{"id":3344,"date":"2009-01-12T10:25:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-12T14:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pocketpccentral.net\/rss\/2009\/01\/12\/ces-2009-windows-mobile-smartphone-tech-wrap-up\/"},"modified":"2009-01-12T10:25:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-12T14:25:00","slug":"ces-2009-windows-mobile-smartphone-tech-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/?p=3344","title":{"rendered":"CES 2009: Windows Mobile, Smartphone Tech Wrap-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"128\" alt=\"CES_logo2\" src=\"http:\/\/pocketpccentral.net\/rss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/ces-logo2.jpg\" width=\"202\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/> With the exception of the <a href=\"http:\/\/pocketpccentral.net\/rss\/2009\/01\/08\/palm-introduces-pre-smartphone-webos-platform\/\">Palm Pre<\/a> (Best in Show winner), CES didn\u2019t offer up much handheld excitement this year.&#160; Be that as it may, we thought we\u2019d give you a quick rundown of what Windows Mobile (and general smartphone) news there was from CES 2009, along with some thoughts on some related technology.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">We were given our first real look at the <a href=\"http:\/\/pocketpccentral.net\/smartphone\/tmobile_shadow\/shadow2.htm\">new T-Mobile Shadow<\/a> (sometimes called the <a href=\"http:\/\/pocketpccentral.net\/smartphone\/tmobile_shadow\/shadow2.htm\">Shadow 2<\/a>).&#160; It\u2019s about what we expected and while we look forward to any new non-touchscreen WinMo handhelds, there\u2019s nothing to write home about.&#160; The Motorola SURF A3100 was also on hand for users to test-drive, and CNET writer Kent German <a href=\"http:\/\/ces.cnet.com\/8301-19167_1-10138135-100.html\">seemed impressed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Pharos <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/article2\/0,2817,2337873,00.asp\">announced<\/a> a new Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro touchscreen smartphone, the Pharos Traveler 137.&#160; The specs look great, but as is always the case with Pharos smartphones, you\u2019ll have to pay more than double the price of comparable handhelds since the Traveler is sold unlocked without a carrier subsidy.&#160; You\u2019ll be able to buy a Traveler 137 for GSM carriers for $600 later this quarter.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Samsung\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobiletechnews.com\/info\/2009\/01\/10\/143539.html\">MBP-200 Pico Projector<\/a> was also on display, a 5.6-ounce pocket projector that can project a smartphone\u2019s tiny screen onto a suitable surface as large as 50-inches.&#160; Available later this year, the MBP-200 may be released only in Asia. 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