With a brand new name and under the management of a new company, the Pogo Communicator is soon to be resurrected as the nVoy Communicator - and it's not only the name that's new.
When Pogo Technology pulled in the oars last year, it didn't take long for the company to be resurrected under a new name: Pogo Mobile Solutions. Its original product, however, the Pogo Communicator, disappeared from the market and is not slated for a reappearance - but that doesn't mean the Pogo, as it was affectionately known, is dead. On the contrary, Pogo Mobile Solutions is now giving the world a sneak peek of its successor, the nVoy e100 Communicator.
Based around a similar concept as the original Pogo Communicator, Pogo Mobile Solutions will also utilize the original business model for the device which is to be an ODM manufacturer - offering carriers and other companies who seek a branded presence in the mobile arena a product which can be tweaked and tuned to their preference.
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Utilizing entirely proprietary technology, the nVoy e100 offers an even wider range of services than the original Pogo Communicator. The device comes with an integrated digital camera and a 3.5", 16-bit colour display with a landscape orentation and resolution of 320 x 240 pixels, and will be available in both GSM and CDMA versions. Final configurations will offer a combination of USB, Bluetooth and Infrared for connectivity options, as well as an SDIO capable SD/MMC Card expansion slot allowing for storage and peripheral expansion. Internal memory amounts to 32 MB RAM.
Software-wise, the Pogo is capable of acecssing content stored in a range of industry standards formats such as J2ME, MP3, MIDI and HTML, of which the latter is also used to configure the downloadable user interface skins of the device. Messaging is also an area of emphasis, as the nVoy e100 supports SMS, MMS, e-mail with attachments and instant messaging, coupled with various means of notification such as vibrating alert, polyphonic ring tones and a colour LED. Other functionality includes a photo album; a web browser; contact, task and appointment management; taking notes; music playback; games and voice dialing.
Similar to the Danger Hiptop and original Pogo Communicator, the nVoy e100 attempts to maintain a constant connection to the network utilizing GPRS as its data bearer and synchronizing information with a central server solution. As a result, users will always be able to access information stored on their nVoy e100 and even update this from a desktop or laptop utilizing a web interface. The nVoy solution offers no means of synchronizing information with popular desktop PIMs, although it will be capable of conducting a one-time import of information from Microsoft Outlook through its web service.
According to Pogo Mobile Solutions' Vice President of Marketing, Guy Larri, the expected price of nVoy e100 based devices when they first hit the market will be in the EUR 350 range or lower, however this also depends to some degree on carriers. The company has yet to announce any official deals for its product, but are according to Larri engaged in talks with operators on several contintents.
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