Newcomer punts miniature 'pub phone'
Perfect for pocketing?
It’s small, it’s shiny and it’s perfect for the pub, apparently. Electronics company Onyx has designed a miniature mobile phone that’s intended to be used in addition to your primary handset.
Onyx's Liscio: a mobile down-time
Dubbed Liscio, the tri-band GSM handset measures just 91 x 35 x 18mm and weighs a mere 60g. Onyx, which was only founded last year by electronics firm Blue Telephony - no we haven't heard of them either - is pitching the handset at anyone looking for a secondary "pub phone", or to those in desperate need of a stylish device that allows them to leave their, say, Nokia N95 or iPhone safely tucked up at home sometimes.
There's no camera, but the Liscio does play MP3s
Reflective metallic surfaces aplenty help mean the Liscio's rather stylish and should ensure both you and the missus can check your hair or make-up whilst down the boozer. Onyx claims the Liscio will give you about three hours of talk time and 11 hours of so-called “play time”, with users able to access menu options through a scroll wheel built into the handset’s side.
The handset boasts a colour OLED display, but you may have to squint slightly because the screen is only 1.1in diameter with a resolution of 96 x 96 pixels. Despite the absence of a camera, the phone has 128MB of internal storage and an external memory card slot for Micro SD cards.
A mini USB port at the top of the phone acts as both the data transfer port - although Bluetooth 1.2 is also on board - and a charging port for the phone. It supports AMR and MP3 multimedia, in addition to including an FM radio. A 3.5mm headphone jack sits next to the phone’s USB port.
The Liscio handset is available online now for a SIM-free price of £130 (€155/$260).
COMMENTS
Interesting that they went with music over a camera.
I would have thought the opposite was preferable, I can rarely find a pub without music these days and I'm with James McGregor - photos from the night before are often the only things that get my friends through the morning after!
Also, if you want something more suited to a night out don't you want something less shiny and mugger attracting..? Personally one phone has always been more than enough for me.
The last thing we need...
...is to encourage more braying twonks to shout "HELLO!! I'M IN THE PUB!!" Pubs should be for the quiet contemplation of fine BEER, and civilised conversation.
Haven't I seen this before?
Check the link, tell me if the phone looks familiar:
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/05/worlds_smallest.html
Different brand and model number, otherwise suspiciously similar.
Additional specs for pub phone
Another handy feature would be a big "taxi" button pre-configured to call your favourite local chariot, and a pocket in the back where you could tuck a tenner so you don't accidentally drink your take-me-home funds...
I got one from Hong Kong
I've had one for about a year, got it from HK via ebay for about £90 in all, (including import tax). The screen isn't bright enough to use in direct sunlight so I guess they are marketing it to be used inside a pub?.
Paris becuse she looks like she is having trouble reading the display
