E-Ten launches the E-Ten Glofish M750 and M810
By Will Park on Thursday, April 17th, 2008 at 1:43 PM PST In Announcements, Devices, E-ten, Windows Mobile
Up and coming Windows Mobile device manufacturer E-Ten has just launched a new pair of Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional-powered QWERTY sliders that are sure to impress WinMo fans the world over. Following Acer’s acquisition of E-Ten, the company’s E-Ten Glofish M750 and M810 are apparently ready to pull duty as the company’s new flagship Windows Mobile smartphones.
The new handsets bank on E-Ten’s tried and true horizontal sliding form-factor with a QWERTY keyboard hidden under the display. Both the E-Ten Glofish M810 and Glofish M750 sports a feature set on par with the best WinMo handsets on market. That means you can expect to see a 2.8-inch touchscreen display, quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) radio, WiFi (802.11 b/g), GPS (integrated into Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Maps), 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0, 256MB ROM and a Samsung S3C processor clocked at 500MHz – all packed into a 109.5 x 59 x 17.5mm package.
And to distinguish the higher-end Glofish M810 from its younger sibling Glofish M750, E-Ten has endowed the Glofish M810 with and HSDPA radio, while the Glofish M750 chugs along at slower EDGE speeds.
The pair of handsets from E-Ten look promising, but in a market where touchscreens are starting to seriously take hold, E-Ten’s tired form-factor may prove to be a problem. The recessed, pressure-sensitive touchscreen is a bit dated in the face of flush-mounted, less “squishy” touchscreens like that on the Samsung Instinct and capacitance touchscreens like that used on the iPhone.
We’re expecting E-Ten to start worldwide shipment of the Glofish M750 and M810 in 2-3 weeks. Pricing information to follow shorty.
