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January 11th, 2010, 02:40
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We caught up with Else at CES to check on how they're doing with the First Else (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/24/emblazes-first-else-unveiled-in-london-promises-to-be-a-game-c/) since we last saw them back in November. According to CTO Eldad Eilam, the basic functions of the ALP (http://www.engadget.com/tag/alp)-based phone are finally done and dusted, so now Else will mainly focus on fine-tuning its snazzy visual effects until beta around the end of March. There's no doubt that it's also finalizing plans -- pricing, content distribution, and remote sync service, etc.-- with various partners in the US and Europe. If you happen to be in Asia, then sorry -- apparently Else has no intention to visit you guys just yet, but you might get lucky if you sneak into Sharp's factories in Japan or China. For the rest of us, we shall continuously gaze at our hands-on videos until First Else's expected end-of-Q2 launch -- we've got a new one for you after the break. Gallery: First Else hands-on at CES 2010 (http://www.engadget.com/photos/first-else-hands-on-at-ces-2010/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/else-ces-2010-01-07_23-54-20_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/first-else-hands-on-at-ces-2010/2606025/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/else-ces-2010-01-08_00-06-02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/first-else-hands-on-at-ces-2010/2606033/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/else-ces-2010-01-08_00-05-23_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/first-else-hands-on-at-ces-2010/2606031/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/else-hed-01102010-1263168176_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/first-else-hands-on-at-ces-2010/2606034/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/else-ces-2010-01-08_00-04-34_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/first-else-hands-on-at-ces-2010/2606030/)
Continue reading First Else hands-on: 'still alive and kicking' (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/10/first-else-hands-on-still-alive-and-kicking/)
First Else hands-on: 'still alive and kicking' (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/10/first-else-hands-on-still-alive-and-kicking/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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We caught up with Else at CES to check on how they're doing with the First Else (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/24/emblazes-first-else-unveiled-in-london-promises-to-be-a-game-c/) since we last saw them back in November. According to CTO Eldad Eilam, the basic functions of the ALP (http://www.engadget.com/tag/alp)-based phone are finally done and dusted, so now Else will mainly focus on fine-tuning its snazzy visual effects until beta around the end of March. There's no doubt that it's also finalizing plans -- pricing, content distribution, and remote sync service, etc.-- with various partners in the US and Europe. If you happen to be in Asia, then sorry -- apparently Else has no intention to visit you guys just yet, but you might get lucky if you sneak into Sharp's factories in Japan or China. For the rest of us, we shall continuously gaze at our hands-on videos until First Else's expected end-of-Q2 launch -- we've got a new one for you after the break. Gallery: First Else hands-on at CES 2010 (http://www.engadget.com/photos/first-else-hands-on-at-ces-2010/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/else-ces-2010-01-07_23-54-20_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/first-else-hands-on-at-ces-2010/2606025/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/else-ces-2010-01-08_00-06-02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/first-else-hands-on-at-ces-2010/2606033/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/else-ces-2010-01-08_00-05-23_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/first-else-hands-on-at-ces-2010/2606031/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/else-hed-01102010-1263168176_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/first-else-hands-on-at-ces-2010/2606034/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/else-ces-2010-01-08_00-04-34_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/first-else-hands-on-at-ces-2010/2606030/)
Continue reading First Else hands-on: 'still alive and kicking' (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/10/first-else-hands-on-still-alive-and-kicking/)
First Else hands-on: 'still alive and kicking' (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/10/first-else-hands-on-still-alive-and-kicking/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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