The mobile market is flooded with business oriented smartphones, however the Kempler & Strauss recently introduced an innovative smartphone that integrates both frameless touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard at the International CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009, San Diego Convention Center.
The GSM quad-band 3.5G phone is based on the Microsoft Windows Mobile platform. The Billionair 7 supports the EDGE network and HSDPA technology for high-speed wireless broadband access. The 2.5 inch TFT touchscreen display offers QVGA resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. The smartphone is optimized for use with the Kempler & Strauss Communicator and is compatible with Bluetooth v2.0 headset and hands-free devices.
“Billionair 7 is the first device to combine the best features of the industry’s most popular business and consumer smartphone platforms making it an ideal communications solution for the user who needs a smartphone that plays equally well in both worlds. The Billionair 7 incorporates a number of features and technologies that are designed to make it the most usable smartphone in the industry. Features like the video camera for use in video conferencing and a full QWERTY keyboard make Billionair 7 a true business tool, while the addition of the touchscreen interface and powerful processor enable it easy and intuitive to access and run multiple applications such as playing games or enjoying multimedia files. Billionair 7 truly joins the demands of the business and consumer worlds into a single, attractive, powerful device,” Isaac Calderon, President of Kempler & Strauss.
The handset sports a 3 megapixel still and video camera with digital zoom as well as a 0.3 megapixel camera with digital zoom positioned on the front of the smartphone for video capture. The QWERTY device is equipped with a power button, reset button, start and end phone call buttons, volume up/down, 5-way navigation buttons, camera button, a backlight control and LED indicators.
The Billionair 7 packages a robust 624Mhz CPU that supports advanced applications and multi-tasking. The mobile phone charged via USB delivers 3.5 hours of voice talk time, 75 minutes of video talk time and about 200 hours of standby time. The package includes an earpiece and a stylus as well as a SIM card slot and micro SD support for up to 8GB.
Users can buy Billionair 7 authorized Kempler & Strauss distributors and value-added resellers globally for $275 and is inclusive of a one year warranty.