BenQ Siemens churned out some interesting handsets in their final days as a legit manufacturer. One of our favorites was the BenQ Siemens SL98 reverse slider - rather than sliding the screen upwards to reveals a keypad (like the more traditional sliders that we’ve seen), the screen pops up out of the body. Now, you won’t be able to grab a BenQ Siemens phone from the defunct company, but this here BenQ Siemens SL98 popped up on eBay’s German site. The auction has, sadly, already ended - but it’s nice to see that the prototype will live on and carry the BenQ Siemen legacy into the future. Aside from the unique form-factor, the BenQ Siemens packed in a lowly  a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, microSD card slot, and QVGA display - so there isn’t much to be desired. Still, it would have been cool to have show off this one-of-a-kind handset at our next office Holiday-party. [Via: Unwired View ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Picture: Not your typical slider phone, the BenQ Siemens SL98BenQ Siemens SF71 - Last Hurrah For BenQ SiemensBenQ Siemens P51 PDA phone launchedBenQ re-emerges as LCD and projector manufacturerBenQ Siemens Q-fi EF71 Pink edition

Water and dust. Two things you just don’t want to have getting inside your mobile phone. Weekend warriors will be happy to hear that the new BenQ M7 will put up with their water-borne and dust-filled hijinx in stride. The BenQ M7 features a 2 megapixel camera, forward-facing video-call camera, GPS, tri-band GSM radio with 2100Mhz UMTS, Bluetooth, and a GPS module - all packed into a package that BenQ says is resistant to dust and water. Now, we’re sure this thing won’t make it through a sand-blaster or a dunk in a swimming pool, but the occasional splash or roll in the dirt shouldn’t be a problem. With a built-in GPS module and resistance to dust and water, it seems that this mid-range (it has GPS, afterall) BenQ M7 is going for the “sporty” crowd. We guess that carbon fiber-esque (read: fake) front-face is supposed to appeal to this demographic. Pricing and availability are not yet known. [Via: Mobile Whack ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:BenQ re-emerges as LCD and projector manufacturerBenQ T-80 at ComputexDisaster-proof your Palm Treo 680/750/755BenQ Mobile to BenQ: Give us more money for executive bonuses, or we'll sue youBenQ takes the wraps of its latest candybar - BenQ C30