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New Euro PDA boasts Linux, GSM/GPRS, GPS

Mar 10, 2003 — by LinuxDevices Staff — from the LinuxDevices Archive — 4 views

Invair Technologies (Stuttgart, Germany) is set to unveil a new Linux-based PDA that includes GSM/GPRS phone functions as well as GPS positioning at the CeBIT 2003 show in Hannover, Germany this week. The device, called the Filewalker Messenger, is the first Linux-based PDA to feature a new dual-core “OMAP” system-on-chip… processor made by Texas Instruments (TI), and is a follow-on to an earlier Linux PDA product introduced by the company a year ago at CeBIT 2002.

Here is a summary of features and specs of Invair's new Linux-based Filewalker Messenger . . .

Hardware:

  • CPU:
    • TI Omap 5910 Dual Core system-on-chip processor
    • 150 MHz clock rate
  • Memory:
    • 64 MB DRAM
    • 32 MB Flash
  • Display: 160 x 240 pixel grayscale LCD with Electroluminescent (EL) backlight
  • Communications:
    • TriBand GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz)
    • GPRS
    • Bluetooth wireless
  • Built-in GPS
  • Input/output interfaces:
    • IrDA
    • USB
    • RS-232 serial
  • Expansion slot: MMC / SD card
  • Mechanical:
    • Size: 3.9 x 2.2 x .8 in. (100 x 55 x 21 mm)
    • Weight: 5.2 oz (150 gm)
    • Battery: Lithium ion rechargable

Software

  • Operating system: Linux, based on kernel 2.4.18
  • MS Outlook synchronization
  • MS Exchange Server support; PC Client support for Win98/ME/2000/NT/XP
  • KDE PIM synchronization Linux-Client
  • Bundled applications: world time, date, alarm, games, PIM suite (notebook, contacts, calendar, todo)
  • Email support for SMTP und POP3
  • Supports five European languages: German, English, Italian, Spanish, and French


 
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