Kyocera Echo

Looks like Sprint flew under our radar and dropped the price yesterday on some of their “old school” Android lineup. If you’re a new customer you can now sign up for a 2-year agreement and snag yourself a Samsung EPIC 4G for $100, Nexus S for $50 ($30 online), and the Kyocera Echo for free. [...]

In what seems like more of a “thank you” gift than an attempt at bolstering sales, Kyocera announced today that they would be giving away same of the hottest games in the Android Market for users of their wildly popular dual-screened Echo handset on Sprint. This is part of their “Summer of Free Apps” campaign [...]

Due to bugs (and not so much due to a very misleading changelog), Kyocera had to delay the Gingerbread update for their dual-screen Android on Sprint. Whatever issues were still lingering around must be fixed up now, though, because it’s just about ready to pop out of the oven. Changes are the same as before [...]

[Update 2]: And now the Gingerbread update is rolling out. Check for it over the air. [Update]: Looks like it was a mistake after all, but the possibility doesn’t completely dissipate. A Kyocera representative told BriefMobile that both the WiFi calling and NFC support features were listed by mistake. Android 2.3.4 listing apparently went up [...]

For all 4 of you who picked up Kyocera’s dual-screened Echo and were worried the device would simply be lost in time, stuck with it’s customized Android 2.2 firmware, fear not. Kyocera is increasing their Android “street cred” thanks to an Android 2.3 Gingerbread update making its way to Echo’s all over the country. The [...]

The Kyocera Echo launched to pretty mixed feelings. It’s dual-screen design was both innovative and frustrating, with a user interface that at times just missed the mark and a battery life that led to the manufacturer including a second battery and charger out of the box. But for all its flaws, the Echo is apparently [...]

We imagine this one won’t be met with much fanfare, but here it goes anyway: the Kyocera Echo is now officially available from Sprint. After a brief period of exclusive availability for premier customers, those of you who were looking forward to this dual-screen smartphone/tablet wannabe can go ahead and scoop it up for $199.99 [...]

It was just last week we saw the Kyocera Echo grace the FCC, but Sprint already has a date lined up for the release of the dual-screened Android smartphone debuted backed in February. The Echo will launch on April 17th, but beginning March 26th customers can pre-order the device that takes an innovative approach to [...]

Just like a true sleight of hand trick, no sooner was the Kyocera Echo magically revealed than it disappeared from view with little mention since from Sprint. While no certain release date has been tacked down just yet, it looks like the handset is moving forward towards release with a recent FCC filing. We weren’t [...]

Sprint has posted the entire announcement from yesterday’s Blaine-filled event in New York on YouTube. There are three parts to this monster – not including the Blaine-age, unfortunately – so hunker down and see just how Sprint introduced the first dual-screen Android device from Kyocera, the Echo.

I have mixed feelings about the Kyocera Echo. It’s dual-screen design is actually pretty clever — a lot like the NEC dual-screen tablet we saw at CES — but something about it doesn’t scream “your next Android device.” Maybe it’s the Kyocera name tag and the history of disappointment that goes along with it. Maybe [...]

David Blaine and Sprint just unveiled the Kyocera Echo, a dual-screened Android Device that sounds rather awesome based on initial details. Sprint just issued a press release providing more information, so let’s dig into some of the meat- just what is the Kyocera Echo all about? Here is the general concept: The Kyocera Echo has [...]

The Sprint event in NYC started off with David Blaine submerged in a tank of water – you may remember he broke the record for length of time under water with 17 minutes and 4 seconds a few years ago on Oprah.  Sprint promised they’d show off a “World First” and by Kevin’s description, I [...]

We knew Sprint had something special up their sleeves in conjunction with Kyocera – and early reports confirmed its name would be the Echo – but details were and still are scarce. According to new updates by Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal, however, the device will indeed be an industry first. The Kyocera Echo [...]

A pair of logos have leaked for what is said to be two new handsets headed to Sprint’s network. The first, the HTC Arrive, is being pegged as a Windows Phone 7 device, while the second, the Kyocera Echo is a bit more mysterious. The name is said to be the retail branding of a [...]