LAS VEGAS and HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Small enough to accompany a yellow polka dot bikini and capable of snapping photos of a day at the beach, the new, itsy bitsy CDM8935 handset from UTStarcom Personal Communications, a division of UTStarcom, Inc. , is one of the smallest wireless CDMA camera phones in North America. Measuring less than four cubic inches overall, the CDM8935 fits easily in the palm of your hand, into a small evening bag or in your front pocket. The CDM8935 was unveiled today at the UTStarcom booth (# 30306 South Hall 3) at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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"The CDM8935 is so compact and affordable, there's little reason not to have a wireless camera phone with you everywhere you go," said Philip Christopher, president of UTStarcom Personal Communications. "Plus, it's a good-looking phone that's designed for ease of use, making both staying connected and capturing the moment a snap."
The clamshell-style, dual-mode (800/1900 MHz CDMA) CDM8935 weighs less than three ounces and measures only (h) 3.3" x (w) 1.7" x (d) 0.7". The phone is equipped with a CMOS 310K camera and images can be viewed on its 1.5-inch 262K Color TFT (128 x 128) main display screen. The phone also has a one-inch 65K Color CSTN (96 x 64) exterior display.
The CDM8935 camera phone features a built-in speakerphone, voice-activated dialing, CMX 32 polyphonic ringtones and is designed to support many of the popular audio formats including MIDI, SP-MIDI, PMD, QCP-13K, EVRC, I-MELODY and MP3 and image formats such as JPG, GIF, Animated-GIF, BMP, WBMP, PNG and BCI. The CDM8935 is also designed to support text messaging, Enhanced Message Service and Multimedia Message Service. The CDM8935 has 16 MB Flash/8 MB Ram, making it easier for consumers to store important photos. The phone is also designed to store up to 500 phone book entries.
About UTStarcom Personal Communications
UTStarcom Personal Communications is changing the way the world communicates through innovative wireless devices that deliver advanced communications solutions to improve personal lifestyles.
UTStarcom Personal Communications provides wireless communications devices including handsets, PocketPCs and wireless broadband modems to carriers throughout North and South America and supplies every CDMA carrier in the U.S. and Canada. The company's products are manufactured by its parent company, UTStarcom, Inc., and by third-party original equipment manufacturers. UTStarcom Personal Communications Division is based in Hauppauge, New York, and maintains offices and support facilities throughout the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Korea and India.
Forward Looking Statements
This release includes forward-looking statements, including the foregoing statements regarding the anticipated affordability, portability, features, size, design and functionality of the CDM8935, and the expectations regarding the benefits to the users of the CDM8935. These statements are forward-looking in nature and subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These risk factors include rapidly changing technology, the changing nature of global telecommunications markets, the termination of contracts and/or strategic relationships, the direction and results of future research and development efforts, evolving product and applications standards, reduction or delays in system deployments, product transitions, potential non-realization of backlog, changes in demand for and acceptance of the Company's products, general adverse economic conditions, and trends and uncertainties such as changes in government regulation and licensing requirements. The Company also refers readers to the risk factors identified in its latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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