On PG-2800 from Pantech

May 10, 2006 07:03 GMT  ·  By

Pantech Group has announced at Moscow SVIAZ Expo Comm PG-2800 a phone with finger writing recognition function.

Pantech Group is the South Korea's second biggest mobile phone company and first in the world to integrate this technology in a mobile phone. Although the case is not a sensational one, if we look inside it, we discover a very 'high-tech' interior.

And so we find a dual action keypad which lets users write text messages (or look up for words in the built-in electronic dictionary) by bashing individual keys or drawing the characters on the keypad.

The unique 'finger writing recognition' function is meant to make it easier for the user to input Russian and Chinese text characters.

Sung-Kyu Lee, President & CEO of Pantech & Curitel Communications said: "We expect the unique PG-2800 handset to reinforce our credentials as a provider of attractive, stylish yet ultra-modern handsets for consumers, both in Russia and around the world".

Features: -Internal antenna -Finger writing recognition function -90x45x18.5mm, 87.9g -GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz -Main display 2.0" 260K color TFT/LCD -Second display 1.17" 65K color TFT/LCD -1.3 mega pixel camera with white balance functionality -MP3 player -Electronic dictionary -SMS/EMS/MMS/E-mail -External memory card slot

There is no information though on when the PG-2800 will be available.