Pantech phone with iPod-like scroll wheel
May 22nd, 2006
Will there ever be an iPod phone? It feels like this question has been around for ages. South Korean phone maker Pantech has introduced the phone to the left. Is this gonna be an official Apple licensed product I hear you ask. No it´s not. This familiar-looking wheel in the middle is Pantech’s ‘revolutionary touch-wheel sensor’ which is not only used for the phones built in music player, but also for the phone’s camera.
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