Ok, first of all, I know very little about this thing. If you don't see it here, I don't know it - so please don't send me email asking for more details. I don't have them. Honest.

So anyway, Swedish firm Neonode put out a press release today talking about their new N1 mobile device. It is a phone type device with a built-in camera, but with the added bonus of having a touch-screen. It is based on MS Windows CE with a proprietary program running as the main interface.

More information will be posted here as it is discovered.

Some features:


Dimensions: 88mm x 52mm x 21mm
Running Windows CE (PocketPC 2002?) with "Neoshell" running on top
176x220 touch-screen display (260k color?)
16Mb RAM, SD Slot for expansion
Built-in VGA camera
Internal speaker with audio out jack
Should include the following software: MP3 player, Video player, Web Browser, Email, Address Book, Notepad, Photo Software, and others. Presumably the standard PocketPC 2002 software with custom programs.

I have twice been told that this device supports 260k colors on the display. This would be a 18bit color display, something I have never heard of before. I have my doubts. Additionally, I have been told that it should be available in February 2003 and will cost around 5000 SEK ($500€). This is 100% unconfirmed information at this time.

More images on the following pages.

SLIKA