Otaku Gadgets

Now this could be a little confusing for those with a short attention span but please bear with me through the next description. So some folks over at Alacatel were brainstorming for a new smartphone. A lot of curses flew to Apple, HTC, Motorola, etc. for stealing all the ideas. Then someone realized that the Palm Pre was fading from public memory, so why not make one like that? I am sure they will forget about the strange sense of deja vu when they see that it runs Android and not the Web OS. Besides, it’s not like they are going to make it look good or anything. And they should also add some sorely missed buttons while they are at it. And tada! The Alcatel OT980 was born!

With WiFi 802.11b/g, EDGE, 3G, GPS, Compass, accelerometer, 2MP camera and a 600MHz CPU, the OT980 is all about bringing the Android experience to the lower end of the community of Android.

Okay that was a lame attempt to mock the PowerPuff Girls‘ intro but you have to admit that the specs on this thing are nothing to be gaping at. However, I was serious about the lower end part. Them makers are planing to price it lower than the HTC Tattoo. And that means lowering the price below $300. That is before subsidies and other things kick in!

Thanks to the great folks at Frandroid for bringing back pictures and video footage of this thing.

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