Toshiba unveils Portege G450 USB modem/GSM phone

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This week at a press conference in Milan Toshiba unveiled their new HSPDA capable Portege G450 USB modem. What's interesting is that it doubles as a GSM phone. You need to plug in an earpiece

Toshiba Portege G450 USB modem phone

to use it as a phone and it has an innovative two part keypad. Amazingly, you can even send and receive SMS messages on a tiny 96 x 36 OLED. Weighing in at just 56 grams the G450's specs are:

  • Tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900)/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA 3.6 Mbps connectivity
  • Qualcomm MSM6280 chipset
  • 160 MB of user memory
  • USB mini interface
  • 300 hrs stand-by and 180 minutes talk time
  • Dimensions: 98×36x16 mm

The G450 should go for about €199 or just under 300 USD.

[via Unwired View]