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E-TEN announces four new Pocket PC Phones
First dual-SIM handset, mobile TV handset,
and two great new models for consumers

E-TEN has been awarded the Best Choice of Computex Award 2008 for its innovative new Glofiish DX900 – the first dual-SIM Windows Mobile handset to support HSDPA and EDGE.

The DX900 is being showcased at the E-TEN booth along with three more industry-leading Pocket PC Phones - the Glofiish V900 the first to support mobile TV, the Glofiish X900 for consumers who demand the best, and the great value Glofiish X610. 

The DX900 is a simple solution to an increasingly in-demand requirement for consumers who need access to two mobile communications services, but don’t want to carry around two devices at the same time. The DX900 allows users to have uninterrupted access to two separate phone services, for example one for business and one personal, or one for calls and another for data, in a single device. Frequent business travelers can use local SIM card and home SIM card in the same device at the same time.

The Glofiish DX900 features support for both high-speed 3.5G (UMTS/HSDPA) and 2G (GSM/EDGE) communications, as well as GPS and Wi-Fi connectivity, a high-resolution VGA display, and a 3-megapixel auto-focus camera.

The Glofiish V900 marks the premier of mobile digital TV to E-TEN’s Pocket PC lineup, allowing users to keep up-to-date with the latest news, TV shows and sports, even when on the move. The V900 boasts an ultra-sharp VGA display and supports multiple standards including DVB-T/H and T-DMB/DAB meaning the thrill of over-the-air TV can be enjoyed almost anywhere around the world.

For consumers who demand the best mobile experience, the Glofiish X900 delivers blisteringly-fast UMTS/HSDPA connectivity ideal for high-speed web-browsing, video streaming, and VoIP calls, and allows documents, web-pages, pictures and video to be enjoyed on its clear VGA display.

Finally, the Glofiish X610 offers both value and functionally in a sleek handset that’s perfect for GPS navigation and everyday communications.

In addition to industry-leading hardware innovations and the latest Windows Mobile 6.1 platform, all the new handsets feature a new touch interface that revolutionizes the way users interact with their Glofiish phones though gestures, finger-friendly icons and 3D animations.

E-TEN Information Systems has announced the Glofiish M810 and M750, the first in a new series of Pocket PC Phones that put the focus on portable entertainment, dynamic social networking, and go-anywhere communications ideal for the web 2.0 generation.
 
E-TEN’s newest Pocket PC Phones harness the latest mobile hardware technologies together with innovations in software to create a pair of sleekly portable, multi-connected devices, designed to help the new breed of bloggers, podcasters, video makers, and chatters, stay online and updated wherever they are.
Whether among the bustling crowds in today’s metropolitan cities or being as one with nature in the country, the Glofiish M810’s Wi-Fi and HSDPA or the M750’s Wi-Fi and EDGE connectivity mean that web-warriors have almost constant, high-speed access to the internet.

Checking email, chatting via instant messaging, and even posting an update to your blog is quick and convenient thanks to a full QWERTY keyboard. With the M810 and M750 friends in your social network never have to wait to hear your latest news updates.

For picture and video enthusiasts the M810 and M750 both feature a 2-megapixel auto-focus camera ideal for capturing the moment in web-friendly resolution files ready for upload to your favorite web-album or video sharing site. Will the next YouTube hit be recorded on a Glofiish?

When it’s time to relax, the M810 and M750 perform as an ideal music player with support digital music formats plus a built-in radio, while the 2.8-inch display is perfect for enjoying videos either pre-loaded from your computer or streamed directly from the web. Additionally, the M810 and M750 are the first E-TEN Pocket PC Phones to include built-in JAVA support allowing downloadable applications, including games, to be played on the device.

The Glofiish M810 and M750 support quad-band GSM, Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 and GPS (ideal for Google Maps). Further specifications include a Samsung S3C processor at 500MHz and 256MB Flash ROM running on the Windows Mobile 6 platform, while dimensions of the handsets are a sleek 109.5 x 59 x 17.5mm.

Additionally, the Glofiish M810 supports HSDPA internet connectivity while the M750 supports GRPS/EDGE.

Both the Glofiish M810 and M750 should be available worldwide in two to three weeks.

ACER IS THE NEW TAI-KOR FOR GLOFIISH 

Acer to acquire E-TEN, the Taiwan-based manufacturer of smart handheld devices in a stock swap that is valued at roughly US$290 million.  And this is very good news for the mobile industry.  With Acer’s global advertising on their current products, Eten’s GLOFIISH will get the exposure it deserves.  Expect more innovative products to come out in the future.

Acer Inc.the world’s third-largest branded PC vendor has just announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire E-TEN Information Systems Co., Ltd. the world-renowned designer and manufacturer of smart handheld devices.

The acquisition of E-TEN is in line with Acer’s expansion strategy and follows the recent acquisition of Gateway and Packard Bell, further strengthening its foothold in the fast-evolving mobile communications segment and completes Acer’s range of mobile solutions.

“The worldwide smart phone market is estimated to grow by more than 30% by 2011,” added Gianfranco Lanci, President of Acer Inc. “Acer will enhance the competitiveness in the ultra mobile segment, by combining PC and communication technologies”.

E-TEN has released a number of hugely successful Pocket PC phones that featured combinations of GPRS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and 3.5G GSM functionality each enhanced by exclusive in-house developed software applications.

In 2006, in recognition of the fact that its consumer orientated devices were proving just as successful as the company’s IT centric product lines, E-TEN showed its commitment to the consumer sector by adopting the new brand name, Glofiish, for its Pocket PC Phones and accessories.

The acquisition of E-TEN will allow Acer to play a key role in the development of the dynamic, fast-evolving market of smart handheld devices as well as ultra mobile devices in the future and will help bring Acer’s cutting edge mobile solutions to an even wider audience.

E-TEN Information Systems will offer hands on previews of its feature rich range of Glofiish Pocket PC Phones, including the newly announced V900 and M810, to visitors at the company booth during CeBIT 2008.

The hundreds of thousand industry professionals expected to congregate in Hannover, Germany during CeBIT 2008 (4-9 March) are invited to visit the E-TEN booth (Hall 26, A55 [01], Taiwan Pavilion) where they will be able to experience first-hand the company’s range of industry-leading Glofiish Pocket PC Phones.
 
Star attractions at the booth will be the recently announced Windows Mobile 6-based V900 and M810 handsets.  As E-TEN’s first Pocket PC Phone to support the reception of digital TV broadcasts, the Glofiish V900 allows owners to watch their favorite TV programs, celebrate sporting events, or stay up-to-the-minute with news bulletins, even while traveling. Whether it’s on the daily commute or even abroad, support for DVB-H, DVB-T, TDMB and DAB standards ensures V900 owners can enjoy reception in most destinations around the world. V900 also offers the benefits of a VGA display and E-TEN’s all-in-one connectivity solution comprising of HSDPA, GSM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. The V900 is scheduled to launch in the second half of the year.

The Glofiish M810 is a portable internet messaging and entertainment companion specifically tailored for the consumer market. Thanks to the handset’s comprehensive support for the latest mobile connectively standards, including HSDPA, Wi-Fi and GPS, the M810 gives on-the-go members of the Web 2.0 generation a constant connection to social networking and streaming video sites, wherever they are, while built-in JAVA support allows fun mobile games to be downloaded and played anywhere.

E-TEN’s commitment to design excellence has been acknowledged by a host of international awards such as, most recently, the iF Product Design Award 2008.
 

E-TEN has packed the Glofiish M800 with a comprehensive mix of the current high-end mobile functionality.   Can the HTC Kaiser beat it ?

• A sliding QWERTY keyboard design speeds up input for rapid messaging.
• 3.5G and Wi-Fi connectivity provide fast accesses to email, and online information.
• The VGA (640×480) display allows more information to be viewed onscreen at once, while text, images and video are sharper and easier to view, and
• when traveling on foot or in the car GPS provides access to accurate location information for easy navigation.
• Furthermore, the M800 is based on the Windows Mobile 6 platform which comes with built-in features including a mobile office suite for productivity, search, and support for push email.

Compared to handsets from competing vendors, few, if any, can equal the complete feature list of E-TEN’s device. While some models on the market feature 3.5G and a sliding keyboard design similar to the M800, these products only have a QVGA display (the HTC Kaiser has only a QVGA (240×320) display) , which is only one-quarter the resolution of the M800’s VGA (640×480) screen.

The M800 has one setback…a low 64MB program memory which can crash the system.

Well, between a VGA screen and higher memory, I will opt for the higher memory.  That’s the TyTN II for me!

The Glofiish M800 costs $749.95 (RM2,550)

More eye candy of the ETEN GLOFIISH M800 for you to savour:

(Photos from Hpc.ru & Etenclub.ru)

GLOFIISH M800 vs TyTN II

Can the ETEN Glofiish M800 beat the TyTN II?

Feature for feature, the M800 has what TyTN II has, but the M800 also has something that neither HTC Kaiser nor any other HTC phone can offer: VGA (640×480) display in a small form factor. Wow, that’s 4x higher resolution than the TyTN II !

Some specifications:

• 500 MHz Samsung processor
• 256 MB ROM
• 2 cameras
• VGA display
• Windows Mobile 6 Professional (i.e. Windows Mobile 6 for touch-screens)
• HSDPA / UMTS
• SiRFstar III GPS chip
• 1530 mAh battery
• available November 2007
• expected price: 599 to 629 Euro (RM2,910 to RM3,056)
• standard 2.5 mm stereo headset connector (instead of prioprietary type used in HTC phones)