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Samsung Exclaim M550 Phone, Berry/Black (Sprint)

Samsung Exclaim M550 Phone, Berry/Black (Sprint)
Binding: Wireless Phone
Manufacturer: Samsung
Amazon.com Product Description:
Get instant access to text messaging and your favorite social networking sites with the 3G-enabled Samsung Exclaim from Sprint, which features a dual-slider design that includes a side-sliding QWERTY keyboard--great for quickly typing out messages and emails. In addition to fast 3G speeds from Sprint's high-speed EV-DO network, you'll enjoy GPS navigation capabilities for accessing the optional Sprint Navigation turn-by-turn direction service as well as access to Sprint TV's video-on-demand with full-motion video and vivid sound. Other features include a 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth for handsfree devices and stereo music streaming, MicroSD memory expansion (up to 16 GB), and up to 6 hours of talk time.



The unique, dual slider design and full QWERTY keyboard on the Exclaim makes expressing yourself and staying connected on the go a breeze.
Sprint Service
Supporting the EV-DO high-speed data standard, this phone enables you to download and stream high-quality video, straight onto your phone. Where coverage is available, EV-DO connectivity provides average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps, with peak rates up to 2 Mbps. With Sprint TV, you can make your cell phone your always-on source for news, weather, sports and more. This comprehensive video service combines high-quality streaming audio and video from channels including the NFL Network, ABC, The Weather Channel, Fox Sports, E!, CNN, The Discovery Channel, and more.

The Sprint Music Store enables you to buy, download, and then jam out wherever you are with new songs or old favorites. Offering a growing selection of more than 1.6 million songs, the store provides you two copies of each song--one for the phone and another for the PC, as well as the ability to burn songs to a CD using Windows Media Player. Save your songs to a memory card with a capacity that's right for you. You also get several streaming-radio applications, including Sprint Radio with more than 150 channels.

This GPS-enabled phone provides optional access to Sprint Navigation for driving directions on your mobile phone--by voice and onscreen. Along the way, turn-by-turn directions will be announced in a clear voice and displayed on your phone. For example, Sprint Navigation will say, "Go 1.2 miles and turn right on Elm Street." As you approach the turn, you will hear, "Turn right on Elm Street." Sprint Navigation also provides proactive traffic alerts with one click re-routing. And it's easy to find restaurants, banks, cafes, hotels and more from over 10 million points of interest across the U.S.

With Sprint Mobile Email, you'll get easy access to your favorite home email services including AOL, Yahoo!, Gmail, and MSN/Windows Live Hotmail and more. And Sprint Mobile Email Work enables you to access email from corporate servers, including Microsoft Exchange 2000, 2003, 2007 and Lotus Notes Domino versions 6.0, 6.5 and 7.0 (with the latest software update).

You can also can easily stay in touch with family and friends using Sprint Messaging, offering threaded SMS text messaging and the ability to share pictures and video with MMS seamlessly in one application. It also offers Sprint IM with access to Yahoo! Messenger, AOL's AIM service and MSN Messenger.



It's never been easier to text, IM, email, share photos and post comments and check your status on your favorite social networking sites.


And with Sprint One Click, you'll be updating your MySpace or Facebook page and enjoying YouTube videos in just a push of a button.
Phone Features
The Samsung Exclaim features a unique dual slider design that provides ultimate flexibility with its side-sliding full QWERTY keyboard and bottom-sliding alpha-numeric keypad. The 2.6-inch LCD screen has a 240 x 320-pixel resolution and 262K color depth, and it sits above a five-way navigation pad that's joined by standard send/end and soft navigation keys.

This phone features Sprint's One Click navigation interface, which places eight shortcut tiles along the bottom of the home screen. Instead of navigating through endless phone menus, you can put the things you use the most--features like call logs, texting, Web access and GPS navigation--right up front with instant information related to each feature. For example, when you scroll to text messaging, you'll see the number of new messages received and a single click takes take you to the newest messages. Here's how it works:

  • Add your favorite items to the carousel, which is a row of tiles along the bottom of your phone's home screen.
  • The carousel can hold up to 15 tiles, which you can add, remove and rearrange to suit your needs.
  • Highlight a tile to reveal its menu on your home screen.
  • Add up to 8 "bubbles"--at-a-glance items that display on your home screen, like the weather or your daily horoscope.
  • Browse and download new tiles from your phone's "Personalize Home Screen" tile. New tiles are available every two weeks.
  • Press your navigation left or right key to select a tile; up or down to select a bubble or menu item.
  • The "Home" tile always stays put, so you can easily get back to your default display.
The Exclaim is focused on social networking, with new interactive Facebook and MySpace tiles right on the home screen as part of the One Click interface. You can now add Twitter to their home screen using One Click as well.
  • Facebook tile: Provides One-Click access to share “What’s on your mind,” check status updates, monitor your news feed, manage your inbox and track the status of your friends.
  • MySpace tile: Offers the ability to update your status, monitor your friend lists, review your pictures and albums, manage your inbox and friend requests and track your comments.
  • Twitter tile: Allows you to post Tweets with one click, check updates for everyone you are following, see responses to your Tweets, manage the list of people you are following and those who are following you and see what the whole Twitter-verse is saying.

Handsfree communication is easy thanks to the integrated speakerphone. This phone also provides Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0), and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and file transfer. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server (additional charges or subscription applicable).

Other features include:

  • 2-megapixel camera allows you to capture images for personal and business purposes and send them to friends and colleagues
  • Social Zone: The Social Zone application is your gateway for keeping up with all your favorite social communities such as Photobucket, MySpace, and more. From the easy-to-use dashboard view, you can respond to friend requests, view and send messages, post comments and update your status or profiles, all from your phone. You can also use your phone's camera to take photos, then upload them straight to your networking sites without closing the application.
  • Streaming Music: Listen to R&B, hip-hop, country and rock, and access Sirius, Vh-1 and MTV to see the latest headlines and video clips of your favorite artists.
  • Background music playing mode: Use the Sprint Music Store to listen to music while sending text messages, browsing the Web, or playing a downloaded game.
  • Speaker-Independent Voice Dialing: Say the name of any entry in your phone book and the number is dialed automatically without using the keypad. This feature is speaker-independent, so there is no need to train the phone to respond to any one person's voice. Receive an audible status report of your phone/s coverage, signal strength, and battery strength.
  • Text-to-Speech: The Text-to-Speech (TTS) feature comes installed and uses voice playback to guide you through phone menus and through placing and receiving calls.
  • Wireless Backup: If your phone is ever lost, stolen, damaged or replaced, you can use Wireless Backup to restore your contact information quickly and easily. Additional charges apply.
  • T9 text input: Compose messages easier and faster. Predictive text input and the internal dictionary predicts text as you type, making it simpler to send messages.

Vital Statistics
The Samsung Exclaim weighs 4.69 ounces and measures 2.1 x 4.4 x 0.7 inches. Its 960 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4.75 hours of talk time. It runs on the CDMA 800/1900 frequencies as well as Sprint's EV-DO 3G frequencies.

List Price: USD 299.99
Lowest New Price: USD 49.99
Price is accurate as of the date/time indicated. Prices and product availability are subject to change. Any price displayed on the Amazon website at the time of purchase will govern the sale of this product.
Average Rating:
Features:
  • Unique dual slider phone with full QWERTY keyboard and one-click access to MySpace and Facebook social networking
  • Sprint Mobile Broadband Network via EV-DO connectivity; Sprint TV and Sprint Music Store enabled; GPS turn-by-turn directions via Sprint Navigation
  • 2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; MicroSD expansion; digital audio player; access to personal and corporate emails
  • Up to 4.75 hours of continuous talk time
  • What's in the Box: handset, battery, charger, 512 MB MicroSD memory card, user manual
Brand: Samsung
Color: Berry
Model: Exclaim M550
Release Date: 2008-09-01
Customer Reviews


Decent phone, some problems
I bought this phone a few months ago and got the everything data plan from sprint. Although this phone has some wonderful features, there are some flaws.
First of all, let me start by saying this is not a smartphone. My husband bought a smartphone and smartphones have many extra features and apps.

Great features:
Opens 2 ways
full keyboard
personalize the home screen
Good for texting
easy email access
good battery life


Flaws:
Freezes up
very few apps
difficult to navigate online (web pages do not look like they do on a PC)
cannot use a password to lock your phone
You cannot store many appointments in your calendar as it runs out of space
Cannot store many memos in your memo pad as it runs out of space
Photos come out blurry
You can only send short videos to others. You must email long videos but its difficult to do.



Great Phone
I bought this phone to upgrade from LG Rumor, and I fell in love with it. You have easy access to any and everything with the Sprint One Click feature. This phone is music capable, and connects easily with bluetooth earpieces. Not to mention, the dual slide action is amazing, and when sending or receiving a text, the font is large and clear to read. The phone itself is a bit bulky, and buttons on the QWERTY keyboard are a bit smaller than the ones on the LG Rumor's, but it's easy to adapt to. And last but not least, the resolution on the camera is sharper on this phone than any other phone I've ever owned (including the phones I had when I was with AT&T). So when you take pictures or record a video, the images are crystal clear. I am very pleased with this phone, and I suggest this phone to ANYBODY looking to upgrade, no matter their provider.


Affodable Phone and Plans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I honestly have to say this my favorite phone of all times. I been having this phone for half a year now and it is still RoCkEn!!

I am those that love gadgets, texting, games, pictures, etc., but don't want to pay a whole lot for one like the iphone which requires a data plan.... This phone have dual slider, the monthly bill(data plan is not required which is affordable, I can stick to my old plan even with a contract)... It have a 2.0 camera with video recording, you can set your video recording for separate individual video ringtones, in fact you can set any ringtones for each individual person... The internet browser is pretty good, camera/camcorder is pretty clear, also have mp3 player, sprint tv or you can watch on youtube, it have myspace/facebook already added on the menu, it comes with a few game demos, sprint navigation, sprint family locator, 3 sets of alarm clock for different times(you choose the volume/ringtones), voice memo, battery life just perfect for me, micro sd slot, usb port, head phone jack, bluetooth, speaker is pretty loud and clear, etc...The list keep going on and on.. ..

Product Information and Prices stored: March 11, 2010, 19:42

Apple iPod nano 8 GB Black (4th Generation) [Previous Model]

Apple iPod nano 8 GB Black (4th Generation) [Previous Model]
Binding: Electronics
Manufacturer: Apple Computer
Amazon.com Product Description--Posted September 9, 2008:
With eight amazing colors, a new curved design, and great new features, iPod nano rocks like never before. The Genius Playlist feature finds the songs in your music library that go great together and makes a playlist for you. With its built-in accelerometer, iPod nano is made to move. Give it a shake, and it shuffles to a different song in your library. Turn it on its side to flip through your album art in Cover Flow. And tilt, move, and play accelerometer-inspired games (games available separately). Watching movies, TV shows, and video is even more fun on the sharp 2-inch screen. And your photos (up to 7,000 of them) look great in portrait or landscape view. Available in 8 GB and 16 GB models, the 8 GB iPod nano puts up to 2,000 songs or 8 hours of video in your pocket.

With a new curved design and great new features, iPod nano rocks like never before. Click to enlarge.

Up to 2,000 songs, 8 hours of video, or 7,000 photos in your pocket. Click to enlarge.

Just under a quarter-inch deep. Click to enlarge.

Available in nine amazing colors; the (PRODUCT)RED nano is available exclusively through Apple. Click to enlarge.

Enjoy album art in Cover Flow, games, videos, and photos in landscape mode. (Green nano shown here.)

A Musical Genius
Say you're listening to a song you really like and want to hear other tracks that go great with it. The Genius Playlist feature finds the songs in your music library that go great together and makes a Genius Playlist for you. It's like having your own highly intelligent, personal DJ.

Find Your Music Faster
It's even easier to find the song you want to hear. Now you can view your album art in Cover Flow. Or just press and hold the Center button to browse by album or artist. When you find the right song, press the Center button to add it to your on-the-go playlist.

Rock and Roll Over
Tilt or turn iPod nano on its side, and you'll listen, watch, and play in new ways. You can flip through your album art with Cover Flow. Or, vertically speaking, see more albums and artists on the screen at one time.

Shake Your Groove Thing
Sometimes, we could all use a little unpredictability. And now you can shake to change your music. Just give iPod nano a shake, and it shuffles to a different song in your music library. You'll always be surprised by what you'll hear.

Let the Games Begin
Now you can get in on games made especially for iPod nano and the accelerometer. They respond to the way you move, so they're immersive, addictive, and a blast. The iPod nano comes with Maze, which lets you work your way through vast mazes by tilting and moving. You can find even more games on the iTunes Store.

Even Your Photos Rock
Pull hundreds of photos from your pocket and share them wherever you go. Hold iPod nano upright and see your photos in portrait view. Turn the player on its side to see them in landscape. Your photos look beautiful in their proper aspect ratio on the vibrant, 320-by-240-resolution display.

The World's Biggest Small Screen
Watching movies, TV shows, and videos is big fun on iPod nano. And the high-resolution picture looks crisp and vivid on the 2-inch widescreen display. So you can always have a little video with you.

Reduced Environmental Impact
The iPod nano embodies Apple's continuing environmental progress. It is designed with the following features to reduce environmental impact:

  • Arsenic-free glass
  • Brominated flame retardant-free
  • Mercury-free
  • PVC-free
  • Highly recyclable aluminum enclosure

What's in the Box
iPod nano, earphones, USB 2.0 cable, dock adapter, quick start guide

List Price: USD 129.99
Lowest Used Price: USD 94.95
Lowest New Price: USD 139.95
Lowest Refurbished Price: USD 126.95
Price is accurate as of the date/time indicated. Prices and product availability are subject to change. Any price displayed on the Amazon website at the time of purchase will govern the sale of this product.
Average Rating:
Features:
  • 8 GB capacity for 2,000 songs, 7,000 photos, or 8 hours of video
  • Up to 24 hours of music playback or 4 hours of video playback when fully charged
  • 2-inch LCD with blue-white LED backlight and 320-by-240-pixel resolution
  • Supported audio formats: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
  • Supported video formats: H.264, MPEG-4; Supported image file types: JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only), and PNG
Brand: Apple
Color: Black
Model: MB754LL/A
Customer Reviews


Great Slightly older model
Bought it because the 5G came out and amazon has a great deal on the 4G. love all the new features, only issue is many of the radios / speakers that charge all the other ipods now say charging not supported on this accessory. The usb charger works and my wall chargers so I don't know what apple did with this. It is my only complaint. (this replaced an older - probably 1G or 2G nano)


Bad Nano
Maybe I just got a bad nano, maybe not, but I have had problems with it since I purchased this unit a year ago. My first problem with it was that one day it stopped working right in the middle of an audiobook I was listening to, so I took it in to the Apple Store and they fixed it, but ever since then the battery life has been poor.

Now that the warranty is over, I cannot get it to charge at all, even with it connected directly to the computer. I'll have to take it back in and probably end up paying a lot of money to either fix it or purchase a new one, but I'll be taking a serious look at replacing it with one of the ipod's many competitors.

It's too bad because other than this problem, I really do like it...


Great Product
This is exactly what I was looking for at the price I was looking for. Great Product and fast shipping


ipod nano
choice of color was selling point. price was good. i still like the old mini. smaller is not always better. for the choices i have great buy.


Why buy any other brand?
Apple's got the mp3 world by the you-know-what. Don't bother with any other brand. Sure, they're a little cheaper, but you will be so much happier with a genuine iPod. It's the best money I've ever spent on ANYTHING. A necessity for all music lovers.

Product Information and Prices stored: March 11, 2010, 19:43