Lucky enough to live in Germany and have access to the discount supermarket chain, Lidl? If so you are in for a refreshing treat next time you go to pickup some groceries as the HTC Qtek 8500 is available for only 111 Euros. In the states I have never seen any smartphone devices being sold in grocery stores, but I have seen the typical pre-paid tracfones and similar offerings. I guess it pays to live in Europe, even if the Qtek 8500 is a couple years old.
If the past two years have been a blur and you need a refresher course on the Qtek 8500 specs here is a brief summary: GSM/GPRS/EDGE network support, 1.3 megapixel camera, 64MB RAM (Program Memory), 64MB ROM (Storage Memory) and Windows Mobile 5.0 standard edition (non-touchscreen).
The news is exciting thanks to the recent developments over at xda-developers where ROMs have been released to bring Windows Mobile 6 to the Qtek 8500. Windows Mobile 5 comes pre-loaded on the Q8500, but a quick flash to the latest ROM and you will well on your way to some Windows Mobile 6 love.
Windows Mobile 6 on the Qtek 8500