SlashGear Japan
Well, its not hard to find info or pics on the Neonode N2, but what is hard, is actually finding it on shelves. Press event after press event we see the Neonode N2, we hear all about its specs, but I have yet to even see a price let alone a ship date.
I take that back, there is a price, its 439 Euro, or about $600, for the SIM-free model, but that was a few months ago, and back then we actually thought we might see it hit retail sometime soon. The iPhone has surely by now stolen the market for those that would have bought such a device.
Maybe, just maybe, we’ll see this device before the second coming of the iPhone, but I wouldn’t hold your breath. But here are some new shots of the device from a Hungarian web site.
Exkluzív fotóbemutató: hazánkba jött a mobiltelefon ritkaság! [via terminal]
15 Responses to “Neonode N2 reaching vaporware hall of fame”
Chris November 23, 2007
You can already buy it in Budapest, Hungary for 94990 Hungarian forints (549 US dollars).
Check it out here: http://fortunagsm.hu/product_i.....ts_id=2046
NeutralOrtega November 23, 2007
[quote comment="31444"]You can already buy it in Budapest, Hungary for 94990 Hungarian forints (549 US dollars).
Check it out here: http://fortunagsm.hu/product_i.....2046/quote
I cant read a damn think on it, and the site does not seems reputable at all
NeutralChris November 24, 2007
@Ortega
You can trust me, it is already available in Hungary and the webpage I linked to is absolutely reputable (although I admit the site should get a redesign). Anybody can walk into their store and purchase the Neonode N2 right away. They’ve been one of the most reliable mobile phone retailers in Budapest for quite a long time.
Neutralmonty November 24, 2007
It’s available here in Portugal, you can go in this store and get one of the shelve, it was on display several weeks ago.
Here is a link to their online store:
Neutralhttp://www.fnac.pt/pt/Catalog/.....0027090021
monty November 24, 2007
And i don’t think this is an iphone competitor, this phone is tiny, i’ve seen it in person.
NeutralTy November 25, 2007
Wow that is quite a neat phone but I believe the same thing Monty does in that Apple should be fine.
Neutralatomlabor.de November 26, 2007
well, no vaporware !
look at http://www.neonode.com
it´s a great device !
best regards jaycee
NeutralLoowa November 26, 2007
Before you make a fool of yourself (again) by claiming something is vaporvare you might want to google it … If you had you would have saved yourself from being the laughing stock …
-1The n2 has been out for a while now (in store) and the redneo user forum has been there to tell you about it for even longer.
Iain November 26, 2007
News just in – we’re starting to think that the iPhone may also prove to be vapour-ware(!)
Just because the N2 isn’t in a store were you live doesn’t mean it isn’t available.
Their international webshop has been selling them for more then 3 months now and they sent one to the FCC about a month ago: http://www.engadget.com/2007/1.....fcc-debut/
But, of course, all that clearly means nothing.
NeutralJames Allan Brady November 26, 2007
i know its out there, and i know its not vaporware, but its kind of like the Optimus Keyboard, all this hype, and all this talk of it actually being produced for the masses, and even having production-ready models, and it has yet to hit stateside, sure, the FCC has it, but no one has heard a thing about it since, and that was nearly a month ago.
i know it exists, i can see the pictures both our staff have taken, and the staff of the hungarian site, but i have yet to see the device hit retail here
so, i am not retarded, i never said it didnt exist, or wasnt for sale, just that it wasnt for sale here, and it didnt really exist here.
-2holllywood neo November 29, 2007
when this N2 crap came out it was such a dissapointment they basicly didnt change anything besides putting to holes on the bottom,,,,,but phones like iphone and the new gigyabye phone aaand all the new countless others wipe there but with this phone or in loowa case just leaves it up there,,,,,
NeutralIain November 29, 2007
James, if you know it’s not vapourware, then why use the word in the title?
So it’s not in the US. What does that matter?
NeutralThere are plenty of phones that aren’t available in the US, why should that be any measure of quality?
adrian December 2, 2007
hi i really like the way this phone looks but im located in north america/texas…. if anyone knows a way for me to be able to buy this phone from somewhere other than ebay with a U.S. dollar amount i would really appreciate it if you would email me at adroking@hotmail.com THX
NeutralAnders December 7, 2007
I bought my N2 in October, so you can’t say it’s not released. It’s even kind of “old” now :P.
NeutralSean Westervelt March 1, 2008
http://www.importgsm.com (Philadelphia)
is selling them. Realeased 1/25/2008 $599.99
They say they will work with any GSM carrier.
They also say the IPhone works with T-Moble.
Is that true?
Neutral