Mock me if you want but I see the newly announced E-ten Glofish X650 — which we saw earlier at the FCC — as a device positioned to compete with the iPhone. The reason is simple — it lacks 3G and relies on EDGE and WiFi for data transfer. However, it may not look that cool as Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s handset, but E-ten’s device offers some cool features iPhone lacks such as built-in GPS receiver, full VGA (640×480) touchscreen, FM Tuner, and FM Transmitter. The last mentioned should allow users to listen their own music in car without any 3rd party accessories.

Other specs include Samsung SC3 500 MHz CPU, 256MB ROM and 64 MB RAM (why not more?), 2 MP camera with auto-focus, Bluetooth, and of course the microSD expansion slot. As for the size, the Glofish X650 measures 107×58x14.7 mm and weighs 136 g.

Finally, in case you’re wondering – we’ve no information when it will start selling nor how much it will cost. However, we do know E-ten will make the X650 available in black and purple… Full release follows after the jump.

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In case the recently revealed E-ten Glofish X600 didn’t rock your world, the up-and-coming smartphone manufacturer has pushed their new E-ten Glofish X650 through the FCC’s testing process. We had speculated that the Glofish X600’s spec-sheet failed to include 3G, nor a VGA disply, because they were saving those features for the Glofish X600+ (much like E-ten did when they bumped-up the Glofish X500’s display with the VGA-equipped Glofish X500+). Well, there’s no word of an E-ten Glofish X600+ in the works, but this E-ten Glofish X650 could serve the same function in E-ten’s lineup.

Spotted on the FCC’s website, the E-ten Glofish X650 sports pretty much the same internals as its little-brother, the X600, but adds an FM transmitter that should have you rocking-out to your favorite tunes (as long as there’s an available FM channel to broadcast said tunes). We’re even hearing that the Glofish X650 will have a VGA display – which may mean E-ten is done with the “+” branding in favor of tacking on an addition “50″ to the model name to indicate a boosted spec-sheet. Unfortunately, there’s no mention of any 3G radio for the Glofish X650.

We don’t care what E-ten prefers, “+” or “50,” just give us some VGA goodness and we’ll happily accept whatever name they see fit to use.

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We’ve already covered E-Ten’s Glofiish M800. Hack, we’ve even seen it passing the FCC hurdle. And now it’s out, just in time for Christmas season.

The new device almost perfect. The things I don’t like include only 64MB of RAM, as well as 2 megapixel camera. Everything else rocks! There’s the 2.8″ VGA screen (640×480 baby), full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS receiver, triband UMTS/HSDPA, secondary camera for video calls, 256MB of ROM, and of course the microSD memory slot.

We’ve no idea how much it will cost, but something tells me it won’t be cheap.

[Via: the::unwired]

We love the VGA-packing E-ten Glofish X800 because it’s basically the incredibly capable underdog in the Windows Mobile 6.0 world. The VGA display actually gives it a hand-up on the AT&T (NYSE: T) Tilt’s QVGA display, but the recently FCC approved E-ten Glofish X800 is the underdog because it doesn’t have the powerful carrier-subsidized mind-share that the AT&T Tilt/HTC Kaiser enjoys. Oh, and it doesn’t have the QWERTY keyboard of its bigger brother, the E-ten Glofish M800, but we still gotta give it up to the X800 for that glorious VGA display.

Anyway, Keep reading for more live pics of the E-ten Glofish X800.

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E-Ten is reportedly working on its line of mobile TV enabled handsets to introduce on the market next year.

Initially the handsets will support only the DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial) standard, but the company also plans to introduce models supporting other broadcasting standards later on.

There’s no doubt E-Ten will want to bet on the upcoming growth of the mobile TV, but on the other hand they’ll need to go DVB-H in order to get a piece of the European market. Whatever the case is, it’s good to know we’ll have another Windows Mobile smartphone maker on the mobile TV handset market soon…

It looks like AT&T (NYSE: T)’s top competitor to their AT&T Tilt (HTC Kaiser TyTn II) is that much closer to hitting Yankee shores. The E-ten Glofish M800 Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional phone has just gotten the “go ahead” from the FCC.

E-ten recently teamed up with Arima to push out faster and badder WinMo smartphones, and it looks like they’re right on target. The E-ten Glofish X800 was the first WM6 device from this partnership, and the Glofish M800 basically adds a slide-out QWERTY keyboard (and some thickness). We last heard about the Glofish M800 earlier this month, but we had no idea it would already garner FCC approval.

With a 500Mhz CPU, 2.8 inch VGA display, quad-band (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM radio with tri-band (850/1900/2100Mhz) HSDPA/UMTS, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi, GPS, 256MB ROM/64MB RAM, and 2 megapixel camera (with front-facing video-call camera) – all powered by the venerable Windows Mobile 6.0 OS – the E-ten Glofish M800 is poised to take a serious swipe at the HTC Kaiser (as well as the AT&T Tilt in the US). As we mentioned previously, the HTC Kaiser/AT&T Tilt has a hand up on the E-ten Glofish M800. The AT&T Tilt has AT&T’s support, so we expect the AT&T Tilt to have a bit of an edge – at least in terms of mind share.

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Who wants a super-thin GPS-equipped smartphone running Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional? We thought so. Well, for those of you squirming in your seats for the successor to the E-Ten Glofish X500 and X500+ (VGA display!), E-Ten’s got your back. Word on the street has it that E-Ten will be busting out the E-Ten Glofish X600 GPS-smartphone.

Now, E-Ten hasn’t yet announced this Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional device, but we’ve got some confirmed specs for you to pine over. How does a 400Mhz CPU, 2 megapixel camera, quad-band (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM with EDGE (no 3G), Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, WiFi, and a SiRF Star III GPS chipset sound? Unfortunately, the E-Ten glofish X600 won’t be sporting any 3G connectivity, nor a VGA screen (E-Ten might be saving the VGA goodness for the E-Ten Glofish X600+) – going with EDGE and 2.8 inch QVGA display.

Still, the E-Ten Glofish X600 shaves even more girth off it’s predecessor – measuring a slight 107 x 58 x 14.7 mm and tipping the scales at 136 g. If you’ve got a thing for uber-thin Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional-powered GPS phones, E-Ten wants your business. We’ll keep you posted on further developments.

[Via: the::unwired]

 The E-Ten and Arima partnership is really starting to bear some high-end fruit. With the launch of the E-Ten Glofish X800, the duo proved that they were comfortable playing with the big boys. It’s just too bad the Glofish X800 suffered from a lack of QWERTY keyboard. Well, E-Ten and Arima are looking to change all that. The new E-Ten Glofish M800 basically takes the WinMo6-powered X800 and adds a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a la AT&T Tilt (HTC Kaiser TyTn 2).

The E-Ten Glofish M800’s feature set makes it a strong competitor to the AT&T (NYSE: T) Tilt. The full-VGA display is a huge plus in our book; and the 500Mhz processor, SiRFstar II GPS receiver, WiFi and 3G (HSDPA) radio keep the E-Ten Glofish M800 near the top of our list. And, just like the X800, the M800 rocks Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional and a front-facing video-calling camera. All that for €599 (about $850) starting in late November or early December.

AT&T Tilt, meet E-Ten Glofish M800. You two will be competing for the top spot in Windows Mobile 6.0 smartphones. E-Ten, we’d recommend you go out and get yourself some carrier support – the average person has probably never even heard of you. Still, we know who you are, and we love your stuff. So keep on keepin’ on with those beautifully VGA screens!

[Via: MS Mobiles]

Just when we’ve almost forgot about it, E-Ten will reportedly start shipping its strangely named Glofiish X800 Windows Mobile 6 based smartphone. If you remember it was announced back in March, got the FCC’s approval in July, and finally it’s set to be released. I’ll only recap the specs – there’s Samsung’s SC3 2442 500 MHz CPU, 256 MB Flash ROM and 64 MB SDRAM, Bluetooth, WiFi, 2.8″ VGA touchscreen, built-in GPS, 2 MP camera and front-face VGA camera for video calls among other things. Sounds nice, although a better camera would be appreciated. Still, I wouldn’t mind trying one…

[Via: Unwired View]

Way to go, E-Ten. With amazing products like the E-Ten Glofish X500+ bringing VGA-love to the Windows Mobile 6.0 crowd, and stuff like the Glofish X800 WM6-powered 3.5G handset in the pipeline, it’s not hard to see why the company has recently posted a 73% increase in net profits for the first half of 2007 (1H 2007). Compared to the same period last year, it seems E-Ten has grown quite a bit – their profits reached NT$249 million (US$7.6 million), which works out to net EPS (earnings per share) of NT$1.62 for the January-June period.

Analysts are predicting the EPS to hit T$5.50-6.0 by year-end, owing to the continued success of the company based on the E-Ten Glofish X800.

[Via: DigiTimes]