SlashPhone » Asus Glide http://www.slashphone.com Worldwide mobile phone news, reviews and wireless innovations Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:42:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Rumor: Asus Glaxy7 in the work? http://www.slashphone.com/rumor-asus-glaxy7-in-the-work-161812 http://www.slashphone.com/rumor-asus-glaxy7-in-the-work-161812#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:05:53 +0000 Kim Poh Liaw http://www.slashphone.com/?p=1812 From Apple iPhone to HTC Touch and Samsung Omnia, it is not surprise that more manufacturer will release their full touch screen phone. Asus is said to be preparing their new Asus Glaxy7, a new Windows Mobile smartphone with a 3.5-inch touch screen. Comes with their own Glide UI, Asus Glaxy7 has the same resolution (480 x 800, WVGA) as HTC Touch HD, though both will still be restricted to 65k colors due to the OS. Other than 6 shortcut buttons below the display screen, a track ball design can be seen from the leaked picture below.

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The Asus Glaxy7 might be announced in October according to the source.

Possible Specifications:

  • GSM Frequency : 850/900/1800/1900
  • GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSDPA/HAUPA
  • WCDMA Frequency: 900/1900/2100
  • Display Screen: 3.5-inch WVGA 800 x 480 / 65K Color TFT
  • OS: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • UI: Glide 1.5
  • Camera: 5MP (2592×1944px) with autofocus
  • Bluetooth 2.0, Wifi, USB
  • aGPS
  • Audio: AAC, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, EVRC, QCELP, AAC + + EAAC, MP3, MIDI, PCM, WAV
  • Memory: 4GB flash
  • Expansion: microSD
  • Dimensions: 115 x 59 x 13.8 mm
  • Tracking ball
  • Accelerometer

Source [wmpoweruser]

]]> http://www.slashphone.com/rumor-asus-glaxy7-in-the-work-161812/feed 0 ASUS Launches P552w Touch Phone with Glide UI http://www.slashphone.com/asus-launches-p552w-touch-phone-with-glide-ui-081593 http://www.slashphone.com/asus-launches-p552w-touch-phone-with-glide-ui-081593#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:10:32 +0000 Kim Poh Liaw http://www.slashphone.com/?p=1593 ASUS has launched the ASUS P552w PDA phone which features Glide – a new touch user interface developed by Asus and consist of Asus Today, Anytime Launcher, EziPhoto and EziMusic. The ASUS P552w boasts one of the most powerful CPUs (624MHz) on the market today. It also features 3.5G HSDPA (3.6Mbps) connectivity for fast Internet browsing, file sharing and TV program-streaming experience possible. Furthermore, it offers Bluetooth, WLAN 802.11b/g, GPS, USB and other connectivity standards to enable easy data transfers to and from other devices.

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The ASUS P552w will come pre-installed with the Google Maps and a ASUS SMS Location Link software. Users at two different locations can locate each other easily by sending each other SMS messages. Clicking on the URLs which are automatically embedded in the sent messages will link the phones up to Google Maps, which will then provide the users with clear directions on how to get to each other’s positions.

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The ASUS P552w comes preinstalled with applications that allow users to get an easy handle on entertainment. The most exciting of these are EziPhoto and EziMusic. EziPhoto enables users to flip through their photo collection with their fingertips, akin to how they would with a real album. It also has a Calendar option which organizes and displays the thumbnails of photos users have taken according to the dates in which they were snapped, allowing them to relive those moments in chronological order at a single glance.

Specifications:

  • Networks: HSDPA 3.6Mbps, UMTS 2100
  • EDGE/GPRS/GSM 900/1800/1900, Class 10
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Dimensions: 102 x 60.5 x 14.5 mm
  • Weight: 105g (with battery)
  • Standby Time: 300 hrs with 3G and 250 hrs with 2G
  • Talk Time: 3 hrs with 3G and 5 hrs with 2G
  • Display: 2.8″ TFT, Touch Screen 65K color, QVGA 240 x 320 pixels
  • Processor: Marvell Tavor 624MHz
  • Memory: 256MB Flash + 128MB DDR
  • MicroSD with SDHC support
  • WLAN 802.11b+g , USB v1.1(FS), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
  • WAP Browser
  • HTTP / WAP 1.2.1/2.0
  • SMS / MMS / Email / MSN / Push E-mail
  • Battery: 1100mAh Li-Ion
  • SiRF StarIII with internal antenna
  • Google Maps, Anytime Launcher, ASUS Today, Multi-Home, EziMusic and EziPhoto.
  • Camera: 2.0 Mega pixel Fixed Focus
  • Video: Record:MPEG4 QVGA 24fps / H.263 QCIF 24fps
  • Playback:MPEG4 QVGA 30fps / H.263 QCIF 30fps
  • J2ME (CLDC 1.1 + MIDP2.0)

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]]> http://www.slashphone.com/asus-launches-p552w-touch-phone-with-glide-ui-081593/feed 1 Asus Announces Asus Glide User Interface http://www.slashphone.com/asus-announces-asus-glide-user-interface-04604 http://www.slashphone.com/asus-announces-asus-glide-user-interface-04604#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:38:20 +0000 Kim Poh Liaw http://www.slashphone.com/?p=604 Asus has introduced their own Asus Glide User Interface for windows mobile, The software aims to provide instant access to information and functions through mobile devices. The Asus Glide includes the Asus Today, Anytime Launcher, EziPhoto and EziMusic. You can’t tell if it is good by looking at these little thumbnail though.

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With ASUS Today, the most commonly-used functions are displayed on the desktop. Users will have effortless access with just one glide – having applications such as Time, Mail Box, Calendar, News, Weather and Music Player displayed in the same window for fun and ease. Anytime Launcher provides users with instant access to programs like Favourite Contacts, Recent Documents, and Messages.

The EziPhoto provides a photo album view that let you flip through pictures with a simple glide. EziMusic provides you an automated jukebox so that you can select their desired songs with just a glide through albums; while the library of playlists can be sorted according to albums, artists, genres or personalized just like a professional DJ.

via [gizmodo]

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