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Microsoft Kin One Phone (Verizon) |
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Release Date:
Q2 2010
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Released for Verizon Wireless, the Microsoft Kin One is designed for social networking, offering a 'Loop' user interface that automatically brings together feeds from Facebook, MySpace and Twitter to the home screen to make it easier to stay connected. With 'Spot,' users can share photos, videos, text messages and status updates by dragging and dropping it to a spot on the home screen. The 'Studio' is an online storage center that automatically backs up texts, call history, photos, videos and contacts, and populates a personalized digital journal to easily go back in time to relive a crazy weekend or recent birthday. The Kin One also features a touch screen display, 5.0-megapixel camera with flash, MP3 player with Zune compatibility and 4GB of internal storage... [ Continue reading Microsoft Kin One Review]
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- Runs Windows Mobile 6.5, so consumers can view and edit Office documents and access to email, calendar and all the favorite apps with one flick of the finger
- Loop interface to keep up-to-date with friends on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter
- Spot feature to easily drag and drop multimedia and texts to share with friends online
- Studio online backup service to easily retrieve information should the handset be lost or stolen
- Large touch screen display with QWERTY keyboard and handwriting recognition
- Integrated 5.0-megapixel camera with flash and video recorder
Consumers interested in the Microsoft Kin One also considered these cell phones: |
Technical |
| Network: |
CDMA 800 / 1900 |
| Form Factor: |
Slide / Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional |
| Dimensions: |
84 x 68 x 19 mm |
| Weight: |
114 g |
| Antenna: |
Internal |
| Navigation: |
Touch Screen (Loop / Spot) / QWERTY Keypad |
| Battery Type: |
1240 mAh Li-Ion |
| Talk Time: |
5.7 hours |
| Standby Time: |
8.8 days |
| Memory: |
4.0 GB |
| Expandable Memory: |
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Safety |
| Radiation (SAR): |
 (1.38 W/kg) |
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Imaging |
| Main Screen: |
TFT 0 colors (320 x 240 px) |
| External Screen: |
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| Camera: |
5.0 MP / Flash / Zoom / Video Recorder |
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Audio |
| MP3 Player: |
VCAST Music (Zune) |
| FM Radio: |
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| Speakerphone: |
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| Push-To-Talk: |
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Multimedia |
| Wallpapers: |
320 x 240 px |
| Screen Savers: |
320 x 240 px |
| Ring Tones: |
MP3 |
| Themes: |
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| Games: |
J2ME |
| Streaming Multimedia: |
VCAST Video / YouTube |
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Messaging |
| SMS: |
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| EMS: |
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| MMS: |
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| Email: |
POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP / Exchange / Outlook |
| Chat: |
Windows Live |
| Predictive Text: |
Handwriting Recognition |
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Applications |
| Phonebook Capacity: |
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| Calendar: |
Office Mobile |
| To-Do List: |
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| WAP: |
2.0 (Internet Explorer Mobile) |
| Voice Commands: |
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| Calculator: |
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Connectivity |
| Bluetooth: |
2.1 (A2DP / AVRCP / HFP / HSP) |
| Infrared Port: |
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| High-Speed Data: |
cdma2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A |
| Wi-Fi: |
802.11 b/g |
| GPS: |
VZ Navigator |
| PC Sync: |
USB 2.0 (Studio) |
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More Information |
| Website: |
Product Website |
| Discussion: |
Smartphone / PDA Forum |
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Tue Dec 14, 2010 2:56 pm | By
Verizon is shutting down the last of the social and photo-sharing services for the Kin One and Two on January 31, permanently killing off Microsoft's failed attempt at socially-minded smartphones.
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Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:14 am | By
Microsoft's ill-fated Kin phones are returning to Verizon, repackaged as limited feature devices for younger consumers.
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Wed Jun 30, 2010 3:34 pm | By
Microsoft plans to kill Kin One and Kin Two phones less than two months after the products went on sale in the U.S, in part due to weak sales and to focus on the upcoming Windows Phone 7 software.
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Thu May 06, 2010 9:29 pm | By
Verizon today kicked off sales of Microsoft's new "Kin" phones, as both companies look to do battle with Apple by targeting social networking-savvy consumers who are obsessed with following what their friends online.
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Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:36 pm | By
Microsoft today unveiled a new family of smartphones -- the Kin One and Kin Two -- designed for social networking-savvy consumers, in an attempt to improve its fortunes in the mobile business and regain lost ground from Apple, Research in Motion and Google.
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