"Thanks to Arne at the::unwired, we can now catch a glimpse at the two GSmart devices that were announced earlier in the week. First on the list is the q60 (pictured above), a tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and single-band UMTS/HSDPA-capable device with an Intel XScale 520MHz CPU, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, digital TV and radio tuners, GPS receiver, 2.1-megapixel camera, and QWERTY thumb-board. Next on the list is the t600 (pictured after the break), a tri-band GSM/GPRS only device (no EDGE?) with an Intel XScale 520MHz CPU, 96MB RAM and 256MB ROM, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, a stunning 2.6" VGA touch screen, and enhanced TV/radio support via DVB-T, DVB-H, DAB, and T-DMB. Both devices are powered by Windows Mobile 6 Professional (making them Pocket PC Phones in the old tongue)." Source.

They must be releasing those as i-teq here in the Middle East. Let’s hope those new items are an improvement over the previous models and when I say improvement I mean more than just higher specs, they need better built quality because those are just cheaply built devices, we had the chance to test i-teq bond before it was released and we found it to be absolutely RUBBISH! So they didn’t want us to publish a negative review and unthinkably argued with us! I guess sales results were more convincing to them! Visit the source to see the second device.

the device looks good...

It should NOT follow the previous device in its performance and its cover

here is an update:

http://www.gigabytecm.com/eng/gbc_newsdetails.aspx?item...&newid=90&tabIndex=1

"GSmart Phone Is about to Turn Global Mobile TV Market into Hot Spot


GIGA-BYTE Communications Inc. (GBC), the leading mobile phone manufacturer based in Taiwan, is proud to present DVB-T, DVB-H, DAB and T-DMB enabled Windows Mobile based device, GSmart t600, and GBC’s first 3.5G/3G PDA phone, GSmart q60, at 3GSM World Congress, Barcelona in 2007. The multi-function GSmart phones from GBC are about to impress the audience in the world’''s largest exhibition for the mobile industry featuring the most prominent.
GSmart, the brand GBC creates, is the leader in mobile TV application plus technology on Windows Mobile platform with great success in the world. GBC introduced the first PDA phone featured with complete analogue TV roaming application in 2006. To continue GSmart i128 and i120 design vitality, in 2007 GBC announces GSmart t600, a DVB-T, DVB-H, DAB and T-DMB enabled Windows Mobile based device, which is also able to support TV recording and deliver a new viewing experience on a VGA screen to audience. To enhance user’s mobile experience, GBC is also designing GSmart q60, its first 3.5G/3G PDA phone, with optional GPS and Mobile TV applications.

GBC creates GSmart, to make mobile life smart. More than a high tech brand that offers advanced technical solutions, GSmart marshals mobile users into a vibrant personality that is SMART, INTERNATIONAL, DYNAMIC, and ELITE. GSmart devices extensively make work life more efficient and entertainment pleasing so that users can work smart and play hard anywhere, anytime. GSmart devices are users’ best friends that bring forth energetic lifestyles within the touch of finger tips and are always with something new.

Mr. Christopher Chen, General Manager of Global Sales and Marketing from GBC said, “GSmart is leading the industry in delivering Mobile TV to more than twenty countries. We enjoyed a great success with TV roaming in Russia and also received high reputation during the World Cup season in Thailand market in 2006.” “Not only this,” Christopher Chen emphasized, “GSmart aims to make products that empower users to interact with the world, and which inspire human minds through innovative ideas and technology.”


GIGA-BYTE Communications proudly joins the 3GSM World Congress Barcelona from 12th to 15th of February 2007 at Hall 2, 2D105.
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