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Treo 500v approved by the FCC; Manufactured by Asus?

Categories: Devices, FCC, Palm, Windows Phone
By: , IntoMobile
Monday, September 17th, 2007 at 12:55 AM

Treo 500v approved by the FCCWe’ve seen it officially unveiled in Europe, and now it’s ready for the U.S. market. Yes, I’m talking about Palm’s latest Windows Mobile Standard edition based Treo 500v, which will be carried by either AT&T or T-Mobile, or both — that’s in case Palm doesn’t suddenly decides to change the built-in GSM radio. Interesting thing to note about Palm’s FCC filing, is that this Treo device was NOT manufactured by one of the company’s earlier partners such as HTC, Foxconn, or Inventec; but by Taiwan-based Asus. Were they more affordable or what? I can see why they’re shying away from HTC which is now of Palm’s fiercest competitors, but a fresh ODM relationship also doesn’t make sense. Who knows what they’re planning…

[Via: Engadget Mobile]

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Dusan Belic

Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • MO-Call

    so ugly phones!

  • faintbear

    i think it seems good~

  • Firefishe

    The keys on these phones are so tiny, it’s almost impossible to type on them. I’m waiting for the Pre. –Firefishe

  • Firefishe

    Asus makes extremely good high-end gaming laptops, so I would think that a foray into the embedded device world wouldn’t phase them one bit.

    Also, as the report said, they’re out of Taiwan, and a lot of factories are spewing forth all kinds of interesting electronics gear out of Taiwan, these days.

    I also disagree with the belief that fostering new relationships with ODM’s in certain, perceived time frames doesn’t make sense. Business is business, and if a company is able-bodied enough to bring something out quickly and at competitive pricing for manufacture, and can get it to market fast enough, then why not ‘at the last minute’ or even ‘at the last second?’

    Things don’t take as much time to design these days, and phones are no exception. The technology has matured, boards are getting smaller, and Asus–from my own experience with their laptops–doesn’t just slap things together. Most of their competitive 15-inch gaming laptops have room for two hard drives, and PCIe dedicated (discrete) video cards.

    Combine this type of forward thinking toward a phone platform, and I would think that Asus could be an up-and-coming manufacturer in the cell phone arena.

    I’m looking forward to seeing if they’ll make it and shake it!

    Warm Regards,
    Firefishe