OKWAP's WM2005 Smartphone slider
Despite the seemingly exponential popularity of sliders over the past couple years, Windows Mobile Smartphones have seen shockingly little action in the form factor (heck, even Pocket PCs have managed to join the party). Taiwan's OKWAP is looking to change all that, parading their adorable little K728 at this year's Computex. The tri-band GSM device (sorry, yanks) sports some unusual specs for a Smartphone, including a 400MHz Samsung core, generous 128MB of flash, 2.0 megapixel camera, MiniSD slot, AKU2 with all the trimmings (A2DP included), and a 220 x 176 touchscreen. Yes, that's right, a touchscreen -- Smartphone doesn't officially get down like that, so we're assuming OKWAP rolled their own touch support. Given the unusually healthy spec sheet, you might be led to believe this Smartphone is secretly aspiring to be a Pocket PC, but the K728's diminutive 93.5 x 46 x 24.5mm and 107.8g weight suggest otherwise. More not-for-US-release eye candy after the break.


























Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
PEZ @ Jun 12th 2006 8:45AM
For a moment there, I thought that was a Neonode.. but the sliding KB gave it away.
msafi @ Jun 12th 2006 8:50AM
Chris, you keep referring to WM5 as WM2005. Please correct your posts.
Tim Marman @ Jun 12th 2006 9:49AM
1900 is fine for most of the US, especially the big metropolitan areas. If you don't do a lot of small-town travel, it will probably be fine.
In fact, I'm thinking of picking it up myself if I can find it online somewhere :)
www.orneta.com @ Jun 12th 2006 11:32AM
That's an adorable little smartphone. It'd be perfect for my girlfriend's tiny hands.
Sherwin Zadeh @ Jun 12th 2006 2:07PM
An interesting thing I've noticed while working on the Microsoft Device Emulator for SmartPhones on a PC is that the SmartPhone OS actually does recognize some mouse commands. Many UI elements like scroll bars can be manipulated with your mouse. Since the device emulator is supposedly running the exact binaries of WM5, it should mean that the smartphone OS nativally has some touch support. Even the context menu works.