Finally, after months of anticipation, Microsoft has finally unveiled their Project Pink – Now formally called as Microsoft Kin. This series will still be marketed as a windows phone and will welcome us with two versions — Kin 1 and Kin 2 ruggedly called as ‘turtle’ and ‘pure’ respectively.
At first glance, one should know that Kin was not made to be an iPhone killer, superphone, messiah phone, etc – okay? It has no app-store, no capability to download, no tap-tap revenge — Actually, the whole experience of using Kin is all about ‘getting connected with your friends via social-networking’ As the developers put it: It’s time to share! Built to cater the needs of d’ hip, kids, teens who just want to use their iPhones for social-networking purposes. If you’ll ask me? I think its only fair to call this kin device as a social-networking phone.
Interface:
The whole journey starts with that ‘spot and loop’ UI and it’s the same for both the kin 1 and 2. Actually, Loop is something like the kin’s main working screen wherein you can arrange pictures, profiles from your friends and all your social-networking buddies.
Now, Kin Spot is that little green button resting almost permanently at the middle-bottom of the screen used when you want to add contents – images, maps, new profile so you can share it with your friends via uploading it in Kin Studio.
Kin Studio
Think of this as a cloud where all of the files that you want to share or upload will be saved – may it be images, videos, music, notes.. so be it. You can also access this on your PC to share it with everyone.
Microsoft Kin 1 ‘Turtle’ Specifications
A Turtle-shell shaped slider-phone that can fit on the palm of your hands when closed — with turtle-like specs – 320×240 screen resolution, 5mp cam, VGA recording, and a whooping 4GB non-expandable storage with 256 MB ram! (*sarcastic)
Like we said above, the whole kin storage lies on its cloud-base studio, so there’s nothing much of a need for an internal storage here.
Microsoft Kin 2 ‘Pure’ Specifications
Now this one looks like your typical-slider phone with a bit broader specs – 480×320 screen, 8 mp cam, 720p VGA recording, 8GB non-expandable storage, RAM still set to 256 MB and yep, a full qwerty keyboard.
Both phones will have Bluetooth and has access to Zune Music and Zune Pass – A music streaming network, think of it much like imeem but more faster and yes, it’s free! (still)
Release date on USA for the turtle and pure will be on May and will land on Verizon. While Vodafone will have this signed with a European partner by fall.
Video Impressions:
Microsoft Kin UI
Microsoft Kin Unboxing
Wrap-up:
Basically, if you’re looking for a phone for business use or a replacement for your iPhone then you will be too bimbo to get the kin phone – except if you’re Perez Hilton. The strongest points of the kin phone is its simplicity although its a bit strange why Microsoft didn’t allow any app-installation for this device, I mean.. even kids like to play some games on their phones, right? Also, the whole life of this phone lies on cloud-based technology – Making it useless, just in case, you’re still living on those frigid tundras wherein WiFi is still out of reach.
If you like social-networking ‘too much’ then this phone is a godsent for you, but if you’ll ask me? I can’t see any reason why I would want to get this if I already have a smartphone which has the capability to do most of kin’s social-networking features and more. Unless, unless.. its price is somewhat below 100 USD? /heh. So I can wrap it up and give it as an early present for the kids.
So will you get the Microsoft Kin or Not?
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Giving up too many features and the only benefit is you get myspace, facebook, and twitter all in one. Only way to buy it is if the price is low low
I have a KIN turtle and i love it. I was just wondering if ther is any way that i could foward a conversation on it?