Pharos unveils the Traveler 137 which will be coming out in the US on AT&T and T-Mobile according to Boy Genius Report
Specs:
3.5″ 800×480 touchscreen with 65,000 colors
Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528MHz528 MHz processor
Unlocked quad band GSM850/900/1800/1900 MHz,EDGE/GPRS and Tri-band 3G, 1700/1900/2100 MHz, UMTS 384Kb/s, HSDPA 7.2Mb/s, HSUPA 2Mb/s
256MB DDR SDRAM, 512MB Flash ROM
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
aGPS with Pharos Smart Navigator software
Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR
FM radio
Dual cameras: 3MP on the back and VGA on the front
256 Mb RAM/ 512 MB ROM
MicroSD expansion (up to 16 GB)
Stereo audio jack
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Battery : 1380 mAh battery, 4 hours of talk time
Dimensions : 4.6″ x 2.4″ x 0.51″
Weight : 4.9 oz
One notable diffrence is the navigation joystick ( @ least it looks like one ). Those of you all who held of getting the Touch HD coz of the lack of the navigational button, Pharos Traveler 137 might be the new device you were looking for. We should be seeing a lot more of this device in the coming few weeks in the form of spy shots and early video reviews. ;)
Stereo Bluetooth/A2DP Bluetooth Compatibility File Sharing & Headset
microSD HC up to 32GB
Memory: 128MB RAM / 256MB ROM
Instant Messaging
Integrated RSS feed application
Picture Messaging (MMS)
Supported Email Types: POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, Push
3G Standby Time (up to) 220 hours
3G Talk Time (up to) 3 hours
Standby Time (up to) 260 hours
Talk Time (up to) 5 hours
Battery Type Lithium ion
Weight 120g
Dimensions (H/W/D) 120 x 60.5 x 16.5 mm
Usually we find ARM CPU on most Pocket Pc these days, but this device has for a different CPU. So I am guessing some applications might not work very well with the Marvel CPU. If you have some thoughts or ideas related to this we would like to hear about it…
When Mobile-review.com does review a handset they do put the handset to the test and publishes a detailed and elaborate review with tonnes of images. So if you are looking to get a Touch HD soon , then this review is unmissable, it might just help you to make that final decision. Their review covers all major aspects of the device, the camera, TouchFlo Interface, the competition like the i900 and iPhone, etc
Sweet: I already have the beta of this app . METROFIED [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
AppTastic: Yanko – thanks for the concept! We’re looking forward to getting a lot more feedback from the users here. We’re committed to making AppTastic the best marketplace...
Tony: Looks so good. Please make a paid app – no ads.
Twimagic: http://www.Ringer.org is the best ringtone maker I’ve ever seen! Completely free, online, no registration!
Andrew Chobaniuk: Thanks for the heads up! [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
Emiel Zuurbier: I would like to see the posibility of making a trip that uses different kinds of transportation as from train to bus, bus to subway, subway to train. With a map and directions,...
MrVamosMuchachos: Nice idea. You could take some ideas from the application “SBB”. It is the public transport app from switzerland. [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]