Pegasus - new PDA Phone from Asus
Asustek is getting serious about improving the looks of its cellular handsets. One example of such efforts is Asus Z801 Karaoke Phone. Now it looks like it has another beauty - new PDA phone - in the works. And even before it was officially announced, this smartphone already managed to snatch one of the most prestigious design awards. At least that’s what the iF Design Awards product gallery is telling us.
Named Pegasus this super slim (15.4 mm) Windows Mobile gadget combines phone, PDA and GPS navigation system into one sleek package. It has a numeric keypad, jog dial and allows for simple one handed control. The camera body is finished with brushed aluminum and diamond-cut edges to accentuate superior taste and a feeling of luxury.
No further details are available at this time. But it’s almost as good looking though much more functional then the new LG Prada KE850 TouchScreen cellphone and the name of this PDA phone (Pegasus was the original name of Asustek. They dropped first 3 letters for higher directory listings) makes me wonder just what plans Asus has for Pegasus future
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Cool, but not the iphone.
[...] Pegasus PDA phone by DJ Neawedde January 18th, 2007 in Phones. Tags: Phones. The new ASUS Pegasus pocket PC, 15.4mm thick and runs Windows Mobile. It features a camera and GPS with a keypadjog dial. Apparently there are no more details about this device, but hopefully soon… Via Unwired View Technorati Tags:Phones [...]
nothing…exceptional… N95 is still the best one.
Yeh, I have to agree with that one. It will actually depend on the size of the thing whether I buy it or not, but I think Nokia N95 is the best among the smartphones so far.
Of course when iPhone (especially the next gen. one in about 18 moths) comes out it will change the game completely.
[...] Auf der Rückseite des PDAs sieht man die Kamera, ein Blitzlicht wie beim P525 scheint es aber nicht zu geben. Dafür kann das Pegasus durch integriertes GPS punkten, UMTS hingegen scheint wieder zu fehlen. Dies kann aber noch nicht bestätigt werden, da nur sehr wenige Informationen verfügbar sind. Weitere News-Artikel: [...]
[...] There’s not a whole lot of details to go on here, but it looks like the iF Design Awards got the first look at ASUS’s latest Pocket PC phone, with the Unwired View blog spotting these two pics of the candybar-style handset. Dubbed Pegasus (a throwback to the origin of the company’s name), the phone appears to be a slightly slimmed down revision to ASUS’s P525 smartphone, measuring in at a mere 0.6 inches thick while still packing built-in GPS and a camera of unspecified megapixels. Otherwise, about all that’s known about the device is that it’s Windows Mobile-based, has a full numeric keypad and jog dial, and supposedly has a brushed aluminum finish and diamond-cut edges, although it’s tough to discern that from the pics. For the rest of the specs, not to mention details on pricing or availability, it looks like we’ll just to wait for a more official announcement. [...]
Best Design and worked system
[...] Rimeaza si de aceea pare un nume cam retardat. Cu toate acestea, Asus Pegasus este cat se poate de smart. Smartphone. Ruland sub un sistem de operare Windows Mobile, Pegasus are o grosime de doar 14.5 mm. In ciuda acestei grosimi, Pegasus are totusi o lista sanatoasa de functionalitati, incluzand GPS si camera foto de rezolutie inca nespecificata. Fiind compatibil cu standardul Pocket PC, acest terminal va avea un ecran senzitiv care se va putea manipula cu stylus-ul. Pe site-urile care comenteaza anuntul, se zvoneste ca avem de-a face cu o versiune mai modesta a lui Asus P525, destinata sa fie comercializata cu un pret mai accesibil, pentru a fi mai atractiv pentru mai multe categorii de utilizatori ai telefoanelor mobile. [Sursa: Unwired View] [...]
[...] Asus seems to be very agressive on the Windows Mobile front, with a new PocketPC in addition to the Asus P525. The Unwired View blog is showing pictures of this new candybar-style handset. Measuring 0.6 inches thick while still packing built-in GPS. Otherwise, about all that’s known about the device is that it’s Windows Mobile-based, has a full numeric keypad and jog dial, and supposedly has a brushed aluminum finish and diamond-cut edges… [...]
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N95? It’s a smartphona… Asus is a Palmphone [PDA+GSM system]… It’s realy a big difrence… And thers the GPS in it:D
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[...] There’s not a whole lot of details to go on here, but it looks like the iF Design Awards got the first look at ASUS’s latest Pocket PC phone, with the Unwired View blog spotting these two pics of the candybar-style handset. Dubbed Pegasus (a throwback to the origin of the company’s name), the phone appears to be a slightly slimmed down revision to ASUS’s P525 smartphone, measuring in at a mere 0.6 inches thick while still packing built-in GPS and a camera of unspecified megapixels. Otherwise, about all that’s known about the device is that it’s Windows Mobile-based, has a full numeric keypad and jog dial, and supposedly has a brushed aluminum finish and diamond-cut edges, although it’s tough to discern that from the pics. For the rest of the specs, not to mention details on pricing or availability, it looks like we’ll just to wait for a more official announcement. [...]
Hey Adam: smartphone, Palmphone, PDAphone, PDA + GSM system or even multimedia computer (as Nokia calls them). I don’t really care
As long as they do what I want them to do. And Nokia N95/Pegasus functions are pretty similar, they both even have GPS navigation built-in. The only difference I see is that one runs on Symbian and another on Windows Mobile OS. BTW, Pegasus is most definitely not a Palmphone, Pocket PC phone would be closer, check the backcover on the photo 
Asus Pegasus Guides You Like a Sexy Stewardess…
We don’t have much in terms of details for this Asus PDA phone other than it looks pretty sleek with its brushed metal finish and aluminum borders. The 0.6-inch thick phone runs Windows Mobile (we’re guessing smartphone edition), plus has……
MY STRONG OPINION: N95 isn’t better than PegAsus!
1. Smaller display (2.6″ versus 2.8″)
2. Very weak battery for this functionality - 950mAh. I suppose it won’t live even one working day if using all functions!!! ASUS is the best in battery life!
3. Symbian OS needs more powerful processor than WinMobile, and I suppose that this Nokia will not be so fast as PegAsus. It’s my IMHO based on previous N-series implementations.
4. I still don’t see AD2P bluetooth-stereo profile in the N-Series. This device seems like also doesn’t have it. ASUS has!
5. … will add more when more detailed specs of both devices will be known.
Well, I guess it depends on personal preferences and also on what you are looking for - Smartphone or PDA
I admit I have a little weakness for Nokia and little things, like dedicated music and camera controls are pretty important for me.
But Asus Pegasus seems to really blur the line between the phone and PDA. But we will have to wait for official announcement to see how the specs compare.
Unfortunately I will probably buy N95 before Pegasus is launche . Actually I’m just waiting for N95 to come out and if it’s not too bulky I’m buying one.
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News Asus Pocket PC phone, Pegasus….
Some photos have leaked of a new Windows Mobile phone by Asus named Pegasus . It is a super-slim phone…
[...] There’s not a whole lot of details to go on here, but it looks like the iF Design Awards got the first look at ASUS’s latest Pocket PC phone, with the Unwired View blog spotting these two pics of the candybar-style handset. Dubbed Pegasus (a throwback to the origin of the company’s name), the phone appears to be a slightly slimmed down revision to ASUS’s P525 smartphone, measuring in at a mere 0.6 inches thick while still packing built-in GPS and a camera of unspecified megapixels. Otherwise, about all that’s known about the device is that it’s Windows Mobile-based, has a full numeric keypad and jog dial, and supposedly has a brushed aluminum finish and diamond-cut edges, although it’s tough to discern that from the pics. For the rest of the specs, not to mention details on pricing or availability, it looks like we’ll just to wait for a more official announcement. [...]
[...] New PDA Phone from ASUS [...]
[...] As we saw with the upcoming Asus Pegasus PDA phone, Asus is getting pretty serious about design. And, having pioneered the use of the leather items to decorate ultraportable laptops, Asus now brings this experience to the mobile phones with the release of luxurious Asus Z801 flip phone. [...]
[...] More info continues to leak about upcoming Asus Pegasus PDA phone. It looks like Asus Pegasus is indeed the successor of the popular Asus P525 and will be named Asus P526. [...]
[...] Asus continues to strengthen it’s mobile phone lineup. In the past few days Taiwanese vendor was in the news with it’s PDA Phones like 3G Asus P735 and Asus P526 Pegasus GPS PDA. [...]
[...] Lot’s of things have been written about Asus P526 Pegasus PDA Phone since we broke the story a couple of weeks ago. [...]
Asus Pegasus Phone…
Asus has a new PDA phone on the horizon, it’s dubbed the Pegasus, a thin (15.4 mm) Windows Mobile phone. It features a GPS navigation system, and not much else is known about it yet, but it looks like it will be one worth watching for.
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[...] Well, 3GSM Congress in Barcelona ended last week, and, despite my expectations, there was no sign of Asus P526 Pegasus there. But don’t worry. [...]
Personally I can’t wait for this to be released.
• It’s a touch screen Windows PDA, with a numeric PHONE keypad (not a tiny QWERTY which HTC and Blackberry seem obsessed with).
• It’ll sync beautifully with Microsoft XP/Vista (unlike the iPhone), and be able to edit pretty much all the files types you normally use at home/work.
• There are already more applications available than for any other OS, including TomTom, which should interface nicely with the inbuilt GPS. Plus 802.11(g?) for WAN, and BT2 for streaming wireless audio (AD2P).
• Construction should be awesome thanks to the slim, solid, metal case, and Asus really are reknowned for their battery performance.
• The 2MPix is enough for realistic day-to-day happy-snaps, but Asus’s scanner function is a novel extra.
• If this follows on from the P525, it will also work as a Mass Storage Device (so no need to run through Active-sync), though USB-OTG would be a bonus (like the Loox T830).
OK - rant over - like I said, I can’t wait !!!