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Orange France gets exclusive on Levi's 3G slider

by Sean Cooper posted Apr 18th 2008 @ 5:56PM

Not just jeans friends, ModeLabs Group's Levi's handset is also all about the 3G experience, at least for Orange France users. This clunky slider features triple-band GSM, 2100MHz UMTS, 2 megapixel cam, Bluetooth, FM radio, and a microSD slot to extend the storage for your digital media. Orange is even offering to fill your memory card slot with a 1GB card and give you somewhere to put it with a Jean pocket-shaped case if you get there soon enough. We saw Levi's first branded set some time ago and it's encouraging to see them stepping up with faster data services -- well at least UMTS. Who knows, we may one day see some on this side of the world.

[Via MobileBurn]

Levi's phone passes FCC on way to Mexico

by Chris Ziegler posted Sep 7th 2007 @ 11:00PM

We're still not sure what to make of the way this thing looks -- nor the fact that the FCC was supplied with the gaudiest gold version, nor the fact that Levi's decided its name fits well embossed on the front of the cellphone -- but alas, here it is. Turns out the ModeLabs-designed phone is being manufactured by South Korea's Ezze Mobile Tech and it rocks out with GSM 850 and 1900. Don't get too stoked about an American release, though; the user's manual clearly identifies Mexico as the intended target, but we imagine Americans and Canadians should have no trouble getting it working in their respective necks of the woods. Just don't get caught slipping it into another brand's pockets, k?

Levi's to make jump from jeans to phones

by Chris Ziegler posted Oct 20th 2006 @ 6:01PM

Perhaps hoping to cash in on the apparent success of other joint ventures pairing the equally fickle fashion and cellphone industries, Levi's European outpost has announced a partnership with ModeLabs of France to slap the beloved Levi name and likeness on a series of handsets. The deal should come to fruition next year, though terms and product details were not announced (why must you torment us so, Levi?). This isn't the first time ModeLabs has done the fashionphone thing, so there's an inkling of hope these guys know what they're doing here -- but if we end up with something like a denim-clad RAZR, we're going to throw a fit.

[Via I4U News]