Wednesday, February 6, 2002
Integrated Pocket PC Devices in the Works
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 10:35 PM
http://www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D701%2526a%253D22271,00.asp
We've seen the pics of the HP "Starfighter" (now known as the HP Jornada 928), and the Toshiba with integrated wireless, but here's the first official word from Microsoft on these two devices. I was most excited about the HP 928, but it's only being released in Europe for the time being. And the Toshiba? That depends if the telco in my area (Telus) launches CDMA2000 anytime soon...
"At the CTIA Wireless show in Orlando, Fla., next month, Microsoft will tout the next version of its Pocket PC operating system. The upgrade will include support for data and voice, as well as an integrated phone dialer and other wireless telephony features, Suwanjindar said. It's slated to ship in the first half of the year, along with products that support it.
Also at CTIA, Audiovox Corp. will unveil a Pocket PC device similar to its Maestro handheld that has integrated capabilities. It will support Code Division Multiple Access and upcoming 1XRTT third-generation networks. Sprint PCS Group and Verizon Wireless will be subsidizing and selling the devices the same way they do with phones, according to sources close to Audiovox, in Hauppauge, N.Y.
Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. also have plans for Pocket PC PDAs (personal digital assistants) with integrated voice and data. HP's device, which will support GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) networks and look much like the company's Jornada 560, will ship first in Europe in the first half of the year, officials of the Palo Alto, Calif., company said.
Compaq will be discussing plans for an integrated wireless iPaq at CTIA, but the Houston-based company also will continue to offer expansion sleds for its existing line of iPaqs, including a triband GPRS pack due next month."
We've seen the pics of the HP "Starfighter" (now known as the HP Jornada 928), and the Toshiba with integrated wireless, but here's the first official word from Microsoft on these two devices. I was most excited about the HP 928, but it's only being released in Europe for the time being. And the Toshiba? That depends if the telco in my area (Telus) launches CDMA2000 anytime soon...
"At the CTIA Wireless show in Orlando, Fla., next month, Microsoft will tout the next version of its Pocket PC operating system. The upgrade will include support for data and voice, as well as an integrated phone dialer and other wireless telephony features, Suwanjindar said. It's slated to ship in the first half of the year, along with products that support it.
Also at CTIA, Audiovox Corp. will unveil a Pocket PC device similar to its Maestro handheld that has integrated capabilities. It will support Code Division Multiple Access and upcoming 1XRTT third-generation networks. Sprint PCS Group and Verizon Wireless will be subsidizing and selling the devices the same way they do with phones, according to sources close to Audiovox, in Hauppauge, N.Y.
Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. also have plans for Pocket PC PDAs (personal digital assistants) with integrated voice and data. HP's device, which will support GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) networks and look much like the company's Jornada 560, will ship first in Europe in the first half of the year, officials of the Palo Alto, Calif., company said.
Compaq will be discussing plans for an integrated wireless iPaq at CTIA, but the Houston-based company also will continue to offer expansion sleds for its existing line of iPaqs, including a triband GPRS pack due next month."
