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GPS navigation device targets truckers — Mar. 13, 2008 — TeleType has used Windows CE 5.0 to build a GPS device designed specially for truck, bus, and RV drivers. The WorldNav 3300 can customize routes for heavy vehicles, considering road limitations like bridge height and weight restrictions, and designated hazardous material routes. ...
Windows Mobile phone has FM, GPS, and WiFI — Mar. 13, 2008 — Korean firm Bluebird Soft has added a new Windows Mobile 6 Professional device to its range of phones and PDAs. The Pidion BM-350 has a GPS receiver, WiFi, Bluetooth, an FM radio, and supports both quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and 2100MHz UMTS/HSDPA telephony, according to the company. ...
Thin client doubles as display — Mar. 12, 2008 — Igel has announced the Elegance 9319XP, a 19-inch thin client running Windows XP Embedded (XPe) on a 1GHz AMD Geode CPU. The company also announced new firmware and software upgrades enhancing manageability and Vmware VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) compatibility. ...
3G Windows Mobile 6 phone has dual cameras — Mar. 12, 2008 — O2 has released a Windows Mobile phone that features dual GSM/GPRS/EDGE and 3G HSDPA/UMTS cellular radios along with dual cameras and a slide-out keyboard. The Xda Atmos also includes WiFi wireless networking, Bluetooth, a 2.4-inch display, and video recording capabilities. ...
Microsoft to add native NFC to Windows Mobile — Mar. 11, 2008 — Microsoft and RFID vendor Sirit have announced plans to collaborate on adding proximity technologies to Windows Mobile. The agreement aims to integrate near field communications (NFC) into the operating system, providing contactless payment, secure access, control of home entertainment systems, and other features, the companies say. ...
"Video wall" displays run XPe — Mar. 11, 2008 — Samsung has introduced 70- and 82-inch flat panel displays incorporating computers running Windows XP Embedded (XPe). Targeting signage applications including video walls with up to 25 monitors, the 700DXn and 820DXn have 1920 x 1080 resolution, and sport dual-core AMD Athlon 64 X2 ...
25 Atom notebooks by summer? — Mar. 11, 2008 — Twenty-five notebooks based on Intel's Atom processor will ship by mid-year, an Intel executive reportedly told a PC World reporter. The devices will cost $250 to $300, sport 7-10 inch displays, and will bypass Windows Vista in favor of XP or Linux, the executive reportedly said. ...
Windows CE-based e-reader has 9.7-inch display — Mar. 11, 2008 — Netronix has announced a Windows CE 5.0-based e-reader that also plays MP3 audio files. The EB-300 features a 9.7-inch "E Ink" touchscreen display with four gray scales, 1200 x 825 pixel resolution, WiFi, Bluetooth, and an SD expansion slot, according to the company. ...
BIOS boots Vista in 24 seconds — Mar. 11, 2008 — Firmware company General Software announced that it is selling customized, quick-booting versions of its Windows-compatible BIOS firmware to the medical device industry. The "Embedded BIOS with StrongFrame Technology" can boot Windows Vista all the way to a usable desktop in 24 seconds, according to the company. ...
Fingerprint reader rejects severed, fake fingers — Mar. 10, 2008 — Futronic has announced an FBI-approved fingerprint scanner claimed capable of distinguishing live human fingers from dead and fake fingers. The FS88 emits a "special signal" that, in conjunction with a sensor and an algorithm, can reportedly differentiate living finger "signatures" from those of other materials.
Embedded show includes pico-ITX PC giveaway — Mar. 10, 2008 — TechInsights has begun releasing details of its Embedded Systems Conference (ESC), Silicon Valley, set for Apr. 14-18 in San Jose. Marking its twentieth anniversary this year, the event will be celebrated by giving a Via Artigo computer kit to every "all access" attendee, TechInsights says. ...
UWB ready for blast-off at last? — Mar. 10, 2008 — After overestimating the early market for ultra-wideband (UWB) in 2006, ABI Research now says the short-range wireless networking technology is finally ready for take-off. Shipments of UWB in laptops, periphals, consumer electronics devices, and eventually mobile handsets will reach 400 million by 2013, forecasts ABI. ...
Basic thin client runs Windows CE — Mar. 10, 2008 — VXL Instruments has introduced an "entry-level" thin client device that runs Windows CE 5.0. The Itona TC 2341-CE operates fanlessly, uses a 1GHz Via C7 processor, supports touchscreen monitors with up to 1680 x 1050 resolution, and uses only 11 watts of power, says VXL. ...
First U.S. EVDO-A phone? — Mar. 10, 2008 — Sprint has announced what it claims to be the first U.S. EV-DO Rev. A phone, supporting data rates of 3.1Mbps downstream and 1.8Mbps upstream. The newly revised HTC Mogul also boasts WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, a 2MP camera, QVGA display, and the Windows Mobile operating system. ...
WindowsForDevices.com 2007 survey shows ARM outpacing x86 — Mar. 07, 2008 — The results of WindowsForDevices.com's 2007 Embedded Market Survey are in! Overall, they show that Windows-based technologies continue to be the most popular with our readers, but Linux is making some dramatic inroads. Meanwhile, ARM-based CPUs are wresting increasing market share from x86-compatible processors. ...
Analyst smashes Intel's Atom — Mar. 07, 2008 — Predictions that Intel's Atom processor will defeat ARM in the embedded market are premature, writes an analyst in EETimes. Atom may prove to be a little faster, writes Kenton Williston, but ARM chips are cheaper, more power efficient, smaller -- and they're here now. ...
Thin clients gain virtualization support — Mar. 07, 2008 — Wyse Technology has joined the recent migration of thin clients to virtualization technology by announcing support for VMware technology. All of Wyse's Windows XP-based thin clients will now ship with support for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager 2, says the company. ...
Industrial computer can be frozen, baked — Mar. 07, 2008 — Advantech has announced a fanless industrial computer claimed to operate in temperatures from -40 to 75 deg. C (-40 to 167 deg. F). The ARK-4180 features 600MHz or 1GHz Celeron processors, includes internal CompactFlash-based storage, and runs either Windows XP Embedded or Windows CE, Advantech says. ...
Atom-based UMPC runs Windows Vista — Mar. 07, 2008 — Panasonic has announced what appears to be the first Windows computer using Intel's newly branded "Atom" processor. The Toughbook CF-U1 ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) has a 5.6 inch touchscreen display, integral keyboard and numeric keypad, optional cameras and barcode reader, and runs Windows Vista, the company says. ...
Windows Mobile phone records calls, simulates ambient noise — Mar. 06, 2008 — Gigabyte Communications announced a Windows Mobile-based phone it says can not only record calls and messages, but also camouflage a user's location by simulating background noises. The Gsmart MW998 offers quad-band GSM telephony, features WiFi and Bluetooth, and has a 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen display, says Gigabyte. ...
Celeron-based SBC runs Windows XP Embedded and CE — Mar. 06, 2008 — Acrosser has announced a 3.8 x 3.6 inch single board computer (SBC) that has a 600MHz Celeron M CPU and, with optional daughterboard, offers PC/104 and PCI-104 expansion slots. The AR-B5020 runs both Windows XP Embedded and CE, and operates fanlessly, according to the company. ...
Software links Windows Mobile phones, PCs — Mar. 06, 2008 — Raspberry Software has announced software aimed at integrating phones and PCs that run Microsoft operating systems. "True Connect" lets users control their Windows Mobile phone from their Windows-based PC, while managing text SMS messages with Outlook. ...
Japanese Windows Mobile phone offers worldwide 3G — Mar. 06, 2008 — Japanese carrier Softbank has released an HTC-manfactured Windows Mobile 6 phone that features 3G/HSDPA connectivity and a slide-out keyboard. The X03HT also includes WiFi wireless networking, Bluetooth, dual cameras, a 2.4-inch display, and "picture letter" capabilities, according to the company. ...
Microsoft releases February 2008 updates for XP Embedded — Mar. 05, 2008 — Microsoft has released its February 2008 batch of updates to Windows XP Embedded (XPe). Consisting of a series of seven essential security updates, plus two other optional updates, they are available now on the Mobile & Embedded Communications Extranet (ECE), according to the company. ...
Windows CE-based handheld controls surveying equipment — Mar. 05, 2008 — Topcon has introduced a Windows CE 5.0-based handheld computer designed to control surveying equipment. The FC-2200 field controller includes a 3.5-inch QVGA display, 802.11b/g wireless networking, Bluetooth 1.1, barcode scanner, five megapixel camera, and optional remote-control modules, according to the company. ...

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