NEC Infrontia's Pocket@i EX, industrial strength PDA

By Liam McNulty

NEC Infrontia has announced a new PDA called the "Pocket@i EX" that is equipped for industrial use. In addition to being able to withstand a 5 foot drop to solid concrete, it is dust/waterproof, and can allegedly be used even while wearing gloves. Things get more industrial when you learn about how it will be available in four different models: one for scanning barcodes, one for scanning QR
codes, one for RFID tags, and one with no scanner at all. Sure, it leaves a bit to be desired on the technical end with a screen resolution of only 240 x 320,
but given the applications of the device, that's probably not a huge deal. Runs Windows CE 5.0.

[Original at japanese.engadget.com]

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