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Microsoft launches Kin One and Kin Two phones

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 12 Apr 2010 2:05 User comments (3)

Microsoft launches Kin One and Kin Two phones Microsoft has finally launched their formerly dubbed 'Pink' phones today, the Kin One and Kin Two, aimed at the teenager set.
Kin One:


- Has a compact full QWERTY keypad
- Multitouch screen
- 5MP camera with LED flash
- 4GB memory
- "Media player powered by Zune."

Kin Two:


- Full QWERTY keypad
- Multitouch screen
- 8MP camera with LED flash, HD video recording
- 8GB memory
- "Media player powered by Zune."

They both go on sale via Verizon in the near future. No price tag as of yet.

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3 user comments

112.4.2010 17:37
ukhn99
Unverified new user

I thought it going to look like a Zune HD or is that another project that they also working on. Kind of disappoint with the way this look and it specs.

214.4.2010 07:33

VERY unintresting..

315.4.2010 14:36

When will micro$haft wake up and smell the coffee, everyone in the world has an iPod (or in this case iPhone), they tried to corner the pc market, and failed, they tried to corner the games console market, and failed, they bring out the so-called iPod rival namely, the Zune, and although its probably better spec'ed the consumer rules.

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