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BenQ launches splash and dust resistant M7
While BenQ's M7 may not be quite jump up and down thrilling, but its dustproof, splash-resistant body is strangely intriguing. Featuring a -- faux? -- carbon fiber front, tri-band GSM with 2100 MHz UMTS, GPS, 2 megapixel camera plus forward facing VGA cam for video calling, and Bluetooth round out the main features. No word on pricing -- and we ran it past our best translator -- but we're expecting entry level dollars will see this feature-packed handset in your pocket.[Via Mobilewhack]
Meizu M7 doesn't look familiar at all
Well, that didn't take long. Hot on the heels of the iPod touch starting to ship, spunky Chinese upstart Meizu has announce the M7, a curiously-familiar PMP featuring a 3-inch touchscreen. Meizu CEO Jack Wong announced the player on the company's forums, so details are a little sketchy, but it looks like the unit will feature a 16:9 480 x 288 screen and support H.264 playback. The picture is apparently a mockup, but we're hearing that the M7 will go on sale in late 2008 in 1GB, 2GB and 8GB versions for $100, $110, and $150. Of course, given how long it's taken the M8 to hit, that's all up in the air, but something tells us we'll be hearing a lot about this thing in the future.[Via PMP Today]
BenQ to launch E72, M7, and T51 in August?
Although BenQ has been through more reshuffling and renaming in the past few years than we care to ponder on, the remnants of a mobile division could be cranking out a trio of new handsets this August. DigiTimes has it that the E72, M7, and T51 could hit store shelves in the second half of August after the firm's SF71 (pictured), but not much was known outside of that. Interestingly, Hank Hung, general manager of BenQ Taiwan, was quoted as saying that the company had hopes to move "250,000 handsets in Taiwan" before the year's end, and if it plans to keep on producing mobiles in the years to come, it better be right.
