Tech QQ

Have you been longing for that nice looking Dell Streak, but didn't want it bound to a carrier?
If you live in the UK, you don't have to wait anymore. The Streak is now available unlocked for £449 (about $675). But if you think importing is ok, then you can wait for next month as Dell is to start selling the unlocked Streak for 500$ (about £335).

Dell has announced that the Streak Android device will be available in June. The Streak is sporting a 5" 480*800 screen, so it will be larger than all smartphones available. More than that the spec sheet reads:

• 1GHz Snapdragon Processor
• 16GB Internal memory
• Expandable SD card slot with up to 32GB more memory
• 5MP Camera
• Low res front side camera for video chat
• 3G support
• Wifi support
• Bluetooth 2.1 support

It will be shipping with Android 1.6 (Donut) installed, but will be upgradeable to Froyo (Android 2.2) at a later date.

Personally I am a bit skeptic to the form factor. Since I suspect most people would replace their phone/smartphone with this, isn't the size a bit too large? They have built in a mic and speaker so you can put it too your ear and talk into it like a phone, but it looks kind of silly. Now of course most people use a headset anyways. But I still have my doubts for the size, even though browsing the web and looking at video content probably will be a lot more comfortable for the eyes and hopefully not give pinch-to-zoom syndrome fingers.

See the vid below for a nice demo of the Streak from Delll: