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MWC 2010 - Show Floor Coverage

By Seow Tein Hee, Sutlej Soin & Terence Ang - 17 Feb 2010

Onda & Puma

Onda

Fancy a 4G USB mobile broadband thumbdrive? Italian company Onda has this on display. Basically called an Internet Key (in Europe), this device (model MO1000LT) supports UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA and of course LTE. For the latter, it supports 800MHz Upload/Download up to 18.8Mbps. It weighs roughly 35g and comes with a MicroSD card slot (up to 8GB).

We half-expected to see more eBook readers in MWC after the flood in CES but interestingly there weren't many, except of course Onda here, who showed their MyTile eBook reader.

Onda's Elis@ WiFi Lamp measures 20cm wide, 20cm high. What's unique about it is that it connects via the Bridge Power Line (up to 200Mbps) and doubles as a 3G embedded router (for up to 21Mbps bandwidth). It supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, has USB port and comes with an external plug-in SIM card holder. Unassuming table lamp this one is definitely not.

Puma

Yes, Puma, the sports apparell maker, is also moving into the mobile phone scene. In partnership with Segam, will be introducing their first Puma phone in the 1st half of 2010. According to a Segam spokesperson, the Puma phone is made in conjunction with the upcoming World Cup 2010. It presence in the Asia Pacific region is likely to happen, sometime after the World Cup.

The Puma phone is able to match up with the competition out there. Besides having a 2.8-inch capacitive touch screen, the phone also comes with a GPS tracker and A-GPS. Of course, as a sports brand, the phone will also have a pedometer, stopwatch and various features to track your atheletic activities. The greatest highlight of the Puma phone, is the solar panel located at the rear.

The Puma phone has a total of three home pages, with the main page being customizable according to the features that you wish to access on the fly.

Beyond your workout regime, the Puma phone also gives you access to multimedia offerings such as a music player, web browser and FM radio.

The Puma phone, showing how many minutes it has been powered by the sun? Well, that's true, because...

...at the back of the device is a solar panel. And if you do get yourself involved in a lot of outdoor activities, a solar-powered device does make sense.

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