Sendo Z100 Explained

Sendo Z100
Manufacturer:Sendo
Networks:GSM 900
GSM 1800
GSM 1900
Released:canceled
Type:Smartphone
Size:126mm H
48mm W
17mm D
Weight:99g
Os:Smartphone 2002 (initial StingerOS)
Cpu:Texas Instruments OMAP 710 CPU
Memory:16MB
Storage:16MB
Memory Card:MMC, SD card
Battery:Lithium-ion with 100h Stand-by and 4h Talk time
Display:TFT, 65K colors, with 176 x 220 pixels (2.2 inches, 35 x 44 mm)[1]
Media Formats:MP3, WMA, MPEG-4, Microsoft Office Mobile
Ringtone:Monophonic and polyphonic ringtones, Vibration
Connectivity:USB, RS-232, IrDA
Other:SyncML

Sendo Z100 is a Tri-band phone by Sendo, designed in 2002 and never launched as Sendo sued Microsoft.

Background

After Microsoft bought shares of Sendo, they started together to develop the new devices operating system called Stinger.

Microsoft and Sendo showed a first prototype at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes in February 2001.[2] The Sendo Z100 was the first prototype implementation[3] of the renamed operating system Smartphone 2002 presented at the CeBIT 2002.

Because the phone was multiple times announced and shunted to new release dates, Sendo canceled the phone in November 2002. Although Sendo didn't give an official reason for cancelling the launch of the Z100, the company had been promised an exclusive by Microsoft, however, Microsoft had also approached HTC to make a competing device which was launched by Orange in the UK as the Orange SPV in November 2002. This later led to a lawsuit between Sendo and Microsoft which ended with an out of court settlement that required all Z100s manufactured to date be destroyed. Sendo announced that the Series 60 platform would be used for future phones.[4]

Other technical specifications

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sendo zeigt Smartphone mit Farbdisplay und Smartphone 2002. German. Golem.de. 15 January 2011. 15 March 2002. Ingo. Pakalski.
  2. Web site: Microsoft zeigt erstes Stinger-Smartphone. German. Golem.de. 15 January 2011. 19 February 2001. Ingo. Pakalski.
  3. Web site: Microsoft beteiligt sich an Handy-Hersteller. German. Golem.de. 15 January 2011. 23 July 2001. Jens. Ihlenfeld.
  4. Web site: Sendo kehrt Microsoft den Rücken. German. Golem.de. 15 January 2011. 7 November 2002. Jens. Ihlenfeld.