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Inbrics bringing ultra-thin, Android-based MID M1 slider phone to MWC 2010

By | February 4, 2010, 6:45am PST

Summary: After causing a bit of a buzz at CES 2010, Inbrics is taking its ultra-slim, Inbrics M1 slider handheld on the road to Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona in just over a week.

After causing a bit of a buzz at CES 2010, Inbrics is taking its ultra-slim, Inbrics MID M1 slider handheld on the road to Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona in just over a week.

The mobile Internet device, expected to release in by the end of this year with Android 2.0, will showcase the M1’s ”3 screen plus” feature. This allows users to share digital media (photos, video, music) with other devices (laptop, TV, etc.) via Wi-Fi, with the M1 serving as the central controller.

Some of the Inbrics M1’s highlights:

  • 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED touch screen
  • Full QWERTY keyboard
  • 833 MHz Cortex A-8 processor
  • Wi-Fi 802.11, WiMAX, 3G
  • GPS
  • Bluetooth
  • 3-megapixel camera on the back/VGA camera on the front
  • 720p video playback
  • 16GB of internal memory
  • MicroSD card slot

To get a better of idea of just how slim this phone is, check out the Inbrics M1 commercial on YouTube. Seeing it in the girl’s hand really puts the MID’s size into perspective.

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pc4usapw 9th Jan 2011
I have been using this phone for the past 3 months. I would recomend this phone to anyone.
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I'm perplexed
Michael Kelly 4th Feb 2010
How do you get 720p video on a WVGA display?
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I'm perplexed
John Zern 4th Feb 2010
Who is Inbrics?
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Don't know who they are....
storm14k 4th Feb 2010
...but they could certainly have a hit on their
hands with that thin slider if the keyboard is any
good. Put a custom face on Android and it would be
good as gold.
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I agree. Some of these keyboards
John Zern 4th Feb 2010
on these phones anymore aren't all that great. That one actually looks like it would be usable, but only a hands on would tell for sure.
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May be its while streaming
mKind 4th Feb 2010
Reading this >> "This allows users to share digital media (photos, video, music) with other devices (laptop, TV, etc.) via Wi-Fi, with the M1 serving as the central controller"

May be it means it can stream 720p videos over wi-fi
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HDMI out?
PacoBell 4th Feb 2010
N/T
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Another Google spyphone
jorjitop 4th Feb 2010
Users beware.
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Beware of what?
johnmckay 4th Feb 2010
Come on... I use itunes for the kids and it wants my email address and hustles me for a credit card 'just in case' & 'to save me time later'.

I know what bothers me more; but maybe you're in the know. Spill the beans!
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pc4usapw 9th Jan 2011
I have been using this phone for the past 3 months. I would recomend this phone to anyone.

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