Palm Treo 500v : Launced by Palm and Vodafone in Australia

Thanks to Palm and Vodafone, the Palm Treo 500v Smartphone is now available in Australia. It will available exclusively through Vodafone for several month.

Mr.Gadget is an authorised Vodafone dealer btw.

Features of the Palm Treo 500V Smartphone:

The Palm Treo 500v smartphone runs on a Windows Mobile 6 Standard platform, which means it is the first Palm Treo that does not have a touchscreen. It has a full keyboard, large screen, video streaming capability and a comprehensive multi-messaging functionality covering Instant Messaging, SMS, email and phone and personal information management software in a new design.

With the Palm Treo 500v smartphone customers can also manage documents using mobile versions of familiar Microsoft applications like Outlook, Office, and Windows Live for Windows Mobile. In addition users can share the Treo 500v smartphone's data access with a laptop, so they can stay connected anywhere within wireless coverage.

Users now have access to Vodafone live! services from this Windows Mobile device.

The new device comes with a built-in 2.0 megapixel camera for stil and video capture. Users will benefit of its 150 MB memory, which can be expanded with microSD expansion cards. The Treo 500v also sports Bluetooth wireless technology.

Specifications of the Palm Treo 500V Vodafone:

MODEL : PALM TREO 500V
Display: 320x240-pixel Transflective colour screen;
supports 16-bit colour (up to 65K colours)
CAMERA : 2.0 megapixels with 2x digital zoom & video capture support
RADIO : GSM/GPRS/UMTS radio; GSM bands: 900/1800/1900, UMTS bands: 2100
NTWK : Bluetooth Wireless Technology Version: 2.0 + EDR
MEMORY : 256MB memory (150MB available user storage)
BATTERY: Removable 1200mAh, lithium-ion
Talk time: 10 days standby and up to 4.5 hours of talk time
EXPANSION: MicroSD card; CONNECTOR: Mini USB
DIM : 16.5mm (D) x 61.5mm (W) x 110mm (H)
WEIGHT : 120 grams
Platform : Windows Mobile 6 Standard
SYS REQS : Windows XP, Vista

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