All Gadgets Aside...

Many people are overjoyed to see the new IM-U170 from Pantech. But they can be as overjoyed as they want because we won't see it in any place but Korea for a very long time. So without further ado I tease you with all the features of the IM-U170 that you won't be able to carry around in your pocket until they make a GSM version that you can buy anywhere in the world.

Right off the bat you will notice a sleek, minimalist styled clamshell that looks amazing and sports a one line OLED display. When you flip it open you are greeted by EL(electroluminescense) based buttons(a first as far as I know) as well as a nice large 2.2" display sporting 260k colors. Apparently there is a beautiful GUI that is very intuitive and offers up a very computer like interface with a multi-tasking mp3 player, dictionary and MS Office document viewer. Is there a camera you ask? Of course, on the outside there is a 2mp CMOS camera with Autofocus as well as a VGA camera on the inside for all those video calls you need to make. What is exciting about the camera on this phone is that it has facial recognition to help determine the best settings to take the best shot. To round out this package, the whole phone is metal, inside and out to make for a fashionable but tough phone. So keep dreaming mobile boy, it's not coming to a town near you, at least not yet.