This sturdy but somewhat sensible phone is the latest smartphone by HTC, Pharos P3470. Considered as an entry level smartphone, this unit has GPS, a 200 MHz processor, 128MB of RAM, Bluetooth, but no WiFi.
Equipped with 2.8 inch display, HTC Pharos is running on Windows Mobile 6. The specifications might not be top class, but at least HTC have loaded their unique TouchFLO interface. No information on price or availability.
This is not a very much rumored handset that will get the attention of every gadget fans.
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Casio unveiled their new GzOne rugged GPS phone at CES 2008.The GzOne is a standard low-end GPS phone with a location enabled 9-1-1 feature for emergency situation. You will need to activate Verizon’s VZ Navigator to have a full GPS navigation system that comes complete with up to 14 million POIs and detailed color maps.
Other features include Bluetooth, handsfree, serial port, dial-up networking, voice commands, and a not so good digital camera. Casio GzOne is worth at $150 from Verizon with a two year contract.
From: Electronics Infoline
No built-in GPS might have been the downside of Apple’s iPhone. With Apple keep adding new features to the iPhone, owners now have the ability to GPS-less tracking.
The new released 1.1.3 iPhone software update included the GPS-style feature, as Steve Jobs announced today at the US Macworld event. The new feature tracks position by detecting WiFi access points and close by mobile phone towers for triangulation in Google Maps. On top of the satellite view from Google, you could view street names and building names clearly.
It’s a risky but smart move by Apple, considering most of other mobile phone developers integrate actual GPS receiver into their devices. Built-in GPS could be a bad idea on iPhone, as GPS decreasing battery life.
From: PC Authority
E-Ten revealed its newest Glofiish line smartphone, the X650. Using a 2.8 inch touchscreen with VGA resolution, the X650 works on Windows Mobile 6 Professional. The smartphone included a 2 megapixel camera with auto-focus, a micro SD card slot for expanded memory, FM tuner and transmitter, Bluetooth 2.0 and many others smartphone features.
The new added built-in GPS receiver is very helpful to ensure that you can find your way around town. There is no information on the price and availability, but it is confirmed that X650 will be available in black and purple color schemes.
From: Mobile Burn
Samsung unveiled its latest SGH cell phones line – the SGH-i780 on the last day of CES 2008. This GPS-enabled phone features a full QWERTY keyboard and touchscreen. The new feature – GPS, which has been a long rumour, is becoming a standard on high-end smartphones very soon. Another attractive feature is an optical mouse, but there is no details revealed on this utility yet. With resolution of 320×320 pixels, the 2.55-inch touchscreen display gives you crystal clear images. the smart phone connects through WiFi of 802.11b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR.
No information on price or availability is revealed by the developer.
From: mobilewhack
Being the first Walkman series handset featuring built-in GPS, the new Sony Ericsson W760 comes with tri-band HSDPA, enabling broadband speed downloads of latest music wherever and whenever. This slider phone measures only 103 x 48 x 15 mm and weighs about 103 grams. With the built-in GPS receiver, you can easily track your route by using applications such as: Wayfinder Navigator and Google Maps for step-by-step directions to your destination.
The W760 features 40MB internal memory, but the sales package included 1GB M2 memory stick. Besides that, you can play the phone preloaded game, Need for Speed ProStreet in landscape mode, with sound from stereo speakers. Not to forget that there is also a high quality 3.2 megapixel camera that reveals itself the moment you slide open the phone.
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Nokia has taken up Benefon’s social networking application – GeoSentric’s Gypsy. Benefon is an old GPS phone maker and was once quite famous for manufacturing GPS-enabled phones way before GPS was popularised. Unluckily, back then it was very early for GPS to market and the company soon stopped producing handsets and switched into mobile applications.
The GyPSii platform from GeoSentric enables the users to upload videos, sound clips, photographs which are encoded with the places where the videos or the pictures are taken. Then the user’s friends will be able to see the user’s location as well as look for other’s saved places. GyPSii can be run on Windows Mobile and some Symbian smartphones and Nokia is definitely going to elevate its user base. Nokia will make GyPSii available in its GPS handsets that include the 6110 and the N95.
From: Pocketpicks
The latest GPS cellular phone from Amex is both a shock and a wonder. Honk Kong originated company Amex announced its new collection of GPS handsets that are truly packed with surprises. Measuring only 114mm x 49.8mm x 17mm, this GPS gadget shares a strong resemblance with any standard Nokia Cellular. The specialty lies in its integrated GPS technology under a candy bar format. The built in antenna within the hand phone enables the user to get updated with the bearings of the place.
Additionally, the cell phone is also packed with dual speakers, vibrating option, a microphone, 1.3 megapixels camera, miniSD memory slot as well as video recording option under the format of 3GP and MP4. However, the inconvenience of the gadget comes with the inclusion of the 2.5mm phone jack as well as its 2.4” QVGA 262k color TFT LCD display which is not touch-screen capable unlike the various other GPS hand phones in the market. As a result the user will have to rely on its 5-way navigation keys to explore around with its GPS.
From: ubergizmo
From: ubergizmo
The Hop-On Wireless from California State has announced to release a new cellular phone which would be known as the HOP1883. Although the gadget is known to be equipped with all the general features that any ordinary phone comes with in the market, but the specialty lies in its inclusion of the GPS connectivity. Equipped with the popular SiRF Star III GPS receiver, this hand phone allows tri-band 900/1800/1900MHz GSM that targets both the local as well as the International market. Among its various features include a 2.8 inch screen with 240 x 329 resolution QVGA display and a 2 megapixels camera. The SiRFStar III GPS chipset loaded within the gadget definitely comes first among the numerous characteristics found in the Hop1883.
The company has not yet confirmed anything about its release into the market as rumour have it that the gadget is still under the process of production. As a result its estimated prices are yet unknown as well. Whatever it is, the Hop1883 will undeniably assist the elders to keep track of their little ones that’s for sure.
