"The fifth front" work, Toshiba

Yesterday in the Moscow hotel "Holiday Inn Vinogradovo" held a press conference organized by the representative of Toshiba in Russia. For two hours in a dozen reports which have articulated four managers, in turn, successive, was told about the outcome of the fiscal year and new products the company. According to director of sales in Russia, Toshiba agreed to replace the familiar image of the laptop manufacturer, and sent part of the effort to develop line of handheld computers and wireless solutions. We recall that the European PDA-market the company entered last year with its debut model for OS Pocket PC 2002 - the French version of the PDA Genio e 570. As explained at the press conference, this machine even had time to become a hit model, and all thanks to its broad multimedia capabilities: playing video and audio files (supports the popular MP3 and MPEG4). In addition, last year she became the first Pocket PC to new OSes Pocket PC 2002, equipped with two expansion slots for memory - Secure Digital and Compact Flash. However, it is impossible to say that the PDA-Toshiba penance after her first success in this market has become one of the full activities of the company. Rather, it can be called "fifth front work" after the brand-name laptops, electronic equipment, servers and projectors. By "the fifth front" attitude as the fifth front. Briefly and vaguely presented specifications of two new models, extends the range of Genio - e310 and e710. At a makeshift booth attended the very debut e570 and which has no outward signs of identification pocket machine in silver casing. It later emerged that this - the new E310, which will soon be sold in Russia. Maybe she will go on sale next month. Meanwhile, at a press conference was presented, judging by their appearance, developer version of this device: a thin awkward for handheld Pocket PC 2002, weighing 180 g with a beautiful screen, not inferior in quality display, hi-end Pocket PC Compaq iPAQ, the original matrix from Toshiba. Features screen - 3.5 "TFT, 240x320 pixel resolution, 64 thousand colors. However, nothing special, this PDA is no different - StrongArm processor with a clock frequency of 206 MHz, 32 MB (RAM), 32 MB (ROM). From the older model did not inherit For some reason the two expansion slots. There is only one - size Secure Digital. Although it can boast of new lithium-ion batteries, which allow to work continuously for 10 hours.

Synchronization connector Toshiba e310

The upper part, SD slot, Toshiba e310

Incidentally, another interesting trend - new laptops from Toshiba are now equipped with an expansion slot such as Secure Digital - it seems that this standard is slowly gaining popularity among manufacturers. Yes, and also fits into the overall concept of the CCP-direction from Toshiba - as "a reflection of company's capabilities in the integration of wireless systems." All present at the press conference device can actually be made ​​to work together, as most of them support wireless Bluetooth or 802.11 standards, or at least has an expansion slot, which can connect the appropriate peripherals. As for the second new items - e740, focused on corporate clients in Russia, it has not been brought. This is a very recent model and it is unknown whether it will even be sold here. Yesterday, even photographs of the cars in Moscow of representatives was not. And here is a snapshot of what we found on a French site.

e740 (left) and e310 (cprava)

Tell you more about it. It is noteworthy that the e740 will be equipped with the new processor XScale c 400 MHz and carry on board two times more RAM - 64 MB, as well as to support the wireless standard Bluetooth, 802.11. She, like the corporate model will have more opportunities to expand: in addition to SD, and even CF-clot. In conclusion, our theme at the press conference it was said a few words about that as mobile wireless systems are used worldwide. However, we are writing about this almost every day in our news ... The authors, translation: