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CTIA Wireless IT really is not as much a newsmaking show, as it is a showcase of where the industry has been. Microsoft didn’t show Windows Mobile 7, HTC didn’t have a booth, and Verizon didn’t even talk about open access for consumers.

Probably the most exciting part of the show, is giving us a first-hand look at the devices headed into the holiday buying season. And, without further ado, here they are:

Sprint

Sprint had their full holiday lineup on display. The HTC Touch Pro and Diamond are in the Windows Mobile area below, and live shots of the BlackBerry Curve 8350i are in a previous article.

Windows Mobile

Kyocera

Kyocera’s phone section was buried in a back corner. But, we did find some new models… and WiMAX gear as well.

PCD

PCD introduced itself at the show. Shortly after being spun off from UTStarcom, as UTStarcom divested its wireless phone assets, the company had few new products on display. The Virgin Mobile Shuttle (pictured in the Virgin Mobile section) was the only new handset. And, unfortunately, we also learned that the SMT5700 was cancelled on AT&T. The EDGE-only, still Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphone, is now headed to South America for release.

Verizon Wireless

Verizon had little to put on display. In fact, the entire booth was dedicated to Open Development; Verizon’s do-it-yourself MVNO solution. Not peep was made about users submitting their own devices for approval.

Research In Motion

RIM showed off their just-announced BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 for T-Mobile. Nextel’s Curve 8350i was covered in a previous article. Also shown, the BlackBerry Curve 9000, set to launch shortly on AT&T.

Virgin Mobile

Virgin Mobile showed off its new Shuttle from PCD, meant to bridge the gap between low-end Virgin Mobile and high-end Helio phones. The phone will launch as a Virgin Mobile device, with Buddy Beacon pre-installed.

HTC

The Sprint Touch Diamond was on show, but we also snuck a few shots of the Sprint Touch Pro… not on the show floor. Aside from the technical differences of CDMA, and the memory card changes, we did notice the silver side paneling, which makes the two devices look even closer to the iPhone. The Verizon variants were not on display, as Verizon has yet to make an official announcement.

  

In addition, HTC also showed off the standard Touch Diamond and Touch Pro, both of which are slated to be released in the United States as well. AT&T has already re-branded the Touch Diamond as the AT&T Fuze ahead of its launch.

  

Palm

Palm only had on display the Treo Pro, now available for pre-order.

Toshiba

Toshiba is a first to show off at CTIA. The Protege G810 could potentially be released in the United States, ushering a long-awaited return to Toshiba PDA devices in North America.

Velocity Mobile

Velocity Mobile also was a newcomer to officially showing off devices. The 83, is the first slated for launch in the United States.

TechFaith

TechFaith brings the newcomer count to three this year. While offering reference and knock-off designs, the Vista 850 is their first device directly targeted to consumers. It is a basic Windows Mobile Standard smartphone.

PCD / UTStarcom

The SMT5700 appears to have been cancelled for AT&T. The demo units on show were not available in English. It appears that UTStarcom has re-positioned the EDGE-only smartphone for release in South America. We’ve covered the device for over two years, but it appears that the lack of 3G, and several delays, have killed the device off in the United States.

While PCD has been spun off from UTStarcom, the device is still carrying the old branding…

But, will CDMA Windows Mobile devices, and a plethora of new offerings fix that? You decide with our gallery of photos.

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