| Scanning handheld gains GSM telephony |
May 23, 2008
 Honeywell has announced a data-collection handheld that runs Windows Mobile 6.0 and features built-in GSM telephony. The Dolphin 7600 offers linear and 2D barcode scanning, includes a VGA-resolution camera for capturing signatures, and withstands multiple five-foot drops to concrete, the company says.
(Click here for a larger view of Honeywell's Dolphin 7600)
This new device is closely related to an earlier incarnation of the Dolphin 7600 sold by Hand Held Products, which Honeywell acquired at the end of 2007. As well as acquiring a new badge, however, the Dolphin has also switched from Windows CE 5.0 to Windows Mobile 6.0. The new operating system provides support for the handheld's built-in quad-band (850/900/1800/1900MHz) GSM telephony, said to support both voice calls and data networking.
As before, the device uses proprietary Adaptus Imaging Technology 5.0, which reads linear and 2D barcodes and captures digital images. Though its specifications were not provided, the integrated "5300SR VGA area imager" is apparently optimized for relatively close focusing, relevant to capturing signatures or making a pictorial record of damage to a parcel.
And, yet again, the Dolphin has Bluetooth 1.2 personal area networking, along with 802.11b/g wireless. Honeywell touts the device's advanced power management, said to let it "last an entire work-shift without recharging."
 The Dolphin comes with a choice of keyboards: either a 38-key alphanumeric keyboard (as seen above), where a shift key must be used to type in numbers, or a 29-key numeric keyboard (as seen at right). Its impact-resistant housing and magnesium-alloy internal chassis, with component shock mounts, are said to survive multiple five-foot drops to concrete.
The device uses Samsung's S3C2440 processor, clocked at 400 MHz, with 128MB of RAM and 128MB of flash storage. Previously, the Dolphin 7600 had an SD slot for memory expansion; still present, the slot has now shrunk to microSD size.
Key features of the Dolphin 7600, as listed by the manufacturer, include:- Processor -- Samsung S3C2440, clocked at 400 MHz
- Memory -- 128MB RAM, 128MB flash
- Storage -- microSD slot
- Display -- 2.8-inch QVGA (240 x 320) TFT touchscreen display
- Keyboards:
- 29-key numeric keyboard with shifted alpha and six programmable keys, or
- 38-key alphanumeric keyboard with shifted numeric and two programmable keys
- Wireless interfaces:
- WAN -- Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz), GSM release 99, EDGE multi-slot class 12, PRS multi-slot class 12
- PAN -- Bluetooth 2.0
- LAN -- 802.11b/g (optional), with WEP, 802.1x, LEAP, TKIP, MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, WPA-PSK, and PEAP security
- Other I/O:
- Barcode scanner:
- 5300SR VGA area imager with high-vis bracket aimer:
- 1D symbologies -- Codabar, Code 3 of 9, Code 11, Code 32, Pharmaceutical (PARAF), Code 93, Code 128, EAN with Add-On, EAN with Extended Coupon Code, EAN-8, EAN-13, GS1-128, GS1 Databar, Interleaved 2 or 5, ISBT 128, Matrix 2 of 5, MSI, Plessey, PosiCode, Straight 2 of 5 IATA, Straight 2 of 5 Industrial, Telepen, Trioptic code, UPC, UPC-A, and UPC-E
- 2D symbologies -- Aztec, Codablock, Code 16K, Code 49, Composite, Data Matrix, GS1 Databar, MaxiCode, Micro PDF, OCR, PDF417, and QR code
- Composite codes -- Aztec Mesa, Codablock F, EAN·UCC, GS1 Databar-14
- OCR -- OCR-A, OCR-B, OCR-US money font
- Postal codes -- Postnet and most international 4-state codes, Australian Post, British Post, Canadian Post, China Post, Japanese Post, KIX (Netherlands) Post, Korea Post, Planet Code
- 1 x USB
- 1 x RS232
- IrDA
- Internal speaker, microphone, headset jack
- Battery type:
- 2200mAh, standard
- 3240mAh, optional
- Physical specs:
- Operating temperature -- -10 to 50 deg. C (14 to 122 deg. F)
- Relative humidity -- 95% humidity (non-condensing)
- Shock -- 4 foot (1.2m) multiple drops to concrete
- ESD -- Air: +/- 12K VDC, Direct: +/- 8K VDC
- Environmental -- IP54 rating for blown dust and water intrusion
- Dimensions -- 7 x 2.7 x 1.9 inches
- Weight -- 14.3 oz. (406g)
- Software:
- Operating system -- Windows Mobile 6.0
- Development environment -- Honeywell SDK for C/C++, C#, and Visual Basic developers
- Supported software -- PowerNet Terminal Emulation (TNVT, 3270, 5250); SOTI MobiControl remote device management tool; ITScriptNet
- Installed applications -- Honeywell power tools and demos; ITScriptNet Ready-To-Go applications
Pricing was not disclosed, but the Dolphin 7600 appears to be available now.
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