Torq N100 Pocket PC Combines Phone and GPS

By Geoff Duncan May 1, 2006

Torq N100 Pocket PC Combines Phone and GPS

Sound Solution has taken the wraps off itsnew Torq N100 Pocket PC and quad-band phone (GMS 850/900/1800/1900), which offers Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, a 1.3 megappixel camera, and the standard Windows Mobile 5 suite of capabilities like mobile email, Windows Media Player, support for Office documents, and Web access. But perhaps most intriguingly, the N100 sports a built-in receiver enabling support for Traffic Message Channel (TMC) functions, which can work with GPS applications in countries where the service is available Via TMC, travelers can receive up-to-the-minute notifications of traffic conditions and other events which can disrupt planned routes, and make on-the-fly changes to avoid congestion, accidents, construction, and other impediments.

The Torq N100 also features a 2.8-inch LCD display, infrared networking capability, 64 MB of SD-RAM, a mini-SD slot, USB, and a host of Torq-specific applications designed to give the device an edge o other Pocket PC phones: Voice Commander enables hands-free dialing, a GPRS Wizard makes configuring GPRS, MMS, and WAP simpler, and Advanced Speed dial eases dialing frequently-used numbers.

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Sound Solutions says the N100 will be available in the U.S. and Canada in May 2006; pricing details haven’t been announced yet.

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