
The Pharos 565 is touted as the first rugged PDA in the world that is powered by the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system and supports sports the IP54 standard. The gadget comes jam packed with a 3.5-inch QVGA touchscreen display, a full QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, a GPS support, a 512MB ROM, a 256MB RAM, Office Mobile and a 624MHz Marvell PXA310 processor. The unlocked version of Pharos 565 retails for $529.95 each. [Mobileburn]

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]