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Ted Baker was until recently not a name associated with mobile phones but instead with designer mens clothing such as Jeans, Jackets, Tops and Footware, but the label has now entered the UK mobile phones market with some new branded offerings that are well worth a look.

The first new model released by the designer company was a collaboration with the mobile manufacturer Samsung and was called the Ted Baker Button Pink, this was in fact a Samsung L760 branded with the Ted Baker name and designed by the company in three different colours. The first colour to be released was the Pink version quickly followed by a Brown and Blue edition, however recently the Blue version has become unavailable.

The Samsung L760 is a slim sliding phone offering a 2.0 megapixel camera, the Ted Baker version comes with wallpapers and themes designed by the company as well as branding on the exterior of the handset just above the main display.

The latest addition to the Ted Baker range is the new Ted Baker Needle, a branded version of the popular HTC Touch. Now available in Lilac this new handset offers exactly the same features and specifications as the standard HTC Touch and T-Mobile MDA Touch but with a new lilac coloured casing that really makes the phone stand out.

The Ted Baker Needle mobile phone is unlike most other fashion phones. As you would expect from the designers at Ted Baker, it’s very smart but it’s also smart in the technical sense too. You see, this touch-screen handset has been made in partnership with HTC. It uses the Windows Mobile operating system which means you have access to a wide range of familiar-looking software programs on the move including Microsoft Windows Pocket versions of internet explorer, outlook and excel and it has WiFi connectivity for wireless connections to hotspots, company and home internet connections.

The Ted Baker Needle offers TouchFLO technology, this clever system lets you control contact information, programs and multimedia files by simply sliding your finger across the screen, the images rotate with your fingers movement and can then be selected by simply tapping the screen.

The Needle also features Bluetooth which allows devices such as mobile phones to connect wirelessly with other Bluetooth enabled devices. The most common use is with wireless headsets, while in the office or on the move. It’s an easy way of enabling your phone for use in the car without buying a car kit. You can also transfer data to all sorts of other bluetooth enabled devices, including printers, digital cameras, computers and more.

There is also an integrated 2.0 megapixel camera with a flash for low light conditions, a digital zoom for close up photography and support for video clip recording and playback, plus with a music player built in users can download new music tracks and arrange them into playlists for playing back through earphones or sharing via Bluetooth, email, sms or infrared.

The new Ted Baker Needle is far more than just another fashion phone, this device offers everything a busy professional needs to communicate whilst out of the office as well as a stylish alternative to the grey and black mobile devices of similar quality.

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HTC Ted Baker Needle on O2 and Orange Deals

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Collaborations between mobile phone manufacturers and designer labels is becoming a far more common occurrence as the mobile phones industry becomes a more competitive market place.

Recently we have seen agreements signed between the designer clothing giant Prada and the mobile phones manufacturer LG Electronic to produce the LG KE850 Prada which quickly became known as simply ‘The Prada Phone’.

Unfortunately, this sometimes leaves consumers unsure of the actual model number of the handset they are interested in which can lead to confusion over exact phone specifications and features.

A recent collaboration between Vodafone and Mclaren Mercedes to produce the Samsung Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes phone had some consumers very confused indeed as the handset was promoted as a Samsung Z720 but it did not offer the same specifications. One particular complaint was that for some unknown reason the manufacturer had removed the all important flash for the 3.2 megapixel camera, no one is sure why this had happened as the branding was purely superficial rather than extra hardware that may of needed some extra space.

This is something to watch closely as some manufacturers do tend to leave out important features when branding handsets for different companies, collaborations between designer labels and mobile phone manufacturers have earned themselves a dubious reputation and the blanket name of ‘Fashion Phones’.

Fashion phones are ordinarily considered to be handsets that have simply been rebranded by a designer and do not usually offer the latest mobile technology and features found in the other handsets released around the same time.

This could also be said for the new product that has come about after the collaboration between samsung and Ted Baker, the new Samsung Ted Baker phone or Samsung L760 Ted Baker or indeed the Samsung Ted Baker Button offers some mid range technology and concentrates more on exterior looks than on features.

The initial problem is what to call the phone, the model number is indeed the Samsung L760 but as with designer phones that have gone before it, it is likely to end up being called simply the Ted Baker phone.

Even though it is not heavy on technology, the handset does look aesthetically pleasing offering a dark pink finish with pink exterior buttons, a pink keypad underneath the sliding mechanism and a flock effect on the back of the phone using two tone dark and light pinks.

The name ‘Ted Baker Button‘ came about because the handsets main navigational key located just below the main display is actually modelled on a real button with four holes in the centre, very much as you would expect to find on a pair of Ted Baker jeans.

This new handset offers a mid range 2.0 megapixel camera with a zoom function for close ups which only months ago would have been a high specification camera, however the latest releases from Nokia, Sony Ericsson and LG are now available with a 5.0 megapixel camera onboard.

Other features of interest include a web browser for surfing the mobile internet, an MP3 player that can be filled with songs either from a PC or downloaded direct from the web and an FM Radio for tuning into local and national radio stations. Bluetooth is present for wireless connections to headsets and car kits as well as transferring files to compatible devices as is an expandable memory using MicroSD cards for the extra space needed for photos, video clips and music tracks.

The Samsung Ted Baker L760 offers enough of todays mobile technology for the average user to live with but probably more importantly will stand out in a crowd with its new designer makeover. This is a handset for those who are not interested in bundles of features they may never use but instead enjoy showing off their latest designer gadget.

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Samsung L760 Ted Baker Pink Deals

Samsung L760 Ted Baker Brown Deals

Samsung L760 Ted Baker Blue Deals

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