computer, "while offering all the features and benefits of a high-performance Windows CE product, such as instant-on, extended battery life, and low support costs," the company says.
(Click here for larger image)Data Evolution says it developed the Cathena following in-depth discussions and interviews with numerous elementary and high school educators, school district technical staff, systems integrators, and federal and state government service personnel. A common complaint among these users, the company says, was the lack of suitable mobile computers between the size of PDAs and notebook PCs -- and the Cathena was created to fit within that niche.
The Cathena boasts a 12.1-inch, 800x600 resolution, full-color TFT LCD display, a 400 MHz Intel XScale processor, an integrated nearly-full-sized QWERTY keyboard, 128MB RAM memory, a touchpad mouse, two USB ports, audio in/out, CompactFlash and PCMCIA slots, VGA out, built-in 802.11b wireless, and a lithium-ion battery. It measures approximately 10.7 x 9.1 x 0.95 inches, and weighs approximately three pounds.
Data Evolution expects to begin shipping the Cathena in the third quarter of 2004.
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