The dreamers, they have their dreams. One of the big dreams for 2009-10, it seems, is new, hybrid satellite/cellular phones that work everywhere, but don’t look like Cro-Magnon rock-hewing tools. MSV’s Lost-style handset is supposedly coming in 2010, but it may be beaten to market by Elektrobit’s sleek Windows Mobile satellite phone, which is supposedly arriving in 2009 and looks like a Motorola Q.The most striking feature of the Elektrobit device is its antenna: it doesn’t seem to have one. This is a slim, light (4.7 x 2.5 x .8″ HWD) phone that runs on HSDPA high-speed cellular networks and uses Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional (yes, it has a touch screen) but also happens to connect to an upcoming satellite network being launched next year by Terrestar across North America. Or that’s the plan, at least: this is a reference design, and the satellites aren’t up in the air yet. read..
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