Sandisk SDIO Wi-Fi with 256MB Storage

SanDisk’s Wi-Fi SDIO card with 256Mb of Storage should be available soon for about $150. The Wi-Fi and storage memory features can only be used at the same type by devices running Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition. That will also include Smartphones running WM2003 Second Edition. Originally published on Pocketnow on March 29, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.

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AT&T will likely pick up the Audiovox SP230a Pocket PC Phone

According to Mobile Gadget News AT&T will start offering the Audiovox SP230a Pocket PC Phone since the Siemens SX56 is discontinued. Also in this article, it is revealed that T-Mobile has a 3 month exlcusive deal with HP for offering the iPAQ-G, also known as the H6300. The iPAQ-G is expected in June of 2004 for about $600 (presumably including contract). Originally published on Pocketnow on March 23, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow …

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Brighthand’s First Impressions of the Motorola MPx

It looks like Brighthand was able to play with a prototype of the Motorola MPx at CTIA Wireless 2004. Personally, I’m not interested in a clamshell design nor keyboard, but I hear that other people are. I wonder what will happen to the Phone and Media Player apps in Landscape mode. “The MPx is the first Windows Mobile Phone Edition device to have the appearance of a phone. Like a lot of smart phones, it …

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The BenQ Pocket PC Phone seen at CeBIT 2004

As if there weren’t enough choices for Windows Mobile 2003 Phone Edition devices on the horizon, here’s a new one from BenQ as reported by MSMobiles.com at CeBIT 2004. It will be about the size of the Treo 600, but will include Bluetooth in addition to the QWERTY keyboard and quad-band GSM support. It will also have a smallish 2.8″ screen, and 1.3 Megapixel camera. This doesn’t have WiFi, but as long as it has …

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