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        Doug | Date: Mar 27, 2007 | Comments: 1



        Motorola's enterprise mobility business unit (formerly Symbol Technologies) has announced a new model in its line of Windows Mobile-based Enterprise Digital Assistants. The "durable and compact" MC35 combines EDGE-enabled GSM/GPRS cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS wireless capabilities, along with a camera and barcode...


        reader, according to the company.

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        The MC35 runs Windows Mobile 5.0 Phone Edition on a 416 MHz Marvell PXA270 processor, and is equipped with 64 MB SDRAM and 128 MB of flash memory. This device is a little smaller than its predecessors, the MC70 and MC50, yet still packs a full QWERTY keyboard. With the smaller package, however, comes a smaller screen: 2.8 inches for the MC35, versus the earlier models' 3.5-inch screens.

        Motorola lists the following key features and specifications for the MC35:
        • Processor -- 416 MHz PXA270
        • Memory -- 64 MB SDRAM, 128 MB flash
        • Display -- 2.8-inch QVGA with touchscreen
        • Audio -- speaker, receiver, microphone, headset jack
        • Imager -- 2 Mpixel color camera with built-in flash
          • reads 1D codes above 8 Mil and 2D barcodes above 15 Mil
          • typical range on a 100 percent UPC/EAN symbol -- 3 to 7 inches
        • Wireless:
          • EDGE GPRS GSM (850/900, 1800/1900 MHz)
          • embedded GPS with Express GPS connect
          • 802.1b/g WiFi
          • Bluetooth v1.2
          • internal antenna for all radios
        • I/O port -- USB 1.1.client
        • Expansion -- SD/MMC card slot
        • Battery -- rechargeable Lithium Ion
          • standard -- 1350 mAh
          • extended capacity -- 2740 mAh
        • Dimensions -- 5 x 2.59 x 0.81 inches (127 x 66 x 20.5 mm)
        • Weight -- 6.53 oz. (185 g) including standard battery
        The MC35's list price ranges between $640 to $750, and may be subject to wireless carrier discounts. it will be available for ordering starting in April, Motorola said.



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