such as transportation, utilities, field service and public safety to increase productivity by communicating their voice message along with their location to their home office or another worker without waiting for a call to be answered.”
NextMail is available on select GSP-enabled Nextel handsets, and the unlimited data plan will cost you $19.99 per month.
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