Toshiba, opening the door for sub-US$400 Pocket PCs last June, will launch a new Pocket PC priced at US$199 next month, believing the aggressively priced handheld device could help boost PDA sales and better compete with rivals Dell Computer and Hewlett-Packard (HP), which have launched similar models with higher price tags.
The world’s fifth-largest PDA vendor has contracted Compal Electronics to produce the e350 Pocket PC, which will feature an Intel 300MHz PXA 250 processor, 64MB SDRAM and a semi-transmissive TFT LCD panel, according to sources.
Compal also makes the e740, e310 and e330 for Toshiba. In addition, the Taiwan-based manufacturer produces Pocket PCs for Hitachi (the NPD-10JWL) and Acer (the n20 and n20w).
The industry shipped 12.1 million PDAs last year, down 9.1% from 2001, according to Gartner Dataquest
Source:http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article1.asp?datePublish=2003/02/14&pages=04&seq=12
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