The design on display is fully functional, and Intel hopes that its OEM partners will utilize it to explore more options for making “laptops” smaller and lighter. Specifications weren’t available, but it looks like a 12 or 13 inch display, and the keyboard section accomodates a nearly full-sizek keyboard for comfortable typing. Useers can also hold it tablet-style and thumb type.

The whole concept device looks and feels a lot like the Asus Eee Pad Slider, which uses a similar mechanism. It isn’t significantly smaller or lighter than other ultrabooks on display, so the only real advantage is the tablet-style form factor, which may become more popular as Windows 8 and its touch-friendly features arrive. Look for more interesting designs beyond the standard clamshell to appear in the next 6-12 months.

An odd factor with this phone that I believe might be important to mention is that it will be traveling along this summer with the Dew Tour, a Mountain Dew touring of x-games individuals riding their BMX bikes and skateboards doing tricks and flips and bashing their brains in for your entertainment! Look for this phone to sell off the shelves as a result. Of course, with a unique look like this, with all the sharp corners and slidy goodness you can handle, one would have already expected such a thing, yes?

This device will be connecting along the following: HSPA Tri-Band 850/1900/2100 MHz; Quad-Band GSM850/900/1800/1900 MHz and Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n, it has voice recognition and an accelerometer, micro USB jack for data transfer and power, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. In addition, it’s got a 1500 mAh batter which, given that this phone is relatively small, should last you for several days, no problem. It’s got a 3-megapixel camera on the back with fixed focus and 4x zoom, and it sizes in at 4.45″ (L) x 2.28″ (W) x 0.56″ (D), Weight: 5.15 oz. Also there’s a microSD card slot pre-installed with a 2GB card and space for a 32GB card.

Check out the full press release below:

New Android 2.2 Smartphone Available to AT&T Customers June 5
Dallas, Texas, May 31, 2011

Key Facts
Perfect for first-time smartphone users, the Pantech Crossover™ is the first Android™ smartphone from Pantech in the U.S.

Crossover boasts a slide out full keyboard, a 3.1-inch touchscreen display, 600 MHz processor, 3-megapixel digital camera with camcorder, the popular AllSport GPS™ app and Mobile Hotspot support.

Pantech Crossover will be available from AT&T* at company-owned stores and online at http://www.att.com/ on June 5 for $69.99 with a two-year contract and minimum monthly data plan.

Pantech Crossover will be one of the premier phones promoted this summer on the Dew Tour, a major coast to coast action sports tour, of which Pantech is the official handset sponsor.

Customer Benefits
The Pantech Crossover™ makes it seamless for active people to stay connected through messaging and social media. Ideal for customers looking for additional features, personalization and convenience in their next phone, Crossover runs the Android 2.2 platform, has a side-sliding, full QWERTY keyboard, a five screen customizable interface, and an easy-to-use 3.1” touch screen to access apps, widgets and more. For users ready to make the switch from a messaging phone to smartphone, Crossover is a simple take on the popular Android operating system.

Crossover’s durable design means it can go wherever you go. With a textured back cover and rubberized corners, it’s not afraid of a little action and is packed with features customers use most. The full QWERTY keyboard makes it a breeze to text, email and surf the web, and from the touchscreen, AT&T customers can use Android Market™ to grab the latest apps for social networking, games and more. Crossover is preloaded with AllSport GPS™, an application that offers workout tracking, maps, a calorie counter and more features for your active lifestyle. Sporty good looks and durable design come together to make Crossover a perfect fit for any active lifestyle.
In addition, Crossover also offers AT&T Mobile Hotspot to connect up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices for customers who choose a tethering plan. Customers can also enjoy unlimited Wi-Fi usage on the entire national AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spot network with qualifying data plans.

Key Specifications
• Android™ 2.2 (Froyo)
• 3.1″ Full Touchscreen Display with Full Keyboard Slider
• HSPA Tri-Band 850/1900/2100 MHz; Quad-Band GSM850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n
• 2GB card preinstalled
• microSD™ Memory Card Supports up to 32GB
• 4.45″ (L) x 2.28″ (W) x 0.56″ (D), Weight: 5.15 oz
• 3-megapixel camera with camcorder, fixed focus, 4x zoom
• 600 MHz processor
• Micro USB and 3.5mm headset jack
• 1500 mAh Lithium-ion battery; Up to 5 Hours, Standby Time: Up to 360 Hours
• Voice Recognition
• Accelerometer

To learn more about the Pantech Crossover, visit www.att.com/mobilephones-news.

Quotes
“Our Android portfolio continues to grow with unique options for customers of all types,” said Michael Woodward, vice president, Mobile Device Portfolio, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. “The Pantech Crossover with its unique finish and full keyboard will introduce new and existing customers to smartphone features for the first time.”

“Crossover is the latest addition to our popular lineup of AT&T mobile phones,” said Wyatt Whaley, vice president of product planning for Pantech Wireless. “As our first Android™ smartphone for AT&T customers, we’ve made sure that Crossover has all of the features our users consider indispensible and more – a full keyboard for messaging, a touchscreen for apps and games, easy access to favorite social media pages and many others.

Crossover is a simple, sporty Android device for people on the move and it will be a central part of this year’s exciting Dew Tour.”

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

Coverage including mobile broadband, not available everywhere. Limited-time offer. 2 year agreement, new activation, eligible voice and a minimum $15 a month smartphone data plan required. Qualified customers only. Other conditions & restrictions apply. See contract & rate plan brochure for details. Subscriber must live & have a mailing addr. within AT&T’s owned wireless network coverage area. $36 activ. fee applies. Early Termination Fee: None if cancelled in the first 30 days, but up to $35 restocking fee may apply to equipment returns; thereafter up to $325. Smartphone Data Plan Requirement: Smartphone requires minimum DataPlus (200MB); $15 will automatically be charged for each additional 200MB provided on DataPlus if initial 200MB is exceeded. All data, including overages, must be used in the billing period in which the allowance is provided or they will be forfeited. For more details on Data Plans, go to att.com/dataplans. Sales tax calculated based on price of unactivated equipment.Mobile Hotspot requires a minimum $45 a month DataPro 4GB plan. Devices connected to your Mobile Hotspot use data from your DataPro 4GB plan. Overage charges of $10 per GB provided apply if the included monthly data allowance is exceeded. Performance may vary depending on the number of devices connected and other factors. If you do not use a password, others will be able to use your Mobile Hotspot connection. Wi-Fi Access – Access includes AT&T Wi-Fi Basic. Other restrictions apply. See www.attwifi.com for details and locations. AllSport GPS requires a subscription.

The Slider will sport a NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor and will also run Android Honeycomb under ASUS’ MyWave overlay.

The device will feature a 10.1-inch IPS multi-touch display will full retracting keyboard. Weighing in at just 1.98 lbs, the device will be a great solution for media consumption on the go.

Essentially, this is the same device hardware wise as the Transform, just with a new form factor that may please other users. The ASUS EeePad Slider will be available this May for $499-$799.

The photos depict a Pre-like slider, and a touchscreen front similar to the current Storm2 from RIM, but there’s also an optical trackpad below the touchscreen display.  Previous reports suggest the unconfirmed handset will have 802.11n Wi-Fi, BlackBerry OS 6.0, and a 480×360 display onboard.

RIM has yet to verify anything about a new slider device; we’re hoping to find out more soon.  For example, will it run the new blazing WebKit browser?

[BlackBerry Leaks via Electronista]

The Laylo is equipped with a 2.2-inch high-resolution contoured display, 1.3 megapixel camera, and a hidden vanity mirror.  The attention-grabbing Domino is outfitted with a large display, roomy keyboard, and full-bodied sound quality.  Both have WAP 2.0 browers, Bluetooth 2.0, and share the ability to run BREW-based apps, a full set of features offered by MetroPCS including news, sports, weather content as well as email access, instant messaging, contact management, and a plethora of others.

The Kyocera Laylo is priced affordably at $100 before rebate, and the Domino at $70 before rebate.

The cell phone features a 2.1-inch screen with a 176 x 220 resolution, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a 16GB microSDHC memory card slot, 1GB of built-in memory and support for numerous media files including MP3, AAC, AAC+ and WMA.

You can listen to music while completing other tasks on the phone. Also included is a 1.3-megapixel camera plus the Bang & Olufsen ICEpower speakers that allow for great sound quality. Bluetooth is also included. You will be able to get the Samsung Trance on Verizon starting tomorrow for $49.99 in red or black with a two-year contract.

The Tocco is a slider/touchscreen phone, featuring the Samsung TouchWiz UI, an 8MP camera, Bluetooth 2.1, microSD card slot, front facing camera for video calls and of course an AMOLED touchscreen display. The phone is beautiful, with red accents and a brushed aluminum facing. I was impressed not only by the packaging (It’s not every day you get a wooden crate) but by the sleek design of the phone, and fast response from the UI.

We got it all on video for you, exploring the initial impressions of the phone. The Tocco is cool looking, it feels good, sounds good, and happens to be absent from U.S. shores. We don’t know when it’ll be hitting GSM carriers in the U.S., but keep an eye out for this sleek-slider, and until then, enjoy the unboxing!

Although it does have WCDMA that T-Mobile could unleash on their 1700MHz network. It has A2DP Bluetooth, a 220×176 display, a 1.3MP camera, and a microSD card slot.

It’s a slider, and as I said before, a darn ugly one at that, but it does support myFaves and the T-Mobile Address Book. If you wan one, you can get it now for $99.99 online after all applicable discounts and a 2-year contract.

[via phonemag]

Well now they are hitting all the channels officially. In case you’ve forgotten, it’s the Samsung U600 Ultimate Edition slider phone. It has GPS and a 2MP camera as well as a few electro-static buttons that offer up some tactile feedback too.

The screen is nearly a mirror when its off, and for a slider, its extremely thin, as with all the other Ultimate Edition phones. But with the Mysto also comes a few new GPS features including WHERE and Tellme, there is even localize Twitter.

With Tellme you can perform a voice search and it will return localized results, local to where you actually are, and from the results you can select the closest or the one you intended and then either get the phone number, address, turn by turn directions, or send the directions to a friend. The WHERE service is a GPS widget platform for a whole bunch of location based services and is accessible through the location-aware browser that’s included in the Mysto.

I want one so bad, I am seriously ready to change up my Fin for one of these, and I love my Fin, a lot. However if you or I want one it will cost us $149 with the standard Helio contract, oh, and the Tellme service is $2.99 per month.

If you click through the via link there are more photos and a video of the Unboxing. Well, it’s a slider, it’s bluish, thin, and it has a camera (I think I saw 2MP in the video).

It also has GPS, and all the other goodness that Helio phones always come with. Oh, and for those of you doubting the power of the GPS in these phones, I was with my family last night, we hit a lot a fog and lost our GPS signal from our main GPS device, and visibility was about 4-5 feet in front of the vehicle, so I fired up my Fin and not only got a signal, but got us back on track.

Helio Mysto Unboxing Video and First Look [via phonemag]

Oh yeah, did I mention the 26th was the first day that you could pick one up? Well it is, also, we know from our own Vincent Nguyen that the device was being made in the Gumi plant, he knows this from his tour he did with Samsung not too long ago.

Also, all the pictures below are of flip phones, but that’s just because that’s all that Vincent took photos of, I am pretty sure the Mysto is a slider, another one from the Ultra Edition of top shelf cell phones that Samsung makes. I want one really bad, by the way, word is we might be getting one in for review very soon.

Helio Mysto [via PhoneMag]

Its 13.3mm and a slider, I want a slider that thin to hit stateside, I love sliders, but they are always so thick, I guess this one is the exception. It has MP3 playback, a dictionary, camera, and 3G thanks to WCDMA.

Sadly though it will never see the light of day stateside, its headed only to Korea’s KTF network and will cost you the equivalent of about $372 USD. Oh, in case you were wondering, there is no T-DMB in this phone.

LG KH1800 or the Orange phone [via newlaunches]

This is another one of those devices getting the “World Edition” badging due to its dual-band CDMA/EV-DO and Dual-Band GSM (900/1800MHZ) which means you can use it in most of Eurasia as well. Imagine the Motorola SLVR, but in slider form with the RAZR style keypad underneath, and that’s pretty much the RIZR in a nutshell.

It also has a QVGA display and a 2MP cam as well as Stereo Bluetooth (A2DP), and a microSD card slot. Honestly it’s the first phone in a long time I’ve been excited about the release of from Motorola, which is kind of sad as they used to own the mobile handset market, now its in the hands of the up and comers, Apple, HTC, LG, and Samsung, and I must say, those companies at least, are doing a damn fine job.

Motorola Z6c approved by FCC [via phonearena]

The Venus from LG offers up two screens, the larger a standard LCD, the lower, and slightly smaller, a touchscreen. But what else does this sleekly attractive device have to offer?

It has a 2MP camera, Bluetooth with several profiles including A2DP wireless stereo streaming. On top of that there’s a microSD card slot that will support up to an 8GB card which you can store all your music, photos, and videos on.

It has Mobile IM, email and chat clients, V Cast music, video, and music manager, and is VZ navigator capable. It runs on EVDO and the camera takes both stills and video. The lower touch screen changes what functions it offers based on what you’re doing, making it almost unnecessary to slide the number pad out except for typing or dialing.

Overall this seems to be a pretty amazing phone. Keep watching for our full review of the device later this weekend.