Tripod Data Systems recently announced the sale of 70 rugged TDS Recon Windows Mobile 2003 handheld computers to the Denver Fire Department. The department will use the Recons to streamline its fire safety inspection process, leading to significant savings in time, effort and money. TDS handheld computers are designed for extreme outdoor and industrial environments in the land surveying, mapping, forestry, utility, public safety, military and other outdoor markets. Check out our review of this …
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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 …
Continue readingBrighthand’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 …
Continue readingTheft Protection for Your Pocket PC
SmartProtec is a loss and theft protection service that acts as a security feature of mobile devices such as pocket PC, PDA, laptop and cell phone. Mobile devices are one of the most commonly lost and stolen items today. SmartProtec protects devices and data against loss and theft with four layers of protection. The first layer is anti-theft protection that prevents theft by using the same kind method whose effectiveness is proven by the police. …
Continue readingFirst Pocket PC with a 520Mhz processor
Here’s a preview of the ASUS MyPal A730 at InfoSync World. It’s also got a VGA resolution screen, 1.3M Camera, and is much smaller than the Toshiba e805. Originally published on Pocketnow on March 22, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingThe 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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