Getac's rugged PS535E Windows Mobile handheld does GPS
by Paul Miller 
posted Mar 3rd 2008 at 9:45AM
We've seen ourselves some major ugly in the past when it comes to rugged devices, so while this new Getac PS535E won't be swiping any work from Jonathan Ive in the near future, it won't make him cry either, which is certainly a step in the right direction. The internals are decent as well, with GPS, 802.11b/g WiFi and Bluetooth, a 400MHz Samsung processor, 64MB of SDRAM and 2GB of flash storage. There's a transflective 3.5-inch QVGA touchscreen fronting the device, and Windows Mobile 5.0 Premium is holding it all together. No word on price or availability.[Via NaviGadget]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Flashpoint @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:54AM
if it had JAVA /FLASH support and could allow me to bid on EBAY or view Myspace/facebook/yahoo mail etc... I'd pick one up.
Surur @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:00AM
The new Opera Mobile 9.5 for Windows Mobile should be able to handle that no problem.
packetsniffer @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:22AM
Uh... Any WinMob device can do that as long as you provide a JVM and an appropriate browser.
E71 @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:37PM
Such a shame rugged devices are so far behind in specs.
Cahlito @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:01AM
I had to double take.
Windows Mobile 5.0 Premium?
packetsniffer @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:27AM
In WinMob 03 days, that pretty much meant it includes L2TP/IPsec VPN support. But I think 5.0 includes that by default.