Inventec and Pharos Demonstrate Best-of-Class GPS Navigation

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Inventec and Pharos Demonstrate Best-of-Class GPS Navigation on High-End Smartphones

Mobile World Congress 2009

TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, Pharos Science & Applications, Inc. and Inventec Corporation demonstrated for the first time in Europe their new line of GPS smartphones, the Pharos Traveler 117, Traveler 127 and Traveler 137. The sleek, new models offer first-class navigation and remarkable 3.5G (UMTS, HSDPA, and HSUPA) connectivity on an unlocked, Windows Mobile handset. Live demonstrations of the powerful phones are available in Zone 3, near Hall 7 of the event exhibit area.

“We’re pleased with the positive reception of the Traveler 117 and Traveler 127 and look forward to consumer availability of the Traveler 137, the first Windows Mobile phone to operate on both 3G networks of major GSM providers in the United States,” said Chung-Hung Pan, PhD, Vice President, Inventec Corporation.

“We’ve built the Traveler phones to provide an uncompromising world phone experience that includes quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G capabilities along with voice-prompted global navigation that is provided on a convenient pay-as-you-go basis,” said James Oyang, PhD, President, Pharos.

The Traveler 117 and Traveler 127 are currently available worldwide for $529.95 (USD). The Traveler 137, equipped with a 3.5” bright WVGA display, will be available in the first half of 2009 for $599.95 (USD).

For complete product specifications and more information, please visit http://www.pharosgps.com.

About Inventec

Founded in 1975, Inventec has enjoyed a leading reputation in Taiwan’s electronics and technology industries. Starting out as a manufacturer of electronic calculators, Inventec has moved forward into the design and manufacturing of high-tech products such as notebooks, enterprise servers, storage products, wireless communications, network applications, consumer mobile devices, consumer electronic devices, and wireless solutions. For more information, visit http://www.inventec.com.

About Pharos

Pharos Science & Applications, Inc. is a leading provider of GPS navigation solutions and location-based services for mobile devices. The company is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and a member of ITS America and CTIA. Pharos products are sold through a network of leading national retail locations and online stores. For more information, visit www.pharosgps.com.

All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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