Nokia 7705 Twist Cell Phone:

Nokia announced a new cell phone: Nokia 7705 Twist, The Twist is definitely one of the stranger mobile phones that's come out. Personally, I find it's bizarre, square, rotating face and hidden QWERTY keyboard to look kind of awesome. The Twist seems to generate either adoration, or bitter hatred. Like the President's healthcare plan, this phone is one of those controversial topics you'd better steer away from at fancy dinner parties. It is learned that this cell phone has been customized by Verizon, after signing the two years contract that the price of 99 U.S. dollars.

Features include:

Nokia  7705 Twist phone swivels open to reveal a full QWERTY keypad. In addition to featuring shortcut buttons, 3.0 megapixel camera, Web browsing, and speakerphone options, the latest Twist phone also sports a contact light ring, which is located in the lower right corner. This ring can be customized to identify a message or a call from those listed in the contact directory.

Available on Sept. 13 at Wireless Communications stores, the Nokia 7705 Twist phone features a built-in mirror as well. Weighing approximately 3.44 ounces, the new phone supports Bluetooth and also comes with headset, hands-free, dial-up networking, stereo, phonebook access, basic printing, object push, file transfer, and basic imaging.The Nokia 7705 Twist phone is compatible with services such as VZ Navigator, V CAST Music with Rhapsody, V CAST Video, Visual voice mail, mobile broadband connect and corporate e-mail. The phone’s habitat mode activates a unique interface for visualizing your social circle and helps customers easily organize their calls and messaging history.

The built-in 3.0 megapixel camera has many features. The camera, with flash and autofocus, also acts a camcorder. The phone is provided with a dedicated camera/video key. Different resolution adjustment is provided, including 2048 x 1536, 1280 x 960, 800 x 600, 640 x 480, 320 x 240. In addition to the self-timer feature, the phone’s camera also has white balance feature and shutter sound. Users can also add color effects, such as normal, antique, black and white, and negative, to the clicked photos. Landscape and portrait modes are also provided. A customized slideshow and basic photo editing are also provided in the phone.

Featuring a 2.4-inch, 262K TFT QVGA screen, the new Nokia 7705 Twist phone comes with Xpress-on covers, in black and purple colors. The phone is Media Center-capable, thereby enabling the user to download games, ringtones and more. Threaded messaging is also incorporated so that customers can keep track of a variety of conversations. Customers can also add posts to blogs on social networking sites.You can also customise the handset via its glowing light ring. This essentially means that if you so wish, you can assign a colour to your favourite numbers so when it rings it will glow that colour.

The new Nokia 7705 Twist phone is priced at $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement, Verizon said.A mobile phone recycling and reuse program from Verizon Wireless. These proceeds from HopeLine are used to provide wireless phones to victims of domestic violence and cash grants to non-profit advocacy organizations that promote domestic violence prevention and awareness. This will not only raise awareness of HopeLine, but will also support domestic violence prevention.