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After the Mio A701, the Taiwanese company Mio is preparing another GPS-enabled Pocket PC Phone, the Mio A501. Designwise the A501 is quite different from the A701 and to be honest I prefer this new design. A501 according to the reports will be using the (surprise, surprise) SiRFstar III GPS chip. Other features and specifications include Edge GPRS (no 3G), 2.7″ QVGA screen, 64/128 RAM/ROM capacity, quad-band GSM, Bluetooth 2.0 and 2MP digital camera. Finally, it is (or will be) powered by a 201MHz TI OMAP 850 processor and it will be running Windows Mobile 5.

It is expected to hit the stores sometime this March with a unknown as of yet price tag.

[Via PocketPCThoughts]

GPSAndCo posted a couple of pictures and more information about the Asus P526 (or Asus Pegasus).

The specifications posted by GPSAndCo about the P526 are:

• Integrated SiRF III GPS chip and integrated GPS antenna
• Quand band GSM, GPRS and EDGE
• CPU: TI OMAP 850
• Screen: 2,8″ TFT LCD with 65 000 colors and a resolution of 320 X 240 pixels
• Memory: 128 MB ROM/64 MB RAM
• Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
• microSD Slot
• 2MP Digital Camera
• Weight: 130g
• OS: Mobile Windows 6 (Crossbow)
• Destinator 6 Navigation Software

Finally the post reports that it will become available sometime between April and May 2007 with a price of less than 600 €.

Asus launched last week two new Ultra Slim GPS PDA, the Asus A686 and the Asus A696. It appears that the company will no longer be using the MyPal name, although while digging for information about these new units I found a .pdf product sheet that refers to these two as MyPal A686 and MyPal A696. Nonetheless, Asus has created two good looking, encased in stainless steel PDAs that despite the fact that they are super slim (just 1.57cm) the offer GPS functionality. One major improvement over the previous MyPals as far as it concerns the looks of the device is that they have removed the protruding antenna.

Features and Specifications

• Processor: Intel XScale 312MHz (A686), Intel XScale 416MHz (A696)
• Operating System: Microsoft Mobile 5.0
• Memory: 128MB Flash ROM, 64MB SDRAM (A686), 256MB Flash ROM, 128MB SDRAM (A696)
• Screen: 3.5-inch 240 x 320 anti-glare touch screen
• GPS Module: SiRF Star III chipset
• Expansion Slot: SD Slot
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi (802.11 b+g) (According to the pdf above only for the A696), Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR), IrDA, USB 1.1
• Battery: 1200mAh removable/ rechargeable batter
• Dimensions: 11.7 x 7.08 x 1.57cm
• Weight: 165gr
• Audio: Integrated microphone and speakers, full duplex recording and playback

No pricing details are available at this time.

It appears that Asus is preparing a new Pocket PC Phone with integrated GPS, this new gadget has the code name “Pegasus”. There are currently not a lot of information available other than the fact that it is extra slim (15.4 mm), it uses Windows, it has integrated GPS and what we can see in the pictures (digital camera, numeric keypad and jog dial).

Via Unwired View

TeleNav unveiled today TeleNav Traffic™, the first mobile phone-based GPS navigation service with intelligent traffic notification and rerouting functionality.

From the Press release

customers using TeleNav GPS Navigator, a turn-by-turn, GPS-enabled voice and on-screen navigation service, will have access to TeleNav Traffic™, a new capability that regularly monitors traffic and proactively alerts users of slowdowns and incidents along their routes. With just one click, TeleNav Traffic will reroute users in order to minimize travel time, taking into account the latest traffic conditions.

TeleNav Traffic will covers 50 US “Markets” and the data are refreshed every 5 minutes.
This service will be free for existing customers of TeleNav GPS Navigator until June 30 2007 and after that it will cost $3.99 per month. It should be mentioned that it is an addon to TeleNav GPS Navigator and not a standalone product.

Currently Supported Phones

• Sprint Motorola KRZR
• Sprint Motorola RAZR
• Sprint Sanyo Katana

Press Release
TeleNav Traffic Homepage

Asus MyPal A639 is the new GPS enabled Pocket PC from Asus. The A639 was presented originally in MEDPI in Monaco and later on at the COMPUTEX 2006. The MyPal A639 will have most of the characteristics of Asus earlier model, the A636 but the main difference will be that it will have 1Gb of ROM. Other important changes include the support of Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g. Most of the other characteristics have remained unchanged.

No information about pricing and availability have been announced.

Via GPSandCO and Akihabara

Technorati Tags: Asus MyPal A639, GPS, Pocket PC

The Samsung SCH W399 is one of the first if not the first mobile phones that offers GPS navigation with voice guidance. The Samsung SCH W399 is a GSM+CDMA 1x phone with an integrated 1.3 MPl camera, a 2.2″ display with a resolution of 176 x 220 pixels (260k colors) and a clamshell design. Some other features include:

57MB of internal memory
MP3 player
Bluetooth
USB connectivity
Full HTML browser

Expected price for the Samsung SCH W399 is 600$

Via PhoneyWorld

Mio has officially announced the Mio A701, a blen of a GPS device, PDA and mobile phone that runs on the Windows Mobile 5 platform. This new device has some really nice specifications that you can see below:

CPU: 520MHz Intel Xscale PXA-270
OS: MS Windows Mobile 5
GPS Receiver: SiRFStar III
Screen: 2.7″ TFT LCD (240*320) with 64k colors.
Memory: 128MB ROM, 64MB RAM
Tri-Band
SDIO Expansion slot
1.3MP Digital Camera
USB 1.1
Bluetooth 1.2

For more information you can visit the A701 MiniSite

Technorati Tags: Mio A701, GPS, PDA

Fujitsu-Siemens has showcased for the first time the Pocket Loox N560 at the 2006 CeBIT a new smartphone with integrated GPS.
The N560 will have the following features:

Processor: Intel PXA270 624Mhz

Memory: 128MB ROM; 64MB RAM

GPS: Integrated SiRF Star III

Screen: 3.5 inch VGA (480 x 640)

Expansion: SD I/O slot

Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g

Bluetooth 1.2

Via PocketPCItalia

Technorati Tags: Fujitsu-Siemens, Pocket Loox N560, GPS, PDA

Garmin has announced one more product today, the Garmin Mobile 20. The Mobile 20 is a Bluetooth-enabled wireless GPS navigation system that adds full GPS navigation and hands-free calling capabilities to mobile smartphones. Garmin Mobile 20 supports Nokia, Windows Mobile and Treo smartphones.
Here is a list of Mobile’s 20 features.
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