ASUS working on a low-cost Eee smart phone?

Bonnie Cha | Jan 16, 2009

ASUS is no stranger to smart phones; check out its ASUS P527.
(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CBS Interactive)

ASUS has tried its hand at smart phones before. Take for instance, the ASUS P527, a feature-rich Windows Mobile device that simply didn't deliver in the performance department and certainly wasn't worth the expensive price tag. However, it appears the Taiwanese company might give smart phones another shot, but this time with a completely new game plan.

According to a New York Times interview with Asustek's chairman Jonney Shih, ASUS is working on a low-cost smart phone called the Eee Phone. Based on the company's Eee line of affordable Netbooks, Shih envisions the Eee Phone as the "interactive control" for the digital home.

Shih didn't reveal any more details about the smart phone, such as what type of operating system it would run, features, or design. ASUS faces an uphill climb, facing a full market of well-established players. However, as we've seen with the popular Eee Netbook series, if the price is right and the feature set decent, the Eee Phone could be a force to be reckoned with.

Via CNET Crave

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