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Ladies and gents, we have a new player in the smartphone market arena. It’s called Velocity Mobile and is a result of a collaboration between one of the world’s largest notebook computer manufacturers (Inventec) and a team of veteran wireless designers and engineers. They are at the CTIA in Las Vegas, presenting their first devices – Velocity 103 and Velocity 111.
Both devices look pretty cool, run the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile OS (Windows Mobile 6.1), and both sport such features as HSDPA/HSUPA support, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi, GPS, two cameras (2 megapixel for taking photos and a VGA for video calls), TV/VGA out, 256MB ROM / 128MB RAM, and a microSD expansion slot. The difference is that the former model (Velocity 103) comes with the VGA (640×480), while the latter has only a QVGA (320×240) touchscreen, but also boasts the full QWERTY keyboard and BlackBerry-ish look and feel.
All in all – we love them! Not that similar devices are not already available on the market — rather it’s the fact they are a new company which announced two high-end devices right from the start, giving us hope we’ll see them releasing even more powerful smartphones in the near future.
Finally, let’s talk about the availability. The Velocity 103 will be available in Q2 2008, while the Velocity 111 fans will have to wait for a quarter more in order to grab the QWERTY keyboard equipped device. More information is available on Velocity Mobile’s website, and the official release is here.
About The Author
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.
