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Jan 20 ASUS & Copilot to Develop top quality PDA & GPS Solution
Found in: Mobile News, ASUS,

Asus and Travroute Australia, announced the launch of CoPilot Live Pocket PC for the A636 with Built in GPS. CoPilot is the most feature-packed and user-friendly CoPilot navigation system to date for PDA's.

Visually, the A636 is a stunner as the personal digital assistant function and as a portable media player. It comes with 3.5-inch, 65K colour screen with a QVGA resolution of 240 x 320 pixels provides a view to the Windows Mobile 5.0 platform powering the device featuring the on-the-fly switching between portrait and landscape modes. In addition, Asus offer a strong arm tilt and swivel mount which secures the A636 into the vehicle’s dash eliminating movement while driving.

Technically, the A636 features the powerful 416 MHz Intel processor at its base, offering 85 MB of persistent memory and 64 MB of RAM for running applications. The A636 further boasts a number of wireless options including Infrared, Bluetooth 1.2 and Wi-Fi 802.11b, USB connectivity combined with the GPS function utilizing the SiRFstar III chipset. “The Asus A636 mated with the CoPilot Live Pocket PC award winning software with text to speech, auto install and Live features together offers the most cost effective on-board PDA/GPS-based navigation solution with the power and features of Windows Mobile 5” explains Emmanuele Silanesu Product Manager from ASUS Australia.

Core features of CoPilot Live include * 3D map display provides a realistic view of the road ahead and a Night Mode where the brightness of the PDA’s display is dimmed and a darker map display is used to reduce glare and eye strain while using CoPilot for night driving.
* A pre-loaded 128MB SD map data card so the GPS is ready out of the box.
* Safety camera locations ( speed and red-light ) with alert warning
* Step-by-Step address entry makes getting to your destination easy.
* A new “Welcome Screen” and “User Tutorial” to help novice users become acquainted with the navigation technology.
* A new desktop pre-trip planning software package which includes, maps, fuel cost calculation and trip optimization plus 4 custom fields so you can add your own points of interest. A new graphic design that includes a “Going To” screen, where you can access different methods for adding stops to the trip such as address, home, work, favorite, intersection, contact, POI (points of interest) , Lat/Long, saved Trip, or go into guidance mode once the trip is built. “tapping-and-holding” anywhere on the stops in the “going to” display allows you to rearrange, delete or map stops, or optimize a trip. * A revised map screen that offers a larger map, a customizable display, and simple turn instruction text / arrow/ distance to next turn. An arrow graphic has also been added to the map display to emphasize the turn instruction.
* CoPilot’s exclusive "Live" technology enables two-way messaging, vehicle location tacking and smart alerts, allowing users to stay connected to family and friends. To use the two-way communications feature, GPRS data service from a wireless carrier is required.

The Asus A636 with Copilot Live has an RRP of $1049 and comes with a two year pick up an return warranty. For more information visit www.asus.com.au

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Mar 13 ASUS A626 Combines Versatility and Style Encased in Stainless Steel
Found in: Devices, ASUS, Pocket PC, Mobile News, WM5,

ASUS has launched the Asus A626 ultra-slim PDA to answer the increasing demand of users who require a highly practical yet versatile PDA. This palm-sized marvel matches high quality with an impeccable standard of design and caters to the user’s expectations for personal handheld accessories.

Exceptionally slim at only 1.57 cm, the ASUS A626 really stands out from most of the other PDAs on the market. The casing is made of stainless steel and the whole PDA is less than 158g in weight. The 3.5" anti-glare touch screen completes the outlook of the A626 and provides the feeling of a solid and high quality luxury accessory.

Lightweight and Powerful
In situations where utilizing a notebook is more hassle than convenience, the A626 can really shine. With its wireless capability (Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g), it can keep the user connected to email, the Internet and corporate networks; while Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate speeds up data exchange with a huge range of digital peripherals (phones, printers, etc) by up to two to three times over conventional Bluetooth standards. With ASUS’s user-friendly application Remote Presenter, it can also be easily utilized to remotely link and control presentations on a computer via Bluetooth. The most important feature is the fact that all data is stored in Flash memory, so precious information remains saved even if all battery power in the handheld has drained away.

Entertainment On-the-Go
The ASUS A626 runs on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, and also provides true multimedia entertainment options. With its front-mounted speakers, it plays video and audio formats (.WMV, .WMA, .MP3 etc) and has a huge library of games available for the Pocket PC platform. For its size, the A626 is simply the most versatile mobile entertainment gadget.

With the combination of powerful applications and an ultra-slim outlook that radiates high quality, the A626 is a PDA of choice for the well-heeled and well-traveled.

General Specifications on Asus A626 include Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, Wi-Fi (802.11 b+g), Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR), 3.5-inch 240 x 320 anti-glare touch screen, 11.7 x 7.08 x 1.57cm, 158g (with battery), 1200mAh removable/ rechargeable battery, integrated microphone and speakers, full duplex recording and playback.

Asus A626 will run of Intel XScale 312Mhz processor and will have 128MB Flash ROM and 64MB SDRAM. The A626 is currently only available for sale in these countries: China, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Thailand (TBD) and USA (TBD).

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Oct 08 Asus A730W Review
Found in: Devices, ASUS, Pocket PC, Reviews,


The A730W suffers from a certain amount of 'too little, too late' syndrome. When it was announced, no other PocketPC on the market had dual wireless radios and a VGA screen. In the time between when it was supposed to come out and now, four other PocketPCs have come out with dual slots, dual wireless radios, and VGA screens: the iPaq hx4700, Dell Axim X50v, Toshiba e830, and Fujitsu Loox 720. The A730W offers nothing that one or more of these models don't already do, and often do better, faster, and cheaper.Power users rejoice: the feature-packed A730W has every feature you can pack into a Pocket PC except a mobile phone. This VGA device has WiFi, Bluetooth, a 520MHz XScale processor, 1.3 megapixel camera, dual expansion slots and a user replaceable battery. Impressive. Does this top of the line ASUS live up to its feature set? Read on!
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Dec 09 Asus Among The 14 New OHA Recruits
Found in: OHA, Android, Asus, EEE, Smartphones, Linux, Android Netbooks,

After months of speculation, it is finally confirmed that Asus the renowned manufacture behind the popular EEE line of Netbooks, has joined the OHA, but where are big US Telecoms?
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Feb 12 ASUS Aries Windows Mobile 6 Standard Phone on the way
Found in: ASUS, Devices, Smartphone, WM6, Windows Mobile 6 Standard,

If you look back in our archive you will remember that i have talked you about UMTS Windows Mobile 6 Standard Phone with QWERTY Keyboard coming from ASUS. Now it is unveiled and comes under the name ASUS Aries.

ASUS Aries will be powered by Windows Mobile 6 Standard and will has UMTS on the 850, 1900, and 2100MHz bands for global coverage.

It has also Other features include a true scroll wheel, 2 megapixel camera, front facing secondary cam for video calls, 520MHz XScale processor and a QWERTY keypad.

But when it will be available on the market, only time will show.

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Feb 22 ASUS Confirmed Android Based Netbook
Found in: Android, ASUS, Netbook, Linux,

We have been hearing rumors about a ASUS Netbook running android for months, but now it seems ASUS has confirmed their Android Netbook intentions.
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Jan 02 Asus EEE 1000H Running Google Android
Found in: Android, Netbooks, Asus, EEE, 1000H, Google, MIDs, Smartphones, Linux, OHA, Open Source,

The rumors have been skimping around for months since last year about an Android based Netbook for the masses, now the guys over at VentureBeat made it a little bit more realistic.
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Oct 29 ASUS EEE Phone Will Run Android
Found in: android, google, asus, eee phone, eee, oha, g1, htc, t-mobile,

The Google Android chuu chuu train is speeding off with full throttle as ASUS the EEEPC maker jumps on board for the joyride.
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Jan 16 ASUS GPS enabled UMPC R2H launched
Found in: Devices, ASUS, UMPC, Mobile News, GPS, Navigation,

ASUS has introduced its latest device, the UMPC R2H. It has a 7 inch touch screen and comes with Windows XP Tablet PC Edition OS and Microsoft touch pack software. Although it has GPS capability it only has a 1.3M camera which is quite disappointing. It does support 802.11b/g WLAN and Bluetooth V.20+EDR.

ASUS GPS-enabled UMPC R2H Features:

* CPU - Intel Celeron M 900MHz (ULV / low power processor)
* Memory - DDR2 768MB
* Display - 7-inch WVGA (touch screen)
* HDD - 60GB
* WLAN - 802.11 b/g
* Interface - SPDIF / Bluetooth v2.0 + EDR / USB 2.0 / mini USB / SD Card / VG
* Battery - 4-cell
* OS - Window XP tablet PC edition
* Dimensions - 234 x 133 x 28mm
* Warranty - 2 years

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Nov 17 ASUS Introduces 800MHz P565 PDA - The Fastest in the World
Found in: ASUS, PDA, 800MHz, P565, Pocket PC,

ASUS today introduced the ASUS P565, a business PDA phone that boasts an 800 MHz processor - the fastest in the world at the time of this announcement. Featuring ASUS’ latest touch-driven user interface—Glide—the stylish, leather-accented P565 delivers graphics and system performance beyond anything else on the market at present, posting Vsbenchmark scores almost two times that of competing products in its class. This enables the P565 to glide through resource-intensive tasks effortlessly and to handle heavy multitasking exceptionally well—making it ideal for businesspeople who demand uncompromising performance and maximum speed from their productivity tools. Rounding off its impressive feature set is a 2.8" touchscreen running at a high resolution of 480 x 640 pixels, delivering an unprecedented degree of clarity that does wonders for both personal photographs and spreadsheets.


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