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Next major Android handset revealed: the Agora
CrunchGear —
The next gPhone has arrived, and surprisingly, it looks pretty nice. Although we were all very excited about China’s Sciphone (not really), the Kogan Agora and its upgraded twin, the Agora Pro, are probably a much better bet.
It looks rather like a Blackjack, but it fits all the capabilities of a G1 or iPhone into that thinner form factor. I’m a bit jealous, although I think I’ll much prefer the keyboard on my handset. It’s being sold for 300 and 400 Australian dollars for the Agora and Pro respectively, which translates to ...
Next major Android handset revealed: the Agora
MobileCrunch —
The next gPhone has arrived, and surprisingly, it looks pretty nice. Although we were all very excited about China’s Sciphone (not really), the Kogan Agora and its upgraded twin, the Agora Pro, are probably a much better bet.
It looks rather like a Blackjack, but it fits all the capabilities of a G1 or iPhone into that thinner form factor. I’m a bit jealous, although I think I’ll much prefer the keyboard on my handset. It’s being sold for 300 and 400 Australian dollars for the Agora and Pro respectively, which ...
Gadgets At A Glance: The Kogan Agora Android Phone
GadgetReview —
... email with attachment support for images, videos, music and documents.
Customisable Home Screen with instant Email, text message and IM notifications.
Instant access to mobile Internet services (Gmail ™, YouTube ™, Google Talk ™, Google Calendar ™, Google Maps ™).
Music Player.
Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
microSD™ expansion slot for all your storage needs.
Availability: Early 2009
Price: $200ish
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Kogan Agora Pro = Android Phone #2
Android Phone Fans —
... today started pre-orders for the Kogan Agora Pro. For $399 Australian Bucks (US$256) you’ll get the unlocked phone for use on any Australian Carrier and a toned down (not even a camera) Kogan Agora is going for $299 Australian dollars (US$192). ...
Aussie Googlephone Announced
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... EDR, a paltry 256MB of onboard memory and an SD card slot.
The bigger brother takes those specs, and raises them thusly: GPS and a 2MP camera.
The Agora can be bought right now, but won't actually ship until the end of January 2009. If the touch screen and the keyboard are done right, this could be a killer phone. For those to Agora-phobic to visit the wide open spaces of Oz, it's even available internationally.
Pro product page [Kogan. Thanks, Vuki!] Product page [Kogan]
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Kogan Agora, Australia’s first Android smartphone, is now official
Unwired View —
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All in all, the Agora and the Agora Pro are not too bad, considering the prices Kogan is asking for them.
You can buy the Kogan Agora from here and the Kogan Agora Pro from here.
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Kogan Agora, world's second Google Android phone, available for pre-order
Obsessable News Feed —
An Australian company is offering international pre-orders of the world's second Google Android phone , the Kogan Agora for AU$299 and the Kogan Agora Pro for AU$399.
Australian company Kogan announced pre-order availability this morning of the Kogan Agora and Kogan Agora Pro smartphones with a shipping date of January 29, 2009. Both the Agora and the Agora Pro, like the T-Mobile G1, run Google's Android OS and will arrive as the world's second Google phone. The Agora features a 624MHz processor, 128MB of RAM, ...
Kogan Agora y Agora Pro con Android ya están a la venta
Celularis —
... les contamos de Kogan, una compañía australiana que se mostraba optimista en sacar un celular con Android… y al final no sólo lo logró sino que es el segundo móvil en venir con el OS de Google.
Seguramente, Kogan Agora y Kogan Agora Pro serán las estrellas móviles de la navidad australiana (?) y ya se encuentran a la venta liberados para que los compren en cualquier parte del mundo.
Cuestan unos 192 dólares el Agora y 256 dólares el Agora Pro siendo la principal diferencia ...
New Android Phone Debuts, Looks Like a Blackberry
ReadWriteWeb —
Starting today handset manufacturer Kogan began accepting pre-orders for the second Android phone, the Kogan Agora Pro, which makes its debut in Australia for $399 AU ($256 US). Unlike T-Mobile's G1, this phone comes unlocked for use on any carrier. However, what's really interesting about this second coming of the Googlephone is it's resemblance to a Blackberry. Will the combination of the Blackberry-inspired keyboard with downloadable iPhone-esque apps be the killer combination?
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In addition to the Kogan ...
Another Google Android GPhone On The Way (GOOG)
Silicon Alley Insider —
Another Google (GOOG) Android-based 'GPhone' is on the way, but don't expect to hear nearly as much about this one as the T-Mobile G1. It's called the Agora, and it's made by an Australia-based company called Kogan, which you've probably never heard of.
The phone looks like Samsung's BlackJack, has a touchscreen, and many of the typical features you'd expect. (Click through for specs.)
Kogan is offering two models, which will ship by the end of January: A $193 basic unit and a $258 "pro" unit. Note that these prices don't include carrier ...
Kogan Agora: Second Android powered phone
Tech Ticker —
... support: JPEG,GIF,WBMP,MIDI,AMR,MP3,WAV
Dimensions (HxWxD): 108 mm x 64 mm x 14.8 mm
Weight: 130g
Battery: 1300 mAh Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Talk Time: Up to 400 minutes
Standby Time: Up to 300 hours
Processor: 624 MHz
Memory: 256 MB On-board + 128 MB Flash
microSD card expansion slot
Network: UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Pro Features:
GPS
Wi-Fi b/g
2 megapixel camera
Kogan Agora Basic
Kogan Agora Pro
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Kogan Agora: new Android handset takes on the G1
Mobile Mentalism» The best mobile phones from the best mobile phone UK site – MobileMentalism —
... Agora is Google's vision of the mobile Web in the flesh. 2009 should start to see the slow trickle of Android handsets turn into a flood. From dozens of small companies to the big guns of HTC, Samsung and Motorola all actively developing Android handsets, and even Sony Ericsson developing prototypes, Google's new smartphone operating system is about to turn up everywhere in all manner of shapes and sizes.
Can't wait!
[Source: Mashable, CrunchGear, Kogan]
Second Android phone goes on sale — in Australia
Yahoo! Tech Advisors —
... (AUS$399, or AUS$299 for its Wi-Fi-less, GPS-less counterpart ) comes with the standard slim-smartphone look of such handsets as the Samsung Blackjack, the Motorola Q, and the BlackBerry Curve, including a medium-sized display (2.5 inches) with a four-way navigational pad and a full-QWERTY keypad underneath. Measuring 4.25 by 2.5 by 0.6 inches and weighing in at 4.5 ounces, the Agora appears considerably more compact than ...
Australia's Agora Android phone to ship worldwide in January
Betanews —
... FM radio; Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate; a microSD slot for memory expansion; and a customizable home screen with instant e-mail, text message, and IM notifications. An Agora Pro model adds Wi-Fi, GPS, and a 2 Mp camera. Priced at the US equivalents of about $225 for the Agora and $295 for the Agora Pro, the phones are being sold unlocked and without SIM cards. US and other international customers must pay additional shipping charges which are figured in at checkout on Kogan's Web site .
Second Android smartphone to launch unlocked on January 29 for $225
TG Daily - All News —
... that these smartphones will be sold SIM-free, provide some hope that domestic customers might be able to get the phone online and simply swap in their existing SIM module, opting for a pre-paid service instead of agreeing to a multi-year service agreement. After T-Mobile's Android G1, the second Android-powered smartphone is set to launch in Australia. Kogan Technologies, an online-only company, said there will be two versions of the Kogan phone: The Agora and Agora Pro, sold for $225 and ...
Agora Android Phone (Kogan Agora) Worldwide shipment in January
D' Technology Weblog —
... Priced at the US equivalents of about $225 for the Agora and $295 for the Agora Pro, the phones are being sold unlocked and without SIM cards. US and other international customers must pay additional shipping charges which are figured in at checkout on Kogan’s Web site. ...
Vaporware 2008: Crushing Disappointments, False Promises and Plain Old BS
Wired Top Stories —
... There is one beacon of hope from down under. Australian company Kogan Technologies plans to release the Agora, the world's first non-G1 Google phone, in January of 2009. We look forward to reading the reviews on our iPhones. ...
