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In addition to P320 and ZX1 Asus seems to have another PDA phone up their sleeves. The new P560.

Asus P560 should be marketed next June for approximately 500 €. It will be shipped with the GPS navigation kit including the mounts, car charger, and the iGO 6 navigation software with regional European maps preloaded on a 512MB memory card.

P560 will use Windows Mobile 6.1 as well as the new touch screen interface.

Main features of Asus P560:

• A-GPS compatible SiRF Star III receiver
• 2.8″ TFT LCD touch screen with 320×240 pixels resolution (QVGA)
• Processor TI Omap 2430 at 450 MHz
• Quadband GSM, GPRS, EDGE, 3G dualband and HSDPA with 3.6 Mbps
• 256 MB ROM
• 128 MB RAM
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
• Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
• 3.2 MP camera on the back
• 0.3 MP camera in front
• MicroSD HC Port
• 1150 mAh battery
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• iGO 6 navigation software with maps from Tele Atlas

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Asus P320 which we had announced back in March just made it to FCC. This means we can expect to see in the States as soon as this year.

The specs of Asus P320 are as follows:

• SiRFStar III integrated GPS receiver
• Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900), GPRS and EDGE
• TI OMAP 850 processor at 200 MHz
• TFT LCD screen with 65K colors 320×240 resolution
• 128 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM
• Bluetooth 2.0
• Mini USB
• microSD port
• 2MP digital camera
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

We have no info on how much it will cost here in the U.S. but in EU it will go for 300 €… read »

After Asus R700 we now hear that Asus is showcasing Asus R700t - pretty much the same GPS navigation system with traffic message channel capability. The rest of the specs will remain the same - but to summarize R700t will have a 4.3″ touch screen, hands free bluetooth to pair up with your phone, and run on a long lasting 1300mAh Li-Ion battery.

Some of the other features include:

• SiRF Star III integrated GPS receiver
• Light sensor
• Anti Echo Function
• Samsung 2440 Processor
• microSD Port
• Mini USB 1.1
• 64 MB SDRAM
• 128 MB ROM
• 1300 mAh Lithium-Ion battery
• iGO 8 navigation software with maps of Europe and 3D rendering of select structures
• Windows CE.net 5.0
• Music player: AAC, MP3, WMA; and video player: MPEG4, H263

You can already pick one up for about $300 - $350 online.

At CeBIT in Germany Asus announced a GPS enabled PDAphone called M536 which has full qwerty keyboard in the front just like a Blackberry.

Asus M536 is the successor to Asus M530W but adds new features such as the touch screen, a biometric finger print reader and a GPS receiver. Kind of different with M536 is the square screen resolution at 320×320 instead of the usual 320×240 pixels.

Main features:

• A-GPS compatible SiRF III GPS receiver
• 2.4″ TFT LCD
• TI Omap 2430 processor
• Triband GSM, GPRS, EDGE, dual band 3G and HSDPA with 3.6 Mbps
• 256 MB of ROM
• 128 MB of RAM
• 802.11b/g Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
• 3.2MP digital camera
• VGA camera (0.3MP) in front for video conference
• Biometric reader
• HC MicroSD port
• Lithium-Ion of 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

Asus M536 will be marketed in June or July 2008 with an approximate price of 550 €. read »

Asus taking the Lamborghini name behind them introduced a new smartphone called Asus Lamborghini ZX1.

The specs of the new Lamborghini ZX1 have already surfaced and they can be listed as follows:

• Quad-band GSM(850/900/1800/1900), tri-band WCDMA (850/1900/2100), GPRS, EDGE, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA connectivity
• Windows Mobile 6.1 OS/ ASUS Touch UI
• TI 2431 450 MHz CPU on EMP U360 platform
• 256 MB Flash, 128 MB SDRAM
• 2.8″ TFT, 65K colors, 240×320 px Touchscreen
• 3MP camera with autofocus
• VGA camera for video calls
• Built in GPS
• Wi-Fi b/g
• Bluetooth 2,.0 +EDR, USB 2.0
• MicroSD memory card slot
• 1150 mAh Li-ion battery with up to 5 hrs talk and 200 hrs standby time
• Dimensions - 115.6×59.4×13.2 mm
• Weight - 119 gr

ASUS makes heads turn for the fashion and function-conscious with this Automobili Lamborghini co-branded handheld. Taking on all the classic designer traits of its namesake sports car, it showcases a masculine cut that provides the ZX1 with an exquisite yet bold exterior that is encapsulated in a ‘drop-dead´ gorgeous finish of carbon fiber and high grade stainless steel. Touch screen activated, this beauty has a unique graphic user-interface that can be modified to suit the user – providing an experience only the Automobili Lamborghini can offer.

It is expected to hit the market in May and cost somewhere around $1500.
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After Asus R50a, we just got the news that Asus is readying another GPS enabled UMPC called R70a which is already on display at CeBIT in Germany.

The details on the specs are not yet clear for R70a but here is what we know so far:

• 7″ screen
• Windows Vista OS
• finger print reader
• 120GB HDD
• 1.6GHz Intel processor
• two USB jacks
• memory card slot

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At CeBIT in Hannover which opened its doors today, Asus made their GPS equipped 2.5G PDA phone official and is called P320. We had already unveiled this device recently under the Galaxy Mini code name.

When you hold this PDA phone you are impressed by its compact size and super light weight. From its set of features and price it seems like P320 is positioned as an entry level model; mostly for first time PDA phone owners.

Its main features:

• SiRFStar III integrated GPS receiver
• Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900), GPRS and EDGE
• TI OMAP 850 processor at 200 MHz
• TFT LCD screen with 65K colors 320×240 resolution
• 128 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM
• Bluetooth 2.0
• Mini USB
• microSD port
• 2MP digital camera
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

It should be marketed in April or May and the price should be around 300 €. read »

People at Asus decided that they could not let HTC be the only one coming out with Windows Mobile devices this year. Second quarter of the year Asus will be releasing a direct competitor of HTC Touch called Asus Galaxy Mini (code name). Asus Galaxy Mini is a PDA Phone with GPS which is very compact in size and is considered an entry level device. It runs under Windows Mobile 6 (probably WM 6.1 when it comes out) and has a TI processor running at 200Mhz. As far as connectivity it features WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and GSM/GPRS/EDGE.

Other features include MicroSD card slot, 2MP camera, mini USB, and a QVGA screen. It will be available several colors such as pink, blue and champagne.

It will be out in Europe and retail for somewhere in between 300 and 400€… read »

We have some pics and the full specs from CES 2008 about ASUS’ latest UMPC, Asus R50A. We also had a chance to play with this GPS enabled UMPC and were quite pleased with its first impression it left on us. It felt like it was well built and we found it quite responsive considering it was running Windows Vista.

Here are the full specs:

• The thinnest, lightest and all in one ultra Mobility with 5.6″ Touch panel WSVGA panel and only 520g
• Consumer style design with two handheld size and weight
• Complete Internet connection with in Vista experience in the pocket
• WiMax, 3.5G with HSDPA, 802.11b/g
• Realtime location
• Internet GPS feed back the real time location and Photo navigation
• Video conference and Picturing
• Outward camera for picturing and inward camera for Video conference
• Intel UMPC Menlow Technology
• Intel Silverthrone Processor 1.33G, 512K L2 Cache, FSB 400/533Mhz
• Intel Poulsbo Chipset
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium/Business Edition
• 802.11bg, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
• Intel WiMAX/or 3.5G WWAN Network Connection/or DVB-T
• GPS build in
• Dual (2M/0.3M) Camera Design
• 3 USB (Keyboard/Slave/STD)
• 1 x microSD slot
• 5.6″ WSVGA 1024×600 LED backlight panel with touch panel
• 1.8″ SSD 32GB
• DDRII-400, on board 1024MB
• 199 x 97 x 284 mm, 520g

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We have some new pictures of the upcoming Asus M930W communicator. This PDA phone will have many features but unfortunately none of them involve the use of GPS. However M930W is still a very decent device worth mentioning on Navigadget. And if you must have GPS, you can always get a bluetooth GPS receiver.

M930W has two displays. The smaller on the outside, and a bigger screen inside. Asus M930W really excels in terms of form factor allowing you to open the screen even up to 180 degrees. It has a numeric keypad on the outside and a full QWERTY keyboard on the inside.

Here are some more features:

• 3.2MP digital camera with auto focus
• Triband GSM (900/1800/1900 Mhz), GPRS, EDGE, 3G (2100 Mhz) and HSDPA at 3.6 Mbps
• 256 MB ROM and 128 MB of RAM
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
• Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
• HC compatible MicroSD port
• Mini USB 1.1
• Windows Mobile 6 Professional

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