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RUMOR: iPAQ H6300 Phone Edition not going to happen?

On March 11, 2004 By Adam Z. Lein In Hardware, Pocketnow

BargainPDA.com points out a post from someone claiming to be a project manager at HP saying, “OK we saw the pictures.Problem this device was a testing device. I am sorry to say that this device will not make it to the consumer market.Also we have notified pocket pc italia to remove their pics and story. We will not release any pda with gsm anytime soon. Sorry.” Do you think HP cancelled this one, just like …

infoSync World reviews the Orange SPV M1000

On March 9, 2004 By Adam Z. Lein In Hardware, Pocketnow

infoSync World has posted a review of the Orange SPV M1000 Windows Mobile 2003 Phone Edition device. This device is similar to the i-mate, O2 XDA II, and T-Mobile MDA II versions of the HTC built device. The author was unable to figure out how to send files via Bluetooth however. The answer is that the Microsoft Bluetooth File transfer feature is built into the “Beam File” command. At first the beam command will search …

Got The Time? The SPOT Watch Review

On March 1, 2004 By Adam Z. Lein In Hardware, Pocketnow

Jason Dunn has posted a new review of a Fossil Abacus SPOT MSN Direct watch. “The Fossil Abacus SPOT watch is an interesting concept, but for my needs, a failed execution. The idea of a device that actively gets pushed data over FM radio frequencies is compelling, because it allows for scenarios that are much smoother than using a Pocket PC or Smartphone and GPRS/1xRTT. But is it compelling enough to make it worth carrying …

FutureCom’s NETA 940 Tablet

On February 25, 2004 By Adam Z. Lein In Hardware, Pocketnow

Here’s a new Windows CE.NET based web tablet for mobile computing. It’s got an 8.4″ screen, WiFi support, Transmeta™ TM5600 processor 500MHz, 128Mb RAM, PCMCIA type II, USB ports, Firewire, Ethernet port, 56K modem and IrDA. Since it runs on Windows CE.NET it’s also got Internet Explorer 5.5, however it sounds like Windows CE doesn’t come with slimmed down versions of PowerPoint, Excel, Access, and Outlook anymore. It only includes Word, along with PowerPoint and …

New MicroNav pointing device could offer better tactile navigation

On February 18, 2004 By Adam Z. Lein In Hardware, Pocketnow

Interlink Electronics has developed an interesting new type of pointing device designed for use in portable consumer electronics such as phones, PDAs, etc. The MicroNav technology seems to offer a similar interface to the mini-joysticks found on many laptop computers, but this should give you smoother control in a smaller footprint. This might be quite nice if PDA manufactures could implement it in an area on the side of the PDA where my thumb would …

First Pocket PC with built in GPS coming soon to Taiwan

On February 18, 2004 By Adam Z. Lein In Hardware, Pocketnow

MiTAC just announced the Mio 168, which is a Pocket PC with a built-in GPS receiver. I’m not so sure about having built-in GPS if it can’t get a fix in my pocket. What do you think? Is this better than a separate Bluetooth GPS reciever? Originally published on Pocketnow on February 18, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.