Notebook buyers: all new items of the summer!

This summer is expected to unusually rich crop of new models of handhelds: the recent one after the other reports of "fresh" PDA, which should appear on sale in the next 2 months, and in the abundance of announcements is easy to get confused. We decided to organize all available information about these devices, a complete list of upcoming new products. Apart from brief summaries to the models and release dates we have also listed approximate prices of devices in the West (in Russia, these data are yet to be confirmed).

MyPal A620 from ASUSTeK

Notebook buyers: all new items of the summer!


Model based on Pocket PC 2003 is equipped with Intel XScale processor and 400 MHz memory, consisting of 64 MB of RAM memory and 32 MB ROM. 3.5-inch diagonal screen resolution of 240 x 320 pixels can display 65536 colors. There are built-in microphone and speaker, as well as optional Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The most remarkable thing is the thickness of the model in the presence of slots Sompact Flash Type II - machine looks much sleeker Axim 5 from Dell.


More: Read the report from Comtek-2003, and soon expect a review of the CCP in the pages of our author.


Release: June 23


Price: $ 400

Dell Axim X3



The handheld Pocket PC subnachalnogo level, built on a concept design «system-on-a-chip», developed jointly by Microsoft and Samsung. The heart of this prototype is a processor Samsung S3C2410, which uses the core ARM9. Also, the handheld is equipped with a slot SDIO, which allows you to connect various peripherals, and has a very modest size - 11.5 x 7 cm


More information: Dell Axim X3 - insider information


Release: June 23


Price: $ 150

Fossil Wrist PDA

Notebook buyers: all new items of the summer!


Wristwatch with built-in microcomputer-based Palm OS: CPU Dragonball VZ 33 MHz, 2 MB RAM, 3.5-inch screen with resolution 160 x 160 pixels with the possibility of handwritten text input (Graffiti), and infrared.


More: Palmovye clock ticking last minutes before release


Release: June 30


Price: $ 275 - $ 295

Fujitsu-Siemens: two new series of Pocket LOOX



On these devices until we know only that they are based on Pocket PC 2003 OSes and processor Intel XScale. One handheld unit will have Wi-Fi, the second will receive "phone" module GPRS.


More: New Pocket LOOX on the horizon


Release: June 23


Price: not reported

Garmin iQue 3600

Notebook buyers: all new items of the summer!


The world's first palmovy PDA with a built-in GPS and a beautiful screen (320 by 480 pixels). Heart model is a processor with a clock frequency of 200 MHz, equipped with 32 MB of RAM.


More: CeBIT 2003 - Garmin iQue 3600


Released: July 1


Price: $ 590

Gateway



No details about the device, which is preparing to release a well-known American manufacturer of desktop PCs are not announced, but argues that the first PDA from Gateway is not aimed at the consumer market, but its main purpose - to integrate into complex enterprise solutions based on the desktop systems and handheld devices that will be created under the brand Gateway.


More information: Gateway - a new producer of PDAs?


Release: June 23


Price: $ 250 - $ 350

Hewlett Packard iPAQ h1930/35



The processor of the Pocket PC-devices, using the form factor of the h1910, operates at a clock frequency of 203 MHz. Also, cars are equipped with 64 MB of RAM, of which 56 MB user available.


Details: Prepare for the release of the latest iPAQ 1900 and 2200


Released: July 7


Price: Not informs

Hewlett Packard iPAQ h1940/45



These models differ from the other 1900 series machines more nimble processor (266 MHz), as well as the presence of Bluetooth-module and 14 MB non-volatile memory for data storage.


More: New iPAQ'i in 2 weeks?


Released: July 7


Price: $ 300

Hewlett Packard iPAQ h2210/15

Notebook buyers: all new items of the summer!


Mainstream models combining diminutive form of the younger line h1900 Pocket PC and some advanced features of high-power device series h5000. Foundation system is a processor with the Cotulla core XScale, running at 400 MHz Operating System Pocket PC 2003. On board the CCP has 64 MB of RAM and 32 MB of ROM and Bluetooth-module. The display of this device - the traditional HP quality transflective matrix, 240 x 320 pixels and 16 bit color depth. Dimensions of the model - 11.4 x 64.5 (at the top, wide side) x 1,6 cm, weight - 155 g.


More: iPAQ h2215 is on its way


Release: June 23


Price: $ 400

Hewlett Packard iPAQ h5550/55



The most "recent" addition in the number of high-end models of HP. About him until we know only that his heart is a processor PXA255 XScale, running at 400 MHz.


More: New iPAQ'i in 2 weeks?


Release: June 30


Price: $ 600

Sony Clie PEG-NX80V

Notebook buyers: all new items of the summer!


The heart of the model is the Intel XScale PXA263 processor clocked at 200 MHz. Controlled machine Palm OS 5.2 and has on-board 32 MB RAM and 32 MB ROM. Its TFT-screen has a resolution of 320x480 pixels and supports 65,536 colors. Built-in digital camera 1 / 3, 6''CCD, 1,270,000 pixels can record videos in MPEG-4, and allows you to capture a maximum resolution of 1280 x 960 pixels.


More: "Top Model» CLIE expected in July


Released: July 11


Price: $ 600

Sony Clie PEG-NX73V



This machine differs from the above amounts of memory - 16 MB of operative and ROM - 32 MB and features built-in digital camera - 1 / 5, 5''CMOS, 310,000 pixels, enables you to take pictures with a resolution of 640x480.


More: "Top Model» CLIE expected in July

Released: July 27


Price: $ 500

Toshiba e355

Notebook buyers: all new items of the summer!


New product based on Intel XScale processor 300 MHz and is equipped with 64 MB of RAM. The main difference between this and the PDA from the previous model e350 (in addition to the latest OSes) concluded that due to the use of reflective display device body could make thinner.


More: Toshiba e355 and iPAQ h2215: new details


Release: June 23


Price: $ 300
The authors, translation:

Paul Yolshin