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The annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is one of the world’s biggest trade shows devoted to cellphones, smartphones and mobile gear. Wired covered the show — as we do every year — to bring you hands-on photos of the biggest announcements and most interesting new gadgets from the floor of the trade show.
Dominating the headlines, of course, was Microsoft’s announcement of are branded, updated mobile operating system they now call Windows Phone 7 Series. Modeled on the eye-popping Zune HD interface, it looks like one of the most ambitious, ground-up re-imaginings of the smartphone interface in years.
And then there were more eclectic product announcements, like the Motorola Golden-i shown here. This headset is a prototype hands-free terminal for use in construction or other tough environments where the user has his hands busy, but still needs a computer. Designed to fit under a construction helmet, the Golden-i puts a tiny screen up close to the eye which gives the equivalent of a 15-inch display, and also has a headphone, a microphone along with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for talking to other devices.
Read on for more highlights from MWC 2010.
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