Torq N100 Pocket PC Combines Phone and GPS

Torq's N100 Windows Mobile device combines Bluetooth, quad-band GSM/GPRS wireless, and a 1.3 megapixel camera with unique GPS capabilities.

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.

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