Price: $530 (unlocked, ready to used with any GSM network)
Availability: 1st Dec’08 onwards through Dell Website
Specifications: Dual Camera (2.0 Mega pixel camera for picture or video /0.3 Megapixel front camera for video conferencing), 480 X 640 VGA Resolution, 3.5 G Connectivity, Wi-Fi, GPS, 256MB Flash ROM, 128 MB SDRAM Memory, Bluetooth 2.0, MS Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Display: 2.8" TFT LCD with touch panel (for 117)
Weight: 4.8 ounces
Leading provider of location-based information and services, Pharos Science & Applications, Inc. recently launched new super-sexy and sleek 117 and 127 Traveler. Gadget is equipped with dual cameras and 2.8-inch display screen adds convenience for checking e-mails, surfing the web or using the GPS on-the-go navigation system.
With Traveler, everything from real-time traffic to points of interest to the latest local gasoline prices can be accessed at touch of a finger with the help of powerful features like smart navigator and much more -
- Smart Navigator users can instantly access maps and turn-by-turn route guidance, via graphic and text instructions as well as voice prompts. Smart Navigator will navigate using maps in the memory of device, or if needed, will download maps on demand wirelessly from Pharos although you have to loose some money out of your wallet for that ($1.99/one day of access, $4.99/one week of access, $6.99/one month of access or $49.99/one year of access).
(Smart Navigator is also available to consumers at a suggested retail price of $99.95 although it comes free with the Traveler handsets. Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) awarded Smart Navigator its prestigious “Best of Innovations” award in recognition of its groundbreaking design and engineering).
- Smart Traffic Provides real-time traffic incident and speed data as well as video feeds derived directly from State Departments of Transportation, highway patrol agencies and other sources.
- Smart Finder Finds nearby business or attraction locations, addresses and phone numbers from the Pharos POI server, which hosts approximately twelve million POIs including national parks, beaches, forests, earthquake faults, and many other natural and historical features from the US Geologic Survey.
- Follow Me service enables groups or families to view one another’s GPS-derived locations on their wireless Windows Mobile devices with GPS capability or on the Internet.
These little, stylish and sleek handsets can be operated on any GSM network and give users the freedom to use the network of their choice and the power to take advantage of download speeds up to 7.2 megabits per second (Mbps).
Towards End but amongst most important
Battery: 1410 mAh Li-Ion upto 4 hours talk time and 200 hours standby time thus backs up with powerful shelf life.
Negative: lack of marketing and PR support behind this device, you probably didn’t even know it existed until now.
Difference between 117 and 127
Pharos Traveler 117 and127 are just like identical twins and have all features common except that 117 has a bigger touchscreen measuring 2.8″ and no physical keyboard rather a QWERTY keyboard for rapid text entry, 127 is designed to meet the heavy messaging requirements of the mobile professional. 
Overall: Pharos is set to grab back some of the gadget spotlight with a new device that aims to match the features and capabilities of today’s hottest phones. The super-sexy and sleek 117 and 127 Traveler have the potential to go a long way toward changing the public perception of a once-popular name brand that has fallen by the wayside.
Similar products: While it won’t carry the cache or probably even the bleeding-edge technology of the new BlackBerry or Palm, still it's a great phone from Pharos.
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