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Pharos unveils Traveler 137 GPS Smartphone

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Pharos unveiled the Traveler 137 smartphone, winner of the 2009 CES Innovations award. The Traveler 137 is an unlocked Windows Mobile phone that is distinguished by its slender profile, cool applications, and bright, 3.5 inch touch screen. True to Pharos’ roots in the navigation space, the Traveler 137 provides full-featured navigation with voice prompts on a pay-as-you-go basis that spares users an ongoing monthly fee. In an industry brimming with mobile devices, the Traveler 137 stands apart by offering users great navigation on a powerful, sleek smartphone that runs on the GSM network of their choice. The Traveler 137 will be available late in the first quarter of 2009 from major retailers for a suggested price of $599.95.

Traveler 137 Specifications

- Operating System: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
- Hardware partner: Pharos works closely with Inventec
- Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528MHz
- Memory: 256MB DDR SDRAM, 512MB Flash ROM
- Phone: unlocked GSM quad band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE / GPRS, Tri-band 3G, 1700/1900/2100 MHz, UMTS 384Kb/s, HSDPA 7.2Mb/s, HSUPA 2Mb/s
- Talk time: up to 4 hours talk time and 200 hours standby time
- Display: 3.5” TFT LCD with touch panel, 480 x 800 Wide-VGA with 65,000 colors
- Wireless: GPS aGPS compatible, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetoothâ„¢ v2.1 + EDR , FM tuner
- Camera: 3 megapixel for picture or video, .3 megapixel on the front for video conference
- Expansion: USB 2.0, micro SD slot support SDHC, stereo audio jack
- Battery: 1380 mAh Li-Ion, rechargeable/replaceable
- Size: 4.60in (L) x 2.40in (W) x 0.51in (H)
- Weight: 4.9 ounces

http://www.pharosgps.com/default.asp

HTC Touch Cruise

HTC Touch Cruise

The new HTC Touch Cruise, an update to 2008’s HTC GPS device of the same name, sports a new, more compact design and new capabilities.

With HTC Footprints you have the ability to take notes and an audio clip of that favourite restaurant or special place while identifying its specific geographical location. In addition to identifying each postcard with its specific GPS co-ordinates, Footprints also auto-names each postcard with its general location or area.

When placed into its accompanying car cradle, the HTC Touch Cruise automatically kicks in its one-touch interface that provides seamless turn-by-turn directions for in car navagation.

Key HTC Touch Cruise Specifications

Size: 102 x 53.5 x 14.5mm
Weight: 103 grams
Connectivity: WCDMA/HSPA: 900/2100MHz. HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Operating system: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Display: 2.8-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with QVGA resolution
Control panel: HTC TouchFLO, 4-Way navigation wheel with Enter and HTC Footprints buttons
Camera: 3.2 MP, with fixed focus
Internal memory: 512 MB flash ROM, 256 MB RAM
Expansion Slot: microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
Bluetooth: 2.0 with EDR
Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS: GPS/A-GPS
Interface: HTC ExtUSB (mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
Battery: 1100 mAh
Talk time: GSM: up to 400 minutes
Standby time: GSM: up to two weeks
Chipset: Qualcomm MSM7225, 528 MHz

The new HTC Touch Cruise will be available to customers across all major global markets in spring 2009.

HP iPAQ 210


In this day of electronics convergence, our cell phones, PDAs, MP3 players, etc., all compress down into one multi-purpose device that does everything but style our hair. This results in a compromised device, usually with a small screen and a battery that's constantly panting. Back in the old days, PDAs were mighty road warriors that replaced laptops on the road for some intrepid travelers. They had large, bright screens, ran complex applications, and some even possessed mighty batteries that outlasted converged devices.

But wait, those days are not gone forever. While companies like Sony, Fujitsu, and Dell bailed out of the stand-alone PDA market, HP produced a mighty successor to greats like their own iPAQ hx4700 and Dell's Axim X50v and Axim 51v models. Following HP's release of a “consumer” PDA late last fall in the QVGA iPAQ 110, they have now offered the much-anticipated iPAQ 200-series for sale.

The new iPAQ packs quite a punch with a 4” VGA screen and 16-bit color, 128MB (~35MB used by operating system) of Program Memory, 256MB (162.55MB usable) of Storage Memory, 24.71MB of File Store, all powered by the mighty 624MHz Marvell PXA310 CPU. It sports both SDHC and CF card slots, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, and a nice 2200mAh battery. What's not to love?

BlackBerry Storm 9530 Preliminary Review

The BlackBerry Storm, the first BlackBerry with a touchscreen, is going to be released by Verizon Wireless in a couple of days.

When this device showed up in my mailbox, I tore through the box, powered it up, and for the most part haven’t looked back since.

Based on initial impressions, the Storm seems to meld traditional RIM functionality with the fun and innovative touchscreen of the iPhone and others, resulting in something boasting the best of both and stronger than either.


While the new BlackBerry Bold is slightly larger than I imagined, the Storm is smaller than I expected, and fits comfortably into my pocket.

It's noticeably heavier than the older BlackBerry Curve, though, and a feather heavier than the Bold.

The Touch... the Feel... the Screen

The touchscreen -- the focus of this smartphone -- is responsive and crisp, and features great contrast and the right amount of sensitivity.

You have two options for working with this display. Using one of these, you slide your fingers across the screen to select an item or to shift between two items like the iPhone. Switching to the second setting allows you to select items by depressing the screen.

Pushing the BlackBerry key (one of four keys on the front of the device) pulls up a list of menu items. It's easy to navigate the menu by dragging your fingers to move across rows or columns and selecting items with a tap.

Tilting the BlackBerry 90 degrees will turn screen from portrait to landscape mode, but this feature is diminished by up to two seconds of lag.

There is about a four-paper-width gap between the screen and the chrome edge. As a result, you can move the actual screen by softly resting a finger on the face. The device has a distinctly solid feel to it overall; however, this movement in the screen was a little disconcerting the first time I felt it.

Typing

The typing experience using the Storm's on-screen keyboard is an amalgam of earlier BlackBerrys and the iPhone.

To select a key, you have to fully depress the screen. This solves the tactile feedback problem that so many users have brought up as a flaw of the iPhone and other touchscreen-based phones, but doesn't fully replicate the button experience.

Because the entire screen is made up of one piece of glass, it's difficult to accurately strike two keys next to one another in rapid succession, as the screen is still depressed from the first key when you try to hit the second. This issue reveals itself when trying to quickly write out an email or type a memo, but is a non-issue in instances such as entering a website address.

The Storm will correct spelling mistakes on the fly, but I found that my typing was less accurate than usual on this device. Although some of this is normal and comes with getting used to such a radically different keyboard, something tells me that I won't ever type quite as fast on the Storm as I can on a device with a physical keyboard.

Browsing

A larger display that's also a touchscreen leads to a better web browsing experience.

By default, the browser displays pages in an easy-to-read pane from which you can zoom in or out. You can use your fingers to navigate to areas off the screen that can't be seen at first, and links can be clicked by depressing the screen. When your finger isn't directly over a link, or where there are many links, depressing the screen zooms in.

Holding the screen down reveals a toolbar that offers the choice of "Go To," Column View," "Cursor Mode," and zoom in or out.

Unfortunately, the Storm lacks Wi-Fi, so you're limited to the speeds of Verizon's EV-DO network, which is fast enough for most purposes. Another browser discredit is the lack of support for sites like Pandora.com. YouTube.com is supported, though.



In general, the browser is intuitive and easy to use. By far, the Storm boasts the best browser I've used on a BlackBerry, though it does come up short in some areas. It is leagues ahead of some mobile browsers but it still doesn't compare to the full-featured browser of other devices (read: iPhone).

Overall

The BlackBerry Storm shakes up market in a huge way. RIM has been making a strong play for more market share among personal users, and the Storm fills a huge gap in its product line. It provides a great good browsing experience, consistent sound quality, GPS navigation via Verizon's VZ Navigator, all of which come backed by RIM's flagship messaging service.

If you can stand the fingerprints on your screen (I can't seem to get them off!), this phone will give any other smartphones a run for their money. To be the envy of your friends while maintaining form and functionality the Storm may be hard to beat.

After I've had more time with this device I'll have a more complete review.

http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=14616

Blackberry Curve 8310 Smartphone


RIM showcased Blackberry Curve 8310 PDA phone during CES 2009 event in Las Vegas. Combining productivity and multimedia onto all-in-one device, Curve 8310 offers an integrated 2 megapixel camera module,
enhanced GPS navigation functionality,
a 320 x 240 resolution display,
a full-QWERTY keyboard for convenient text messaging,
USB connectivity,
Bluetooth,
a 3.5mm stereo jack,
and a microSD media card slot.

It also comes with instant messaging function and built-in web browser.

One more pic after the jump.


Personally, I suggest you to get Blackberry Bold or Blackberry Touch 3G instead. I think those are much better than the Curve series…

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