Let’s hope phones don’t get any smaller than this — I’ve already swallowed my current phone twice accidently, and this thing is literally half the size! The Panasonic GD-55 is about the same size as a zippo lighter, and could easily be mistaken for one of those fake toy phones sold to kids. I just played with one at a local electronics store, and I have to say I am incredibly impressed — this thing could be a keyfob! It operates on tri-band GSM signals, which means that it works wordwide. It comes in silver, pink, or red, and has limited organizer functions. It can also handle SMS or EMS messaging, and has T9 predictive text input. The downside is its limited talk-time of “1.6-7 hours” depending on backlight usage etc. Street price is around $250 available in the US right now.
Hardware Beyond the Hype