ASUS released its P552w PDA phone with new "GLIDE" features

ASUS today launched the ASUS P552w PDA phone which features Glide – an innovative touch-responsive user interface that makes navigating and performing tasks on a mobile phone more intuitive and interactive than ever before. Equipped with a 624MHz processor and a host of market-leading features such as 3.5G HSDPA connectivity, GPS and seamless Google integration, the ASUS P552w PDA phone is a perfect fit for the rising tide of young, tech-savvy professionals who appreciate a good-looking mobile companion that packs a wealth of fun features and yet is no slouch when it comes to work.

Glide to a New Mobile Experience
Underpinning the ASUS P552w’s revolutionary touch-responsive user interface is its cutting-edge Gester technology that enables users to perform a variety of navigational actions – such as selecting, zooming, scrolling and flipping – easily through simple flicks of their fingers. Incorporated into Glide are also applications that enable users to access a wide range of functions such as looking up the latest news, checking the weather forecast, viewing photo slideshows and listening to music within a few finger taps. These applications, dubbed Multi-Home, Anytime Launcher, EziPhoto, and EziMusic, give the expression "the world at your fingertips" a whole new meaning.

Unprecedented Processing Power, Speed and Connectivity
The ASUS P552w boasts one of the most powerful CPUs (624MHz) on the market today. Apart from posting exceptional Vsbenchmark scores, the ASUS P552w’s real-world results are equally tangible – applications and games run noticeably faster and video frame rates are markedly smoother. The ASUS P552w also features 3.5G HSDPA (3.6Mbps) connectivity for the fastest Internet browsing, file sharing and TV program-streaming experience possible. Furthermore, it offers Bluetooth, WLAN 802.11b/g, GPS, USB and other connectivity standards to enable easy data transfers to and from other devices.

Deep Google Integration
The ASUS P552w features Google Maps* which not only facilitates navigation, but is capable of furnishing users with information on points of interest. The ASUS P552w’s navigation capabilities are further bolstered by a feature known as ASUS SMS Location Link. With this exclusive feature, users at two different locations can locate each other easily by sending each other SMS messages. Clicking on the URLs which are automatically embedded in the sent messages will link the phones up to Google Maps, which will then provide the users with clear directions on how to get to each other’s positions. The ASUS P552w also features a convenient Google Search Bar on the Today screen that makes it easier to perform online queries.

EziPhoto, EziMusic and Other Applications
The ASUS P552w comes preinstalled with applications that allow users to get an easy handle on entertainment. The most exciting of these are EziPhoto and EziMusic. EziPhoto enables users to flip through their photo collection with their fingertips, akin to how they would with a real album. It also has a Calendar option which organizes and displays the thumbnails of photos users have taken according to the dates in which they were snapped, allowing them to relive those moments in chronological order at a single glance. EziMusic offers an interactive interface – complete with exciting animations – for users to play and manage their music, performing each task with colorful aplomb. The ASUS P552w also houses applications that enable easy access to web content like RSS newsfeeds, YouTube movies and photos on Flickr, ensuring that users have a full complement of entertainment options to choose from while out of the house or office. Source...

Motorola MC75 GSM/CDMA Hybrid PDA Phone

Motorola presents the MC75 PDA phone that comes with a ruggedized shell. This rugged MC75 is a PDA phone running the Windows Mobile 6 OS. It supports both GSM/3G/HSDPA as well as CDMA/ EV-DO Rev. A cellular networks.

Motorola MC75 is powered by an Intel XScale 624MHz processor. It features a 2 Megapixel camera, a 3.5-inch 640×480 LCD touchscreen, and WiFi 802.11a/g. Source...

Exon's Quran PDA Phone Capable Of Both Linux And Windows Mobile 6

Exon International has released the T-rexon MP747-SM PDA phone, boasting to be the tiniest pda phone with dimensions of 90x46x10mm, and weighs just 90g with the battery included.

The intresting thing about this pda phone is that it supports BOTH Windows Mobile 6 and Linux, which means it has a swappable operating system. This flexible PDA phone also supports Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, as well as linux applications, not to mention it also has the Holy Quran preloaded, and accessible with a touch of a button.
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FCC featured HP iPAQ 900 Series

Trawling through the FCC website will show that the upcoming HP iPAQ 900 series smartphones in the works. No idea on when this will be released to Joe public and from which carrier will you be able to get it from, but AT&T is a very real possibility. With its release being pegged back for quite some time already, hopefully the specifications within won't be too outdated in this day and age.
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HKC released Smartphones / PDA, W1000, G1000, WM6 Pro

The company HKC Communication has submitted two models of its mobile devices that enjoy the benefits of all smartphone / PDA.

• Dimensions: 117 x 61 x 16.4 mm
• Weight: 140 grams (G1000); 143 grams (W1000)
• OMAP 850 processor at 200 MHz
• OS: Windows Mobile Pro 6
• Touch Screen QVGA of 2.8 "
• Camera of 2MP
• Bluetooth, with A2DP
• W1000: Up to 3 hours and 20 in use; 120 hours standby
• G1000: Up to 240 minutes talk time, 150 hours standby

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HP iPAQ 214 Handheld Smartphone £229.95

The HP iPAQ 214 Enterprise is a handheld which will enable you to run business applications, and it is an attractive alternative to other handhelds which are available.

It has a large 4 inch touch screen and 802.11 b/g wireless networking and used Windows Mobile 6.0. It also has as you would expect Bluetooth and will support CompactFlash and SD Memory Cards.

The HP iPAQ 214 Enterprise Handheld is available from expansys.com for £229.95, there are also a range of accessories available to.
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ASUS announced its new line of products

In today's world no one is expecting for a mobile with basic utility say for conversation alone and they are anymore now... Even the basic models comes with handfull of utilities.. where every mobile is turning into PDA s(personal digital assistance) with PMP s(portable media players) here comes ASUS with its stunning line of products...Asus is busy keeping everyone s attention these days with several announcements from the CeBIT IT show in Hannover. The high-end devices are Asus P560, Asus P320 also known as Galaxi Mini, Asus M536 and ASUS Lamborghini ZX1 running on 3D-like customized Windows Mobile 6.1 UI.I got impressed with GALAXI MINI and LAMBORGINI ZX1... amazing features it has got .... Asus P320 Galaxi Mini is among the smallest PocketPC phones. It's smaller than the HTC Touch and the LG KS20 beats it only by one millimeter in thickness. Asus P320 Galaxi Mini, running on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS. It's powered by the somewhat underpowered 200 MHz TI OMAP 850 processor and has 128 MB of ROM and 64 MB RAM.The display is again a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen. The built-in GPS takes advantage of the SiRFstar III chipset and definitely makes it the smallest Pocket PC phone with GPS . Other goodies include Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0 and microSD card support. There is no Wi-Fi support however - that alone is enough to make us sad.

Getac Rugged GPS PDA

Getac will be releasing a new GPS-enabled PDA. It features Windows Mobile 5.0, bluetooth and wifi connectivity, SD memory card slot, 2GB of internal memory, is resistant to -20C to +70C (158 F) temperature ranges, and is shockproof. No word on the price or when you’ll be able to get your hands on one of these.
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Asus P320 PDA Phone with WM6.1

Asus presents the new P320 (Codename: Galaxy Mini) PDA phone that runs the latest Windows Mobile 6.1 OS. Asus P320 is a Quad-band GSM phone with 128MB ROM and 64MB RAM.

It features a 2.6-inch LCD touchscreen with 240×320 resolution, integrated SiRF III GPS chipset, a 2 Megapixel camera, WiFi 802.11 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR connectivity and a microSD/SDHC memory card slot.
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Asus M536 PDA with GPS

# Asus has announced their new M536 at CeBIT in Germany. The new GPS-enabled PDA has a full QWERTY keyboard, much like the design of the Blackberry devices. The touch-screen M536 adds some pretty cool features, including a biometric finger print reader for added security, an unconvenional screen resolution of 320×320 rather than the 320x240 resolution typical of this form factor, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and a 3.2 MP camera. M536 Features: A-GPS compatible SiRF III GPS receiver
# 2.4″ TFT LCD
# Triband GSM, GPRS, EDGE, dual band 3G and HSDPA with 3.6 Mbps
# 802.11b/g Wi-Fi
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BluebirdSoft to present its industrial PDA lineup

BluebirdSoft expects to present its industrial PDA lineup(BM-350, BIP-5000, BIP-1300, BM-150R, BI-300) at the upcoming CeBIT 2008.

The BM-350 is a high-performance PDA running on Windows Mobile 6.0 while the BIP-5000 is integrated with barcode scanner. The BIP-1300 is an all-in-one mobile payment system, and the BM-150R can be used as consumer PDA. The BI-300 is ultra-slim cordless barcode scanner.
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EMOBILE offers two new handsets

EMOBILE is a pretty wide cult following in the city's of Japan. But until recently, the Japanese carrier didn't have much to offer in terms of, well, phones. Thankfully they've signed on to offer two new handsets to their customers, the Toshiba-rooted H11T clamshell, and the Windows Mobile 6 smartphone, the S11HT "EMONSTER" from HTC, which is comparable to the Tilt and TyTN II.
The H11T features a 3.2 megapixel camera, one-seg tuner, and a QVGA display for a pretty nice set of well-rounded features, while the HTC device offers similar features to previously released Tilt devices. EMOBILE users can look for these two devices on March 28.
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E-TEN showcase the Glofiish M810 smartphone at MWC

During the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona E-Ten rolled out their HSDPA smartphone the Glofiish M810, and we found out it has a full QWERTY keyboard, a 2 megapixel camera with auto-focus, and a 2.8 inch LCD display. The Glofissh M810 runs on Windows Mobile operating system and supports Bluetooth, GPD and WLAN.

Dopod announced P660 Smartphone/PDA with Windows Mobile 6 Pro

Connectivity: GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Operating system: Windows Mobile 6® Professional
Display: 2.8-inch QVGA flat touch screen
Double bed: 2 megapixel with macro focus
Internal memory: 256 MB flash, 128 MB ram
Removable memory: miniSD™ slot
Bluetooth®: 2.0 with EDR
GPS: GPS

PDA/Tablet Concept for elderly people

The idea behind this tablet/pda-ish device is to track every movement of the elderly people, Nokia believe this is the best way to keep them around. By monitoring (via RFID tags) what they consume; from expired foods, medicine, possible allergens and nutritional info. This easy to read and use information pad hopes to be a vital tool for the upcoming explosion of elderly Baby Boomers.
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HTC’s smooth TomTom touch-PDA, the P3470

The convergence of mobile devices, data and navigation was one of the ongoing themes at the 2008 Mobile World Congress and Windows-based company HTC had its first public showing of its P3470 PDA phone.

A typical HTC product in terms of the excellent build quality and the homepage HTC Home Screen utility, the P3470 links in with TomTom Navigator map software. Its smooth scroll wheel is used together with the touchscreen to provide a solid user interface.
In terms of tech specs, the device runs Windows Mobile Professional 6 on a TI OMAP 850 processor running at 201.5MHz, and has 256MB of ROM and 128MB of RAM. There’s also a 2MP camera (with manual macro selection), Bluetooth 2.0 and a microSD card slot.
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i-mate Ultimate Range Expands

i-mate is also at MWC '08, delivering a couple of units from its Ultimate range - the 9502 and 8502. The former would be the flagship model of the Ultimate range, making it an "all in one" Windows Mobile device that features 3.5G, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, a VGA display and built-in GPS functionality. As for the Ultimate 8502, it is a slim smartphone that comes with a QWERTY keyboard, a 2.6" touch screen 65k color TFT display, integrated GPS and a Microsoft Office Mobile for those who can't seem to stop checking out their spreadsheets even when out of the office. There is no word on pricing and availability for either handset as at press time.
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Ask A CellGuru: What Is PDA?

Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are handheld computers, but have become much more versatile over the years. PDAs are also known as small computers or palmtop computers. PDAs have many uses: calculation, use as a clock and calendar, accessing the Internet, sending and receiving E-mails, video recording, typewriting and word processing, use as an address book, making and writing on spreadsheets, scanning bar codes, use as a radio or stereo, playing computer games, recording survey responses, and Global Positioning System (GPS).

Newer PDAs also have both color screens and audio capabilities, enabling them to be used as mobile phones (smartphones), web browsers, or portable media players. Many PDAs can access the Internet, intranets or extranets via Wi-Fi, or Wireless Wide-Area Networks (WWANs). Many PDAs employ touch screen technology.

The term “personal data assistant” was first used on January 7, 1992 by Apple Computer CEO John Sculley at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, referring to the Apple Newton. PDAs are sometimes referred to as “Palms”, “Palm Pilot” or “Palm Tops”.

PDAs are used to store information that can be accessed at any time and any where: automobile navigation, ruggedized PDAs, medical and scientific uses, educational uses and sporting uses.

Perhaps, more than any other computer devices, the PDA lacks the fully-blown infrastructure of a Wireless Broadband network. This could be offered in future by WiMax. Nowadays prices of laptops are coming down. Though somewhat bigger in size, laptops have better visibility and are more powerful. However, the OQO Model 2 has been released as an IBM-PC compatible PDA with a USB port so that people can play computer games from ubiquitous operating systems such as Windows XP and connect typical PC peripherals.For more info about PDA visit PDA in Space.

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Toshiba Portege G910, G920

Toshiba usually doesn’t make smartphones, but recently, they submitted two to the FCC. Both the G910 and G920 should run on Windows Mobile 6, QWERTY keyboard has flat buttons as well as a thick appearance which makes it bulky to fit in pockets. Hopefully the final product is better than this.

Glofiish released it latest X650 PDA

ETen has a spanking new GPS-capable PDA smartphone known as the Glofiish X650 that can currently be seen on the FCC website, indicating a release in the US pretty soon. The X650 pretty much resembles the X600, although it comes in a slightly different shade. As for its features, everything pretty much ranks the same with the X600 save for the addition of an integrated FM transmitter. There is a possibility of a VGA display, but that remains to be confirmed. Would be nice to see 3G connectivity with the X650 though. As for pricing details, well, we'll just have to wait.