Microsoft KIN TWO Windows Wireless

Share your passions, happy accidents, and triumphs with the Microsoft KIN TWO, a new kind of mobile phone that enables you to share more of your world with the people who matter the most. Offering a larger screen and keyboard than its sibling the KIN ONE, the KIN TWO also offers more memory, a higher resolution camera, and the ability to record high-definition video.

The Microsoft KIN TWO with 3.4-inch touchscreen display.

Stay connected with the latest updates from your friends on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace, along with your favorite Web sites directly on the KIN Loop home screen. And make sure your best friends come first by adding them to your Favorites, so their updates, posts, and photos will appear more frequently in the Loop. You'll be able to easily share almost anything with almost anyone--photos, videos, or web sites, Twitter posts, map locations, and more--using the KIN Spot, a small colored dot at the bottom of the screen. Just drag it to the Spot, add the people you want to send it to by dragging them to the Spot, and then choose how you want to send it (e-mail or MMS). Powered by Windows Phone OS for KIN, the KIN TWO features a 3.4-inch capacitive touchscreen display that's complemented by a full QWERTY keyboard that slides out from the side of the phone. The 8-megapixel camera is designed for use in low light with image stabilization and a bright LumiLED flash, enabling you to capture late-night snapshots. It also records videos in native 720p high-definition resolution. And all your photos and videos--as well as messages and contacts--get backed up to the secure KIN Studio Web site. The KIN TWO is the first Windows Phone to feature a Zune-powered music and video experience, which also provides FM radio and podcast playback. With a Zune Pass subscription and Zune software on your PC, you can listen to millions of songs from Zune Marketplace on your KIN while on the go or load from your personal collection. In addition to running on the fast Verizon Wireless 3G EV-DO data network, the KIN TWO can also connect to Wi-Fi networks (802.11 b/g), enabling you to view Web sites on the full HTML browser and download files using your home network as well as on-the-go hotspots. Other features include an 8 GB memory, Bluetooth for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, access to personal and corporate e-mail accounts, assisted GPS for location services, and 6.1 hours (365 minutes) of talk time.

Share videos, photos, text messages, Web pages, location and status updates with friends by simply dragging them to the KIN Spot at the bottom of the screen.

The slide-out full QWERTY keyboard.

A New Kind of Social Phone

With the KIN TWO, social networking is built into the fabric of the phone via the following features.

• With the KIN Loop, all of your favorite people and things you love are right on your home screen in real time. You tell KIN who and what is important, and it delivers the latest updates from your favorite websites and social networks such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.
  
• The KIN Spot is the new way to share. Share almost anything--photos, texts, Web pages--with almost anyone. Since the Spot is always on your screen, it's unbelievably easy to drop stuff into the Spot and send by text, e-mail or social network update.
  
• With the KIN Studio, almost everything on your phone--messages, contacts, photos and videos--are backed up to a private, password-protected Web site where you can visit all of your memories anywhere there is a computer. And with virtually unlimited storage, there's almost no limit to what you can keep.
  
• The KIN Camera captures all the moments that matter most, and makes it easy to share them. The KIN ONE has a 5-megapixel autofocus and an LED flash lens and anti-shake capability, enabling you to take amazing pictures even in low light, and post or share them with just one touch.

Key Features

• Fast 3G connectivity thanks to the reliable Verizon Wireless EV-DO, Rev A network
• Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g) for accessing home and corporate networks as well as hotspots on the go.
• Integration of social networks (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter) directly into the KIN Loop home screen
• Sharing of status messages, web pages, maps, feeds, photos and videos with the KIN Spot through messaging, social network upload (Facebook, MySpace, Windows Live)
• Messages, call history, contacts, photos, videos backed up and available at the secure KIN Studio Web site
• 3.4-inch capacitive touchscreen display (320 x 240 pixels)
• Slide-out full QWERTY keyboard
• Windows Phone OS for KIN
• 8-megapixel camera with autofocus lens, LED flash, and image stabilization.
• HD video capture capabilities with native 720p high-def resolution (1280 x 720 pixels).
• Zune–powered music and video experience with over–the–air streaming and download of tracks with Zune Pass (a free 14-day trial is included; learn more below). Includes support for WMA, MP3, M4A, and AAC audio formats and WMV, MP4, and H.264 video formats.
• Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity with stereo music streaming (A2DP) capabilities as well as hands-free headsets and car kits.
• 8 GB of internal memory (not expandable)
• Access to text and picture messaging with messages as well as call history integrated into messaging and sorted by contacts.
• Access to personal and corporate (Exchange) e-mail with push capabilities and support for up to 10 e-mail accounts.
• Full HTML Web browser with local and Web search by Bing, and an RSS feed reader to pull down information on people and stories from the Web.
• Assisted GPS for location-based services and geotagging photos and videos.
• Airplane mode allows you to listen to music while the cellular connectivity is turned off
• Bilingual interface (English, Spanish)
• 3.5mm headset jack
• TTY compatible
• Hearing Aid Compatibility = M4/T3

Vital Statistics
The Microsoft KIN TWO weighs 4.7 ounces and measures 4.38 x 2.36 x 0.64 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 6.1 hours of talk time, and up to 232 hours (9.67 days) of standby time. It runs on the CDMA 800/1900 frequencies as well as EV–DO, Rev A 3G frequencies. What's in the Box
Microsoft KIN TWO handset, rechargeable battery, charger, 3.5mm wired stereo headset, micro USB cable, quick start guide

Verizon Wireless Services

• Reliable 3G Network: With support for the EV-DO high-speed data standard, you'll enjoy fast access to the Internet and Verizon Wireless multimedia services (additional charges applicable), with average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps and peak rates up to 2 Mbps. (Learn more about where EV-DO coverage is offered.)

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Zune Pass

The Zune Pass subscription allows you to download unlimited tracks from the Zune Catalog (usable as long as the Zune Pass remains active) and keep 10 of your favorite tracks each month. The Microsoft KIN mobile phones come with a free Zune Pass 14-day trial (which requires name, address and credit card information), after which the Zune Pass is $14.99 per month. Zune Pass features include:

• Browse and search music in the Zune Catalog.
• Stream music (unlimited), enabling you to listen to music before purchasing.
• Download-to-Rent (DTR) tracks onto the KIN TWO, with playback as long as you keep your Zune Pass active. You can transfer tracks back to a PC via USB cable and using Zune PC software.
• Download-to-Own (DTO) up to 10 tracks per month with no digital rights management (or DRM), allowing you to keep the tracks forever even if your Zune Pass account isn't active.

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