Gadgets and Gizmos

UTStarcom HSM 180 Phone

UTStarcom has presented a mobile phone but it somehow looks like something else. The phone features not one but two circular keypads which reminded me of the ones on Nokia 3600 and 3650 except even those looked well.

In the UTStarcom HSM 180, there are two circular keypads each one having five numbers. The third circle you see at the top is the screen. The phone features GPRS, EDGE, GSM, MP3 playback and SMS.

UTStarcom HSM 180 has got to have one of the most unique designs that have ever made it to market. Instead of a usual numeric keypad, it has a pair of circular controls, mimicking the rotary look, except there are only five numbers on each circle. Above these is a third circle, which serves as the primary display.

As specs are concerned, the stuff you will get is GSM/GPRS/EDGE, as well as DCS 1800, PCS 1900, and HSDPA 2100.