PDA phones and smartphones come to the fore at Computex 2005
Taiwan-based handset makers such as Arima Communication, BenQ, Asustek Computer and Eten
Information Systems will highlight PDA phones and smartphones at Computex 2005 (May 31-June 4).
Arima will present its first Symbian-based smartphone (the U300). The product uses a slide-to-open
keypad, while featuring a built-in 1.3-megapixel rotating digital camera and a 65,536-color TFT touch-panel.
In addition, the smartphone can receive FM radio signals, features a multimedia player and can be
synchronized with a PC via Bluetooth or USB.
BenQ will roll out smartphones that support Microsoft Windows and Symbian platforms while Asustek will feature a Microsoft Windows-based PDA phone (the P505).
Eten will present a Microsoft Windows-based PDA phone (the M500) that offers a quad-band GSM network, a 1.3-megapixel digital camera, Bluetooth support, 130MB of storage, Windows Media Player 10.0, Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, PaPaGo navigation software and an application for managing stock portfolios.
BenQ will roll out smartphones that support Microsoft Windows and Symbian platforms while Asustek will feature a Microsoft Windows-based PDA phone (the P505).
Eten will present a Microsoft Windows-based PDA phone (the M500) that offers a quad-band GSM network, a 1.3-megapixel digital camera, Bluetooth support, 130MB of storage, Windows Media Player 10.0, Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, PaPaGo navigation software and an application for managing stock portfolios.
