Windows Phone 7, Designed Home Furniture and Treadmill

Just when it seemed like the smartphone operating system battle was going to be just the iPhone versus Android, Microsoft threw its hat into the ring with its new Windows Phone 7 operating system. Already out on phones in Europe and Australia, it will make its USA debut in November, and launch in Asia next year. Here's a quick look at some phones already using the OS.

By Forbes India

Published: Nov 13, 2010 06:33:27 AM IST

Updated: Feb 20, 2014 05:34:15 PM IST

DELL VENUE PRO

4.1-inch multi-touch screen, slide-out portrait qwerty keyboard. Almost 6.5-inch tall when open. 5 MP camera with flash and HD video recording, Wi-Fi, GPS.

dell.com

LG optimus 7

One of two LG WP7 models. This one features a 3.8-inch WVGA display...

LG Optimus 7Q

...and its almost-twin has a 3.5-inch WVGA screen and a sliding QWERTY keyboard. Both include voice-to-text input capabilities, 16 GB of storage, 5 MP cameras, 720p video recording.
lge.com

HTC 7 Surround

Featuring a slide-out speaker and an integrated kickstand, with Dolby Mobile and SRS WOW HD.

htc.com

HTC hd7

The HD7 is the most loaded, with 4.3-inch screen, a 5 MP camera, 720p video recording, and the HTC Hub set of apps. Add WP7 features such as Xbox Live and Zune integration, and it’s the clear leader of the pack.

htc.com

Samsung Omnia 7

The Omnia comes with a 4-inch Super AMOLED display (if it’s as good as the Galaxy S, you’re in for a treat) and is powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm processor. Its 5 MP camera can shoot 720p video.

samsungmobile.com

Stand Alone

Loewe’s new Individual Slim Compose sets a new benchmark for chic designer exclusivity. With an LED-backlit, 40-inch screen, media streaming and, for a small premium, a built-in hard drive all squeezed into a 2.5-cm-thick frame, it is one of the greatest combinations to date of high-tech features and high-end design.

Rs. 2,45,000 onwards, loewe-uk.com

HOME
Fun on the run

Wish your day had more than 24 hours? Get the Run Personal from Technogym. It connects you to your media through its VISIO digital platform and USB media port. So you can burn off the fat with a good run while you watch TV, catch some music, play mind-improving games, even do some work. And its Wellness System takes care of your workout regimen like a pro-trainer.

technogym.com

Joint Venture Industrial designer Sandeep Sangaru won the design concept award in Home Furniture at the Red Dot Design Awards 2009 with his Truss Me line. Handcrafted and sustainable, it uses the high tensile strength of bamboo to create a light yet strong structure. The technique involves splitting a solid bamboo pole a little beyond the knots and laminating it with another strip of split bamboo on the internal surface. This serves as a lightweight load-bearing truss for furniture, shelters and modular systems. The components can be batch produced by craftsmen, with templates ensuring consistency in production and quality. Sangaru recently set up Sangaru Design Objects

sangaru.com

TECHNOLOGY
Look and Feel

Surround sound, scratch ’n’ sniff, 3D; what next? Philips has the Emotions Jacket. Inside its lining, motors vibrate in synch with the movie you’re watching, passing on what film characters ‘feel’. Creator Paul Lemmens sees it turning up in everything from blankets to waiting-room chairs to aids to long-distance relationships, conveying your emotional state through the actuators over the Web.
research.philips.com

(This story appears in the 19 November, 2010 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)

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