Samsung Armani phone sighted at CES

Samsung takes a flying leap at the celebrity phone band-wagon.

Celebrity sightings of people have been pretty slim so far at CES, but we did get to see a celebrity mobile phone.

Samsung's Armani handset was sitting pretty in Samsung's enormous booth; most of the time it was behind glass, but we did see it up close. Like LG's Prada model, the Armani phone is all about design, and in this case it's decidedly minimalist. A large (2.6-inch), 262,000-color touchscreen dominates the entire front face of the candy-bar device, and a slim profile (0.41 inch) means it casts a slight shadow. The display also features haptic feedback so you know you're actually pressing a control.

Features include a full Internet browser, stereo Bluetooth, a 3-megapixel camera, a digital music and video player, and a microSD card slot. As it's a triband phone (GSM 900/1800/1900), though no word yet on an Australian release, however, we do expect it to cost a pretty penny. No one said high couture came cheap.