The exhibition CeBIT, held annually in Hanover, attracts the most attention to fans of technical innovations. The whole world is eagerly watching for the announcement, and the lucky ones who arrived at CeBIT, personally, can twist all the new items in their hands and decide in advance on what device is to save money. Represent another alternative reporting from CeBIT-2005, allowing fluent assess the upcoming new products and market situation. This year's CeBIT is not too pleased with fresh smartphones and PDAs. They certainly were, but the demonstration of a number of revolutionary new products that are expected by many, has not happened. There are obvious reasons. The first reason - Windows Mobile 2005, she is Magneto. Its official release of all time is delayed due to Microsoft (surprise!) problems with debugging. Respectively, show the public all promising news for WM2005, which is in the portfolio of every self-respecting producer, while it is impossible, embargo. In this connection, for example, the smartphone T-Mobile MDA IV, reminiscent of the design tablet laptop and caused excitement among the technophile, was present only in the form of "zastekolnogo" sample. Sample video playback on VGA-screen and in the other modes do not show it.
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| Cekretnaya OS on T-Mobile MDA IV was represented by only a music player ...:) |
However, even in this form can make some interesting conclusions: the size of a little more (mostly due to the thickness) than today's MDA III (i-mate JAM, Qtek 9090), the keyboard has a sufficient number and area of the keys to the success of Russification and the market prospects are clouded by the device is quite a price less than $ 1000. The second reason - actually, the problem with debugging. For example, in the camp waiting for Palm OS Palm OS 6-suffering, but so far only few attempts to use version 5.3 and 5.4, as a rule, the products of communication wing of the same smartphone. PalmOne company traditionally does not show new models at CeBIT, and the ranks of its licensees have recently significantly thinned out. Furthermore, information leaked that palmOne is planning to release a device based on Windows Mobile, having made so very demonstrative "treason." Because of problems with debugging is not yet prepared to demonstrate and prototype a new smart phone from SonyEricsson (which caused a lot of gossip on the Internet, because it is - the first device based on the new version of UIQ 3.0, equipped with a 2-megapixel camera, and quite possibly , Wi-Fi), and even a new device from Asus (rumors of this model exist only at the level of speculation). But the move from unrealized to what was shown. Perhaps the most interesting range of mobile devices has demonstrated the Korean firm Samsung. In addition to a variety of phones at the booth was a place and "smart" devices. Star of the CeBIT, of course, was the SGH-i300 - a smartphone equipped with a hard drive with 3 GB. The company, as usual, focuses the consumer on the technical intricacies and benefits, emphasizing on the consumer properties. That and i300 touted as a great MP3-Player.
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In principle, this is true - but very capacious disk and standard stereo headset, the phone boasts support for Bluetooth 1.2, including Profile «stereo headset». In addition, in fact, a large disk, the smartphone is equipped with 64 MB memory card slot TransFlash, as well as 1.3 megapixel camera with flash and video function. Display SGH-i300 has a standard resolution - 240x320 pixels. Operating system - in a test sample, WM2003, but in the final delivery to be WM2005. At the moment, engineers are trying to prolong battery life device, which ruthlessly cuts built-in hard drive.Among other interesting novelties Korean developers - two Symbian-smartphones D720 and D730, as well as a slider with a touchscreen i750, built on Windows Mobile. It is symptomatic that the devices on the Palm platform in omnivorous Samsung anymore. Symbian-devices are fairly typical of the characteristics: megapixel camera, a rich selection of multimedia applications. True, there are two small raisins - in stereo speakers and use a memory card MMC-micro. Plus - a powerful set of standard applications, in particular, is very convenient screen in standby mode, the analog Today on Pocket PC.
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As to the i750, it is a promising device with a sliding numeric keypad equipped with a "blue tooth", Wi-Fi, a slot for TransFlash cards and supports EDGE. The only "but" - the screen is not VGA, which, however, for a smartphone is not a significant disadvantage.
Some recovery in the PDA market is made by manufacturers of navigation systems (more details on this promising direction - in the upcoming article - Ed.). In the future, many PDAs will be equipped with a receiver GPS, but for now, anyone can pricmotretsya, for example, the Garmin iQue M5, based on the WM 2003. Standard suite of applications are complemented by six navigation.
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| iQue M5 - the first PDA from Garmin navigation on Windows Mobile |
BenQ has also introduced a range of interesting phones and communicators. Flagship is the P50, the shape resembles a Treo 650, but the execution on a platform of WM2003. The device also has a QVGA-resolution display, integrated Bluetooth and WLAN transmitters along with 4-band GSM. Standard programs are complemented not too interesting set of applications for adjustment of audio playback and karaoke.
The second model, P31, made by Symbian and the interface of UIQ, but is equipped with the digital hardware keyboard. Thus, in this smartphone combines developments Nokia and SonyEricsson. Among the interesting applications of new items, we note editor of Office documents, voice recognition (no training), as well as a universal remote control.
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The hopes of many for a new smartphone hit from Sony Ericsson, as already stated, did not materialize. Oh, and Nokia have demonstrated on the stand to the public only have announced models 6680/6681, and 7710. Last - the only commercial production has come down to Nokia smartphone with a touchscreen. Keyboards virtually no work with the device should be in landscape mode. Standard suite of applications includes a wide range of quality software, including Office documents editor, a powerful web-browser Opera, a variety of multimedia programs. By the way, localized for the Russian version of the device is well recognize handwritten text. Hardware specifications are not bad - Bluetooth, 1.3 MP camera, memory card RS-MMC plus 90 MB of internal memory.Processor type - ARM 920T (clock speed - unknown).
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Panasonic pleased with the new smartphone X800, logical development of the X700. The same format as the clamshell, the same slot miniSD, the same with Symbian Series 60 interface, but it is very slim, plus a convenient mechanism for automatic opening. A good contender for the title of "stylish smartphone.
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| Panasonic pleased with the new smartphone X800 ... |
Asus has demonstrated already familiar to many P505, similar in construction to the SonyEricsson P900, but based on the WM2003. Features standard: 3 band GSM, Bluetooth, QVGA-display, 1.3 megapixel camera, 64 MB of memory. Coming soon will be available in Russia. Meanwhile, the company is already preparing a change to this model, of which, however, little is known except that it exists.
Mind's eye glancing at the previous exhibition, we can summarize that the industry is in a stage of "preparation for the leap." Lots of interesting trends (global use of VGA-displays, new versions of operating systems, promoting GPS) only outlines, but the most interesting solutions (new platform from HTC and Asus, a mass demonstration models on WM2005 and with built-in GPS) were simply not ready for demonstration at CeBIT. So we can predict a very interesting year (up from SeBIT'a CeBIT'a), during which we will witness a number of significant events and presentations. The authors, translation:
