Mike Temporale
11-18-2004, 02:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/index.cfm?go=news.view&news=4308' target='_blank'>http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/index.cfm?go=news.view&news=4308</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Acer has stated that it has plans to enter the smartphone or 3G market. Announcing its business and consumer lineup for the coming months yesterday, the company hinted that it may be ready to launch a smartphone handset as early as the first half of next year. ...UK product manager for notebooks and PDAs, James Harvey was able to confirm that the new PDAs, set for launch in January, represent “a first approach to the smartphone market”. Another Acer product manager, Federico Carozzi, went on to say that it was likely the smartphones would resemble Blackberry or Treos in design, “but with more PDA functionality”."</i><br /><br />Thanks to the thin line between Smartphone and Pocket PC, I'm not sure what type of device Acer is actually getting ready to release. I'm really interested in seeing what Acer can bring to the table for Smartphones. We will keep an eye on them, and let you know if they do release a Smartphone-based device. :)