Tech Shout!

Samsung Telecom America has announced a new music handset called the Beyonce Special Edition B’Phone that will be available exclusively with Sprint. The Samsung B’Phone is an update to the company’s award-winning UpStage by Samsung.

The Samsung B’Phone is a dual-sided design phone that optimizes music capabilities even more as it exudes the look of an MP3 player on one side and a phone on the other.

According to Peter Skarzynski, Senior Vice President at Samsung Telecommunications America, “Samsung is excited to support an iconic performer like Beyonce with this new and vibrant device. The B’Phone offers an attractive and glamorous update to our music-centric lineup, along with content you can’t find anywhere else on a mobile phone.”

The B’Phone comes preloaded with a special Beyonce-styled start-up screen. What’s more; the phone also offers Beyonce fans access to load premium video and music content from carrier Sprint’s Website on the mobile phone.

Moreover, fans will be treated to an exclusive Beyonce photo gallery and videos, as well as Beyonce’s childhood song that she sang when she was just 10 years of age.

Besides the above mentioned goodies, the Samsung B’Phone also has a number of good features that include:

1.3MP camera and camcorder

MicroSD card slot that can support up to 2GB of external memory

An easy-to-access keyguard switch to prevent accidental dialing

Wireless Backup to quickly restore contact information if your phone is lost or stolen

Up to 6.3 hours of talk time

14 hours of music listening

The Samsung Beyonce Limited Edition B’Phone also offers Sprint Music Manager for fast and easy transfers as well as to sideload the unprotected songs to the phone from the computer via USB cable.

This sleek handset also comes with an enhanced stereo Bluetooth 2.0 as well as Bluetooth caller ID for the owner to identify callers with a spoken voice while they listen to music.

The B’Phone also lets users multitask as they will be able to listen to music, while messaging, playing games or surfing the Internet.

The Samsung B’Phone will be available in sophisticated burgundy and gold colors, which are meant to complement the style and glamour of Beyonce, the Grammy-winning artist.

The Samsung Beyonce Limited Edition B’Phone will be available from November 4 onwards in North America. However, if you can’t get your hands on this special piece, then the next best thing would be to head to Beyonce’s live gig which is scheduled to take place on October 27, 2007 in Mumbai, India.