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Sony Ericsson Yari
(Credit: Sony Ericsson)Holy cow, it was a busy week at the Federal Communications Commission! We sifted through 393 entries to find the cell phones and managed to find some notable models. Vertu offers its sure-to-be-pricey Constellation, Sonim promises a new rugged phone with the XP2 (there was a mysterious gap between the XP1 and XP3), Nokia sneaked through the X6 and a return of the 5800 Xpress Music, and Sony Ericsson got approval for its Yari and a new Xperia model.
Because the FCC has to certify every phone sold in the United States, not to mention test its SAR rating, the agency's online database offers a lot of sneak peeks to those who dig. And to save you the trouble, Crave has combed through the database for you. Here are a selection of filings from the past week on new and upcoming cell phones. Click through to read the full report.
HTC PB74100
Huawei G5760
Huawei U7515
LG GW550
LG VX5600
Motorola i890
Nokia 3208c
Nokia 5800 Xpress Music
Nokia X6
Samsung BT-G1000
Samsung GT-B1110
Samsung GT-i6410
Samsung GT-M8910B
Samsung SCH-R100
Samsung SGH-A897
Samsung SGH-T939
Sharp SH003
Sonim XP2
Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness
Sony Ericsson Yari
Vertu Constellation
Vodafone 1240
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Ulysse Nardin)
It's so typical: just when we dropped eight grand on a Vertu, something even more exorbitantly ostentatious comes along.
Luxury watch brand Ulysse Nardin says it has partnered with a mysterious U.K.-registered firm, SCI Innovations, to create a mobile phone. Forget touch screens--the true cutting edge is 163-year-old watch technology.
The company tells us the phone will incorporate a watch-style kinetic system for charging the phone's battery. It's hard to believe that a little hand waving could generate enough juice to run a mobile phone, but the company says that it will only power a backup battery.
For normal use, such as calls to berate your personal assistant for incorrectly peeling your grapes, the phone will also contain a standard battery.
Bravely fighting political correctness though the power of bling, the phone will be called the "Chairman."
So is the Chairman just a wind-up? (See what we did there?) Well, this is a company that made a watch named the Freak, and sold it for about $60,600. So anything is possible.
No news on price, but since you wouldn't get much change from $21,000 on most of their watches, it's likely that this will be a luxury item. Our contact at Ulysse Nardin confirmed that the watch will be launched at the Baselworld 2009 watch and jewelry show on March 26.
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(Credit: Nokia`)The recently announced Nokia N79 made it through the Federal Communications Commission this week. It was joined by such notables as the Vertu Signature and the Nokia 7510. Because the FCC has to certify every phone sold in the United States--not to mention test its SAR rating--the agency's online database offers a lot of sneak peeks to those who dig. And to save you the trouble, Crave has combed through the database for you. Here are a selection of filings from the past week on new and upcoming cell phones. Click through to read the full report.
HTC RAPH600
Huawei T565
Huawei U1310
LG B770
LG KC910Q
LG KF757
Motorola
Motorola
Nokia 7510 Spernova
Nokia N79
RIM BlackBerry
Samsung SCH-W600
Samsung SGH-F406
Samsung SGH-J808E
Vertu Signature
ZTE F188
Vertu's Dangerous is a pink-gold phone with paved cabochon, white and yellow diamonds, rubies, and sapphires. Is it calling you, Paris Hilton?
(Credit: House of Boucheron)To celebrate its 150th anniversary, House of Boucheron, the posh French creator of jewelry, watches, and fragrances, is sharing the swankness with a set of Vertu bejeweled cell phones bearing names such as Magic, Audacious, Curious, and Voluptuous.
The Dangerous model (aptly named, as you wouldn't want to whip this one out on the Metro), for example, is a pink-gold phone with paved cabochon, white and yellow diamonds, rubies, and sapphires.
Maybe the fact that the cell phone charms are detachable and can also be worn as pendants or dangled as glittery hypnosis tools will help justify the cost. (Prices for the phones aren't listed on the Boucheron site--a fair clue that they could approach past Vertu models, ranging from $5,000 to $310,000.)
In other Vertu news, luxury-spotting blog Sybarite reports that the high-end British-based subsidiary of Nokia has finally unveiled its updated Signature phone six years after the release of the original.
The next-generation Signature will be a 3G phone available in white gold, yellow gold, and stainless steel. It will feature a SIM drawer that will let users remove the SIM card without the need for removing the battery cover, and it will have an OLED (organic light-emitting diode) display and a keypad containing 4.75 carats of solid ruby bearings.
And no Crazy Frog ringtone here. All ringtones are composed exclusively for Vertu by Academy Award-winning composer Dario Marianelli, with music performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.
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Sybarites)
It turns out that designer Christopher Tak Cheung Yue may have been onto to something after all with the seven-sided "Suave" phone he proposed for luxury handset maker Vertu. The angular creation looked pretty weird, even for a concept, but Vertu's latest offering actually seems to take some small steps in that direction.
While not nearly as drastic, the new "Ascent Ti" line does feature some unusual contours and textured surfaces to improve the grip, according to Sybarites--a key reason for Yue's geometric design as well. Because it's Vertu, of course, the "Knurled" and "Checked" models had to include the usual complement of aesthetic touches, respectively including metallic-gray and deep purple leather. Best of all, neither is being attacked by a snake.
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BornRich)
Vertu is one luxury phone maker that's not afraid to take risks, as evidenced by such creations as its $310,000 "Signature Cobra" handset. But with competition in that space growing all the time, real or fake, it behooves the company to stay on the cutting edge.
That's why designer Christopher Tak Cheung Yue has proposed a phone that takes some new angles--seven of them, to be exact. The seven-sided "Vertu Suave" concept, which BornRich describes as a "classy balance of angular and organic shape," is aimed specifically at female consumers with casings made of gold, titanium, and a sheepskin backing. It's definitely eye-catching, but it somehow looks like the sole of a shoe to us.
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Techie Diva)
Of all the major car companies that have co-branded phones, Ferrari seems to have the most versions, flags-down--and it can't seem to make up its mind on which one it likes best.
Last year luxury phone maker Vertu announced its "Ascent Ferrari 1947 Limited Edition" just months after the "Razr Maxx V6 Ferrari Challenge Mobile Phone" was unveiled. Now it's apparently come full circle back to Motorola with its "V9 Ferrari Edition."
At the risk of suffering Razr fatigue, as Techie Diva says, the latest model doesn't look all that different except for the familiar stallion logo, trademark red hues, and checkered-flag panels. It does come with a leather case, but the specs are the same as the standard handset. True Enzo loyalists who want to state their allegience in an unmistakeable way may opt for the F1 phone instead.
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Chip Chick)
It's unclear why anyone would want to make a knockoff of Vertu's phones. For one thing, it would seem virtually impossible to do justice (or something) to its unique designs and highest-end materials. Perhaps even more difficult would be keeping up with its production schedule because Vertu keeps paying homage to itself with new lines.
None of these reasons are enough to dampen the spirit of Chinese entrepreneurism, which has manifested itself in the form of the "Veptu." This phone is purportedly also a luxury handset, finished in 18k or 24k gold plate and even diamonds if so requested, according to Chip Chick.
Regardless of the similarities and telephonic features, however, the Veptu will never bear any resemblance in one particular department: price. At $215 to $650, it won't even come close to approaching Vertu's range, which can reach $310,000 and probably even higher for models we're not aware of.
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Sybarites)
Having created such specimens as the $310,000 "Signature Cobra," it's not surprising that Vertu is a brand that isn't afraid to celebrate itself. So even though it's already released one special line marking its 10th anniversary this year, there's nothing to stop them from doing one more.
To that end, the luxury handset maker has unveiled its "Rococo Constellation," also in honor of its first decade, following the "Monogram Constellation" that did the same thing. As indicated by its name, the new collection was inspired by the French design movement of the 18th century, according to Sybarites.
Oddly enough, these models seem surprisingly subdued considering their maker and mission. On closer inspection, however, the "Sapphire Edition" of the collection features cabochon sapphire screws, as well as a center stone button. Say what you will about Vertu, but at least they're consistent.
