Handhelds

• Motion LE1700 Handheld Tablet PC

  March 24th, 2007 at 4:10:45 PM

   

  A reader over on GottaBeMobile has gone digging and found a filing by slate Tablet PC experts Motion for a new machine so far called the LE1700. It’s not only a slender little bugger, it’s a highly spec’d one too; Motion apparently have their own version of the active/passive dual-mode touchscreen, called WriteTouch, and it’ll be the first slate with an SXGA resolution screen.

   

  

   

   

• Map-Star GPS

  February 3rd, 2007 at 7:18:53 PM

   

  Map-Star is set to try to muscle its way into the GPS marketplace, unveiling its first and only GPS device. From the looks of it, however, they're not going to have an easy time standing out from the pack, with self-titled device appearing to be throughly average in just about every respect. Based on Windows CE 4.2, the Map-Star packs a Samsung 400MHz S3C2440 processor, along with a 4.3-inch touchscreen display, SiRF Star III GPS chipset, the usual audio and video playback support, and a 2GB SD card pre-loaded with maps of the US and Canada (and 1.65 million POIs). The company also doesn't look to be offering any breaks on price, with the device set to demand a relatively hefty $500 when it's released later this month.

   

  

   

   

• Fusionsoft 7star ODD-I PMP

  February 1st, 2007 at 12:37:49 PM

   

  Fusionsoft has recently unveiled the 7star ODD-I which looks set to be the most complete portable media player ever, boasting not only DMB connectivity but an integrated GPS navigation system as well! To ensure that you never, ever get lost again, the ODD-I uses a large 7" widescreen QVGA display and a SiRFStar III GPS chipset, running on WinCE 5.0. You can pick up the 40GB or 80GB model for approximately €488 and €570 respectively.

   

  

   

   

• Dell could enter portable gaming market

  January 31st, 2007 at 7:02:51 PM

   

  Dell has dropped the ball that Dell could possibly be looking towards a gaming handheld in the future, although there are no concrete plans to do so yet. This means even more competition on the handheld front, and would Dell opt for the UMPC route to keep gamers hooked, or will they go to the extreme portable market which currently involves a two-horse race? Chances are the final product will be the former, as it would make more sense for Dell to use its close ties with Intel and Microsoft as leverage instead of working on a portable gaming device from ground up to compete with the Nintendo DS Lite and Sony PSP.

   

  

   

   

• Pocket Printer

  January 31st, 2007 at 6:30:21 PM

   

  Well, soon you can just whip out your handheld printer from ZINK and print out a nice 2×3 photo. Basically the printer is about the size of an average cell phone that can print off pictures using a specialized piece of paper. The picture is created by heating up and putting varying amounts of pressure on the polymer paper.

   

  

   

   

• HTC Athena launches in Taiwan

  January 25th, 2007 at 8:21:01 PM

   

  HTC Athena (also known as the Dopod U1000) will be released in Taiwan as early as next week, whereas T-Mobile Germany announced earlier today that this Windows Mobile-powered device will only be available in Europe sometime within the next few weeks. If you're impatient and can't wait to snag yourself one of these, just head over to Taiwan and fork out approximately 930 Euros for one.

   

   

  
   

   

   

  
  

• Is it too big HTC Titan Handheld

  January 21st, 2007 at 3:32:23 PM

   

  We at delgear think this new leaked out photo of the HTC Titan has a polished sleek new design.  The photos that we have seen show a handheld that looks like it can  handle anything.  Nice looking and the Rev. A-upgradeable EV-DO, 256MB of internal storage, Bluetooth 2.0 and a 2-megapixel camera aren’t bad.

   

  

   

   

• OQO Model 02 Video Preview

  January 19th, 2007 at 1:28:31 PM

   

  Our friends over at video-blog are currently showing a video walkthrough of the OQO Model 02. Just a quick refresher, it features a 1.5GHz VIA CPU, 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 5-inch TFT-LCD display, 60GB HDD, EV-DO, Bluetooth 2.0, HDMI, and 802.11b/g Wi-Fi.

   

  
  
  
  

• ASUS New GPS PDA A686 A696

  January 19th, 2007 at 1:15:33 PM

   

  ASUS announces it's new GPS/PDA A686 / A696.  With sales slowly going down on the PDA market, ASUS has bumped up the style points by crafting a stainless steel frame with a non-protruding GPS antenna. Both units pack Windows Mobile 5.0, 802.11b/g, a SiRF Star III receiver, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, 64MB of SDRAM, 3.5-inch 320 x 240 resolution touchscreen, integrated speakers / microphone, audio recording capability, rechargeable battery, and it comes in at just 1.57-centimeters thick. The A686 is powered by an Intel XScale 312MHz processor with 128MB of Flash ROM, while the A696 picks up a 416MHz CPU and double the Flash ROM, and both units should be making their way onto store shelves soon for currently undisclosed prices.

   

   

   

   

• Nokia N800 Internet Tablet

  January 6th, 2007 at 1:50:00 AM

  
  Well surprise surprise, it looks like Nokia is taking a bit different branding tact with its 770 successor, adding it to the N series and giving it a fancy new N800 moniker. Oh, and did we mention it's been unboxed? Yeah, that's right, the new Internet Tablet hasn't gotten even as much as a release date yet, but it's already been party to that most geeky of rituals. So head on past the break and see this shiny wonder for yourself, there's even some live webcam action to be had -- what's there to lose?