According to a report on digitimes today, Asustek (Asus) is planning to launch its Android smartphone in 2009 next year. The company plan to announce the phone in the first half of 2009 and it will target the Taiwan market first before selling it to other regions.
Asus has recently launched its new Windows Mobile smartphone, called Asus P552w, featuring a new touch UI Glide developed by Asus.
Source [digitimes]
Boasting a large 7″ display and a built-in webcam, speaker and microphone, the new WiFi-capable videophone AiGuru SV1 from Asus lets users make unlimited video calls for free to other Skype users without the need for a computer. Users can also join voice conferences, making the ASUS AiGuru SV1 an inexpensive, all-in-one voice and video conferencing solution for small businesses. ASUS AiGuru SV1 users looking to make outgoing and receive incoming calls to and from fixed and mobile lines can subscribe to one of Skype’s unlimited calling subscriptions or purchase Skype credit to make outgoing calls at www.skype.com
The ASUS AiGuru SV1 offers the quickest and easiest way to make free video calls - at no point is a computer or additional software required. Users can get up and running in three simple steps:
The ASUS AiGuru SV1 will initially be available for pre-order on September 18, 2008 in Europe and North America from Skype’s online shop (www.skype.com/shop). It will be on sale at the beginning of October 2008 priced $299.95/€249.95/£199.95. The videophone will be available in retail outlets in the Asia Pacific region later this year
From Apple iPhone to HTC Touch and Samsung Omnia, it is not surprise that more manufacturer will release their full touch screen phone. Asus is said to be preparing their new Asus Glaxy7, a new Windows Mobile smartphone with a 3.5-inch touch screen. Comes with their own Glide UI, Asus Glaxy7 has the same resolution (480 x 800, WVGA) as HTC Touch HD, though both will still be restricted to 65k colors due to the OS. Other than 6 shortcut buttons below the display screen, a track ball design can be seen from the leaked picture below.
The Asus Glaxy7 might be announced in October according to the source.
Possible Specifications:
Source [wmpoweruser]
ASUS has launched the ASUS P552w PDA phone which features Glide - a new touch user interface developed by Asus and consist of Asus Today, Anytime Launcher, EziPhoto and EziMusic. The ASUS P552w boasts one of the most powerful CPUs (624MHz) on the market today. It also features 3.5G HSDPA (3.6Mbps) connectivity for fast Internet browsing, file sharing and TV program-streaming experience possible. Furthermore, it offers Bluetooth, WLAN 802.11b/g, GPS, USB and other connectivity standards to enable easy data transfers to and from other devices.
The ASUS P552w will come pre-installed with the Google Maps and a ASUS SMS Location Link software. Users at two different locations can locate each other easily by sending each other SMS messages. Clicking on the URLs which are automatically embedded in the sent messages will link the phones up to Google Maps, which will then provide the users with clear directions on how to get to each other’s positions.
The ASUS P552w comes preinstalled with applications that allow users to get an easy handle on entertainment. The most exciting of these are EziPhoto and EziMusic. EziPhoto enables users to flip through their photo collection with their fingertips, akin to how they would with a real album. It also has a Calendar option which organizes and displays the thumbnails of photos users have taken according to the dates in which they were snapped, allowing them to relive those moments in chronological order at a single glance.
Specifications:
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]