HP iPAQ 114 Classic Handheld: Style matters

For several years, users all over the world there has been talk that the Pocket PC becomes unnecessary, unpopular that communicators, possessing no less functionality, forcing the CCP as a class. In the market of handheld devices is also observed lull among the few remaining on the market, HP more or less regularly continues to produce different models. HTC, which produced the CCP for HP, has entered the market on their own and no longer has interest to work on other brands, except himself. Therefore, HP found itself in a difficult situation when handhelds have to produce their own. New line of iPAQ Pocket PC has the prefix Classic Handheld, fully justifying the word "classic" is a line-up. IPAQ model 114 is the youngest in the line of Classic, but not the worst of the characteristics, as it usually appears in the line-up the lower price category. HP 114 has a screen with a diagonal of 3.5 "and a resolution of 240x320, as well as battery 1200 mAh. These characteristics and is determined by a low class of the device. And the rest of the CPC has the characteristics of adult machines: CPU Marvell PXA310, 624 MHz (as in the iPAQ 214), Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (A2DP), 256 MB ROM, 64 MB RAM, a slot SDIO High Capacity, Windows Mobile 6 Classic. Complete specifications are listed below.

• Processor: Marvell PXA310 624 MHz
• Operating System: MS Windows Mobile 6.0 Classic, support MS Office files
• Screen: 3.5 ", 240x320, 65536 colors
• Memory: RAM: 64MB, ROM: 256MB
• Expansion Slots: SD / MMC, SDHC, SDIO
• Communications: Wi-Fi 802.11b / g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, mini-USB
• Battery: Removable Li-Ion Battery 1200 mAh
• Dimensions and weight: 117x69x14 mm, 115 g
• Features: MP3-player, 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack with 4 contacts, voice recorder, integrated microphone

Supplied

HP iPAQ 114 Classic comes in a colorful box, which in pure Russian dialect painted all the advantages of the machine. When you open the box you will firstly see the Quick Installation Guide (in Russian and English), and secondly, the image of a PDA with captions to the buttons. Stand out from the device attached black and white manual in Russian, "Getting Started", a handful of books about the warranty and license, corporate ballot, entitlement to free software license, - iPAQ choice - and a CD with software. Microsoft Outlook on your disk anymore, but besides the standard ActiveSync 4.5 and instructions in different languages ​​(including Russian), is available to users of different software, designed to facilitate communication with the PDA. Of course, there is included interface cable and the charger has USB-in, so it can connect to any mini-USB cable, if a complete lost. It's nice that comes with the PDA and camera case. This leather pouch-pocket, compared with its predecessor (tissue, uncomfortable and unattractive), it looks pretty decent, especially since most users do not need more.

Appearance

Being a follower line 19 ** / 41 ** in terms of design, iPAQ 114 bought brand new, futuristic, or even space features. Sloping towards the bottom corners of distinguishing line 19 ** of other PDAs, complemented by square tapered at the bottom of call buttons and application "polukvadratnym" joystick. Go to the front of the sidewall is not smoothed, but rather emphasized angular. Light gray color are no longer popular, because the front panel has a dark gray color, and the rear portion of the device and the sides and at all black. And not just black, but with cover Soft Touch. Craze has brought to fruition: the hands of the overwhelming majority of people who demonstrated innovation, iPAQ and strive to jump. Characterized by the model was not very nice word "slippery". Yes, and traces of fingers on it are quite noticeable. But on almost any surface CCP does not slip in his hand is very nice. In summary, I want to note: PDAs have lost some femininity and charm, but it became more universal and modern. In a word, unisex. Dimensions have not undergone special modifications, but the weight has decreased quite strongly. Might play the role of center of gravity - it's hard to say, but CCP seems to be just fluff, as if inside there is nothing. This creates the effect of some cheap or schlock. Roughly the same feel when you take into the hands of Z600 - the classic clamshell from Sony Ericsson: building a massive, but very easy. Anyway - not a pleasant weight in his hand, what you feel from the iPaq 4700 or iPhone. The screen immediately subjected to glueing the film, so that was listed for a very interesting detail. It would seem that the standard screen size, no more, no less - 3.5. "Hence, all the films that say" suitable for iPAQ 19 ** / 21 ** / 24 ** / 27 ** "should be ideal. For your information for films of this type are usually written size: 55h73. However, if a ruler to measure the screen of our hero, it turns out 55h72. Moreover, when applied to films of the vast majority of devices can easily see that the film "goes under the cabinet depth. In the 114th same no gap. Why am I writing all this: the film fell very close to a side, that it stuck, apparently solely on the bottom of the screen, and then - if you specify. Spoon of tar added LEDs. If you look at the edge of the screen at an angle, they are clearly visible. But the discomfort is not felt in the work. By the way, the screen has 20 levels of backlighting. Given that most communicators now has only 5, which is extremely annoying fans read in the dark, this is a very big plus. Our test sample had to top it all broken pixel on the sensor. Work does not interfere, of course, but frustrating. Above the screen is the logo in the center of HP. He is rather convex, by inertia takes him for the power button, but this masked speaker: iPAQ 114 can be used for IP-telephony and similar services, on the bottom is the microphone. On both sides of the logo on the midway is a round light sensor and the LEDs. In the case of charging the orange lights last indicator in the case of active BlueTooth or Wi-Fi blue light nearby. Not a very good solution for several reasons.First, the bulb is very bright. In the dark, it wants something close. Secondly, it is unclear what exactly is active. Under the screen there is a joystick and buttons that can be reassigned. The right of the joystick is quite exotic for owners of PDA OK button performs the same function as the center of the joystick. However, long retention of its screen rotates 90 degrees. The buttons are very convenient, clear depression. At the bottom end of the center we see a mini-USB connector. It is gratifying to see, considering that before the bulk of HP-device had its own slot. Next - the same microphone for Skype and similar software, mentioned above. Hole for soft reset there, it now lives on the right sidewall and the hole it does not appear - it is rather a button, and pretty big. Beneath it is a voice recorder button, and above it - at the very top - button on the device. At the top end right "skuchkovalis" (this has become a tradition at HP) headphone jack (of course, the 3.5'') and a stylus. Pull out the stylus inserted in the headphones always been a problem for a number of devices HP. But now this ride has become more difficult to do because of the shape and location of the stylus. Tail became more flat, and pencil case moved a little farther from the corner. And if the headphones are not inserted, or even be confused hole foam and headphone jack, if blindly remove the stylus. Stylus itself has undergone some changes. If earlier stylus of 19 ** / 17 ** / 21 ** / 4700 were interchangeable, then the new "breed" is somewhat shorter predecessor, has, as already mentioned, the other the "tail". If the line 114 stylus is the same as in 1919 **, metal, then in a series of 21 ** / 4700 it was completely plastic. The stylus also has a collapsible design, however, found in its parts is something like a thin pin to restart failed. However, it is understandable why the key is not reset hidden in the interior shell, and, as we have already noted, more like a button you can press and by the stylus, and if you do not want to scratch pen, unscrewed the head. "But what about the memory card slot?" - Exclaims the reader. Why no word about him? A slot is moved to an unfamiliar left side. More surprising is that HP kept the good old SD (with support for SDHC and SDIO), which is the general background of total commitment to the minimization can not but rejoice, for instance, photographers who have a memory card to the two devices are identical. Slot is made correctly, the card is not a bit sticks out and no risk of fall out. On the back of the PDA is a small speaker. Unfortunate decision, because while watching a movie the sound will come from you. Battery compartment lid is attached to the latch and sits tight, but is there a small gap, and - as a consequence - the creaking already appeared.

Performance and battery life

PDAs equipped with the new Marvell PXA310 624 MHz. The main feature of these processors is that at a fairly high frequency, they provide a longer battery life. Well, check! When reading the 50% level of illumination at the disconnected wireless communication module unit lasted 16 hours. While viewing a video at the same conditions, the CPC has worked only 3 hours and 15 minutes. Under the maximum load - lights at maximum, includes BlueTooth and WiFi, playing video in TCPMP - while the iPAQ 114 was 1 hour 50 minutes. In music mode MP3 (192-320Kb / s) at maximum volume in Windows Media Player through wired headphones with the screen handheld worked 12 hours and 25 minutes. Compared with its predecessors - iPAQ 19 ** / 21 ** / 24 ** and PDAs from other manufacturers the results are not a failure, but not the best. Shall we say, quite normal. Working day, or even two, with an average load of the CPC is able to work. If, however, watch movies and make active use of Wi-Fi, is better to acquire an additional battery or any source of supplementary feeding. For a detailed study of productivity iPAQ 114 turn to the benchmark. The first test - a program for video playback TCPMP. A good indicator - 120%. To test taken the test videos. As you can see, PDAs confident, with a reserve to cope with all the test videos. VSBenchmark showed excellent results. Spb Benchmark showed the following results: Test results fully confirm the subjective impressions. HP iPAQ 114 is very smart handheld computer with a decent running time. Progress compared with previous models is evident. Of memory, unfortunately, we write the standard phrase, the novelty is equipped with standard 64MB RAM and 256MB ROM. It is strange that the RAM is not increased to at least 128 MB, as the older model 214. Especially when you consider that after the system user to remain available approximately 26 MB. It is necessary to run several heavy applications and PDAs beginning to respond to user actions with a certain thoughtfulness. However, hardly in everyday use there will need to run multiple memory-hungry programs. With the browser, ICQ and pocket Word'om running simultaneously, iPAQ 114 copes without any problems. For data storage available to the user remain approximately 197Mb of stated in the specifications of 256MB. Not the best result but not the worst. In addition, the repository can easily be increased by up to 4GB SD cards, or via SDHC up to 32GB.

Multimedia component

Unfortunately, in comparison with the iPAQ 4700 is our hero today is not as extensive in terms of sound settings. In the 47th was a real equalizer settings which significantly changes the picture. Here we see the sleek, gain control, an audio signal - and then to the recorder. Player on the quality of the transmitted sound noticeably worse than the already mentioned iPAQ 4700. Pleases support bluetooth-headsets, this is now becoming more and more requested features.However, with a particular Sony Ericsson DS220 headset and earphones Ultimate Ears super.fi 3 studio and Sennheiser PX200 sound is, to say the least, jarring, and listening to no good. The situation with the usual listening to the music better, but many phones, for example, Walkman-series, cope with it much better, and last longer. Watch same movies easy and pleasant, which has proved a test TCPMP. The only disadvantage may cause a speaker on the rear.

Communication capabilities

First of all it is worth noting corporate launcher HP to work with wireless communication modules. Special plug-in to run submitted to the desktop. When you activate the item iPAQ Wireless pops up a window with tabs: BlueTooth driver - Broadcom 1.8. Maintain the highest possible range of compounds. You can create your own profiles, depending on the profile will change the name of the device, connectivity with other devices. Wi-Fi connection to the CPC holds steady, complaints to the work of no.

Overview of the preinstalled software

On the HP iPAQ 114 not found a large number of "buns" from other manufacturers. But consider what is available. When the device is switched randomly pops up one of the few help pages. And when you close it - contents of all sections. On the desktop, you can also see the information bar - Today Panel Lite from Rhino Code. Version for free, no PRO, as a consequence, has the minimum functionality: Display battery charge, the ability to adjust the backlight, shows the amount of free memory.

Price issue

The cost of HP iPAQ 114 online stores MakTsentr - A computer in the palm of the date of publication of the review is 11,700 rubles.

Conclusion

In the absence of competitors in the market for a new PDA users do not have much choice appears. Or buy second hand, but with VGA, either for the same price new, but with a QVGA. How much will be demanded today apparatus with such a display is hard to say, perhaps, the majority of people who bought it, simply dislikes his older brother iPAQ 214 for anything. For example, for the design, size or price. Or because it is extremely fast to snap up. A good competitor on the part of the price, perhaps, is Acer n321, but it is not so easy to find on the shelves (still VGA-machine the small size of the great money). Or iPAQ 1950 as a more feminine solution, but it too long to be seen. Or should remember about the media players have become very popular lately. And movies are cool, and music, and books given to read some, and the battery live longer ... One thing is clear: a functional HP iPAQ 114 Classic in any case will not fail.And so on - who needs what. Still, the CCP - a thing quite specific. And if you do not understand what it was for you specifically, then no device will not be happy. Pros:

• availability of all modern communications on board the best of their implementation;
• powerful stuffing;
• 20 levels of backlighting;
• stylish design.

Cons:

• slip out of hands;
• easily soiled cover SoftTouch;
• not very good quality music playback.

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Operating System Penbex OS - in search of cheap solutions

The advent of new operating systems - a rare event, even more so. when it comes to operating system for handheld computers. Therefore the news of the release of handheld machines running the original Penbex OS has caused us increased interec. We have long been accustomed to the balance of forces on the PDA market, where the ball is ruled by Microsoft with its Windows CE and Pocket PC and the company Palm. The situation has not changed and with the cessation of production of keyboard Pocket PC Psion, as these machines occupy a niche and compete with besklaviaturny PDA (Psion rooted causes of the failure, most likely in a general decline in demand for small computers with built-in keyboard, and not in some kind of total dominance of the Pocket PC and Palm). As a result, Psion come to grips with software development for mobile communication devices, and the alignment of forces on the PDA market has remained the same as it was - with a small margin of Palm computers, and heightened pressure from the rival platform with the operating system from Microsoft. The main reason for constraining growth in demand for handheld and as a result of technology development - the high cost of small computers for the end user. Handheld computer - a device combining and optional. It can not function without regular synchronization of data between a PDA and a desktop machine (or laptop). This tool, a means of rapid access to stored pre-information off-line image viewer, text and multimedia files and more. Pocket PC, as well as any personal computer can be called "Player Programs". But this PDA software are inferior in terms of functionality, versatility and ease of data processing programs for the "big" cars. In addition, the PDA is not (and still can not be) sufficiently deep and fast means for storing large amounts of information. It is indeed "a computer in the palm" - a miniature digital device for reading and sometimes put in the memory typewriter small amount of data. In principle, without a handheld computer can easily do without. In the end, the possibility of traditional books, paper notepad, electronic calculators and watches are far from exhausted. And here in the foreground price Pocket PC. If entry-level cars were selling for 50-100 dollars (talking about current models, on sales of obsolete machines cost $ 100 and below are not uncommon), would be a long time we reflect on the appropriateness of their purchase? Large print runs of the issue (and, of course, sales), electronic notebooks only support this idea. But the ultimate cost of a pocket computer composed not only of the price of hardware and applications. The lion's share of the cost of the operating system. On the example of the very low-cost PDAs based on Windows CE 3.0 - Casio Pocket Manager BE-300 - we can see that only the manufacturer's refusal of the application of the software package from Microsoft (in the BE-300 used only the core operating system and core applications are developed independently) allowed to market a Pocket PC PDA-class retail value of less than $ 200 ($ 199 in the U.S., Russia, these computers are up to 75 dollars more expensive). That is, savings of at least $ 150. Nearly 80 percent of the final price Casio BE-300! Is this not a reason to actively seek alternative solutions - at least to get the major players in the PDA market to temper their appetites?

What return?

Attempts to develop a new alternative operating system have been made since the advent of handheld computers. The most glaring example - the various versions of Linux, tailored for use on PDAs. Alas, a lot of success so far failed to get anyone, although Japan and the U.S. computers preloaded with Linux operating system sold and used by certain demand (otherwise would not have produced). The reason for the prolonged delivery "of mobile version of Linux is in the system itself. For Pocket PC is too "heavy" and functionality is redundant. In this sense, redundant and Windows CE, but we already know what resources were attracted by Microsoft to promote its product - even after the apparent failure of the first version of Windows CE, and based on its devices.Operating system Windows CE and Linux should be considered as a basis for the Pocket PC-class Hi-end, approaching the cost and performance to a portable personal computers. This is a true multimedia station, pocket-sized, largely designed for entertainment, for playback of digital audio, and viewing of multimedia content - a full-color graphics and video. Most users, polls show, it was necessary electronic notebook with a well-developed service and the ability to transfer to your PDA the data needed in their daily activities. Stop whether simple models of Palm users with monochrome screens, lack of computer resources for high-quality audio reproduction, a modest computational power of the processor or the impossibility of displaying information in color? None. Most owners of these machines is quite happy with their digital assistants, and is not particularly want to change it to a newer model. The principle of reasonable sufficiency, which guides many PDA users the choice of a small computer that is not beneficial to the manufacturer, but by and large - and the consumer. Try to find in the computer world, such longevity as a Palm. But relatively "fresh" model differs from the first m125 Palm Pilot cars are much smaller than, say, computers with Pentium III processors from the Pentium IV. In the first case, productivity growth is negligible, and the capacity of programs, virtually unchanged. In the second case, we can talk about productivity growth at times and qualitatively new opportunities in processing, for example, graphics and video. Whatever it was, but "race frequencies" in the world of handheld computers has begun. So far, only the family Pocket PC, and Palm does not blowjob cup, if the company intends to remain among the world's leading manufacturers. And yet the army of simple computer users with modest computing power is huge (and increasing with the change of generations of handheld computers, as the life cycle of the CPC long-lasting than that of personal computers - at least 3 years, and for the Palm, and even more) to ignore it. Both Asian (mainly Taiwanese) companies are active in this area. The first noticeable and, judging by the shelves, an unsuccessful project was an operating system for computers called palmopodobnyh MineOS, developed by Axisoft Technologies for the company MSI, which released the Chinese clone of Palm - computer EZnow. This operating system was written in the flash memory machines, and could be optionally replaced by a "native" OS. The program's interface and core application in practical use can be considered more comfortable than the palm `-native. In particular, the window of handwriting information EZnow appeared on a call, as workspace systems Graffiti this computer has been replaced by the SIP application buttons. Some revolutionary differences MineOS of Palm OS could not be found, except that one - an alternative operating system was according to the manufacturer open and completely free. But why - was? Maybe somewhere (in China or other countries), it lives. But we have not developed. And now, at the last exhibition in Hanover, the public was presented the second version of the new operating system from the company Penbex Data System. The first version Penbex OS appeared a year ago. But today the company announced its product as the basis of no less than for even a single hardware platform handhelds. At this time - the most affordable in the history of technology development digital assistants.

Sheep in Sheep's Clothing

Break new platform at a relatively established market (relative to - because handhelds are progressing at breakneck speed), it is almost hopeless.Need some fundamentally new quality, which could distract potential (and actual) users of handheld computers from the now familiar families of Pocket PC and Palm. Incidentally, the devices based on Penbex OS live not only on paper. They are already available and like to sell. While this is nine models with monochrome screens. But none of these computers apparently not yet reached the foreign markets, and therefore only known Taiwanese user (although it is possible that computers are already available in neighboring countries in the region). The main advantages of the system, designed to "win" the acknowledged leaders, it's complete openness and low cost (explicit indication that the system is completely free, I have not found). The new operating system puts certain demands on the hardware. Curious to see what it is, the family computer Penbex. Here is a brief list of the technical characteristics of a typical PDA running the new operating system - a device the same as other models, even in minor details. The only difference is in the design of the hull and in the arrangement of control buttons.

Features:
• Central Processing Unit - Motorola DragonBall VZ328 such a frequency of 16 MHz
• Touchscreen monochrome 4-level grayscale display and dims. Passive matrix. Screen resolution - 160x160 pixels. Operating System Penbex OS supports the conclusion of the 16-bit color, but devices with a color screen on the market yet.
• The system itself and the main applications are written to flash memory 512 KB (on some models - up to 4 megabytes).
• Memory - 8 MB. Type of Memory - EDO or SDRAM (ie - no flash).
• As a source of supply for all machines (I mean already produced computers) uses built-in lithium ion battery. Voltage - 3 B.
• All computers are equipped with an infrared port (the operating system supports far only the wireless exchange of data between two PDAs, but not connected to a laptop or a desktop machine), a piezoelectric buzzer as the system dynamics, exit to stereotelefony (MP3 player is implemented in hardware, software and audio included in the composition of the main applications in the operating system)
• To synchronize with your desktop computer using a serial port RS-232C, USB support is missing.
• As an expansion slot is used CompactFlash. However, the operating system, except cards CF, supports a standard MMC card and SD.
• Dimensions and weight characteristics of new computers in general coincide with similar computers family Palm.

Programmers are likely to be interested in the fact that Penbex offers everyone a free SDK with emulator software for Windows. In this operating system provided file system support FAT16, support at the system level of work in dBase3, API-function calls, MP3-player and library work with SD-card support for color displays (Penbex version 2.x). What good, then - well. Development tools integrated with Visual Studio 6.0, which certainly is convenient for programmers who are accustomed to this IDE.

What's on the horizon?

How much do you think the chances of this Penbex grab their piece of the total market pie? It seems to me - quite a bit. Operating system interface quite crude.More on-screen buttons next to the area handwriting (six instead of four in Palm). Slightly differently drawn icons of programs ... The screen is not impressive at all, not to say that is depressing ... From time to time the market appears cheap computers with unique operating systems. They are slightly below the level for Palm, but not too much of them behind. Example - Pocket PC Pocket Viewer from Casio, which are heavily advertised in Russia. Like it is a good machine (on the quality of the screen, if only to read books, work with spreadsheets and playing simple games, they are perhaps better than monochrome Palm `s, although it does not support greyscale), but something about her all the same lacking. Namely - the popularity. As a result, software written by amateurs or those computers, or by the manufacturer. The total number of programs for the Casio PV will be hardly one hundredth of the total number of applications for Palm. And maybe less. No, I saw a hand-held computers Penbex any advantage over the machine from Palm. Moreover, the position Penbex worse than that computers with the operating system EZnow Mine OS. There's a unique change the operating system on the Palm OS - a pushover (as when buying a computer only pay for the hardware if the OS is indeed free of charge). Get it with a computer-based Penbex OS? There is quite a different logic implementation of the management of hardware buttons (in this part of the CCP Penbex resemble an amazing hybrid computers, Palm and Pocket PC). In my opinion, Penbex and companies who make a bet on this operating system, there is only one way to succeed - to release a massive model of Pocket PC to an extremely low price. Nothing other than cost, the new platform is not able to attract. This, alas, yesterday ... However, speculate about hypothetical delights and drawbacks - it stupid and useless. Wait and see. Perhaps the developers udast'sya bring it to an acceptable level and make the CCP property of the broad masses. In any case, the company Penbex Data System should say thank you for some variety, it has introduced a Pocket PC user. Or hope for this variety. The authors, translation:

Almost Pocket PC on the Casio BE-300

When was already prepared an article on the shell EpodXP 1.5 and its competitors SQPL Pocket PC Casio BE-300, a new version of Epod. As promised, we present a brief overview of her.

New User Interface

EpodXP 1.9, as all the latest version sports a new desktop background. Here it is:

These are the wallpaper in a new EpodXP

On the desktop, has become noticeably more icons (preparing the previous screenshot I rubbed them to make it easier to see the picture). Now with one click you can get access to all PIM-applications: Calendar, Contacts, Notes and Tasks. In addition, the desktop is Recycle Bin, the icon EpodXP, performing the functions of My Computer, shortcuts for notepad, calculator, Windows Media Player and page Today.

On the desktop, the new version was noticeably tighter Epod

In the System Tray are now immediately at startup appears switch tasks (called for some reason he Palm Page) and utility call virtual keyboard. Palm Page displays a list of open programs, and draws the right of each small cross. At first, it is difficult to get, but generally the system fairly easy (especially since there is a function "close all"). Utility for the call-screen keyboard can only include the standard "kasievsky" keyboard and can not even switch on as standard program handwriting, not to mention the additional keyboards. To print on a Russian keyboard RussBE, to use the utility SipSelector, preserved from earlier versions. By the way, a convenient task manager Task of EpodXP 1.5 (and earlier) also moved to version 1.9. They can be used instead of the Palm Page.

Get on this cross in Palm Page uneasy

Pocket Facelift no longer loaded by default. Quickly turn it on by adding a shortcut on the desktop (the program itself is in a folder \ Storage Card \ Novo).

Programs

Virtually the entire set of programs from previous versions remain unchanged. But something still updated. Firstly, I have earned the Recycle Bin, which was not observed in 1.5 (maybe it was just a glitch my typewriter? "). Now the file, as expected, you can drag the stylus in the basket, and then recover from there. Second, change the look of Windows Media Player. Now it is an exact replica of what is installed in the PDA with Pocket PC 2000. However, despite the availability of utilities to configure the hardware buttons to control playback using the joystick and other keys are not. Changes in sound quality I had not noticed.

Here is the updated Media Player

The most interesting novelty - Page Today (program, it launches, called KCSkinner). If the distance to show friends the BE-300-enabled KCSkinner, you can even fool them by saying that you have a real Pocket PC. Today - almost an exact copy of the startup screen machines with PPC 2000 and 2002. Even the top there is a button labeled Start. True, it does not work. The next line displays the date, below - the field of contacts. Clicking the icon launches the relevant program contacts. Then comes a string program shortcuts that are in Control Panel (all the labels work.)Further, there are rows calendar and tasks. Here, unfortunately, work Today less like a work of analogues for PPC. Shows only a calendar entry, but in both lines (and Calendar, and Task). You can not poke the stylus in the job and move to the editing window. Problem does not appear at all (that is visible, but only if the "export" the problem in a calendar entry).

Almost a copy of the Pocket PC - Today screen

As a "pleasant trifles," added utility off the screen. She was very convenient to use when listening to music - the battery spends less energy Finally, a nuisance. Internet Explorer no longer run at all. If before the problem was solved by turning off the Pocket Facelift, now the same picture (reproduction of an infinite number of windows) is observed without Facelift.

Total

Here's what happens when you start Internet Explorer

In general, the new version EpodXP quite attractive. The shell, originally aimed at improving the appearance, it performs its task at best. Looks Casio BE-300 EpodXP 1.9 just fine. Sophisticated user intefeys makes it not only enjoyable, but also convenient. The only serious drawback - idle IE. In addition, as in previous versions I was not able to connect to a desktop PC via PC Connect. Nevertheless, EpodXP 1.9 left very good impression. PS EpodXP 1.9 Download from here authors, translation: