Taking a page from the Samsung Alias, the upcoming Samsung Zeel brings a dual-hinge design with a unique E Ink keyboard that changes based on the user’s needs. The Zeel will be priced at $79.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate on a new 2-year service agreement starting November 11 in Verizon retail stores or online at verizonwireless.com. Beyond the dual-hinge design, the Samsung Zeel offers support for corporate email via MS Exchange, a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, VZ Navigator, Media Center, Skype Mobile, full support for text/picture/video messaging and a microSD card slot with support for up to 32 GB.
Now for a little more information on that dual-hinge design and E Ink keyboard. According to Samsung, the Zeel can open vertically like a flip phone with a traditional numeric pad and change to an alpha-only keypad. When opening the phone in landscape mode, the phone displays a QWERTY keypad that can change to numeric with symbols. The change in keypads is a result of the E Ink technology, making the keys adapt to a given scenario which in this case is simply orientation. There’s no word on whether the keys will be customizable by the user, but the idea sounds enticing especially if you wanted custom keys for mobile gaming or possibly video playback.




