01-26-2006, 05:00 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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E-TEN's G500 Pocket PC Phone with Integrated GPS
"E-TEN Information Systems is proud to introduce the G500 Pocket PC Phone, the first PDA phone to have built-in GPS and TMC functions. The G500's embedded RoyalTek GPS module, featuring the SiRF Star III high sensitivity chipset and an innovative internal antenna design, means that PDA or phone owners who also regularly need to access GPS services, no longer have to carry additional accessories or even a separate GPS device when they travel. No other product makes it as easy or as convenient as the G500 to have the latest satellite navigation technology always on hand. The G500 is also the first PDA phone with an onboard receiver allowing it to support Traffic Message Channel (TMC) functions in available countries when using the popular GPS application, Destinator. When traveling, the G500 can receive regularly updated reports of the traffic conditions ahead and so alert drivers to problems (such as sudden traffic congestion) that could cause delays on a planned route. TMC's advanced warning system enables users to make on the fly changes to their journey, avoiding traffic jams and holdups and giving them an advantage to reach their destinations on time."
E-TEN has just announced the G500 Pocket PC Phone Edition. It features a Samsung S3C2440 400MHz processor, 64MB RAM, 128MB Flash ROM, a 2.8" QVGA (240 x 320) 65K-colour TFT-LCD, quad-band GSM/GPRS support, Bluetooth 1.2 (Class 2), integrated GPS (SiRFstar III chipset with support for TMC), a 1.3-megapixel camera, a miniSD slot, a 1440mAh Li-Ion battery, and Windows Mobile 5.0. Unfortunately, there is no Wi-Fi, which the E-TEN M600 otherwise has. But, if you don't see that as a drawback and you're still interested in picking up a G500, then look to your local dealer in March 2006.
From the immortal Fabio, "I can't believe it's not a RAZR"!
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01-26-2006, 05:53 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 125
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It's funny how those blue lines makes it look like a pac-man maze!
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01-26-2006, 06:04 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
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The idea of not having to carry around a seperate bluetooth receiver nor going through the process of connecting them is cetainly appealing.
The missing Wifi is disappointing, but when I think about it, I don't use the Wifi on my Toshiba that much.
Of course the rule is: once you don't have something is when you need it. :wink:
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01-26-2006, 06:48 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 125
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i would also prefer GPS over wifi if given the choice. web on PPC is good, but if a computer is nearby I will 99.9% of the time choose the PC/Mac.
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01-26-2006, 07:12 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 15
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US Availability
Does anybody know if this device will be available in the US, and which carrier will carry it? Thanks!
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01-26-2006, 07:22 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Re: US Availability
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Originally Posted by magoh9494
Does anybody know if this device will be available in the US, and which carrier will carry it? Thanks!
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If history is anything to go by, TORQ will sell it as a standalone product. Most American carriers tend not to carry E-TEN products.
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01-26-2006, 07:34 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 805
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"mini-sd slot"
:cry: :cry:
IMHO, the form factor is adequate to have normal sd slot instead of sd.
SD cards are lot more cheaper than mini-sds. They come in higher capacities too(useful for GPS function to carry lots of maps)
Sunny
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01-26-2006, 07:42 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,202
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I'd guess it is also missing EDGE/UTMS access as well. Too bad, because it look cool and I think integrating GPS is the wave of things to come. It seems everyone wants to know where they are going all of the sudden. :wink:
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01-26-2006, 08:57 PM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 4,303
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Originally Posted by pocketpcadmirer
"mini-sd slot"
:cry: :cry:
IMHO, the form factor is adequate to have normal sd slot instead of sd.
SD cards are lot more cheaper than mini-sds. They come in higher capacities too(useful for GPS function to carry lots of maps)
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Bingo. Another reason to get a E-TEN M600.
I really want a dual slotted device, failing that, a device with a SD slot. The device would have to be pretty amazing to get me onto a device with a mini SD slot. This isn't that device. :wink:
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01-26-2006, 10:28 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 73
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is it me or does this look like it could have came out of the movie TRON.
LOL..
RC
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