The Windows Mobile 6.1-based Pharos Traveler 137 features the company’s Smart Navigator software, which has won a 2009 Consumer Electronics Show Innovations award for outstanding design and engineering.
Initially, maps of the United States will be provided free of charge on the Traveler 137. Pay-as-you-go maps are available for Canada, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe as well on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis, according to Pharos. The service will reportedly soon be extended to include maps of China, Russia, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and elsewhere.
The Traveler 137 will be available late in the first quarter of this year and retail for a suggested $599.95.
Pharos this week introduced Pharos Traveler 117 and 127 at the same time. Both of them is a GPS smartphone that runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 and features 3.5G networks on a tri-band UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA and a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE cellular modems. 2 cameras are available for photos and video conference. Other features include Wi-Fi, and bluetooth. With a single charge it should provide about 7.5 hours of GSM and 5 hours of WCDMA talk time.
Includes a GPS receiver and comes with Pharos’ Smart Navigator software and can provide server-based travel information and navigation service. Also it is pre-loaded with Microsoft Live Search, providing free information about traffic, gas prices, movie times and weather.
The difference between them is 117 has a bigger 2.8″ touchscreen without physical keyboard and 127 has a QWERTY keyboard and 2.5″ touchscreen. But they have a same price at $530 for this unlocked phone which will be ready to be used on any GSM network.
via navigadget
