Pantech Ease, the first quick
messaging phone from AT&T with menus will go on sale June 20
The Pantech Ease is touted to deliver a streamlined mobile experience. Ease offers a bright 3.2" full touch screen display, a full
keyboard, intuitive menus. Ease can be switched from Easy mode to Advanced mode for a more traditional quick
messaging user experience with a quick settings change. There are advanced camera tools, a pedometer, 
text-to-voice, voice to text and an easy mobile web browser,
Pantch Ease will be available June 20
for $69.99 (Pay $119.99 and after mail-in rebate receive $50 AT&T
Promotion Card. Two year service agreement and a minimum $20 messaging
or combination of messaging and data plans required.) PANTECH EASE Advanced Features
- Streamlined, Targeted Menu - Navigating the phone's
features is straightforward with the Easy Mode, which minimizes
scrolling and highlights the features customers want to access most. - Large
Font - Ease uses a highly visible large
font. Additionally, users can increase or minimize the font of received
messages with either touch or physical zoom in or out keys. - Easy-to-Use
Buttons - Well spaced, backlit buttons
on the device respond with a tactile click when pressed, and remain
illuminated while in use. Specialized buttons such as the Quick Contact
key provide easy access to top 3 contacts and voicemail and the "Say A
Command" key allows a user to make a call, start a text or open an
application with their voice. - Camera -
Activated from the home screen menu or
with the dedicated camera key on the side of the phone, the 2-megapixel
camera with 7x zoom can quickly switch between picture taking and video
recording, allowing users to capture life's moments as they happen and
share them easily with family and friends. - Specialized
Tools - The Ease comes with a number of
specialized apps to make the users' life easier. Users can track their
steps and see up to a seven-day history with Pedometer. Readout mode audibly announces callers, text message senders and
reads out text message text and Voice Mode allows users to dictate a
message instead of typing it.
In Easy Mode, the Ease also boasts quick access to:
- AT&T Mobile Browser - combines full HTML
browsing with unique customization features so customers can easily surf
the Internet; view location-aware local news and weather; and read the
latest headlines from popular news, sports and entertainment sites. - AT&T
Navigator - offers turn-by-turn voice and
onscreen driving directions, automatic rerouting, real-time traffic
monitoring and more. AT&T Navigator is available for $9.99 per
month, and new subscribers receive their first 30 days of their
subscription for free. - AT&T Address Book -
syncs contacts to an online
address book so customers can access and manage their mobile contacts
from their handset -- or their PC. There is no additional charge to use
AT&T Address Book.