ASUS showcases "Glide" UI for Windows Mobile

Tough time to try to hype a new skin for Windows Mobile, we'd say, what with juggernauts HTC and Sony Ericsson both trying to knock balls out of the park with TouchFLO 3D and the XPERIA's shell, respectively; that's not stopping ASUS from giving it a go, though. The Taiwanese manufacturer has chosen Computex as the stage to officially take the wraps off its "Glide" UI concept, the first shot of which we saw in the leaked shots of the P560 a few weeks back. Features of the shell include ASUS Today, a home screen replacement; Anytime Launcher, a straight-up app launcher; EziPhoto for photo management and EziMusic for a glorified media player. Nothing too groundbreaking here, but hey, can't blame 'em for trying to keep up with the Joneses.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 5th 2008 7:04PM]

As long as they can minimize or get rid of entirely, the use of the stylus, it'll help WinMo.

[Nikolas Posted Jun 5th 2008 9:15PM]

Exactly, this is what Windows Mobile really needs, some type of UI LIKE the iPhone's were you can easily use one finger to navigate. Not saying it has to be OS X, I like Windows Mobile, but the UI just needs a facelift.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 5th 2008 7:37PM]

I hope this can be ported to existing devices some how.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 5th 2008 11:17PM]

What these companies should do is dump WM all together. There's only so much you can do to cover up an awkward mobile OS.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 5th 2008 11:23PM]

-1 for being a hater