At CTIA, Sprint and Kyocera are demonstrating multi-pane support for its Echo in apps from productivity, gaming, social networking and other popular areas. Gaming will include titles from Gameloft, Namco Bandai and Electronic Arts, including "The Sims." Productivity apps will include Skype and a one-finger text entry technology that works at 40 words per minute. Social networking apps will be available for Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Google Talk, YouTube, Flickr and Picasa.
The dual-pane Echo allows its touchscreens to be configured side-by-side, over-under or at an angle like a tiny laptop. The multiple configurations, accessed using the application programming interface from Kyocera's Android Developer Program, are made possible by a novel hinge mechanism.
"The real magic in the Echo is its patented hinge that allows the two screens to be placed so close together that they can complement each other, or can act as a single oversized display with minimal distortion," said John Chier, director of corporate communications at Kyocera.
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