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(Click here for larger image)The iW-Rugged-PDA is powered by a 520 MHz XScale PXA270 processor and equipped with 128 MB of SDRAM, 32 MB of NOR flash, and 512 MB of NAND flash storage memory. It also includes a 3.5-inch QVGA (320 x 240) LCD with touchscreen, USB 1.1 host and device ports, two serial ports, built-in microphone, keypad, and audio out.
Wireless features include SDIO 802.11b WiFi and a GPS receiver. An included software application tracks the location of the device using GPS, according to iWave.
iWave says the iW-Rugged-PDA design meets MIL-STD-810F specifications for temperature, water, dust, shock, and vibration as well as MIL-STD-461E for EMI and EMC.
The iW-Rugged-PDA, which also supports Linux 2.6, appears to be available now. Pricing was not disclosed.
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