With the recent
bombardment of Windows Mobile devices being released, it's kind of hard for anything to really catch our attention -- until now. E-
TEN's latest offering, the
glofiish X500, brings to the table what is being called the "World's thinnest Pocket PC Phone that combines GPS and
WiFi in one device." This handset comes feature-packed with a quad-band
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 radio supporting EDGE data, a 400MHz
Samsung S3C2440 processor, 128MB ROM and 64MB of RAM, a 2.8"
QVGA touchscreen display, 802.11b/g
WiFi,
Bluetooth 2.0, and a 2
megapixel camera with flash. It seems like E-TEN still had some extra room left, though, seeing how they also decided to throw in
SiRFStar III GPS for when we get lost,
microSD slot for saving all of our music and pictures, and even found some space for an FM tuner. Of course, with
new Pocket PC devices being released almost weekly, we wonder just how long this phone will reign supreme.
posted Nov 20th 2006 4:18PM
First time I hear about this model!
Too expensive. What's driving the price? The touch screen on a thin instrument? Or the variety of modes (Quad GSM/GPS/FM/WiFi/Bluetooth)? Any chance there'll be a cheaper stripped down model? I'd love it if a mobile manufacturer would figure out to produce phones like Dell produces PCs: order the components you want, and only pay for what you need.
Convergenista, I agree totally. I'd order a postage stamp device that had a terabyte of storage, a 41" screen and a supermodel attachment. But only if its less than $50.