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November 1, 2006 11:01 AM PST

Slim Samsung cell swivels and scrolls

by Erica Ogg

Question: What's slim, shiny, has a scroll wheel, and is both a phone and a digital audio player?

Answer: No, not the iPhone. It's the Samsung SGH-X830, which was released in Korea Wednesday, according to Akihabara News.

Samsung SGH-X830

It's an itty-bitty MP3 player with (gasp!) a scroll wheel that also swivels open to reveal a two-column keypad. It also has Bluetooth capability and takes pictures and video.

The phone/camera/music player comes in standard black, white and a variety of lovely Easter egg shades. While pink gadgets in general are beyond passe, how much do I want the green one?

You heard it here first: Green = the new pink.

(Photo: Gizmodo)

Erica Ogg is a CNET News reporter who covers Apple, HP, Dell, and other PC makers, as well as the consumer electronics industry. She's also one of the hosts of CNET News' Daily Podcast. In her non-work life, she's a history geek, a loyal Dodgers fan, and a mac-and-cheese connoisseur. E-mail Erica.
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