Benefit Hewlett-Packard: the show is just beginning

This summer, though not happy with a seasonal standpoint, but rich in various kinds of PDA events. Exit Pocket PC 2003, an extraordinary harvest (when some have not yet finished seeding:) new models of handheld devices, press conferences, premieres. All of this has yet to be. And it looks like "a hot time-2003" will take place under the sign of Pocket PC. Thus, the audience filled with Porter and the gallery, the third call. The show begins ... ... The first number in the programs plus, as it were the opening act, is the Russian representative office of Hewlett Packard, opens the summer season, the presentation of new products for mobile dealers. Yesterday, these are decent people gathered near Red Square, in the restaurant complex "Tsarev Sad" who listen, watch slides and laptops with the heat - from the heat, and some just chat. Our attention to receive personal invitations to the event has attracted the item "New models of pocket computers." Although he was listed in the program the second after mobile PC, but the profits of your humble servants almost to the beginning of the presentation, if only what not to miss. First there was dozing off, but after a short break with the whole room had been withdrawn from a state of suspended animation brief and vivid presentation on a handheld machine:) Indeed, rumors of a whole brood of the latest models of handheld devices for a long time circulating the web, but only yesterday, almost after the premiere at the American CeBIT'e, first-hand we managed to get the most accurate information. True, the "living" machines did not get to hold. Just a "hot cakes" from HP has not been officially reached Russia. As you know, release a new version of the operating system Pocket PC 2003, which are equipped with all these models, has been appointed only on 23 June. HP Respect welding time, so the audience had to be content slides, and expert commentary, powers, seems to have PDAs in their hands. This summer, Hewlett Packard will release the Russian market of four new Pocket PC branded iPAQ. PDAs will be presented in three price categories (Hurrah!) And focused on a variety of users. So, first things first.

Youngest

Low CPC in this season will be represented by two models - h1930 and h1940. PDAs are the next step in the company's product line after the release earlier this year a very successful machine iPAQ 1910. Today's "kids" are collected in a similar case and have exactly the same size. The changes affected only the filling device. One of the main differences between these models from the previous one is the new processor. Manufacturer refused to use Intel's familiar XScale. Now the heart of the budget Pocket Assistant from HP will be the "stone" from Samsung, which has not yet resounding brand and acting under the conservative index of S3C2410. Essentially a clone of the nucleus StrongArm ARMv4, but with improved power consumption, which should positively affect the operating time of devices. Thus, the h1930 is set processor with a clock frequency of 203 MHz, 64 MB of onboard RAM and 16 MB of ROM. The rest is still the same h1910: transflective screen diagonal of 3.5 inches, a slot SDIO, infrared port, allowing control home appliances. Dimensions of the device - 113x70x12, 8 mm. iPAQ h1940 features a more nimble processor - 266 MHz, and has on-board 64 MB RAM and 32 MB ROM, part of which is allotted for storage of critical user data. The information here remains intact even after the power outage. Undoubtedly, the most "tasty feature" of this machine - built-in Bluetooth. Communication with the mobile phone, internet and other wireless joy are now on the "teeth" kid. Highly relevant step of the company, referring to the rapid development of wireless technologies.Both models include a removable lithium-ion battery of 900 mAh, which should provide up to 8 hours of continuous operation. As entry-level models h1930 and h1940, unfortunately, did not support the system expansion HP, that is, to them, do not connect well-known brand jackets. Have to settle for built-in functions, although, in principle, not too little, or buy more peripherals on the cards - the good, the expansion slot supports SDIO. In the domestic market handhelds should appear as early as July this year at $ 349 for h1930 and $ 449 for the h1940.

Middle class, or the golden mean

This year, HP released a new line of handhelds life - a series of h22xx, in which developers have attempted to combine the simplicity and elegance of a popular range h1900 with the power and functionality of Pocket PC h5400. The fruit was machine symbiosis h2210, which we have repeatedly told the news. Collected on the processor Intel XScale Cotulla with a clock frequency of 400 MHz model comes with 64 megabytes of RAM and 32 MB ROM, 16 of which also constitute a non-volatile storage of critical user data. Incidentally, the stone set in it, a new family of PXA 255 with FSB 200 MHz, so that the machine should simply "fly". Size h2210 went to the "younger" colleagues, only slightly larger: 115x76x15, 4 mm and weighs 144.2 grams. Hi-end-the origin of the obvious - remember H5400. Design machine says it more eloquently. It is equipped with have already become a standard 3.5-inch transflective screen, an infrared port, a slot SDIO. About prinadlzhenosti to the average price class - the best combination of price and quality - said the presence of Bluetooth and (Warning) atypical Fine iPAQ'ov slot Compact Flash. Great news, is not it?:) Battery our heroine removable, provides up to 10 hours. By the way, looking like devices, the battery does not fit h1900 h2200. The device is equipped with almost all the "features done, which may require advanced Russian users. This handheld will cost about $ 550 and should appear on sale in Russia next week.

Hi-end, or above all-star

Following the principle of hierarchical representations of new products, gradually approaching the iPAQ h5550. What can I say, HP engineers have embodied in this model almost all the achievements of the CCP industry, are currently available. Even just listing the comma all that there is, automatically start admiring this "mother chelovechischem: Processor Intel XScale PXA255 400 MHz, 128 MB (!) Of RAM, 48 MB ROM (32 - for the needs of the owner), 3,8 - inch transflective screen, built-in Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, an infrared port with the ability to control home appliances, slot, SDIO, USB, serial port, a fingerprint scanner. Add to this the possibility of expanding with the help of jackets and to you a device that can satisfy almost any user. Dimensions h5550 is much larger than the "youngest" and middle class: 138x85x15, 9 mm, and weighs more - 206.8 grams. The battery provides 8 hours of continuous operation. By the way, the developers eliminated the shortcomings in the work of wireless modules that were present in the model h5450. So that the PDA might be the most powerful and functional PDA. It is natural for all the virtues necessary to lay a lot of money. Retail price of cars will be about $ 750. Sales CCP should appear in July.

Things ...

As the curtain was told about those jackets for expanding the scope of the CCP.Recall that these hi-end-clothes on the shoulder only to the most senior and powerful model, which we just talked and older iPAQ 37xx/38xx/39xx. Read more about them. GSM / GPRS Expansion Pack - jacket, equipped with tri-band module. Equipped with built-in battery to 1000 mAh for their own needs, so that all energonezavissim from PDAs and cover to protect the PDA screen. PC Card Expansion Pack - addition, allowing you to connect to a handheld device PCMCIA second type. Is also equipped with battery for 920 mAh. A very promising thing, but the lack of drivers for the Pocket PC much narrower scope of application. Expansion Pack CF Plus - a jacket that allows you to work with memory cards CF. Has a battery 920 mAh, but unlike previous allows you to "feed" and the handheld itself. Jackets can be used on all devices equipped with 100-pin connector. Those who want to turn your PDA into a fully functional computer can acquire and full-size keyboard. When folded, it is comparable with the very iPAQ'om. Compatible with all models having a 22-pin dock connector, except for the h1900. Well, Hewlett-Packard opened the card. You and I seem to appear a good choice. It remains to wait for the brand-new cars can be taken in hand. As soon as the first copies will be in our editorial, we promise to immediately share their impressions. The authors, translation:

From ringing coins in Japan disposed of using a mobile phone

One of the most popular ways of calculating the seller in many Western countries, and to this day is the payment of purchases through credit or debit card. With the advent of the Internet into our lives, some companies have repeatedly tried to replace such an unprotected credit card, "electronic money", but so far unsuccessfully. Try your luck in this field has decided to Japanese firm V-Sync, which presented an entirely new electronic payment system, which many experts believe, could win the confidence of today's consumers and settle down, at least in the Japanese market. The essence of the system is extremely simple. Special device the size of a matchbook under the name CoCyph attached to a battery of mobile phone with Internet access. To pay for the purchase to the owner of this mobile handset need only bring this "gadget" to the purchased goods and wait for the "electronic wallet" will do everything else myself. For example, using an infrared beam, "gadget scans the necessary information about the product and the Internet transmits data to the operations center from which the account is automatically transferred to the store a certain amount, and the owner of such a" purse "instantly sent a confirmation of the transaction. The whole procedure, according to the creators of the system takes a few seconds. What are the advantages of such a payment system? Firstly, the cost of its implementation are minimal. All that is necessary for the cashier to receive payment for the purchase - this simple little device the size of a calculator that cost about $ 200, while a machine to read information from cards costing ten times as expensive. Secondly, CoCyph, experts say V-Sync, provides full protection of the user. In contrast to the payment of plastic card holder CoCyph not need to disclose personal information about its electronic invoice. On the contrary, he uses data provided by the seller. In the case of loss of "gadget" you can immediately block the account. And, thirdly, CoCyph much more convenient and more elegant than the ringing in your pocket change or multiple credit cards. According to Katsumi Fujii, head of the company V-Sync, a new development today are interested in large corporations in Japan, many of whom have their own representation on the Internet. They are confident in the success of "Baby" CoCyph in the country, the total number of mobile phone owners that already exceeds 120 million. Sources, Materials:

Fight Club: ViewSonic V35 vs. Rover PC P3 +

The emergence of a growing number of handheld computers aimed at the budget sector of the market, can not but rejoice. The more choices the better for the user. Today we will focus on two cost ViewSonic v35 Pocket PC and Rover PC P3 +. We try to find out which of these computers better.

Round 1. Design and Ergonomics

At the same dimensions and weight of computers significantly different design. Viewsonic is made of plastic, two-color: black bottom and silver top. Application buttons are fairly traditional - arranged in a straight line, navigation button is large and comfortable. At the top of the front panel are two LED: charge indicator and warning indicator. With the first all clear, and the last lights in the event of a reboot or system failures. Microphone is not very successful: in the bottom left of the front panel can consider the tiny hole. It would be logical to place the microphone on the top panel. Grille is made in the form of snowflakes, the Rover P3 + is a lattice in the form of three lobes, although the sound quality does not affect the shape of the lattice. Design Rover P3 + differs for the better. The entire body is made of silver plastic, and only on the front panel there is a gray-blue plastic insert, which revives the look of your computer. For more freshness and makes enough spare button layout application buttons. Navigation button, slightly larger and more convenient than the V35. Rear panel unremarkable - except the power button the battery more on it is nothing. The location of the other major government and expansion ports for computers are absolutely identical: the scroll wheel, with a limited range of rotation (about 30 degrees), push button voice recorder button, soft reset ... ... Jack ... ... IR port, a slot for SD / MMC cards, a button on / off ... ... Jack for AC adapter (battery can be recharged without using the cradle), a connector for the cradle or sync cable from the PC and the stylus holder ... Styluses also virtually identical - telescopic design. True, the stylus from P3 + a little more comfortable - at the expense of more acute and more delicate tip.

A sample organizer Siemens IC35 The Unifier

Among electronic organizers and PDAs Personal Communicator Siemens IC35 The Unifier is an intermediate position: the first of its simplicity and unites single-tasking operating system, and the second - the extensibility and the ability to install new programs. With a handheld size (108x86, 5x20, 5 mm, weight 163 g), it has its own keyboard, a fairly large screen (240h160 pixels, monochrome and without light, but well-read even in dim lighting) and a complete set of integrated applications, inherent in any organizer - address book and schedule, notepad, clock, currency converter, calculator, etc. The main function of IC35 - ensuring interoperability of their applications to mobile phones and the latest management (list of supported - eight popular models from several manufacturers, as well as a Generic Mobile and external modem). Address book and organizer communicate with similar programs on the phone, thus "steer" your schedule and contacts available at IC35, and then as needed to distill the phone (whose call is always louder than that of an organizer, but the programming of the phone is inconvenient). However, like any advanced organizer, and even more so handheld computer, IC35 can synchronize data with Outlook 97/98 and Lotes Notes, connecting to a computer via the included docking station or an infrared (bude that of your PC syschetsya). When paired with a mobile phone IC35 can read-send email and exchange SMS-messaging. Do both with the keyboard is much easier than with the phone keypad, as if to download Siemens utility for SMS-messaging, the concept of short messages, and acquires a new meaning at all (you've never played a "network" of the game via SMS and what about "naval battle" or chess with his friend during a lecture?) using Unifier can browse the WAP-sites, although the convenience of performing this function is controversial. Since the display is, alas, no touch, move through the links come with the arrow keys, and it is fairly slow process and deprives the user of comfort. (However, no mouse or stylus is partly offset by the presence of the key "I & C", by the way caused by the custom context-sensitive menu.) Large negative IC35 - paltry amount of memory for loadable application - 432 KB 2 MB available. Already on the server Siemens has about a dozen additional programs, among them the Developer's toolkit for IC35. But load the universal converter and a couple of toys, sadly discover that the resources of "RAM" tend to zero. This shortcoming is eliminated by installing multimedia card (MMC), for whom IC35 has two slots, but you still have to buy it ... By the way, the organizer and still have a slot for smart cards. It is installed with an eye to the future: with time it can use for mobile banking and commerce, e-book reader, the use of digital signatures, and much more. Here are just reading books in Russian, as well as e-mail, alas, it is impossible: Russify unit in Germany at the hardware level is not profitable, but can it be done in Russia - software is not yet known. Eats baby Unifier from two alkaline batteries, size AAA ("thin finger"), which is enough for about four weeks, and for the backup memory uses a flat lithium battery CR 1220. Fans of microcomputers will argue that it's better to buy a full-fledged handheld computer than this crumb. But it's true someone remarked of the users IC35: "To every problem - its price and its decision!" Their tasks, he copes well in Moscow sold for $ 300, while supplies in bulk, it should fall another 50-75 dollars. Read more about the IC35, but in English, please visit Siemens. Sources, Materials:

ViewSonic in Moscow: the world on the verge of a visual revolution

Not yet dry electronic ink reportage with the presentation of the company Hewlett-Packard, and is on the way a new event - a demonstration of new products ViewSonic. Summer Pocket PC, it seems, is gaining momentum ... After two days of intermission in the show exciting new products this summer, appears on the scene to ViewSonic. The spacious congress hall hotel "Renaissance" brought together representatives of IT-media to personally get acquainted with new products that should appear in the domestic market in the near future and to hear a progress report for the 9 months after the opening of the Russian representative office in Moscow. Terming such a momentous period, senior managers ViewSonic is proud to have reported on the progress made on the open spaces of our vast country, showed charts of sales growth and increasing the share of the company, as well as a surprisingly colorful talked about their grandiose plans for the future of computer technology. As one of the leading manufacturers of display information ViewSonic brought to Russia the new model LCD monitors, LCD-TVs, projectors, smart screens »(SmartScreeen) and tablektok» (Tablet PC). On the display stand was also seen, and PDAs. The company showed its last year's model V35, which we have repeatedly told, as well as the "dark horse" - a new handheld with built-in digital camera, ViewSonic V36, - which caused a crowd of special interest. On it a little further. As with any event of this kind has been said many words about the rapid development of the company, care about users and creative plans for the future. On the last point, perhaps, deserves a little more. Oh, it hurts ambitious plan. Senior Vice President and Managing Director of the European branch of ViewSonic Christopher Frayne general said not a lot - not a few of the Visual Revolution, "which stands on the threshold of humanity. In fact, such a magnificent name given to a new concept of marketing and development company, designed to change the current understanding of user interaction with information and by personal computer. However, a top manager, though, and believed, but a little disingenuous: "After the invention of color TV and people have stopped listening to the radio, after the invention of the personal computer have sunk into oblivion typewriters. Now we are on the verge of a new stage of development: the world will be built around the display! "However, many manufacturers, so many concepts - the good, is not extinct yet marketers-painters:) If the philosophy of ViewSonic and will affect the course of history (and competent marketing plan for many able), then let the revolution will be velvet. Gun revolutionaries of the new formation will smartskriny and PDAs original production. Together with improved image quality, an increase of supported screen resolutions and the power system in general, such devices will penetrate deeper into everyday life. It looks like this, of course, very tempting: you work yourself, such as the web - not in a stuffy office, and on the front lawn, sipping juice and turning in the hands of an elegant and easy smartskrin, which Wi-Fi linked to desktop, gives you access to all resources. Almost there or send a movie to see - again, a miracle-display. The letter is written directly on the screen, and movies transmitted over the wireless connection with your desktop computer. Visiting a supermarket with its "smart display", connects to a server store and displays the entire range of products: sausages , yogurt, vegetables, fruit marching orderly:) harvest the stylus on the one you like. You come to the counter, and there are already all packed, the money withdrawn from the credit card, just pick up the remaining purchases. On the way home on the same smartskrine See the latest news or video chattering with a girlfriend on the plans for the evening. home again, walls are finished in no wallpaper, and LCD panels. The interior can be changed at least five times a day: a bad mood - one color scheme, good - other. More - more. On a typical desktop PC will only screen.The picture will be a three-dimensional, and reality - a virtual ...:) Somewhere we have heard it all, is not it? In general, for visualization, according to ViewSonic, the future. But to return until a good old reality. So at the Moscow presentation has been demonstrated so far only Russia's concept model of the handheld v36 - a kind of mirror visual revolution of the company. " The new handheld is equipped with Assistant kilopikselnoy 300 digital camera with LED flash and an XScale PXA255 processor 300 MHz. At the rear of the CCP appeared mysterious extra connector. But for what it is useful and what peripherals will be available to users of handheld developers said. By analogy with iPAQ'ami suggests that ViewSonic will release multi-functional jackets, connected to the rear panel.

Left to right: ViewSonic v35, ViewSonic v 36 with the connector, thus ...

The rest of this handheld, virtually repeats his young companion - a model V35, which appeared in the domestic market for about a year ago: 32 MB ROM, 64 MB RAM (35 MB user available), 3.5-inch transflective screen, slot, SDIO. Design CCP has not changed - unless it was a bit longer. Rear panel, in contrast to the front, as before, is made in black. It appeared a little "eye" lens digital camera, two miniature flash lamp and the most mysterious connector. Changed slightly and the "face" of the handheld. The upper part of the screen was noticeably wider and slightly reworked panel with hardware buttons. The joystick has decreased and has become more convex shape. In the new model, developers feel the need to make a removable power supply. The battery capacity of 900 mAh provides up to 8 hours of continuous operation. V36 is built on the new operating system with an extremely long title, Pocket PC 2003 Premium Edition (Multimedia Enhanced). This is a modification of a fresh version of Windows Mobile 2003, which was released a few days ago. The interface in general is no different from the previous version. Unfortunately, closely acquainted with the axis was not possible. Although not to spoil the first impression, perhaps, is wait for the official delivery device. Presented a prototype is not very stable work and often hung. From the software preinstalled on the PDA was only one program to work with a digital camera. The quality of the images with a big stretch to be called amateur. Too low resolution by modern standards - 640x480. Though what else can you expect from an integrated unit? .. In addition to the photos is the ability to record video clips and create albums.But for a pioneer of the movement Visual Revolution is not so bad. Anyway, the machine will be the first among the Pocket PC with integrated digital camera cost less than $ 400. To expand communication possibilities model, the company will soon begin delivery of wireless modules Wi-Fi slot for SD. Very good addon, given that similar offerings on the market is still very small. In the sale of V36 is due in September or October this year. The company plans to expand the network of shops service and warranty for Russia, which now has about 80. Also, representatives ViewSonic mention of the possibility of hardware Russification "first swallow" V35-oh, what they hope to implement with the support of Quarta Technology. In addition to ViewSonic's new Pocket PC brought to the presentation and two models of smart displays - airpanel V110 and airpanel V150. They were also presented as part of a new concept. In fact, it is common LCD panel based on Windows CE with built-in Wi-Fi, by which the user can connect to your desktop PC to work with all the resources and move freely in the zone is valid network. True, it weighs about 1.5 kg of a miracle, and in such amounts not yet drawn to revolyutsonnoe achievement. True, philosophy ViewSonic, iron is not important, but the screen, it is the very visual. And if you look at news from this point of view, everything seems in order. In general, until the revolution, the necessity of which he said ViewSonic, not accomplished. A PDA-show summer of 2003 continues ... The authors, translation:

Mobile offices

Let us imagine some ideal consumer mobile technologies. He can not live without e-mail, the Internet is ready to go as soon as possible, and so on. And, unfortunately, all his life - one big road. That in this way with him to take to not feel cut off from the world? Note that our restless man - a Russian, and he has to move on domestic and blizhnezarubezhnym towns and villages. The nearby - on the car to the remote - on trains and planes. Sometimes it fills in the far abroad. To begin with we choose our bedolage the appropriate phone. Clearly, it should be as mobile as its owner. That is, cellular or satellite. Satellite phone works everywhere, except perhaps that the region of eternal ice at the poles of the planet. However, the cost of equipment and, most importantly, pay for air time are unlikely to enjoy our economical entity. He thinks spending a mirror and looking toward popular now mobile. Now Russia has almost all the "big" international standards of cellular communication: GSM, NMT, CDMA, AMPS and all sorts of modifications. NMT is officially considered a federal cellular standard, GSM has the same de facto status. The remaining two are valid only in certain regions and cities, with virtually no developing. We discard them immediately - our users can not limit the geography of displacement of the boundary of a given region, in addition, he is inclined to choose the best. NMT network for data transmission fits poorly: analog, very noisy, constant risk of sudden disconnection. In addition to work with phones by NMT takes quite drogostoyaschee equipment: special modems, fax adapters, etc., and not all Internet service providers are able to handle the cellular connection. GSM in this area is far more attractive. Large operators now connect the data service for free, provide great discounts on airtime, special gateways to quickly access the Internet, etc. GSM networks cover almost completely the Moscow and Leningrad regions, most cities and major highways. Between the majority of these networks can auto-roaming, and overseas GSM phone owner does not feel like a stranger. In general, our hypothetical user selects a standard GSM. There are so many phones running in the standard GSM, sold by virtually nothing unpretentious tubes to "clever" devices for a few hundred dollars. Choose to have their own preferences, but will not be superfluous to ask if they support this model of phone data, whether it is possible to get cable and software for connecting the handset to the computer and how much it will cost. Very useful if your phone has an infrared port and built-in modem, in this case, you can do at all without wires. These phones include Siemens S25 and S35, Nokia 6210, 7110 and some others. Infrared port without a modem malopolezen. Our hero is inexperienced in these matters, therefore, for a start, he thoroughly studied the issue. And found that not only improper phone model can be an obstacle. Some tariff plans of mobile operators do not provide data services at all. We should not rush headlong to the apparent cheapness of the issue requires thoughtful reflection and the Board of knowledgeable people. Our practical, user selects the phone with an infrared port and a modem: Siemens S25. Let not the most fashionable model, but reliable and well suited to data transmission. When buying it is satisfied that the tariff plan includes short message service SMS, data service and found a short telephone Internet gateway operator. The phone is. Let's see how you can connect it to your computer. The most common way to connect - with a special GSM-compatible PC Card (or Compact Flash) modem. This modem can be used as conventional dial-up lines, and for the cell phone, you need only a special cord.PC Card modems can work with any modern laptop computers as well as Windows CE platform and Psion, which have internal or external slot, PCMCIA, and Compact Flash Modem - with computers equipped with a slot Compact Flash. Today, GSM-compatible modems in PC Card formats and Compact Flash cards produce a variety of companies and find them - no problem. Lack of GSM-compatible modem - a rather high cost, as well as very high energy consumption. Note also that the computer may have the right slot, but does not support the modem (for example, a PDA Psion Series 5mx). Cheaper and more convenient to buy a kit to connect the cell phone directly to a serial (COM) port on your computer. It consists of a special cable and CD-ROM with software, ustanavlivaemomgo on your PC. Typically, a set of software includes programs to adjust the cell phone and reception-send SMS. These kits produce vendors themselves (complete Nokia Data Suite, for example), and third parties. Very popular is the Option Softradius, produced in versions for all modern GSM-handsets. The third option - it is generally refuse to harness and communicate with the phone via an infrared beam. To this end GSM-handset must have built-in modem and an infrared port. Computer, of course, must also be equipped with a compatible infrared port and support for your model phone. This method is the most simple and suitable for any modern computer, from laptop to Palm'a. A small inconvenience - during communication infrared ports of both devices should be kept on one line between them should not be obstacles. Upon reflection, our until the user decided to use an infrared connection, the benefit of buying the phone, he took care of that possibility. This method does not require any additional costs. Various exotic modes of communication such as cellular phones on the cards PCMCIA, GSM-SnapOn adapter for Palm, infrared modem, which connects phone cord, etc. not consider. They are expensive, few common and not very necessary for our users. With the connection seems clear. Business for small - to choose the right computer. Began our inquisitive user with a very large, serious and friendly - with laptops.

Selection of a suitable computer

Only the laptop can replace a desktop PC, remains a distant office. Full compatibility with Windows, the same e-mail program, Web-browser, office applications, as a member on any PC, the ability to install any additional software, if necessary. The notebook is good in all respects except one. It can be moved from place to place, but work at the moment no job is difficult. Laptop to put on the table, his hands comfortably on the keyboard, put it. To connect the network again, so do not waste batteries. Very quickly it became clear that the laptop is not well suited for operation in a marching office. On the knee does not work, shake and drop a pity such an expensive thing. But if you reach the table, even with the socket, then the awkward suitcase laptop into a powerful computer capable to solve any problem. By the GSM cell phone laptop connects to any of the above methods. The only pity is that most of your laptop when cellular connections will be unrealizable in a narrow channel of communication at 9600 bps. Nearest neighbors notebooks - the so-called "subnotebooks". From older relatives, they are compact and light weight. Typical of the family subnoutov - Toshiba Libretto and Cassiopeia Fiva. Not much more videotapes of possibilities they are not much inferior to this notebook: the same operating system Windows 95/98, the same set of applications, the same broad compatibility, wide choice of low-cost peripherals. The reverse side close to pocket size - less comfortable keyboard, a small screen area, not too outstanding hardware performance. Go ahead. For subnotebooks are computers Platform HPC Pro. This family includes a variety of computer classes and forms: subnotebooks, palmtops, tablets. Despite the apparent dissimilarity, they have a central unifying feature: the operating system Windows CE. Windows CE computers, and in fact very similar to the "big" PC. Even the names of the applications differ only in the "pocket" prefix Pocket: Pocket Outlook (organizer and e-mail), Pocket Internet Explorer (Web-browser), Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket Access, etc. CE-functionality applications more modest than the real Word, Excel, etc. However, they have superior quality - compatibility. File created on a desktop PC can be easily opened, edited, forwarded or printed on the printer. Compatibility eliminates the problem of reading e-mail attachments - just open it with one of the built-in applications. Unfortunately, this may be lost complex formatting, macros, embedded objects. But: the program running under Windows 98 will not run in the environment of CE. Therefore, set upon him, "1S", "Guarantor" or a corporate database will not work. Go to the mobile phone HPC Pro connected to any of the mentioned methods. The maximum that may need to do - is to install the driver. Very pleased with our mobile user to trouble-free reading mail and Web pages in Russian - built four Cyrillic encodings! A disappointed offensively short battery life. 5-7 hours when power is on - and start searching for the outlet. Because of this, always having to carry a charger. Another interesting class of devices - Pocket PC. The title translates as "Pocket PC" and is fully consistent with the idea that computer. In the box that fit in the palm of your hand, there is virtually every business and Internet applications. And also: MP3-player, slide shows, graphics and applets, etc. etc. Working with e-mail, the Internet, as well as processing of office documents, tables and graphics should be simple, for design reasons, be "one touch" As well as HPC Pro, Pocket PC platform is made as compatible with Windows. Perhaps, Pocket PC are the smallest computers capable of opening and processing files of Microsoft Office 2000. Unfortunately, when zapihivanii functional HPC Pro in his pocket, he had a lot of cut. They cut to the quick. Not one Russian encoding in your email program and browser are not preserved. From Word and Excel were pitiful scraps, even compared to the HPC Pro. In addition, a vertical screen resolution of 240x320 is not very suitable for formatting documents, working with tables. Internet on such a screen is also not impressive. Print Pocket PC can not. Pocket PC does not show anything outstanding in terms of efficiency: only 6-8 hours of charging before charging. Connecting to a cellular telephone - in any way. The only requirement: a modem should be the one available in a specific Pocket PC expansion slot. And to connect the phone to the serial port will need to buy a special cord or carry a cradle-stand. Our curiosity of users turned it into the hands of the beautiful cars and set aside. For the basis of this mobile office keyboardless Pocket PC fit enough - you need something more serious.Proceed to the Psion. More precisely, this platform is now called the EPOC 32. This PDA keyboard, designed for autonomous operation. They differ in efficiency, low system hardware resources. And to do so at the expense of functionality. Office applications EPOC let you work on your Pocket PC as on a small laptop. Diary and address book is reliable and easy to use. E-mail program is very good and convenient. Their email in it combined with fax and SMS. There is a Web-browser or, more precisely, for two, WAP-browser etc. Unfortunately, not so good things with communications in Russian. Despite all the efforts of Russian developers, train EPOC32 Cyrillic in full so far failed. There are problems with reading e-mail attachments. Psion good as the core of the "easy" mobile office, the owner of which has to correspond via email with a certain circle of correspondents who send each other e-mail based karmannokompyuternoy specificity (no attachments). Also very convenient organized processing of short messages SMS. The optimal way to connect to a mobile phone - the infrared beam. In this case, do not have to buy accessories, quite the case with the Psion expensive. Finally, the smallest Pocket PC - Palm. Today in Palm platform include: sobctvenno Palm, Handspring Visor, TRG Pro, Sony Clie, and others. Immediately make a reservation: Palm does not claim the status of core mobile office. According to the ideology of Palm - is a convenient addition to your PC, quickly and easily share them with data. It is believed that e-mail at the beginning of turns on the PC (laptop), and then if necessary, can be loaded into the Palm, it read and processed. The same approach - with an electronic newspaper AvantGo, which is loaded in a Palm from the Internet through the mediation of a PC. There are, of course, and stand-alone e-mail clients, and various Web-browsers and word processors and spreadsheets, and a lot more then for the Palm. But even the best of them will not allow 100% use a Palm as a major link mobile office. It is made ​​for the other - to be always at his master, to store operational information and deliver it whenever the need to include a laptop, if you need to watch or record the phone or make a short note for memory. If necessary, Palm is able to for some time to replace the current computer. Put the palm Palm, mobile phone compatible their infrared ports, and can work with. What follows from the above? Only that the ideal "mobile office" does not exist yet. And each set of tasks will be to a greater or lesser extent, solved by a certain set of tools. Here are some considerations for choosing a computer to a mobile office: 1. Maximum functionality. Work in the Internet, graphics, databases, with accounting, legal and other packages. Programming, Web-design. ... Notebook or subnotebook

The first hit of the season, Pocket PC 2003 - iPAQ h2200

Was a presentation of Windows Mobile 2003, "check out" their new Hewlett Packard, and, finally, began to get off Russia, the first samples of PDA Season Summer-2003 c new operating system. Clutching a still smelling assembly workshops HP iPAQ h2200, will try to whip up a share impressions. The long-awaited model, designed to combine the power and functionality of the h5400 series with elegance and functionality range h1900, has just appeared in the editorial HPCru. Scope of delivery is fairly standard: the very iPAQ h2200, cradle, charger, adapter with serial port on the power supply, disks, instructions and carrying case. With the latest manufacturers clearly pumped up - tight synthetic pocket without bindings and not very presentable appearance. Credle looks much better. CPC enters it tight enough and reliable. Power supply is connected directly to the base of the stand. Here, an additional slot for charging a spare battery.

Exterior

Well, the handheld at a glance creates a good impression. Appearance reminiscent of all those same small, thin nineteenth, but rubber trim around the edges a little kinship h2200 with older models. PDA fits nicely in my hand, completely disappearing in the palm of your hand. Plastic casing, but pleasant to the touch. Dimensions slightly larger than the h1900 - 115x76x15, 4 mm, and weighs 144.2 grams. Despite the apparent similarity in design to previous models, the button to quickly launch applications located in a new way. Generally, with respect to government "newbie" was somewhat flawed. No scroll wheel JogDial, and there is no shortcut buttons recorder. I wonder why the developers have refused these now classic elements. Reading a book on the subway, it is necessary to use the joystick. By the way about him. Five-way, clearly captures the direction and pressing. In the polished surface of the joystick made quite a groove, very comfortable for your finger. Manipulator itself is made in the form of the fungus. Between the body and "cap" a distance of about two millimeters of free running, and there has already begun to be engraved dust: (. Buttons are very tiny, much smaller than the h1900. Location is standard for high series iPAQ - symmetrically along the diagonal. Rightmost default assigned program iTASK, head switch between active applications and launch programs. At the top of the front panel power button is located. It's almost all you can say about the government, in addition, may be mentioned unless the reset hole on the rear panel.

Screen

The face of each handheld - the screen. At h2200 all the best traditions of HP. The display is bright and crisp, uniform illumination over the entire surface. Particularly pleased with the sensitivity of sensory layer. On some models that I have seen, touching the screen system is perceived as multiple clicks, each with a crackling speaker. Here, this is no problem at all. Touching the model takes a very clear, strong pressure is not required. When you create a note to the Notes feature of the trace of the stylus left immediately without the delays and omissions.

Sound

Speaker on the h2200 is located at the rear. Pocket PC sound is loud and quite good quality. The control panel is adjustable low and medium frequencies for the headphones. A cursory listen to music on headphones Koss PortaPRO made a very good impression. Fairly well implemented bass. Fans of loud sound will be pleased. At the maximum level sick ears and had to be quiet:). Do not disappoint and a microphone. Voice Recording at arm's length from the sound source in a fairly noisy room gave good results. Words clearly audible, despite the general background noise.

Slots

Finally, Hewlett Packard began to make a PDA with built-in CF slot. Treasure of the gap at the top of the body, just behind the slot, SD. Cards completely hidden in the bowels of the CCP, no giving out of his presence. In the stowed "position CF-slot closes the special plug.

Communication

Now it's tasty! In the iPAQ h2200 is built module Bluetooth. All, dear readers, the era of the infrared port zakanchivaetsya.Doloy wires and beams! On a PDA pre-installed in ROM special software Bluetooth Manager, which allows immediately start working with BT. Enable and disable the module can display Today. His work indicates a flickering blue light in the upper body. Nice: embedded software natively supports several models of mobile phones Ericsson. With the new T68 iPAQ 2200 "friends" almost immediately and without problems. In Windows Mobile 2003 is completely redesigned Connection Manager, and access to the network is carried out even easier than before. Due to lack of time, tell you more about it in the next review.

Battery

iPAQ 2200 equipped with a removable lithium-ion battery of 900 mAh. In normal operation (read, open and close the text document) with the maximum level of backlighting, machine stretched almost 4.5 hours.

Windows Mobile 2003

That long-awaited Windows Mobile 2003. The interface in general is the same. Slightly modified design of the program, but overall everything is unchanged. As I mentioned, redesigned connection manager. Added a new toy Jawbreaker. A detailed review of the new operating system will be released shortly.

Tests

Whip up a few benchmarks machines. Had two programs: the good old VOBenchmark and a new program of domestic developers SBP Benchmark, the company SPB Software House. For comparison, results Dell Axim X5 Basic and Acer n10. The test program VOBenchmark The following table - the results of tests of models using SPB Benchmark. This test allows to evaluate a large number of parameters of the CCP. In the columns is the average time to perform the specified operation and data transfer rate. More detailed test methodology and to decipher the names of tests can be found at the site of the developer program. HP iPAQ h2200 made a very good impression. In chain stores computer in the palm of "model will be available approximately 2 weeks, and the cost will be around 450 U.S. dollars. In the near future will be more substantive review of the handheld, including detailed testing and for the description of the new operating system Windows Mobile 2003. The authors, translation: