Windows Phone Thoughts: BenQ P50 Released Next Month?

If you've been reading this site lately, you've been kept well informed about the BenQ P50, the Pocket PC that looks as if the designers were convinced that the Treo hardware was a good idea to start with. Happily BenQ didn't leave it at that, but also threw in some goodies like 1.3 Megepixel camera, Bluetooth and WiFi. It will run Windows Mobile for Pocket PC Phone Edition, have 64 MB of RAM, will weigh 170 grams and measure 4.7 inches by 2.4 inches by 0.8 inches (11.93 centimeters by 6.09 centimeters by 2.03 centimeters). And.... according to the newsstory on InfoWorld is unveiled at CES, and announced by BenQ to be released worldwide next month for $800. Which would make the Expansys pre-release price of GBP 275.95 a bit hard to understand. The suspense is killing me!

Update: And in the meantime Engadget has published some more info on the BenQ P50, including some cool pictures, which compare this to its arch rival, the Treo 650.

Update2: Since this post, Expansys has upped their pre-release price without a contract from GBP 275.95 to GBP 509.95. With a Vodafone contract the new price now is GBP 274.95.