HTC has announced the 2009 version of the Touch Cruise, a personal navigation smartphone that takes advantage of its onboard GPS in innovative ways. The 2009 Touch Cruise, which rumors code-named the HTC Iolite, replaces last year's Touch Cruise. The global version of this 3G phone supports UMTS 900/2100MHz networks, while the U.S. version will support AT&T's 850/1900MHz UMTS network. It features HSDPA for download speeds of up to 7.2Mbps and when users aren't trekking to far away places, they can rely on WiFi for fast, networked downloading. The Touch Cruise also features a scrollable directional pad for easy navigation through the phone's operating system.
The Touch Cruise is the first device to offer HTC Footprints, a geo-tagging photo application that allows users to capture memories with mixed forms of media. Pictures taken with the Touch Cruise can be geo-tagged with exact GPS coordinates, then users can attach audio clips and typed notes to the photograph. These memories can be saved to the Touch Cruise's 512mb of internal memory or to an external microSD slot, and can be viewed later on the handset's high resolution, 2.8-inch touchscreen.
This smartphone includes a car cradle that activates the Touch Cruise's one-touch navigation display for turn-by-turn directions. The navigation system utilizes the onboard GPS/A-GPS, which does not require a paid subscription. Like many of HTC's newer touchscreen smartphones, the Touch Cruise runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro and HTC's TouchFLO technology. It will be released unlocked in the U.S. in Spring 2009, for approximately US$500-$600. Global market release will follow at an unannounced date
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