The ASUS P526 PDA Phone employs key Windows Mobile 6 Professional features, Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities and a host of messaging enhancements to allow users to experience Windows Live with improved stability and speed. By integrating many popular Windows Live mobile services, the P526 keeps users connected with their communities and lets them find the information they require quickly and without hassle.

"The P526 is a trendy PDA phone for users who like to keep connected with their friends and online communities with ease via instant messengers, blog updates, e-mails and file transfers," said H C Hung, Head of ASUSTeK's Handheld Business Unit. "Also, this phone allows users to utilize exclusive built-in applications like GPS for their business needs – increasing work productivity."

The GPS function of the ASUS P526 is able to plot a route to direct users to the right destination. With a user-friendly interface, users can easily program in the destination and then view directions, the distance traveled, street addresses, and the time and distance left for the journey. The P526 also offers a convenient feature with the integrated Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smart Dial feature. Users can automatically pull up contacts when they start typing a first or last name with the keypad.

The P526’s built-in 2 Mega Pixel camera allows users to fully enjoy true-to-life visuals. Creating and uploading a mobile photo album is also easy with the P526’s built-in 2 Mega Pixel camera. With quad-band EDGE, users can connect even faster for better audio/video streaming.

Bundled within the ASUS P526 are exclusive ASUS software and applications that provide the user with a variety of helpful options. With the ASUS Launcher, users can enjoy a feature phone-like interface - making it easy to launch applications or functions.

ASUS’s Remote Presenter is a useful application that allows users to control Powerpoint presentations stored on a notebook or PC via a Bluetooth connection. Users can even read the footnotes of these presentations as on the P526’s LCD screen as they are presenting.

Planning an international teleconference meeting across three different time zones is made easy with ASUS’s innovative Meeting Planner. This feature helps to eliminate the hassle of time converting and makes meeting scheduling easier and more efficient than ever before. Another useful and innovative feature is the ASUS My Secret function. It encrypts and protects sensitive documents away from prying eyes when it is activated. The ASUS Status feature keeps the user up to date with the status of the device; and the Profile function avoids embarrassing rings during meetings.

Specifications:

• Network: EDGE/GPRS/GSM 850/900/1800/1900
• Dimensions: 110 x 58 x 15.4 mm 115g (with battery)
• Battery: 1300 mAh Lithium-Ion
• Battery Life: Standby Time: 150 hours (Subject to different wireless or online networks) / Talk Time: 4 hours (Subject to different wireless or online networks)
• Display: 2.6" TFT, Supports 65K colors, 240 x 320 resolution 
• OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
• App. Processor: TI OMAP 850 (200MHz)
• Built-in SiRF Star III Chip, supports GPS
• SMS/MMS/Email/MSN
• Camera: 2 Mega-Pixel Resolution
• Video: MPEG4 supporting 30 FPS QCIF video / Windows Media Player 10
• 128 Polyphonic MIDI ringtones, supports MIDI/MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC/ AAC+/AMR and other music formats
• Built-in: 128 MB Flash + 64 MB SDRAM
• External: Micro-SD
• Java: Supports J2ME (CLDC 1.1 + MIDP 2.0) 
• USB v1.1 / Bluetooth 1.2
• IE, Word, Excel, Power Point (viewer), MSN, Alarm, Calendar, Organizer, File Manager, Telephone Book, Notebook, InBox, Voice Recognition
• Business Functions: Remote Presenter