GIGA-BYTE announce Mobile TV and GPS WM Smartphones

As expected, there’s been plenty of news coming from MWC this week and one item that particularly caught my attention was the announcement from GIGA-BYTE whereby they showcased their first 3.5G Windows Mobile smartphones with TV and GPS.

The new handsets are ultra slim HSPDA GPS devices, like the MS800 (left) and the MS820 (right). However, what interested me most was that fact that these new WM devices were based upon a modular platform and that there would be an array of models each with a differnt feature set where all major features including modem (HSDPA, WCDMA, EDGE), TV, GPS/AGPS, and storage become optional. The MS820 features the exclusive motion-sensing G-Sensor and graphic user interface. All GSmart phone models launched in 2008 will feature graphic user interface to offer consumers an easy-to-use environment.

GSmart MS800 & MS820

From the Giga-Byte press release:

GSmart, the leading mobile phone brand owned by the Taiwan-based GIGA-BYTE Communications Inc., is proud to showcase its first 3.5G Windows Mobile PDA phones with brand new mobile TV and GPS series at Mobile World Congress (3GSM) in Spain. GSmart will also be introducing revolutionary modularized platforms and exclusive graphic user interface for the first time.

Taking the spotlight is MS808, the world’s first 3.5G mobile TV phone supporting DVB-T, DVB-H, T-DMB, ISDB-T, and GPS. MS804 is the only 3.5G sliding phone on display and comes with cap-sensor and digit dial keys. Also on show are ultra slim HSPDA GPS devices, MS800 and MS820. MS820 features the exclusive motion-sensing G-Sensor and graphic user interface. All GSmart phone models launched in 2008 will feature graphic user interface to offer consumers an easy-to-use environment.

In addition to the models being showcased, GSmart continues its tradition in bringing new concepts to the industry as it introduces modularized platforms, where all major features including modem (HSDPA, WCDMA, EDGE), TV, GPS/AGPS, and storage become optional. q60 is the first modularized model following by MS800, MS804, MS820, and MS808. Buyers will now have the freedom to choose different feature combinations to target market needs.

As the first model in a new product line, MD800 is the world’s first and only 3-in-1 wireless data card with 3.5G and GPS/AGPS, combining Express card, mini USB, PCMCIA interfaces by switching the adapter.

Dr. Stanley Jenq, Chief Executive Officer of GIGA-BYTE Communications said, “Following the success of the award winning digital TV PDA phone, GSmart t600, we are leading the industry in delivering Mobile TV. With the new 3.5G TV and GPS series, and our modularized production system, we offer smart technologies that will fulfill the everyday needs of mobile users with speed and unprecedented quality.”

Posted by: Matt

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