Amazon is now taking pre-orders on the ViewSonic V35 Pocket PC (affiliate link) for only $249 with no shipping charges if you pick the super-saver shipping option! This is $50 below the originally anticipated price of $299. This Pocket PC 2002 has a 300MHz X-Scale processor, is ultra-light weight at 4oz, 32MB ROM, 64MB RAM, full color transflective screen and a Secure Digital (SD) slot”
EUU3 or service Pack 3 for PocketPC 2002 has been released to the OEMS. It will include a new Media Player version 8.5 which will support media player 9 content. There is also supposed to be Xscale optimizations include for devices with Xscale processors which could drastically improve performance on these devices.
It will likely be released in November as the OEM’s have to add certain features to support their devices like device specific drivers.
Source:pocketpcthoughts.com
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“Siemens Information and Communication Mobile today announced that it will provide the SX56 Windows Powered Pocket PC Phone through AT&T Wireless beginning this month. The device combines the functionality of a mobile phone, PDA and Pocket PC in one product. The 900/1900 MHz GSM™ (Global System for Mobile communications) SX56 Pocket PC Phone features high-speed wireless data transfer and international mobility while easily synchronizing with users’ Windows-based personal computers. Siemens will offer the phone in an enterprise version and a small office/home office (SOHO), consumer version.
To facilitate high-speed wireless data transfer, the SX56 Pocket PC Phone features General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology. For enterprise-class users, the phone’s Microsoft Office user interface easily integrates with personal computers to enable automatic synchronization of users’ calendar, email, contacts and notes.
The SX56 Pocket PC Phone has a large, 4,096-color touch screen with an easy-input software-keypad and handwriting recognition. It also offers text messaging, memo recording and a short message dialer, as well as an MP3 stereo player, extra memory slot and infrared data (IrDA™) interface. Optional accessories include a folding keyboard, a thumb keyboard, USB cable and 2.5 mm stereo headset with microphone.”
Source:ppcnewswire.net
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“Philips Electronics is using the Ceatec 2002 exhibition to give a recently developed miniature optical disc and drive its first major public showing and the company couldn’t be happier with the reaction from the Japanese public.
The discs, called small form factor optical storage or SFFO, are intended to replace memory cards in future generations of mobile electronics products and so have to be very small. In the case of Philips’ prototype system, the discs are 1.2 inches in diameter but can hold up to 1GB of information.
“Usually Japanese companies come to Europe and show us their miniaturized technology but here we are showing them ours,” said a beaming Jos Bruins, marketing director of the company’s DVD and Super Audio CD products, as attendees made good use of magnifying glasses supplied by Philips to allow them to examine the prototypes.
Philips announced development of the system earlier this year but Ceatec marks the first time it has been widely displayed….”
Source:Pcworld.com
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“Back in May, we first told you about the upcoming iPAQ 5000 family of handhelds in our article titled What’s next for the iPAQ? Some of you thought we were kidding (or at least dreaming) when we mentioned things like a removeable battery, integrated wireless and, most of all, biometric security. But by September, as pictures leaked out confirming our scoop, the doubters became believers.
Now we’re ready to bring you more information about the soon-to-be-released iPAQ models, including a few pictures and screenshots…..”
Check out this article over @ brighthand
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NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it has succeeded with the 100Mbps-downlink and 20Mbps-uplink transmission experiment under an indoor environment using an experimental system for fourth-generation (4G) mobile communications.
Since April, 1998, DoCoMo has been conducting research on 4G mobile communications. In the course of this research, DoCoMo has conducted indoor trials on an experimental system that incorporates base station and mobile station equipment to evaluate key technologies in 4G packet wireless access and demonstrate its benefit by employing the implemented experimental system.
4G mobile communications system offering high-speed transmission of large-capacity data with wide coverage requires a bandwidth of approximately 100 MHz. When using a channel with such a broad bandwidth, transmission quality required can be impaired by a large number of multipaths, that is, the occurrence of secondary signals reflected off buildings, mountains and other surrounding objects.
Source:PPcnewswire
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“Dell Computer is planning to unveil two handhelds–one priced at $199–based on Microsoft’s Pocket PC 2002 operating system this fall, according to sources.
Both handhelds are expected to be put on display at the Comdex Fall 2002 tradeshow in November, sources said. One handheld, which will incorporate a 300MHz Intel XScale processor, will sell for $199. The other handheld will include a 400MHz Intel XScale processor and sell for $299.
Separately, an internal Dell document found on the Internet described two similar devices, but didn’t mention the devices’ cost. Dell spokesman Jess Blackburn confirmed that the documents were from the company, yet cautioned that the specifications may not be final. He would not comment on pricing.
Dell has said previously it plans to enter the handheld market. Blackburn said the company has committed to launching a handheld in the fourth quarter.
“That is still our plan,” he said.
Priced at $199 and $299, the new handhelds set a new pricing standard for devices using Microsoft’s Pocket PC 2002 operating system. Other device makers have recently shown interest in lowering prices for such handhelds, and for good reason; some popular Pocket PC-based devices can sell for more than $600. ”
Source:Zdnet.com
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“The world’s first secure digital ( SD ) form factor wireless network Interface card (NIC) reference design for OEM vendors that supports SPI, I bit and 4-bit SD transfer modes and a fully integrated module for embedded applications. SyChip solutions enable next generation handheld devices such as PDAs, Cellular Phones, and Ultra-thin notebooks to quickly add high-speed Internet wireless access capabilities. ”
• 2.1″ long
• Support for Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows CE 3.0 based devices and higher.
• Ad Hoc and peer-to-peer supported
• Reduced power consumption in standby mode. When sending/receiving, power consumption is just under 300mA.
• 120′ indoor and 400′ outdoor range at 11Mbps
Source:PocketPCthoughts
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Toshiba’s highend PocketPC is now available from Amzon for $369.94 after rebates. This is a great offer if you were looking for a top of the range PocketPc2002 device!!
Features:
–Lightweight, thin Pocket PC with 64 MB RAM and 32 MB ROM and blazing fast 400 MHz Xscale processor
– Dual expansion capabilties: built-in CompactFlash and Secure Digital (SD) slots
–240 x 320 pixel TFT LCD screen displays more than 64,000 colors
–Features Pocket PC 2002 operating system, with improved handwriting recognition and new versions of Pocket Outlook, Word, and Excel
Saunders, manufacturer and marketer of the RhinoSkin™ brand of protective cases for mobile technologies, has entered into a strategic partnership with StuffBak of Niwot, CO, the nation’s largest loss protection service provider. STUFFBAK ID labels will be included with all RhinoSkin cases, providing an easy way for lost cases and the devices in them to be returned to their owners.
“Not only do our RhinoSkin Cases protect mobile devices against bumps, drops and scratches,” says Mary Repke, Vice President Marketing at Saunders, “but now with StuffBak, we also protect against loss of the device.”
“Mobile devices can easily be misplaced. Teaming StuffBak with RhinoSkin increases the chances that lost portables will be reunited with their owners,” said Scott Edwards, President and CEO, StuffBak. “RhinoSkin is a market leader in device protection, and we look at this strategic relationship as a way for us to jointly provide users with the best protection possible.”
STUFFBAK labels will be included with RhinoSkin cases produced in 4th quarter 2002 with full roll out in first quarter 2003. RhinoSkin cases that include free STUFFBAK labels will be identified by a “Free Inside - StuffBak” sticker on the upper right-hand corner of the packaging.
To activate STUFFBAK labels, owners attach them to the intended item and register online at www.stuffbak.com or over the phone at 800.800.8257. Registration is free and there are no additional fees unless a registered item is lost. If StuffBak recovers an item, the owner is responsible only for shipping and handling charges to have the item returned.
RhinoSkin cases are available online at www.rhinoskin.com and at major e-tailers, as well as retail locations nationwide such as Staples, CompUSA, and Office Depot.
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