V601T Mobile Phone

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red dot award: product design 2005

The V601T is designed for young customers who don't just want to use their mobile phone for calls, but who also want to have fun gaming and doing some karaoke. Part of the set is a song receive mode, a mobile karaoke service as well as various 3D games. The V601T can be connected to an external display like a TV set and play karaoke songs including text and video animations over it. The music itself can be played over the TV set speakers or over the integrated mobile phone speaker; the unit also functions all by itself without a TV set, using the phone display. New songs can be downloaded anytime for a fee, using the Live Mobile Internet Service operated by Vodafone. In addition, the V601T features a two-megapixel camera and a twofold optical zoom. It weighs approx. 119 grammes and is available in white, orange and dark blue.