Verizon Gleam Phone Unleashed
October 8, 2007
The Verizon Gleam phone is actually made by Samsung, and is officially called the Samsung Gleam SCH-U700. The coolest part about the Verizon Gleam is the super shiny finish, on a phone that has a pretty impressive spec sheet.
As of today, Verizon is offering the Gleam phone for about $150 on a 2-year contract, and is offering about $50 in rebates. Although the model is one of the more expensive non-PDAs, it should sell quite well. It’s definitely one of Verizon’s coolest, in actuality Verizon is known for releasing handsets that are less desirable than their competitors.
Verizon Gleam Phone Basic Features Specs
- Touch-sensitive external controls
- QVGA screen
- microSD cardslot
- stereo Bluetooth
- 2 megapixel camera
We suspect that people will buy the Verizon Gleam phone because of how cool it looks, not because of its features and specs. Who cares? If you don’t have looks, what do you have? 
Sony Ericsson z750i Passes Through The FCC
October 2, 2007
Sony Ericsson will finally be releasing a 3G handset here in the United States - at least they sent one through the FCC regulatory process. They say that they are committed to releasing the tri-band HSDPA model before their competitors. (mobile phone included; ruler not included)
The z75i sports some pretty cool features, including a 2.2″ screen that is pretty freaking enormous for a smaller flip. The model also boasts a 2.0 megapixel camera (not that 2.0 is anything these days), and FM radio (blah blah).
What’s really odd about this model is that Sony Ericsson says that they will launch the z750i in the U.S. before they launch it in Europe and Asia. What? I’m sorry but today is just a really weird day. First, Verizon decides they won’t renew contracts on plan changes and now this? I think the world is coming to an end. 
