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Chuwi W3000 MID Windows CE 5 Monster

15. May 2009

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We’ve been wondering when Chuwi will come out with its UMPC. If Aigo can do it, why not Chwui, maker of the T8 PMP? The Chuwi W3000 has WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS and the tastiest optional applications: instant messaging, navigation software, among others probably related to multimedia. It plays AVI and RMVB and perhaps other [...]

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Mio Navman Spirit PND and Portable TV

13. May 2009

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The new navigators from Mio will sport their brandnew Spirit UI that features kinetic scrolling. How’s that for an enticement? Mio has three non-TV GPS devices, namely the Navman Spirit S300, S500 and Navman Flat. They all have the Spirit touchscreen UI and text-to-speech. We’re more interested, however, in the unnamed 7-inch PND + TV [...]

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Acer Releases Tempo DX900 and X960 Phones

13. May 2009

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We just learned that some Acer Tempos have already been made available in Europe and Asia. The DX900 and X960 are both Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphones. Both have WiFi, GPS and VGA screens. They shouldn’t come too cheap without a contract, and with that said I wonder why Acer hasn’t announced prices for the phone [...]

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Asus-Garmin to Debut Nuviphone G60 Later than June

10. May 2009

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Reuters is reporting that the GPS smartphone announced by Garmin early last year will be delayed again. If you remember Garmin has partnered with Asus for the launching of the freshly dubbed Nuviphone G60. A June release was estimated and it appears that the estimate overestimated Garmin and Asustek’s capability. Probable details about the Nuviphone G60: [...]

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New iPhone Magnetometer, Built-in Compass confirmed

7. May 2009

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Here’s a new feature that’s now more or less confirmed in the new iPhone, a magnetometer and built-in compass. I’ve seen this feature in some Nokia phones already, and the inclusion of this feature into the new iPhone will undoubtedly raise its overall value making it even more appealing for those who love to rough [...]

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Hualu UCG501 iPhonesque MID

23. April 2009

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One can’t deny the ubiquity of the iPhone design nowadays. The Hualu UCG501 is perhaps the first MID to closely adopt that design. Too bad it appears to be lacking automatic orientation. The Hualu UCG501 has 5 inches (800 x 480) of screen space that should be touch controlled but no mention of it, though it [...]

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Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 coming in June

17. April 2009

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The Garmin-Asus alliance caught some of us off-guard, but if a merger is what’s needed to get a quality product out in the market then we’re certainly not against it. That seems to be the case with the Nuviphone. Now known as the nuvifone G60, it was first announced in early 2008, but it is [...]

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Motorola Evoke QA4 GPS Phone

31. March 2009

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I’m not sure Moto should compete with the Apple iPhone at this point in time, but looking at the home screen of the Motorola Evoke QA4, it’s undeniable they want to take a piece of the iPhone market share, specifically that segment that needs navigation features on their phone. The Motorola Evoke QA4 has a [...]

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Sony Ericsson T707 GPS Phone Unveiled

27. March 2009

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SE hasn’t had an interesting announcement since Xperia, which was more air than substance, and the T707 is not likely to get SE back in a competitive form. That’s probably why they’ve hired Maria Sharapova, a beautiful former tennis star, who like Sony Ericsson has been on top before–though not necessarily in the game of [...]

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More GPS Personal Navigator: FineDrive iQ500

4. March 2009

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Doesn’t the bottom right just below the screen say Oil Save? Yes it does and this Korean PMP could save drivers a lotta oil with the built-in GPS. I’m not so sure I like the model name, though iQ500 isn’t exactly a name you’d want to mention especially when smart kids are inside the van. [...]

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