Samsung and Verizon Wireless have formally announced the launch of the i700, a device based on Microsoft's Pocket PC Phone Edition platform with integrated wireless voice and data capabilities. With support for CDMA and CDMA2000 1xRTT, the i700 will operate on Verizon's 'Express Network', offering theoretical data transfer speeds of up to 144 Kbps. Real life data speeds on the Express Network typically average 50 Kbps with peak speeds of 70 Kbps.
In addition to functionality derived from the Phone Edition platform, the i700 also features voice recognition software from Voice Signal Technologies. With Voice Signal's application, users can look up or dial any name in the mobile device phonebook regardless of the number of names. According to the two companies, the solution is speaker-independent, and also allows users to dial numbers and navigate the phone's menus. Additionally, the same software offers synthesized text-to-speech output.
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