When the Minimal Phone was first announced this time last year, you might have been forgiven for thinking it was vaporware.

The first phone in the US with an e-ink keyboard that morphs between numeric, QWERTY, and other layouts. This follow-up to the dual-flip Alias also steps up to a 2 megapixel camera, large QVGA ...

This messaging phone features a dual-flip design like Samsung's D307, but with a thinner profile and for CDMA networks. Key features include a QWERTY keyboard, EVDO high-speed data, music player ...