New additions to the Dopod family
By Joel Pang,WNS Infotechnology Correspondent
JACOB - Dopod is gearing up to be THE phone of choice among young executives with the lauch of not one or two, but five new phones in time to be wrapped and placed under the Christmas tree. The range is as boggling as the number of new products. There is something for the serious such as the Blackberry replacement in the C720W and something for those who want fun, which is the M700 with radio and media streaming. There's also a new addition to the Dopod family that will be a hit with those always on the go, it's the P800W with inbuilt GPS. What sets aside this device from others is the fact that apart from running off-the-shelf navigational software such as MapKing which is bundled with the phone, the P800W is also able to map and send coordinates, so others will know exactly where to find the P800W user.
Product Marketing Manager Winston Hilminton explains that "our (Dopod) firmware was written in such a way that it can take in the GPS signal and map it into a Jpeg file... there are other (GPS) devices out there we know that, but what we've done is we've made it a little bit better, we've made it a little more fun to use." It's definitely a step-up from Dopod's earlier GPS device which was just a PDA without phone facilities.
Included in the new line-up are two Dopod favourites which have received a makeover. They are the multi-coloured 818Pro which is being re-interpreted in the D810 which comes with HSPDA (3.5G) connectivity along with all the features found in 818Pro, and the C800, which is a slimmer version of the 838 Pro with a much improved slide-out keyboard. Those who want to have a keyboard but not the bulk can look to the latest Dopod entrant, the C720W, which closely resembles the new Treo 750 with its dark coloured body with silver accents and QWERTY keyboard that sits just under the screen. On closer inspection, the C720W reveals itself to be much slimmer and lighter, but with a screen that's smaller than the Treo's. What really makes this Dopod stand out is the fact that it offers users the option of using Microsoft or Blackberry push mail technology. All the Dopod phones which come with Dual Language support will be available in Linapore's market by late November.
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