Any word of a Cowon Android phone?

[alydr]

I've heard the odd rumor of an Android-based Cowon PMP or tablet, but has anyone heard anything about a phone?

To me, the combination of Cowon audio quality with Android flexibility sounds like a killer device. But only if it could also act as a phone. No phone, no deal - I've had an HTC Desire for a few months now and I don't want to go back to carrying an entire warehouse of devices with me at all times.

I mean... phone, camera, almost certainly a game system, media player, GPS, PDA, flashlight, wifi analyzer, all needing to go in a separate pocket or they'll scratch or damage each other. Then somewhere else I've got to put a notepad, whatever various paperwork and manuals I need for a job, probably a scientific calculator, maybe even an ebook reader if I know I'm going to be waiting a while. Oh, and my keys, wallet, and laptop need to go somewhere too. All but those last three now fit comfortably in a single pants pocket! If I trip and fall somewhere, I haven't lost a bajillion dollars of hardware! I can get ready to leave the house without taking an inventory! [rofl]

[el maco]

I wouldn't be too surprised if Cowon announced their first phone within the next year or even sooner... After all it should be far from an impossible task to add a baseband chip to D3 which already is running Android.

I have been looking for a smartphone with quality audio output to simplify my portable gear, but so far the only decent one I have seen is from Apple and I'm not going to give money to that company. Its a shame, really. I have to admit that after testing a couple of phones in a store I'm far more interested in WP7 than Android -- the visual glory of HD7 made all the other OS'es feel outdated. But still, a phone with BBE effects and Cowon's audio hardware would be a really cool combination, probably cool enough to warrant a purchase.

[doniago]

Do I trust Cowon to make a phone with, say, the overall quality of a Droid?

No. No I do not.

But I wouldn't mind being pleasantly surprised.

[kamal12341]

Well Cowon has to venture into the cellphone market.One day mp3 players will become outdated as more and more people are moving towards one convergent device instead of carrying 2-3 devices.In order to survive the competition.,cellphone is a good option.