Sof'tool Exhibition 2002, which now goes to REC, unfortunately, not too rich in artifacts, somehow related to portable electronics. Like most Russian exhibitions all over the pavilion is dominated by a huge yellow ball of 1C. Every other booth - automated enterprise management system, interspersed with computer systems design. On the whole show seems very "accounting." But the contingent of visitors to the appropriate - solid managers and their assistants at least respectable. Almost no students, which are usually filled all the high-tech exhibition in Moscow. They are just bored. As, unfortunately, and we, the true fans of the handheld electronics. Nevertheless, in this realm of corporate marketing systems HPC.ru reporters managed to find the germs of a light pocket-computer of the future.
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Stand Abbyy, which, among other products of this famous company demonstrates dictionary Lingvo 8.0 for Pocket PC (to represent employees MakTsentr), was not only very interesting but also practically the only pocket-computer sector. This naturally attracted to it of great interest. It's nice that this interest is not turned into questions like "What is in your hands for a brilliant contraption?". Most of the visitors in the course of events "and asked quite meaningful questions about the capabilities of the software, the characteristics of the CCP, the prospects for the emergence of new models. Visitors can personally see and "feel":
- Mitac MIO528
- Wincent (DOT) 320
- HP iPaq H3970
- Cassiopeia Pocket Manager BE-300
The most valuable finds - two developments in the field of portable navigation systems. The first - "Horizon" - is still only at the design stage, at least in the version for Pocket PC. However, even what we saw on iPaq'e, connected to a desktop computer, is impressive: meticulously traced map, combined with a database of sites on this map, Routing and mapping to map the current status of the owner of the system (in the form of cute cars ), three-dimensional image terrain on which the motion. I'd like to believe that a version for the handheld system will see the light.
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The second "pocket navigator" - a turnkey solution for use in the car from a company called Demos called Ariadne. There is mounting on the instrument panel, power cord that connects to the onboard power car, GPS-receiver and, in fact, PDAs with preinstalled software. Unfortunately, the system that we saw at the show was built on the base at the time superpopular, but now obsolete machines Casio Cassiopea E-125. As far as can see, the system is sold complete with all equipment, and all this fun costs about $ 1200.
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I regret to have to report that on this handheld computers at the exhibition is almost over.The only bright spot that caught my attention - a box on the Palm m125, which can be seen at the site of the "Open Systems" (This company publishes several well-known zhurnlaov computer topics). Boll is clearly exhibited as a symbol of the fact that among the topics covered in the periodical publishing house was a place and a hand-held electronic assistant. Was inside the box itself naladoniik is unknown.
In addition, the exhibition revealed a pair of stands with storage facilities, such as Psion Workabout, just more specialized. Some models can be synchronized with the database via a wireless connection.
On at least two stands exposed hardware security system, if easier, - USB-keys, without which the appropriate connectors or laptop PC can not get to confidential information. Well, the first handheld with USB already, may soon have keys can be used to protect data that fit in your pocket.
Next to the USB-keys were well known to many users of USB-drives c Flash-Memory - excellent tools for rapid transfer and reliable storage of large amounts of information.
In addition, we are pleased and computer mouse with a fingerprint scanner - for vyaschey security. Recall, incidentally, that the "fingerprint" the principle of user authentication will be applied in new handhelds Hewlett Packard iPaq.
Pleased to note that once again with the best hand proved to be the mobile Internet - from his boss left the office, stand or seek instructions directly from the PDA via GPRS.
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