Pharos announces GPS Phone -- no really, that's the name

Pharos, another up and coming gadget company has taken the next step for its GPS device lineup by jumping into the phone space, and rebadging that ETEN device (you know, the much discussed X500 glofiish, aka OX500). Dubbed GPS Phone (we really think calling it The GPS Phone would be much more potent), it's got all the specs we knew this phone was packing, including: SiRFStarIII GPS receiver (duh) with Pharos Ostia nav software, quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE (sigh), WiFi, Bluetooth, a 2 megapixel camera, FM radio (o rly!), and a friggin fat $699 price tag. Now, we're not necessarily saying $700 for a GPS-equipped Pocket PC is too much, but we really do wish they could have shaved $5 off the top of that margin and dropped in a damned UMTS / HSDPA radio, you know? Ah well, SIM unlocked and yours come February. More pics after the break.

[Smoke_Dawg_187 @ Jan 3rd 2007 12:42AM]

Wonder who's number that is on the screen.... only one way to find out...

[Ryan @ Jan 3rd 2007 12:48AM]

Pharos Science & Applications Incorporated

411 Amapola Ave

Torrance, CA 90501-1423

[phone]

[Paul @ Jan 3rd 2007 1:01AM]

Looks like there is at least 2 ways to find out.

[Chris Merchant @ Jan 3rd 2007 1:23AM]

Someone must've forgotten the scientific theory.

Chris

[Keex @ Jan 3rd 2007 9:57AM]

Already at least three methods are demonstrated here:
1) as the 1st poster implied;
2) as the 2nd poster did;
3) as the 1st poster actually did (claimed that there is only one way, causing 2nd poster to do the work and post the information to prove it wrong)

[R @ Jan 3rd 2007 9:45AM]

Actually, they should've named it "Tha GPS Phone." Two reasons:

1) it's catchy

b) if they named it "The GPS Phone," people would eventually start leaving the "The" off.

[Broo @ Jan 3rd 2007 4:03PM]

I can see this phone really throwing the 'pharos bluetooth gps' Google searches off...

[Chrisphillers @ Jan 5th 2007 4:14PM]

N95 anyone?;)

[Rus @ Jan 3rd 2007 12:41PM]

if the Apple Phone doesn't materialize ... this is what I'm getting then applying A mac os x theme to it.

[Bill Hart @ Jan 6th 2007 7:21AM]

What, no memory card slot??? SD micro??

[Lemurs @ Jan 6th 2007 12:51PM]

This is a e-ten x500, AKA Glofish X500. Have for 2 weeks. Well all can i say it's great!