Monday, March 22, 2004
Mitac's Mio 168 PPC in the UK & Samsung Introduces New Wi-Fi PDA
Posted by Jonathon Watkins in "HARDWARE" @ 04:00 PM
The Register reports that "Samsung will introduce a Wi-Fi PDA next month, the Nexio XP30, the company said this week. Built around a 400MHz Intel XScale PXA255 processor, the Windows CE .Net 4.1-based unit also contains 64MB of Flash memory and 128MB of SDRAM." Note, this is not a PPC – as it runs Windows CE and has a 5in, 800 x 480 screen. Other features include WiFi, a USB port and a CF slot. The Nexio XP30 should go on sale next month in South Korea for around $679,
Also, "British PC maker Evesham Technology this week brought Mitac's Mio 168 PocketPC with integrated GPS to the UK. The handheld, launched last November in Taiwan as world's first PocketPC with a built-in GPS receiver, will ship over here with CoPilot Live UK and Ireland street-level navigation software. CoPilot provides spoken directions, and will alert you to the presence of speed cameras. It can even work out quick detours around traffic jams and roadworks, if you encounter any, Evesham said." Note, *if* you encounter any. It must be nice to live in Evesham's world. :wink:
The 168 features all the usual specs for a slightly lower end PPC. Go on, recite them with me, Windows Mobile 2003, 300MHz XScale CPU, 64Mb RAM, 32Mb ROM, 3.5in 240 x 320.screen and a SD/MMC slot. The icing on the cake is the integrated GPS receiver, with an aerial that stows away when not in use. What will they think of next? 8)
Prices start at £499.99 inc VAT and you can find them on sale here. Though you'll probably want to compare the Mitac to the Medion Pocket PCs with GPS we talked about earlier this week.
Also, "British PC maker Evesham Technology this week brought Mitac's Mio 168 PocketPC with integrated GPS to the UK. The handheld, launched last November in Taiwan as world's first PocketPC with a built-in GPS receiver, will ship over here with CoPilot Live UK and Ireland street-level navigation software. CoPilot provides spoken directions, and will alert you to the presence of speed cameras. It can even work out quick detours around traffic jams and roadworks, if you encounter any, Evesham said." Note, *if* you encounter any. It must be nice to live in Evesham's world. :wink:
The 168 features all the usual specs for a slightly lower end PPC. Go on, recite them with me, Windows Mobile 2003, 300MHz XScale CPU, 64Mb RAM, 32Mb ROM, 3.5in 240 x 320.screen and a SD/MMC slot. The icing on the cake is the integrated GPS receiver, with an aerial that stows away when not in use. What will they think of next? 8)
Prices start at £499.99 inc VAT and you can find them on sale here. Though you'll probably want to compare the Mitac to the Medion Pocket PCs with GPS we talked about earlier this week.
