Neonode N2 smartphone World’s smallest touch screen device debuts at CES

Test versions of the Neonode N2 smartphone (neonode.com) were released to the press at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. The N2’s amazingly small size (1.88 x 3.08 x .6 inches) and customized user interface make it perhaps the most unique and innovative device to be introduced so far this year. The N2 weighs a mere 2.6 ounces and has a 2-inch (176 x 220) touch screen. Below the screen is a joystick, as well as an antenna loop that also functions as a lanyard clip. The device runs on Windows CE 5.0 and uses a unique user interface designed by Neonode; other features include a miniSD slot, a 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and music and video players. The smartphone Internet connection runs on the slower GPRS standard, but it is a quad-band GSM phone that will be sold unlocked through a U.S. carrier yet to be named.