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A handset that Acer didn’t announce at the MWC 2009, the DX650, has just been released in the Philippines. From the specs, it seems like this is not one of Acer’s newest developments. The DX650 features the old Eten personalized interface, instead f the new one which was unveiled at the MWC. Although we had expected the handset to make an appearance at the MWC, but Acer probably had its sights set elsewhere.

The unique aspect of this handset is that on one side it features a full fledged touchscreen with two hardware buttons, while on the other side, there’s a numerical keypad with a small black and white screen. Unusual, but what’s the point? It seems that the small black and white screen is there to improve upon the abilities of a Windows Mobile device by putting what would be considered a low-priced phone on the reverse of the high-end touchscreen to make sending and receiving texts easier. If you remember, the DX650 features a 2MP camera, GPS, 3G connectivity, Wi-Fi and a microSD slot to expand the memory. The handset costs 24,990 Pesos which is roughly $517 US dollars. Will the United States be seeing any of this action, hardly. Seems like Acer is going to keep this a Philippines thing.