Last Tuesday, May 22, T-Mobile launched its newest gadget, The Wing. Like the iPhone, which is scheduled to ship in about a month, the Wing is a Wi-Fi equipped combined PDA and mobile phone. It was developed by Taiwan’s High Tech Computer Corp. exclusively for T-Mobile.

The Wing boasts of plenty of features, including a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi for Internet access, a 2-megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, extended battery life and a microSD slot for expanding the storage capacity. It also has a 2.8-inch diagonal color display made up of 240×320 pixels and features music and video playback capabilities. It’s available for $299 with a two-year contract.

The Wing is the first Windows Mobile 6 smartphone built by HTC that’s equipped with Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 to go on sale in the United States, although HTC has been selling similarly-equipped phones in Europe for months. It’s the successor to the MDA smartphone. The biggest news about the Wing is that it runs the latest version of Microsoft Windows Mobile 6. Windows Mobile 6 provides a better experience than Windows Mobile 5 and includes some nice updates such as native Active Sync/Exchange wireless e-mail support. Windows Mobile 6 connects easily with Microsoft Office documents and HTML e-mail, enabling users to use e-mail in original HTML format with live links to Internet sites. A Microsoft Live Search function can be used for online searches.

“The T-Mobile Wing is 30% smaller than its predecessor, the T-Mobile MDA, and is packed with broad functionality that enables users to experience the best in connectivity, productivity and mobility,” said Todd Achilles, VP of HTC America, in a statement.

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