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Aussie Googlephone Announced
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... nubbin, 3G (UMTS/HSDPA) and EDGE, Bluetooth 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
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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 to release US$200 Android phone in Australia on Jan 29!
Android Authority —
... due to be released on January 29. It’s a bit later than promised, but nobody is complaining due to the very compelling price. The Agora will be coming in two flavors, a $299AU ($200US) basic model and a more upmarket $399AU ($266US) model. The main difference between the two is WIFI, GPS and a Camera. Both models feature a 2.5 inch touch screen, 3G connectivity and a QWERTY keyboard. Oh, and no 2 year lock-in contract. You can find out more information and pre-order one for yourself here . Popularity: 1% [ ...
Kogan Agora y Agora Pro con Android ya están a la venta
Celularis —
... y 256 dólares el Agora Pro siendo la principal diferencia que la versión más cara cuenta con GPS, WiFi y cámara de 2 mpx. Ambos vienen con 3G. ...
Kogan Agora Pro Android Phone
iTech News Net —
... UMTS 3G/HSDPA networks.
Kogan Agora Pro features a 2.5-inch resistive touchscreen display, a 2 Megapixel camera, WiFi, Bluetooth and integrated support for GPS navigation. Agora Pro has QWERTY keyboard and a microSD card slot for expansion.
The Agora Pro comes WITHOUT SIM lock and will be available in Australia in January for AUD$399. Kogan offers also the Agoro (without Pro) that has no WiFi, camera and GPS for AUD$299.
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Kogan Agora: Second Android powered phone
Tech Ticker —
... 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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Second Android phone goes on sale — in Australia
Yahoo! Tech Advisors —
... The new smartphone—complete with a touchscreen, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G data access, and Google's Android OS under the hood—isn't coming to the U.S. (except as an import), but it offers an intriguing glimpse at what upcoming Android phones might look like. Shipping next month Down Under, the Kogan Agora Pro (AUS$399, or AUS$299 for its ...
Se acerca el segundo teléfono con Android
Movilae —
... se venderán libres y por debajo de los 400 dólares australianos en el caso del Pro. Si llegan a Europa, no deberían costar más de 215€ si son libres.
Pasa que la importación tiene un precio, que desciende cuantas más unidades quieras importar, algo que solo se puede permitir una gran empresa. Si alguna vez llega a España, esperemos que Google presione suficiente a la operadora o empresa de turno para que no cueste un ojo de la cara, y parte del otro.
Vía: Kogan
Second Android smartphone to launch unlocked on January 29 for $225
TG Daily - All News —
... and $295 respectively. The phones will be sold unlocked at these price points, without the need to sign an obligatory service contract with a carrier. This theoretically leaves an ample space for significant price reductions down the road, if carrier subsidies are part of the equation. Similarly to T-Mobile's Android G1, the 130-gram Agora smartphones have a physical keyboard and a touchscreen. Subjectively, the Agora looks much better than the T-Mobile G1 from a design point of view, with a shiny black casing dominated by a 2.5 TFT-LCD touchscreen on the upper half of the ...
Kogan's Agora gets tweaked ahead of release -- in Photoshop, anyway
Engadget —
... You're bound to face a few hiccups when you're a no-name brand trying to source an Android handset from a no-name ODM buried deep inside a Shenzen industrial park, and it seems Kogan's going through those growing pains right about now. The Australian company ...
Kogan's Agora gets tweaked ahead of release -- in Photoshop, anyway
Engadget Mobile —
... You're bound to face a few hiccups when you're a no-name brand trying to source an Android handset from a no-name ODM buried deep inside a Shenzen industrial park, and it seems Kogan's going through those growing pains right about now. The Australian company ...
Last-Minute Gifts for the Linuxy at Heart
LinuxInsider —
... blogger Kevin Dean told LinuxInsider. "I own both the Openmoko Neo1973 (first model) and the later Openmoko Freerunner, and I'm greatly disappointed all around." With that in mind, "an Australian mobile newcomer, Kogan, has me drooling for their Agora Pro mobile phone running Android!" he added. 'Must-Own' Linux Books "Some things that come to mind are the Eee PC, any Linux books and maybe even a cool Linux T-shirt from an online store like ThinkGeek," ...
