Coming Somewhat Soon - gSmart Pocket PC Phone

[Jon Westfall]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.slashphone.com/111/1808.html' target='_blank'>http://www.slashphone.com/111/1808.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"The other new phone is the gSmart (pictured above), a tri-band GSM/GPRS (also 900/1800/1900) Windows Mobile-powered Pocket PC Phone that sports a slide-down keypad, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 2.1 megapixel camera, 2.4-inch, 262,000 color LCD touch screen, FM radion, TV tuner, and a miniSD card slot"</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/westfall-20050428-gsmart.jpg" /> <br /><br />While it might look different than other Pocket PC Phone Editions we've seen in this past, this gSmart from Gigabyte may appeal to some with its (apparently) smaller form factor, sliding keyboard, and TV &amp; FM tuners. While it won't work on the 850 band in the U.S., it would work for carriers who don't bother with that band (i.e. T-Mobile).

[beq]

8O Wow that's cool. I guess I should start standardizing on miniSD now...

Coincidental timing, as Jason had just put up a poll about inadequacy of 16-bit PPC screens. BTW I'm guessing the screens standard QVGA...

[Don't Panic!]

Mini-SD . :roll:

Pretty darn close to what I would want to make the switch to PPCPE though. Now If it just had a 3.5 inch sreen and dual SD CF slots I would get one immediately. For that functionality I can live without VGA.

[beq]

I know, I just ordered 2GB SD cards (in addition to our existing batch of 1GB SD cards). Having to switch to miniSD as the new standard is bad financially for me right now...

[Jon Westfall]

I sometimes think that I'm the only individual who believes that SD is small enough...

:roll: I'm going to try not to buy any flash media for awhile, hopefully when i "surface" again, something to make the small-size freaks (No, not those who are short of stature, but those who insist on tiny cards) happy will be widespread and cheap.

[zetsurin]

I sometimes think that I'm the only individual who believes that SD is small enough...

:roll: I'm going to try not to buy any flash media for awhile, hopefully when i "surface" again, something to make the small-size freaks (No, not those who are short of stature, but those who insist on tiny cards) happy will be widespread and cheap.

I keep losing my SD cards as it is, they're already so small. Heaven help me if I have to own even smaller cards :|

[Dinosaur]

I sometimes think that I'm the only individual who believes that SD is small enough...

Make that two of us!!! :mrgreen:

[dMores]

the design reminds me somewhat of the vaporware phone whose name i forgot.
the company had a pretty cool flash site, it was announced a number of times before the p900 came out.

it was red but didn't have the slide-out keypad. had some funky name too.

anyway ... looks nice!

[rich710]

I believe you are thinking of Neonode, that really was released this year... maybe a little too late but It's really cool, the new Model N1M now includes a vibrator and megapixel camera... www.neonode.com

[superfaron]

I may be overlooking something, but I saw no mention of Bluetooth. Wouldn't there be bluetooth as well on something this loaded?

[stevelam]

I sometimes think that I'm the only individual who believes that SD is small enough...

Make that two of us!!! :mrgreen:

Three :D

[Covert]

I may be overlooking something, but I saw no mention of Bluetooth. Wouldn't there be bluetooth as well on something this loaded?
Bluetooth is clearly mentioned in the little blurb as well as in that picture...

[dMores]

I believe you are thinking of Neonode, that really was released this year... maybe a little too late but It's really cool, the new Model N1M now includes a vibrator and megapixel camera... www.neonode.com
yep. that's the one! i think i'll head on over to the website and check out the n1m again :)