New Euro PDA boasts Linux, GSM/GPRS, GPS
Mar 10, 2003 — by LinuxDevices Staff — from the LinuxDevices Archive — 4 viewsInvair 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
- TI Omap 5910 Dual Core system-on-chip processor
- Memory:
- 64 MB DRAM
- 32 MB Flash
- 64 MB DRAM
- Display: 160 x 240 pixel grayscale LCD with Electroluminescent (EL) backlight
- Communications:
- TriBand GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz)
- GPRS
- Bluetooth wireless
- TriBand GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz)
- Built-in GPS
- Input/output interfaces:
- IrDA
- USB
- RS-232 serial
- IrDA
- 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
- Size: 3.9 x 2.2 x .8 in. (100 x 55 x 21 mm)
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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