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Below is a supposed picture of the new Ipaq 2000 series. Is it real??? It looks quite similar to the XDA!! What do you think.

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Speereo Software UK has released Speereo Voice Organizer v.1.5

It is a multi-functional planner that combines features of an advanced event scheduler, unique audio comment reminder, and a detailed phone book with a state-of-the-art speech interface designed specifically for Pocket PC. All is operated on the tip of a tongue by speech commands. Speereo’s proprietary speech recognition technology is speaker-independent and provides the highest in the industry level of speech recognition accuracy even in the high ambient noise environment.

We are proud that Speereo Voice Organizer has been nominated by PocketPC magazine as the best product in the “Speech” category (see www.speereo.com)

An upgraded version of Speereo Voice Organizer introduces new features to help manage your time and contacts easier and more productively:

-Search the phonebook by name.
Say the name of a person you wish to find and the Organizer will bring it to you. No more hassle with the stylus. You get what you say.

-Spot a free space in the schedule.
The Organizer automatically finds free time intervals in the busy schedule that match you preferences for the day, date, time, and duration.

-An alarm clock.
The alarm clock can be set from the main screen for convenience

Other new features include:
-Speech-enabled tasks section
-Spelling letters
-Recognition of dates from 1st to 31st

To download Speereo Voice Organizer v.1.5 for ARM please visit

www.speereo.com

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From over 1,400 pieces of software listed in Pocket PC magazine’s Encyclopedia of Software and Accessories, we nominated 436 for the magazine’s Best Software Awards 2002. From these nominees, 158 finalists were selected with 57 of them voted as winners in their respective categories.

Nitin Gupta, our third-party products editor, created the Encyclopedia. With 10-15 new Pocket PC-related products released weekly, the Encyclopedia was introduced to make the rapidly growing product listings more accessible to our readers. In the Encyclopedia, Nitin divided end-user Pocket PC software into 9 main categories: Communication, Games, Information Managers, Internet, Multimedia, Personal, Text and Reference, Travel, and Utilities. These were further divided into 57 sub-categories ranging from Puzzle Games to Travel Guides to Multimedia Video….

Full article @ http://www.pocketpcmag.com/Jan03/winners.asp

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Finally a viable IR remote control solution with a decent range. Thanks to PPcnewswire for the story!!

“Griffin Technology today announced Total Remote, the first complete solution for turning Pocket PCs into an all-in-one infrared remote controller. Total Remote allows your favorite Pocket PC to function as one master control for all your remote controlled devices. The product is being demonstrated for the first time at the Pocket PC Summit this week in Hollywood.

Total Remote’s unique Infrared Transmitter Module (ITM) allows you to control infrared devices from nearly 100 feet away. Designed specifically for Pocket PCs, it uses the audio port to send infrared commands to any device that can be controlled via IR. It’s patent-pending design gives users up to 3 times greater range than standard remotes. The Total Remote software can also support built in Infrared ports (IrDA) at shorter ranges.

Total Remote comes with preinstalled profiles for hundreds of devices such as TVs, VCRs, DVD players and more. Users can easily add additional devices by downloading new device profiles or creating their own in learning mode. Total Remote can sample commands from your existing remotes and creates “virtual” remotes that look and function the way you want. The program also provides a set of skins that enable you to change the remote control appearance any time. Additionally new skins can be custom made by a user or downloaded from the internet.

Total Remote works with Windows CE 3.0 and above on all ARM Pocket PCs. In addition, Total Remote is compatible with the new XScaleâ„¢ Pocket PCs including HP/Compaq 3900 series, Toshiba E740, Viewsonics PCV35, Acer N-Series, and the Audiovox PDA1032. Trial software is available on request.”

Source:ppcnewswire.net
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The announced Spelling Keyboard is the brand-new Input Method. You don’t need to type a word on you Pocket PC any more, just spell it out and the Spelling Keyboard will enter it for you.

– Voice input by spelling out
– Overview of the variants of similar pronunciation
– Modified input method allows: capital letters, word spacing, figures, punctuation marks and control codes

The present Spelling Keyboard is a beta-version and it can be regarded as a prerelease product. That is why the price is so low. We present the pilot program in order to get the feedback from you and make using the software more exciting.

Download available @ pocketgear.com

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There is a review of Windows Media Player 8.5 over @ pocketpcmagic. Windows Media Player 8.5 will be included in the upcoming service pack EUU3 which will be released by the OEM’s soon!! It is also rumoured to include numerous X-scale optimizations but these are not mentioned in the above article.

Source:pocketpcthoughts.com

Epiphan Inc. today announced the launch of CENiffer 3.2, the world’s first Pocket PC handheld network monitor. The next generation of CENiffer will include new features that make it even more valuable to those looking to conduct network performance analysis and diagnostics tasks.

Among the new features included in this release is the ability to import and export CENiffer filters. Since a network may transmit thousands of packets per second, sophisticated data filtering is essential. Filtering was first introduced in CENiffer 3.0, and is the key function that turns CENiffer into a full-blown network analyzing tool. This next release of CENiffer can export/import filters to/from a file. It allows users to prepare filters on any desktop or mobile computer, using a standard text editor, and share them between several Pocket PCs.

Source:ppcnewswire.net
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“Last week, Microsoft held Mobius 2002, its yearly get-together with people who run or work for websites devoted to some aspect of mobile computing. Microsoft footed the bill to fly these people to Redmond where they learned about the latest Microsoft-related mobile products and even received some samples. For example, each attendee was given a T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone.

This year’s Mobius covered a wide range of topics, from the latest Pocket PC handhelds to computer monitors you can detach and use anywhere in your house. ”

Read full story @ brighthand!!

Source:Mypdacafe

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“The new Pocket LOOX is one of the most sought after Pocket PCs nowadays – and Jørgen Sundgot gives you his take on one of the most powerful and versatile devices yet.

When it comes to handhelds, Fujitsu Siemens doesn’t have much of a track record. Sure, there’s the Siemens SX45 series to draw from, but that was never a major success and was even weighed and found too light to be of particular interest by this very publication. That just makes for a more interesting backdrop then, since the company’s Pocket LOOX is at the time of writing one of the most powerful and versatile Pocket PCs on the market – and in fact has just one real competitor…..”

Read full story!!
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Compaq have realeased a new ROM update for the Ipaq 3600 series.

Fixes

- The error message “Project1.vb requires Visual Basic for Windows CE version 2.0 (\windows\pvbhost2.dll) which is not installed.” (French only)

-Completely remove cached deleted text from the inbox.

As well as all fixes included in EUU Version 1.00.

Enhancements

- ClearType legibility

- Temporary Backlight Off using the power button

- Improves Screen Calibration test

- Improves Virtual Memory utilization

- Adds support for Microsoft Server ActiveSync client

- All enhancements included in EUU Version 1.00

Download here (9mb)
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