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Asus has introduced their own Asus Glide User Interface for windows mobile, The software aims to provide instant access to information and functions through mobile devices. The Asus Glide includes the Asus Today, Anytime Launcher, EziPhoto and EziMusic. You can’t tell if it is good by looking at these little thumbnail though.

With ASUS Today, the most commonly-used functions are displayed on the desktop. Users will have effortless access with just one glide - having applications such as Time, Mail Box, Calendar, News, Weather and Music Player displayed in the same window for fun and ease. Anytime Launcher provides users with instant access to programs like Favourite Contacts, Recent Documents, and Messages.

The EziPhoto provides a photo album view that let you flip through pictures with a simple glide. EziMusic provides you an automated jukebox so that you can select their desired songs with just a glide through albums; while the library of playlists can be sorted according to albums, artists, genres or personalized just like a professional DJ.

via [gizmodo]

With a chic and fashionable outlook, the new Asus P320 is a sure eye-catcher. Made to fit comfortably in the hand, the new Asus P320 operating on Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional platform and packed full with features such as GPS navigation; EDGE/GPRS and WiFi for Internet access from anywhere; Bluetooth and USB.

The P320’s built-in GPS module allows timely, faster satellite pinpoint and download for users and their location. Even locations in vast, open country, the global GPS network will always be able to locate the user, and the navigation software will guide the user to the destination smoothly. With ASUS Today, icons such as time, calendar, messages, weather and the media player can be seen easily in the same window - providing users with easy access to their needed functions.

With Auto Cleaner function, never worry about applications being hidden when you want to close them. The Auto Cleaner Function ensures those intended applications are really closed, thus freeing up space and memory for other functions. Another handy application is the Ur Time, which also allows users to set up to four different countries’ default timing on the phone desktop for quick country-specific time references, convenient for setting meetings worldwide.

The new P320 is now available in Taiwan with a price of around 390 USD and in pink, black or white colors. Asus will be also introducing 2 more GPS pda phone (P560, M536) in Q2 this year.

Specifications

• Networks: EDGE/GPRS/GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Dimensions: 99 x 54.5 x 13.35 mm
• Weight: 105g (with battery )
• Standby Time: 200 hrs (vary with different networking environment and scenario)
• Talk Time: 4 hrs (vary with different networking environment and scenario)
• Display: 2.6″ TFT, Touch Screen 65K color, 240 x 320 pixels
• Processor: TI OMAP 850 200 MHz
• Memory: 128 MB Flash ROM + 64 MB DDR RAM
• Expansion Slot: MicroSD
• Connectivity: WLAN 802.11b+g, USB v1.1, Bluetooth V2.0+EDR
• WAP Browser
• SMS, MMS 1.2, and Push E-mail
• Battery: 1100mAh Li-Ion
• GPS: SiRF StarIII with internal antenna
• ASUS Business Application: Ur Time, Newstation, ASUS Zip, Backup, Intelligent Voice Control
• Other Features: ASUS Today, Theme Manager, Profile, GPS Catcher
• Camera: 2.0 Mega pixel AF
• Video: MPEG4 / H.263 / .3gp Playback and Record
• Audio/Video Streaming
• J2ME (CLDC 1.1 + MIDP2.0)

Source [eprice.com.tw]

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