The face is slightly glossier than renders implied, but otherwise the production device looks nearly identical to early prototypes.
What we've alternately known as the "Tube" throughout much of its development cycle is the first production device to run S60 5th Edition -- the fourth major overhaul of Nokia's ubiquitous smartphone platform since 2002 and the first to support fingers, styli, and high-res displays.
For your hard-earned (but yet-to-be-determined) money, you'll get pretty much everything you could possibly want, spec-wise: 10Mbps HSDPA and 2Mbps HSUPA, 8 megapixel cam with image stabilization and LED flash, 3.5mm headphone jack, a 4-inch 800 x 400 display (a first at this resolution for a production Android device), AGPS, and microSDHC expansion.
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The timing makes sense, especially if we believe various news reports out of Asia that production on the device has already begun.
This might also have a knock-on effect and delay future production runs of the device.
Paul hopes to do further tests on the design before approaching a manufacturer to get his device into production.
The Wall Street Journal cites people "familiar with the device's production" as sources for its report.
Don't get too excited, however, sources aren't sure the if the device will go into mass production, and Microsoft is expectantly tight-lipped about the rumor.
At its laboratory on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, chief executive Don Stull showed off the long, metallic microwave device that resembles an industrial production line.
The two companies will examine ways of enabling large-scale commercial production of Aquamarine's new wave energy device, known as Oyster.
The animated executive then turned his attention to tablet-device makers, which are ramping up production in advance of the holiday season.
At a thickness of as little as half a millimeter, a production LCD could easily be thin enough for a mobile device, too.
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We recently caught up with Andrew to learn a little more about the device's evolution from mockup to pre-production and to get some hands-on time.
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The program is focused on medical device and cleantech startups that can actually benefit from sharing production and prototyping equipment.
The Wall Street Journal reported in February that Apple was testing such a device but hadn't yet decided whether to proceed with production.
Apple is placing a big bet on the device as the company is reported to have to ordered the production of up to 10 million units for the fourth quarter, according to some Asian component suppliers.
Daly's device worked, but he needed that precious capital to ramp up production.
Device sales were down due to lower selling prices and issues with scaling production, the company reported.
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When we thought of the doddle platform, initially what we tried to accomplish is, number one, to make a mobile production guide to have a Yelp-like experience that would really exist on a mobile device.
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This device can then be used as the basis for more integrated and cost-efficient, high-volume production versions to help reduce the time and costs of getting to market.
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