Dopod's U1000 to debut end-February

Reuben Lee | Feb 07, 2007

What do you get when you combine a PDA-phone and an Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC)? Quite possibly, you'll be looking at something along the lines of Dopod's latest all-in-one handheld, the U1000, previously codenamed Athena.

More "mini computer" than PDA-phone, the U1000 is possibly one of the most feature-packed handhelds we've seen so far. It combines the functions of a Windows Mobile 5.0 PDA with a 3G/HSDPA mobile phone and GPS receiver. In addition, it comes with a detachable magnetic QWERTY keypad which also doubles as a protective cover for the screen.

Feature set not impressive enough? Well, the Dopod sports dual cameras (3-megapixel VGA sensor), TV-out, 5-inch VGA display, Intel's 624MHz XScale processor, and get this, an 8GB hard drive. Of note is the unique onboard VueFLO function which uses motion-sensing technology to navigate Web pages.

All those goodies don't come cheap. At a retail of S$1,998 (US$1,314.47), it is even more expensive than some of the notebooks in the market today. But if you already have you mind set on getting the U1000, you had better start saving soon. It is expected on shelves before the end of February.

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