I met up with an old pal of mine a few weeks back and found out he’s been busy building a new Windows Mobile device – and it looks pretty hot. I got to play with an early sample and hope to have a real unit in the next week or two – these guys have some very cool software that on the face of it looks like HTC’s TouchFlo interface but seemed even better to me.

Check them out at www.velocitymobile.com and see below for complete specs on the 103 device

Velocity 103 Complete Specs:

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Qualcomm Mobile Station Modem™ (MSM™) MSM7201™ chipset
• GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
• UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA 850/1900/2100
• 2.8" 640x480 VGA touch screen
• Odyssey Interface
• Velocity Over The Air updates (VOTA)
• 256MB ROM, 128MB RAM
• Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11b/g WiFi, GPS
• 2.0 megapixel camera, 0.3 megapixel videoconferencing (secondary) camera
• Composite video out
• MicroSD expansion slot
• Battery: 1410mAh Li-ion, 4 hours talk-time, 200 hours standby, 2.5 hours navigation
• Size: 113mm x 58mm x 15mm
• Weight: 130g with battery

I’m more of a keyboard man myself but looking forward to seeing how I fare with the touch screen and what VOTA has to offer in terms of over the air management capability. That’s where I think these guys may have an exciting niche.