Bang & Olufsen, Samsung launch new cell phone in North America
October 30th, 2006 - Posted in SamsungBang & Olufsen America, a North American supplier of high end home theatres and custom multi-room music systems, will launch its first cell phone to arrive in North America next month. The new mobile phone, entitled Serene, is a result of the cooperation between Bang & Olufsen and Samsung
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Serene consists of two equal parts that are bound together by a crafted aluminum hinge. The display and microphone are placed in the lower shell in a landscape orientation and the circular keyboard and loudspeaker are placed in the upper shell with a thumb-operated wheel in the middle.
Serene comes with a triangular table charger/docking station made in polished anodised aluminum with a cut-out for the phone. If the phone is placed in the docking station or is set to table mode it can be used as mini-laptop, as the display can turn 180 degrees for convenient use in this position as well.
Serene includes built in camera, SMS, MMS, e-mail, calendar WAP and bluetooth technology.