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October 31, 2006 1:22 PM PST

'Glofiish': World's slimmest phone?

by Candace Lombardi
(Credit: E-Ten)

E-Ten has released an update to its pocket PC phone line, which some blogs are calling the slimmest handset of its kind in the world.

The X500 Glofiish--yes, it's really called the Glofiish--combines both Bluetooth 2.0 video and audio capabilities, 802.11b/g WiFi and an EDGE radio. The .6-inch thin phone, which operates on the Windows Mobile 5.0 platform, contains a 2-megapixel camera, a 400MHz Samsung processor, 128MB ROM and 64MB RAM of storage, and a slot for a microSD card.

While the E-Ten announced the X500 a few weeks ago, Mobility Site pointed out today's launch.

In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts and bolts. Whether it's cars, robots, personal gadgetry or industrial machines, Candace Lombardi examines the moving parts that keep our world rotating. A journalist who divides her time between the United States and the United Kingdom, Lombardi has written about technology for the sites of The New York Times, CNET, USA Today, MSN, ZDNet, Silicon.com, and GameSpot. E-mail her at candacelombardi@gmail.com. She is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not a current employee of CNET.
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Just a correction
by hraie November 1, 2006 12:46 PM PST
I just want to add from the source what exactly they announce for X-500 it just have WiFi-b doesn't have the G-Standards. follow up
the source is... you can check it your self

http://www.etencorp.com/products/Communication/X500.php
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