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TOKYO, Japan - After the launch of the fastest smartphone in the world, Toshiba is gearing up for two more units, to complete the trilogy. The short time space between the launches might be the reason why all the phones look identical.
The specifications of the Toshiba TG02 and TG03 were revealed last week, but images were absent, and could not confirm the rumours. The new images are blurred, which induce the same amount of doubt.
The Toshiba TG02, which looks like a TG01 with a waterproof casing on top, is understood to come with Windows Mobile 6.5 installed. Every other component remains the same from the TG01.
The TG03, which would come in a rather new silver metallic look is rumoured to come with a 5 megapixel camera, and 3 channel sound support. The GPS has not been mentioned for this unit. The phone will also come with a new feature related to videos, VideoBox, which is not yet detailed in terms of functionality.
The entire line will run on the fast 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, have a overly huge 4.1" touchscreen display, and measure 9.9mm thin only. The TG02 and TG03 will be available by Q4 2009.
A new line is also said to launch by end of 2009. The K01, K02, and L01 are phones which haven't been announced yet, and rather resemble concept devices, but are well detailed in Toshiba's roadmap.
The Toshiba K01 has the same display size and processor as the TG01, but the display features capacitive technology, which confirms past rumours that Windows Mobile 6.5 will indeed support capacitive touchscreen displays. The device will also have a 3.2 megapixel camera and HSPA connectivity.
With a 3.2 megapixel camera and HSPA connectivity, there is also a K02 on the roadmap. This device will have a 3.5" resistive display, and it will have a clamshell form factor, with a full keyboard, and possibly a second display.
Lastly, the L01 does not seem to be a smartphone, but a MID (Mobile Internet Device), similar to Nokia's Internet Tablets, only bigger, because the L01 is said to have a large 7" touchscreen, which might as well place it among netbooks. The device will also have a kickstand, and a detachable QWERTY keyboard.
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I can only hope these new toshiba phones will quickly make it to the US. I think our consumers are really hungry for a large screen touch display like the TG02 and TGO3 with the capacitive displays to boot. Putting the new Windows Mobile 6.5 on these devices will be incredible. The new Windows Mobile 6.5 contact list will get a huge visual boost and be more touch-friendly as well, with larger menu items and an updated look. I can't imagine how great this would look on a 4.1 inch capacitive display! Windows Mobile 6.5 will have a lot of new apps, features and technologies will be included and introduced. Just to name a few: internet explorer mobile, live mesh for mobile, silverlight 2 for mobile, windows media player mobile, windows mobile marketplace,.NET compact framework, .NET mobile, compact framework, and SQL server compact. Microsoft has officially confirmed a new web browser for Windows Mobile, Internet Explorer 6. The hottest new features and apps include: My Phone–a backup and recovery service for contacts, photos and other data stored on a mobile device. My Phone will also be available for phones running Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1. The new Windows Marketplace for Mobile is a centralized place to buy increasingly popular mobile applications. Windows Mobile 6.5 features a new user interface and “honeycomb”. A customizable start screen with hexagonal tiles for each program that are designed to be easier to use on touch-screen phones. The Windows Mobile start menu can be customized with Internet applications like weather or stock reports, that are automatically updated. The new Windows Mobile 6.5 user interface is designed to be more “finger friendly,” You can also move icons up or down in the new layout. In addition, the new Windows Mobile Home screen will support special widgets, which will give status information like missed calls, new messages, etc. Another new feature of Windows Mobile 6.5 allows people to go directly to waiting voice mail, text messages or other information when unlocking their phones. Microsoft Recite, came out of the company's research group. It allows people to record voice notes or other audio files on Windows Mobile phones and then search for keywords using their voice. LG is set to launch 50 new Windows Mobile devices over the next 4 years.