Symbian Foundation selects TI's Zoom 2 as first reference design
by Chris Ziegler 
posted Apr 7th 2009 at 6:04PM
We already know from our dealings at MWC that the Zoom 2 is a beast to be reckoned with, and that probably explains (at least in part) the Symbian Foundation's decision to deploy it as its first official reference design. Clearly, you're not going to see any retail devices looking much like this bad boy -- but for developers, the important thing here is that the Zoom 2 has pretty much all the gadgetry that you'd expect to see in a high-end model: WVGA display, capacitive touchscreen, HDMI out, WiFi, Bluetooth, FM transmitter, 3G radio, 8 megapixel cam, full QWERTY keyboard, and a top-of-the-line OMAP3430 core. Sure, it runs well over a grand for the kit -- but really, is that much more than an unlocked superphone costs these days? Anyhow, the hardware's said to be perfect both for those working on the operating system itself and on apps that'll use it, so save up that dough, would-be Idou devs.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Psycros @ Apr 7th 2009 10:04PM
Screw the LimeNote or whatever, THIS would be the rare device to snag off Ebay.
Al @ Apr 8th 2009 2:10AM
Follow the links, you'll find it costs a little under $1200
KilgoreTrout @ Apr 8th 2009 7:41AM
Do you mean that we are going to find all these specs on the Idou?
Would'nt it be more logical if it should first appear on a Nokia ?(N97maybe?)
If the Idou is gonna hide all this bounty in its entrails I might even give SE another chance; maybe (hopefully) they learned something from the X1 debacle.