It's not exactly one of the first places you'd expect to see
Cupcake popping up, but SDG Systems has announced that the Android update (or a developer build of it, specifically) is now available on its Trimble Nomad rugged handheld. That device, in case you missed it, has primarily relied on Windows Mobile for an OS to date, and packs an 806 MHz Marvell PXA320 XScale processor, 128MB of RAM, up to 2GB of storage, CompactFlash and SD card slots for expansion, built-in GPS, and a hot swappable lithium-ion battery that supposedly lasts a whole day on a charge. Anyone looking for an alternative to the G1 will likely want to look elsewhere though, as the Nomad isn't actually a phone, and this particular $1,200+ Android-equipped device is apparently intended specifically for developers looking to test out Android apps on a rugged device.
posted May 22nd 2009 6:32PM
man that thing is 10x uglier than the g1
Functionality is beautiful my friend
whats that on the screen windows mobile?
WinMo skin of Cupcake.. duh.
wrong operating system... least you could have done is photoshop it!
Nice unit.
There's no need to photoshop it. The article says it used WinMO to date, and now things have changed.
Trimble GPS acquistion rate is terrible. Oh, and forget ever trying to contact customer service if you have an issue.
No wireless. Less space than a Noma--oh wait...
ummm, the $1,200 price is because this is a data collector, it isn't meant for carring around and awnsering txts. That's why there is no phone.
It will be interesting to see if other data collector companies, such as TDS and Archer, will chage to Android. All the data collectors I use are WinMobile based. With the upcoming of iPhone 3.0, I wonder if anyone is thinking of an iPhone data collector. *hint TDS hint*.
I'm sure an iPhone is rugged.
The only way this could be even remotely newsworthy is if "Survey Pro" also announced that it is now supporting Android. Otherwise this is just a useless post; much like mine.
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