What is it?
I am not sure if Microsoft likes to fail or I am not their target market, but the Microsoft Kin One and Two seems like it belongs to back when the T-Mobile Sidekick was first introduced. When there are operating systems like the iPhone OS 4 and Android and super phones like the Sprint EVO 4G on the horizon, the Kin One and Two seems like a kid’s toys.

What it has?
- GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- HSDPA
- 16M colors TFT touchscreen
- Memory: 4GB for One / 8GB for Two
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
- Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
- USB 2.0
- Camera: 5MP for One / 8MP for Two
- Video: Standard for One / 720p for Two
- Some variant of Windows 7 Phone OS
- GPS
- Social networking out the ying yang

What it needs?
I am glad that Microsoft tries to do something different with their User Interface instead of doing something similar to the iPhone (i.e. Android and WebOS), but I think the solution Microsoft came up with, which started with the Zune, is a confusing panoramic-crazed step-child.

As for the phones, when you all you have are two mediocre ones, it is best to just shoot out a press release and let it be. To create an Apple-like launch event for it is just a waste of time. Then again, what do I know, I am not the one with millions of dollar to spend on market and consumer research.

Source: Kin

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