By Allen Tsai | Thu Nov 17, 2005 7:09 am |
Cingular Wireless and Firefly Mobile, Inc. today announced the availability of the Firefly phone, a pioneering mobile phone designed specifically for kids ages 12 and under. Cingular is the first national U.S. carrier to launch this unique voice-only phone. Firefly Mobile also announced this week that the Firefly phone was awarded the prestigious 2006 'Best of Innovations' Award in the telephone category from the Consumer Electronics Association (CES).
The Firefly phone was designed with just five keys instead of a regular dial pad. Parents use a private PIN to program up to 22 outgoing numbers into the phone, including speed-dial keys for Mom and Dad. Kids place calls by pressing the Mom or Dad key, or selecting a name in the Phone Book and pressing "send." Caller ID lets your child know who's calling. An optional call screening feature can be activated, allowing the phone to accept incoming calls from only those numbers programmed into the phone."From ballet class to soccer practice to piano lessons-children are increasingly engaged in activities outside of the home and school," said David Garver, executive director, segment marketing and sponsorships, Cingular Wireless. "We're excited to offer a device that is designed with parents and, especially, their kids in mind. With the Firefly phone, parents can easily control their kids' calling activity, while kids can enjoy the cool look and feel of the device and stay connected to friends and parents while on the go." "Parents asked us for a variety of calling plans for their Firefly phones and we are delighted that Cingular, the nation's largest wireless carrier, is bringing the Firefly phone and a choice of plans to its customers," said Fred Bullock, CMO, Firefly Mobile. "Cingular, like Firefly Mobile, recognizes that parents are searching for a mobile phone explicitly designed for kids ages 12 and under that suits an individual's parenting style and is fun for kids to use." Kids Make The Firefly Phone Their Own Weighing only two ounces, the Firefly phone - The Mobile Phone for Mobile Kids - is designed to fit comfortably in a child's hand. The Firefly phone lights up like a firefly when the phone rings, and intermittently when it is in use, when charging and when in standby mode. Kids can personalize their Firefly phone whenever they wish by selecting ringtones, animations, and backlight colors that come preloaded on the phone. Cingular and Firefly Mobile offer an array of accessories for the Firefly phone, which enable kids to add a little more personalization to their phone to fit their taste. Accessories available at Cingular retail outlets include a "fashion kit" with a "bubblegum" colored collectible shell and wristlet purse, and an "action kit" with a "slime" colored collectible shell and pouch. - Firefly Mobile Firefly Specs
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Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:58 pm | By
Apple today unveiled the iPhone, a device that combine three products - a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and an Internet communication device with email, web browsing, searching and maps - into one small and lightweight handheld.
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Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:30 am | By
Cingular Wireless today announced the Treo 750, the first Palm Treo smart device running on Cingular's 3G / UMTS network. The highly anticipated Treo 750 five-band world phone running Windows Mobile 5.0 with Direct Push Technology offers Palm's exclusive usability improvements with powerful business features, including email, security, and web access on the go.
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Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:28 am | By
Cingular plans to make video service commercially available in 2007, allowing users to send a live video stream to a recipient during a standard voice call.
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Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:23 pm | By
MySpace.com and Cingular Wireless announced an exclusive partnership to offer enhanced MySpace functionality to all Cingular customers via their mobile phones. The deal marks MySpace's largest-scale mobile partnership and gives Cingular's customers exclusive access to MySpace Mobile's tool set including the ability to edit MySpace profiles, view and add friends, post photos and blogs, send and receive MySpace messages, and more from the mobile phone.
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Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:00 am | By
Cingular Wireless today introduced the LG CU400, Cingular's first 3G phone to offer Push-to-Talk (PTT) technology. Giving customers the ability to see whether their friends, family or co-workers are available to talk before they call and to connect instantly, PTT allows customers to talk to one person or a group of up to 30 people at the same time with just a push of a button. Customers also have the flexibility to easily convert a PTT call to a regular mobile call and to store up to 99 contacts.
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