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    ASUS Launches the P552w PDA Phone



    ASUS Glide to a New Mobile Experience
    Underpinning the ASUS P552w's revolutionary touch-responsive user interface is its cutting-edge Gester technology that enables users to perform a variety of navigational actions – such as selecting, zooming, scrolling and flipping – easily through simple flicks of their fingers. Incorporated into Glide are also applications that enable users to access a wide range of functions such as looking up the latest news, checking the weather forecast, viewing photo slideshows and listening to music within a few finger taps. These applications, dubbed Multi-Home, Anytime Launcher, EziPhoto, and EziMusic, give the expression "the world at your fingertips" a whole new meaning.

    Unprecedented Processing Power, Speed and Connectivity
    The ASUS P552w boasts one of the most powerful CPUs (624MHz) on the market today. Apart from posting exceptional Vsbenchmark scores, the ASUS P552w’s real-world results are equally tangible – applications and games run noticeably faster and video frame rates are markedly smoother. The ASUS P552w also features 3.5G HSDPA (3.6Mbps) connectivity for the fastest 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.

    Deep Google Integration
    The ASUS P552w features Google Maps* which not only facilitates navigation, but is capable of furnishing users with information on points of interest. The ASUS P552w’s navigation capabilities are further bolstered by a feature known as ASUS SMS Location Link. With this exclusive feature, 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. The ASUS P552w also features a convenient Google Search Bar on the Today screen that makes it easier to perform online queries.

    EziPhoto, EziMusic and Other Applications
    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. EziMusic offers an interactive interface – complete with exciting animations – for users to play and manage their music, performing each task with colorful aplomb. The ASUS P552w also houses applications that enable easy access to web content like RSS newsfeeds, YouTube movies and photos on Flickr, ensuring that users have a full complement of entertainment options to choose from while out of the house or office. launched the ASUS P552w PDA phone which features Glide – an innovative touch-responsive user interface that makes navigating and performing tasks on a mobile phone more intuitive and interactive than ever before. Equipped with a 624MHz processor and a host of market-leading features such as 3.5G HSDPA connectivity, GPS and seamless Google integration*, the ASUS P552w PDA phone is a perfect fit for the rising tide of young, tech-savvy professionals who appreciate a good-looking mobile companion that packs a wealth of fun features and yet is no slouch when it comes to work.

    Specifications

    Networks
    HSDPA 3.6Mbps, UMTS 2100
    EDGE/GPRS/GSM 900/1800/1900, Class 10

    Operating System
    Microsoft Windows® Mobile 6.1™ Professional

    Color
    Black or White

    Form factor
    Bar type

    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
    Expansion Slot
    MicroSD with SDHC support

    Connectivity
    WLAN 802.11b+g , USB v1.1(FS), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
    WAP Browser
    HTTP / WAP 1.2.1/2.0

    Messaging
    SMS / MMS / Email / MSN / Push E-mail

    Battery
    1100mAh Li-Ion

    GPS
    SiRF StarIII with internal antenna

    Business Applications

    PIM
    Word (editor), Excel (editor), Power Point (viewer), IE, Windows® Live, MSN, Voice Commander and Push Email (Exchange Server).

    Other Features
    Google Maps, Anytime Launcher, ASUS Today, Multi-Home, EziMusic and EziPhoto

    Multimedia & Entertainment

    Camera
    2.0 Mega pixel Fixed Focus

    Video
    Record:MPEG4@QVGA 24fps / H.263@QCIF 24fps
    Playback:MPEG4@QVGA 30fps / H.263@QCIF 30fps
    Audio/Video Streaming

    Picture Format
    JPEG, PNG, GIP, BMP

    Audio Format
    MP3, WMA, AAC, and AAC+

    Ringtone
    Preinstalled with 20 ringtones and 10 special effect tones

    JAVA
    J2ME (CLDC 1.1 + MIDP2.0)

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    Asus P522w Smartphone

    Windows Mobile phones, with the introduction of the P552w. The full-touchscreen device boasts a speedy 624MHz CPU, a 240 x 320 QVGA display, HSDPA / UMTS radios, 802.11b/g WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 (with A2DP), 256MB of flash memory, 128MB of DDR, plus support for microSD / SDHC cards. What's really of note, however, is the inclusion of a skinned UI utilizing a technology called "Gester," which is controlled via slides of the finger, pinching, and flicks (think HTC's TouchFlo).

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    ASUS intros the P552w touchscreen phone

    The Asus P522w include :-

    • 624MHz processor
    • 256MB storage
    • 128MB RAM
    • Tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900MHz)
    • UMTS 2100MHz
    • HSDPA
    • Wi-Fi connectivity
    • Bluetooth connectivity
    • GPS navigation
    • 2 megapixel camera
    • microSD memory card slot

    There is no word on pricing or availability.

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