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        Device profile: Hand Held Products Dolphin 95xx wireless data collection handhelds

        Staff | Date: Sep 30, 2003 | Comments: 1



        Hand Held Products has introduced a pair of Pocket PC powered handhelds for mobile in-premise and in-transit data collection applications. According to the company, the Dolphin 9500 and 9550 are durable and ergonomic, and are loaded with handy data collection features including a digital camera and multiple wireless interfaces.




        The devices can be used to decode bar codes, capture signatures, take photos, communicate with vendors and dispatchers, and much more, and a comfortable pistol grip makes it easy to read bar codes with the device, the company says.

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        Key features and specifications include . . .
        • Processor -- 400MHz Intel XScale PXA255
        • Memory -- 64MB RAM plus 32MB Flash
        • Operating system -- Microsoft Pocket PC Professional Edition OS, plus support for Connect Terminal Emulation software (TNVT, 3270, 5250) and Java VM runtime
        • Triple radio design for real time data collection and information access:
          • GSM/GPRS tri-band (900, 1800, 1900 MHz) radio with accessible SIM card interface
          • 802.11b (Wi-Fi) wireless
          • Bluetooth
        • Display -- 1/4 VGA (240 x 320 portrait mode) color TFT LCD, or monochrome display, with industrial-grade touch screen
        • Keyboard -- three backlit keyboard options: 35-key numeric-shifted alpha; 43-key alpha-shifted numeric; 56-key full alpha/numeric
        • Input/output ports -- USB at 12Mbps; serial RS-232 up to 115Kbps; IrDA port; integrated speaker; integrated microphone; headset jack
        • Imager/Scanner -- IT4000 standard range (SR), with green aimer, decodes from 2.5 to 12.5 in.; IT4000 Smart Focus (SF), with green aimer, decodes from 2.1 to 8.9 in.
        • Storage memory expansion -- user-accessible secure digital (SD) card slot
        • Battery -- 7.4V, 14.8 Watt-Hour, Lithium-Ion
        • Size -- 9.6 x 3.5 x 1.7 at display (2.7W x 1.5D at grip)
        • Weight -- approx. 20 oz. (varies with options)
        • Case construction -- magnesium alloy environmentally sealed enclosure
        A software development kit (Dolphin .NET SDK) provides an add-on for Pocket PC 2002 that supports Visual Studio. NET, VB .NET, C# .NET, Hand Held Products custom libraries and utilities, according to the company.