SBC plans email device for the masses
Published: 20 Aug 1999 11:41 BST
American telecommunications giant SBC will next month launch an email-only handheld device, designed to bring the Internet to a wider audience.
Dubbed eMessage, the device will feature a 7-inch by 10-inch keyboard with a flip-up display screen that can be attached to a standard phone. Available only in America, the eMessage will cost around $180 (£110), and an extra $10 for a monthly email service.
SBC marketing vice president Steve Dimmit said of the device: "eMessage will bridge the information technology gap for the 50 percent of US households that do not have a home computer."
BT launched its own email phone, the Easicom, in May.
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