Pharos Unveils the Traveler 137 Smartphone
Vast 3.5 inch screen, turn-by-turn navigation with voice prompts and powerful 3.5G connectivity deliver unrivaled experience on an unlocked Windows Mobile phone
On the cusp of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Pharos introduced the Traveler 137, an unlocked Windows Mobile phone distinguished by its slender profile, cool applications, and bright, 3.5 inch touch screen.
The Consumer Electronics Association lauded the arrival of the Traveler 137 with its prestigious Innovations award and has displayed the stylish handset in the CES Innovations Design and Engineering Showcase. True to Pharos’ roots in the navigation space, the Traveler 137 provides full-featured navigation with voice prompts on a pay-as-you-go basis that spares users an ongoing monthly fee. In an industry brimming with mobile devices, the Traveler 137 stands apart by offering users tremendous value on a powerful, sleek handset that runs on the GSM network of their choice. The Traveler 137 will be available late in the first quarter of 2009 from major retailers for a suggested price of $599.95. Pharos also announced on the Tuesday, the three previously announced GPS-enabled smartphones, the Traveler 117 ($529.95), Traveler 127 ($529.95), and the Traveler 619 ($199.95) will be available at major retails stores.
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The Traveler 137
Weighing just 4.9 ounces and encased in a sleek, stylish black case, the Traveler 137 combines everything users expect in a multimedia handset with the complete suite of productivity applications in Windows Mobile. The 3.5 inch touch screen display dominates the device, rendering web pages and images in 65 thousand colors and 480 x 800 pixels. E-mail, web browsing and multimedia are a snap thanks to 3.5G connectivity with download speeds up to 7.2 megabits per second (Mbps). A three megapixel camera records picture and video while a second camera on the front of the handset enables users to participate in video conferences. The Traveler 137 comes preloaded with a touch screen keyboard, SPB Mobile Shell with touch-and-sweep user interface, and Microsoft Office Mobile suite, Media Player, and Live Search, a service that provides free information about traffic, gas prices, movie times and weather.
Smart Navigator, Pay-As-You-Go GPS Navigation
The Traveler 137 features Pharos’ Smart Navigator software. As a hybrid navigation system, Smart Navigator works both on-board and off-board the device. Thus, even when the Traveler 137 is out of a carrier coverage zone, the user has the ability to display maps, create routes and navigate door-to-door. Initially, maps of the United States will be provided free of charge. Pay-as-you-go maps are available for Canada, Western Europe and Eastern Europe on a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis. The service will soon be extended to include maps of China, Russia, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and elsewhere. (There is a fee to use the Smart Navigator service on a pay-as-you-go basis: $1.99/one day of access; $4.99/one week of access; $6.99/one month of access; or $49.99/one year of access)
Traveler 137 Specifications
– Operating System: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
– Hardware partner: Pharos works closely with Inventec
– Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528MHz
– Memory: 256MB DDR SDRAM, 512MB Flash ROM
– Phone: unlocked GSM quad band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE / GPRS,
Tri-band 3G, 1700/1900/2100 MHz, UMTS 384Kb/s, HSDPA 7.2Mb/s, HSUPA
2Mb/s
– Talk time: up to 4 hours talk time and 200 hours standby time
– Display: 3.5" TFT LCD with touch panel, 480 x 800 Wide-VGA with 65,000
colors
– Wireless: GPS aGPS compatible, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth(TM) v2.1 +
EDR , FM tuner
– Camera: 3 megapixel for picture or video, .3 megapixel on the front
for video conference
– Expansion: USB 2.0, micro SD slot support SDHC, stereo audio jack
– Battery: 1380 mAh Li-Ion, rechargeable/replaceable
– Size: 4.60in (L) x 2.40in (W) x 0.51in (H)
– Weight: 4.9 ounces
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