Hi Tune T68

HiTune T68 – The Chinese BlackBerry Clone
By Rae Edwards

It started with the iPhone clones but it has evolved to include clones for best selling PDAs, pocket PCs, and cell phones. This little PDA is loaded with features that make it attractive to executives, students, gamers and texters.

Productivity: The T68 runs all mobile Windows programs, including Word, MSN, Excel and PowerPoint. Fun Features: This model is a true smart phone with a built in 2.0-mega pixel digital camera and web cam, WiFi, Bluetooth, MP3, Java 2.0, and the ability to download and play Nintendo and Windows PPC games.

Appearance: This clone has a 2.6-inch touch screen and a full keyboard. It is silver and black in color and sleek in design. This phone is a tri band, which means it, will work worldwide with most GSM carriers. It is unlocked and reads your sim card without drivers or software.

There's no denying that this clone is loaded with specifications that will likely appeal to a wide range of consumers. Lately, there's been a lot of talk about iPhone clones / Chinese knock offs that support Java. Some folks really like phones (like the Blackberry productivity models) that allow you to text and enter information with a full keyboard.

This phone is sometimes called a Chinese knock off of a Blackberry, as it's a true smart phone that allows you to compose, read, and edit documents away from your home and office. This allows you to download and run thousands of third party software applications and gaming options. (Gaming can get you in big trouble though if you mainly want this phone for productivity. You can download NES Nintendo and Windows PPC games on this phone.)

Outlook express and GPS are also included. You transfer data from the phone to your computer via ActiveSync and USB cable. The e book reader allows you to read and edit PDF documents as well.

The bonus gaming and productivity features do not cut into your typical standard clone features, like: web browsing; messaging; texting; MP3 / MP4; a 2.0 mega pixel built in camera; and Bluetooth. The Chinese T68 mobile phone has a sleek, streamlined appearance with full keyboard and scroll bar, which should appeal to a wide variety of consumers.

This true smart phone is an interesting mixes of the Chinese clone "everything in one phone" business model combined with the productivity and messaging functioning of the Blackberry. If you like the thought of an unlocked clone, but would prefer a model not based on the flat, touch screen on the iPhone and want more productivity options like windows mobile, GPS, and Java, the HiTune may be worth a look. Usually priced somewhere around $150-$175, there's a lot to like about this fully loaded PDA.