Hardwarezone has a complete review of the Asus P526 GPS enabled smartphone. The gadgets lack of 3G and Wi-Fi making it only good for consumers who are not interested in high speed data downloads. However, the Asus P526 has Bluetooth capabilities and Edge connectivity. It is expected to cost around $530. Here is the verdict.
GPS phones are slowly gaining a foothold in the cellular market, but light ones such as the P526 are still rare. Sadly, with the lack of both Wi-Fi and 3G, the P526 won’t be winning the hearts of many just yet, which is just as well considering it is aimed at a different consumer group from that of Wi-Fi enabled smartphones such as the Asus P525. So, the price of the Asus P526? Well, an affordable SGD$898 (~USD$530).
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by Johan on July 27, 2007
Taiwan’s phone giant ASUS is ready to launch its latest phone in the P-Series. The candybar phone will feature dedicated GPS and a full-strength HSDPA with speeds touching 3.6Mbps during downloads. This PDA phone will also provide 520Mhz ARM processor, 128MB of RAM, FM radio, and Windows Mobile 6 operating system. It will have a 3.2MP shooter with a small front camera. ASUS will release the P750 sometime in October. Pricing info is still unknown.
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The Asus A696 GPS PDA phone offers the convenience of a phone, a PDA, and GPS navigation into one compact package. This Windows Mobile 5.0-powered device features a stainless steel case, a 3.5 inch anti-glare touchscreen, GPS navigation with a QuickNav button for easy access, 802.11 b/g connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate support, and an SD memory card slot for expansion options. Priced at $400, the Asus A696 will be released later this month.
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The Asus P526 Mercedes Benz quadband smartphone runs on Windows Mobile 6.0 and is powered by an OMAP 200 Mhz processor. The handset sports a 2MP shooter, 2.6 inch 65k color touchscreen, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS and memory expansion slot. No info on pricing so far. One more pic after the jump!
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Asus AiGuru S2 is actually a successor to the AiGuru S1 VoIP Skype phone. The S2 comes equipped with the standard WiFi Skype support and the ability to pull RSS feed updates, check Outlook email, and stream your Windows Media Player/iTunes library from your computer. Pricing and availability are still in a mystery.
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The ASUS P526 PDA Phone is using Windows Mobile 6 Professional and support Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities, which is able to plot a route to direct users to the right destination. You can easily program in the destination and then view directions, the distance traveled, street addresses, and the time and distance left for the journey. The Asus P526 also comes with a built-in 2MP camera, 2.6 inch TFT(240 x 320), and an image editor to edit the pictures with ease. With quad-band EDGE, you can connect even faster for better audio/video streaming. Available in Silver-Gray, the PDA Phone measures 110mm x 58mm x 15.4mm and weighs 115grams.
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