The FCC has approved the Pharos Traveler 117. It is a GPS navigator that will be released in the US. This PDA smartphone is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and 400MHz Qualcomm MSM7201 processor. The gadget also offers Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), Tri band UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA connectivity (850/1900/2100 MHz), a 2.8 inch resistive TFT touchscreen display with 480 x 640 pixels, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, and a 2MP camera. There is also a secondary VGA camera for video calls. You can purchase an unlocked Pharos Traveler 117 for $529.95. [UnWiredView]
Here is the latest GPS smartphone from Pharos. Known as the Traveler 137, the handset offers a 3.5-inch wide VGA screen with a 3MP camera, WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR and supports for GPRS/EDGE, 3G, UMTS, HSDPA at 7.2Mbps, and 2 Mbps HSUPA on US and European band. This smartphone also features a 512MB of flash memory onboard with SDHC memory card support, the 528MHz processor, 256MB RAM, and Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS. You can buy the Pharos Traveler 137 smartphone when it is released in the first quarter of 2009 for approx. $600. [Press Release]
Lenovo today unveiled its new Lenovo P990 GPS phone. This slider phone sports GSM 900/1800, 3 inch display(240 x 320 resolution), SiRFStar III GPS chipset, 3-core CPU, microSD memory card slot, and a 2MP shooter. Unfortunately, there is no word on pricing so far. [NaviGadget]
Airis will be releasing the new T482 GPS phone in France. The Airis T482 will feature quad-band GSM support, GPRS / EDGE connectivity, a 416MHz Marvell PXA270 processor, 64MB of RAM, a 3.2-inch QVGA display, 2-megapixel camera and a microSD expansion slot. Additional features include a SiRFStar III GPS receiver, bluetooth 2.0, 802.11b/g WiFi, FM tuner and a rechargeable Li-ion. The T482 will be starting at €424 ($671) for French maps, €478 for Europe or €399 ($631) without pre-installed routing software. [Navigadget]
Nokia will release the N800 internet tablet with WiMAX support early next year. This mobile phone will contain an integrated GPS chip unlike earlier models which were navigation capable but did not integrated its own GPS. The firm will also introduce N800’s without WiMAX but only GPS. Stay tuned for more news.
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