Asus m536 aka "Treo Killer" Hands On

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MODEL : Asus m536 aka "Treo Killer" Hands On

Filed Under: News; Tags: m536, finger print reader, asus

One of the great things about the Asus stand is that (almost) all devices there can actually be used and tested – which is radically different to the philosophy of Asus’s German PR agency(promise but don’t ship samples aka. real men don’t do reviews). Anyways, here goes:

The M536 is Asus’s Treo killer. It uses a 320×320 screen, which is higher than the Treo 750v’s(ironically, Palm/Sony debuted the 320×320 screen resolution). The device’s hardware is rather standard otherwise, except for a funny assembly containing a fingerprint reader and some sort of 5way

Tam Hana got one-on-one time with the Asus m536 (as well as every other Asus device, see our earlier post) and shows off some of the unique features e.g. the bizaro "5 way" control, which is certainly...err...unique (check out the vid below).
In fairness, for the wonky controller you are also granted a very cool fingerprint reader, a security feature that is finally starting to make its way onto mobile devices like this one, allowing you to feel very Jason Bourne-esque before you go and stream some Youtube.
And check out those "ok", "email" and "start menu" flush (touch sensitive?) buttons in the black....
Specs
WM 6.1
2.4" 320x320 screen
256mb flash
GPS
tri-band GSM (boo)
HSDPA
What's with the wasted screen space above? Gah. Unfortunately we won't see this one in the U.S. anytime soon but hopefully Asus will break into the market State side sooner than later (an issue disccused here in our forums).