Thursday, January 13, 2005
Psion Teklogix Release Workabout PRO S: Rugged Handheld CE Device
Posted by Jonathon Watkins in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 07:00 AM
"Psion Teklogix has announced the Workabout PRO S, a Microsoft Windows CE .NET based handheld computer. . . . The Workabout PRO S is built on an Intel XScale processor platform. It will offer a range of simultaneously supported radio options including WWAN (GSM/GPRS, CDMA), WPAN (Bluetooth) and WLAN (802.11b). With an IP54 rating and ability to withstand multiple drops from four feet to concrete, the rugged design of the WORKABOUT PRO S delivers reliable performance in harsh environments."
The Workabout PRO S can be used for signature-capture and barcode scanning and should be available in February. I can't help being reminded of the 5MX every time I see the Psion logo. The 5MX was a clamshell PDA ahead of it's time made by by Psion Teklogix's parent company and was a joy to work with and type on. Can you imagine one of those running PPC2003SE? I just keep hoping we'll get the chance to see a clamshell Pocket PC with keyboard. Getting Psion back into the consumer PDA business with an innovative line of PPCs would be even better. I can hope, can't I? :wink:
The Workabout PRO S can be used for signature-capture and barcode scanning and should be available in February. I can't help being reminded of the 5MX every time I see the Psion logo. The 5MX was a clamshell PDA ahead of it's time made by by Psion Teklogix's parent company and was a joy to work with and type on. Can you imagine one of those running PPC2003SE? I just keep hoping we'll get the chance to see a clamshell Pocket PC with keyboard. Getting Psion back into the consumer PDA business with an innovative line of PPCs would be even better. I can hope, can't I? :wink:
