Phablets continue to be the main source of excitement in the Chinese
phone world, and none are more exciting than the new Alcatel
One Touch Hero and its many
accessories.
We have already posted
details of the Alcatel
One Touch Hero, but incase you missed them the
phone is basically a stylish 6-inch
phablet with 1920 x
1080 display, 1.5Ghz
quad-core processor, 2GB RAM, 13 mega-pixel camera, stylus and large battery.
It’s a good looking
device with an excellent level of hardware, but its the rather nifty
accessories which have really grabbed our attention and make the
One Touch Hero a
phablet to watch.
Pico Projector Dock
Alcatel have created a small dock with integrated Pico projector into which the Alcatel
One Touch Hero can sit and act as a makeshift
mini movie protector. In actual fact the projector actually mirrors the screen of the
phablet and can project an image measuring more than 70-inches!
The idea of having a second
display on a smart
phone is not a new
one, and we have seen a few prototypes running a second E-ink display, but Alcatel’s take on the idea is quite unique.
What they have done is create a flip
cover with an E-ink
display built-in. The
display can be used for reading books, displaying certain app information such as the weather and generally acting as a second low-power
display.
If the E-ink
display isn’t up your street then you might be interested in the Magic Flip. This
cover has LED lights built-in which can offer all manner of notification information or even the time.
We’re not quite so sure about the idea of the
mini phone, but Alcatel believe that the
One Touch Hero requires a companion
device. Like similar
accessories from HTC, the
mini is a very basic mobile
phone which connects you your main
device and allows you to make calls and send messages.
Interesting and innovative stuff from Alcatel at IFA! We can’t wait to see what else they have in store for the rest of the year!