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`Although there are less PC-
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`such as golf carts and refrigera-
`tors, that will be coming with em-
`bedded processors in the future,
`today's new H/PC and P/PC
`products have a clear place and
`case for business, professional,
`personal information, and com-
`munication applications.
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`New hand-held and palm-size PCs up the personal digital assistant ante with broader
`choices for productivity, reference, and communications.
`LOOKING BACK...AND FORWARD
`By Bruce Brown
`he days of look-alike Win-
`Last year's Windows CE 1.0
`dows CE devices are end-
`H/PCs had to prove themselves
`ing. By early summer, an in-
`against entrenched competition
`creasingly diverse lineup of
`in a tough market. Primarily,
`Windows CE 2.0 companion
`they were competing against the
`PCs will be available in two of
`wildly successful Pa ImPilot—the
`the three announced Microsoft
`newest iteration of this product
`reference design categories:
`is dubbed the Palm III—ar-
`hand-held PCs (H/PCs) and
`guably one of the only major
`palm-size PCs (P/PCs).
`success stories in the hand-held
`market up to that time.
`The first shipping products in
`the third reference category,
`The first of the CE 1.0 units
`the Auto PC (A/PC), won't ap-
`were nearly identical, which
`pear until the end of the third
`worked for them as well as
`quarter of this year. And then
`against them. Similarity may be
`there's the as-yet unannounced
`good for an emerging standard,
`larger-size PC Companion ref-
`but it ultimately limits buyers'
`erence design—code-named
`options. The new Windows CE
`Jupiter—which is expected to
`2.0 H/PCs and P/PCs, however,
`rival lightweight notebook PCs.
`give you many more choices.
`You may see the first systems
`You can select the companion
`by late summer or early fall of
`PC that you want based on your
`this year.
`preferences and specific needs.
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`A SPECTRUM OF CHOICES
`Although both the palm-size and
`larger hand-held Windows CE
`personal digital assistants
`(PDAs) can each be used as a
`standalone small personal com-
`puter, the major role of each is as
`a companion device. Each one is
`intended to be paired with a host
`PC, with which it can automati-
`cally synchronize personal infor-
`mation via serial cable or infrared
`connection. The two currently
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`HANDS-ON REVIEWS OF NEW SHIPPING PRODUCTS
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`oks
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`INSIDE
`PLUG IT IN:
`The Adobe,
`Photoshop
`plug-in specifi-
`cation paves the
`way for the six
`third-party applications, re-
`viewed on pages 60 and 61.
`
`NEW RECOGNITION:
`VXI's Parrott and Philips'
`SpeechMike make voice
`recognition a whole lot
`easier. For the reviews, see
`page 64.
`
`FLASH FLOPPY:
`The Olympus FlashPath
`floppy disk adapter
`enables you to transfer
`digital images to your PC.
`See page 68.
`
`More Products Reviewed ...
`L&H Voice Xpress Plus (cid:9)
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`HP Printer/Scanner/
`Copier 380 (cid:9)
`End Note 3.0 (cid:9)
`ProCite 4.0 (cid:9)
`SkyMap Pro (cid:9)
`RouteFinder GPS for
`Windows 952.0 (cid:9)
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`For daily just-in-time
`reviews of shipping
`products, check out
`First Looks Online at
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`all have at least one integrated
`Voice Recorder, World Clock,
`handwriting recognition pro-
`CIC's Jot handwriting recogni-
`tion software, Solitaire, and a
`gram, in addition to an on-screen,
`calculator.
`pop-up keyboard. Like H/PCs,
`A standard application,
`each P/PC has an infrared trans-
`Channels, is used for off-line
`ceiver and a serial communica-
`Web browsing. Content is
`tions port. P/PCs also include
`downloaded from special Mo-
`standard docking cradles with se-
`bile Channel content providers
`rial cables for synchronizing data
`such as MSNB C. But to use this
`with host PCs.
`feature, you must have Internet
`Microsoft's reference design
`Explorer 4.0 on your host PC;
`requires CE devices to have a
`content is downloaded onto the
`CompactFlash slot, initially in-
`host and then
`tended for mem-
`Casio Cassiopeia E-10
`copied to the P/PC
`ory and BIOS up-
`Street
`price: $400
`during synchroniza-
`grades. In fact, all
`Casio
`Inc., Dover, NJ;
`tion for later brows-
`P/PCs currently
`800-962-27
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`ing—a good way to
`on or near-ready
`.casio.com
`WWW
`Choose 413 at
`catch up with the
`for the market
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`have larger, Type
`II CompactFlash slots to accom-
`modate upcoming thicker CF
`cards that will function as
`modems, pagers, and next year,
`even tiny hard disks.
`The monochrome, backlit,
`four-shade P/PC display has a
`resolution of 240 by 320 pixels,
`and measures 2.3 inches wide by
`3.1 inches high, or 3.9 inches di-
`agonally. The whole screen is
`available for application display,
`unlike 3Com's Palm devices,
`each of which have an identical-
`size display but reserve the
`lower three-quarters of an inch
`as an input area. Also, Palm de-
`vices support only 160-
`by-160 resolution.
`Seeking higher
`resolution on a
`small screen may
`seem like a self-de-
`feating endeavor.
`But in an impres-
`sive demonstration
`of what can be
`done on a small
`screen, the stan-
`dard P/PC calendar application
`has a 12-month display mode
`that shows the entire year at
`once. To access a day-view
`screen, just tap on a given date.
`Standard Microsoft applica-
`tions for the P/PC platform in-
`clude Windows CE OS 2.01,
`Windows CE Services 2.1, Pock-
`et Outlook (calendar, tasks, and
`contacts), Inbox, Note Taker,
`
`ACTION! The Cassiopeia's
`side-mounted Action but-
`ton lets your scroll through
`and select items on-screen.
`
`news or other
`content during
`a commute or
`daily walk.
`You have
`three major op-
`tions for syn-
`chronizing data
`between a P/PC and a host PC.
`You can activate synchronization
`manually, start automatically on
`connection, or set synchroniza-
`tion to monitor connected de-
`vices and update information
`that's out of date. In the latter
`case, data that is changed on ei-
`ther the host or CE device is up-
`dated automatically on the other
`system.
`
`With automatic synchroniza-
`tion, if you work on a standard
`PC with a P/PC in its docking
`cradle, any changes you make
`during the day on your calendar,
`task list, or contact manager are
`automatically copied to the
`P/PC as they are made. Whenev-
`er you leave for the day or go to
`a meeting, you just lift the P/PC
`from the cradle and the data on
`stored therein is current.
`While you're away from your
`desk, any updates or additions
`that you make are likewise
`transferred to the host PC as
`soon as you put the P/PC back
`in its dock.This feature synchro-
`nizes automatically with Mi-
`crosoft Schedule+ 7.0a,
`Microsoft Outlook 97 and
`Outlook 98, and the Mi-
`crosoft Exchange client.
`Third-party software is
`available to enable syn-
`chronization with other
`PIMs.
`With so much in com-
`mon, you're probably
`wondering what differen-
`tiates one P/PC from the
`next.The three we review
`here are indeed generally
`similar but vary in action
`lacement of the
`lling buttons. The
`rences are also in the
`ign of their respective
`ocking cradles and in
`the bundled bonus soft-
`ware.
`
`Casio Inc.
`Casio Cassiopeia E-10
`The Casio Cassiopeia E-10
`P/PC stands out from the crowd
`with its silvery gray, industrial-
`design-style case. The unit has
`four buttons on the bottom
`front of the case, below the
`screen: a power/backlight but-
`ton, and function buttons for the
`Calendar, Contact, and Task ap-
`plications. The remaining con-
`trol buttons on the left side of
`the unit include an Action but-
`ton with a roller dial for item se-
`lection, an exit button, and a
`button to start the voice
`
`available types of devices break
`out by size and function: The
`smaller-format P/PCs are for ref-
`erence and taking notes; the larg-
`er but still compact H/PCs are for
`additional productivity and com-
`munications.
`For this roundup, we tested the
`first three P/PCs on the market,
`as well as three of the newest
`H/PCs. All of the models will be
`shipping by the time you read this
`or shortly thereafter. In the P/PC
`category, we looked at a produc-
`tion line sample of the Casio Cas-
`siopeia E-10 ($400 street); and
`near-production versions of the
`EverexFreestyle (three different
`models, $330 to $500 street), and
`the Philips Nino 300 (two ver-
`sions, $400 to $500 street). •
`You'll pay more for an H/PC
`device—but you'll also get more.
`Here, we review the Hitachi
`HPW-200EC ($900 list), the
`NEC MobilePro 750C ($900
`street), and the Novatel Contact
`($1,000 street). Both the Hitachi
`and Novatel systems were tested
`in almost final versions; the NEC
`was a final market model from
`the first manufacturing run.
`
`P/PCs: ONE-HANDED COMPUTING
`If you want the smallest device
`that you can get for handwriting
`or voice-recording short notes
`and storing information about
`contacts, tasks, and appointments,
`the palm-size P/PC is the PDA
`for you. Just think of them as
`Windows-centric PalmPilots with
`voice recorders. These devices
`weigh from 5 to 7 ounces, mea-
`sure toughly three-quarters of an
`inch thick, 3.3 inches wide, and
`about 5 inches deep; and come
`with 4MB to 8MB of RAM and
`8MB of ROM.The operating sys-
`tem and standard applications
`are all stored in ROM, leaving
`RAM available for user-added
`applications and data.
`Each P/PC has an integrated
`microphone and speaker with a
`standard voice recorder. De-
`signed for use with one hand only,
`these devices have buttons on the
`front and on one or more sides
`(depending on the model), and
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`recorder. The E-10 also has an
`earphone jack so you can listen
`to voice notes in privacy
`Powered by a 66-MHz NEC
`VR4111 CPU, the E-10 has
`4MB RAM, which is expand-
`able via the CompactFlash slot.
`The two-piece docking cradle
`has a dark-gray base and a re-
`movable, clear plastic up-
`right support. We found
`that the support piece real-
`ly isn't necessary; removing
`it makes the base easier to
`pack for travel. The E-10
`weighs 5.5 ounces and mea-
`sures 0.7 by 3.2 by 4.9 inches.
`As the only shipping model
`of the P/PCs tested here, the
`Casio is the best representative
`of how well handwriting recog-
`nition, voice re-cording, and ap-
`plication synchronization works
`in the product category.Whenev-
`er you want to enter or edit data,
`a tap on the task bar lets you
`choose between the pop-up soft
`keyboard or the Jot handwriting
`recognizer.
`The Jot recognizer works
`with natural keystrokes or with
`one-stroke characters. A quick
`online reference demonstrates
`how to create characters cor-
`reedy. A 14,000-word dictionary
`tries to anticipate the words that
`you are writing, with pop-up se-
`lection options for quick word
`
`completion. The
`standard version of
`CIC's Jot uses a lim-
`ited part of the
`screen for input, but
`a full-screen version
`is available for $24
`via the company's
`
`Everex Freestyle
`List price: $329 (4MB);
`$399 (8M B); $499 (8MB
`w/modem)
`Everex Systems, Inc., Fremont CA;
`888-725-6724; fax: 888-725-6329;
`freestyle.everex.com
`Choose 414 at
`www.pcmagootnfinfolink
`
`Web site (www.cic.com).
`Whether you use single-
`stroke, Graffiti-like charac-
`ters, or more natural multi-
`stroke letters, Jot works
`quickly and well.
`, The voice recorder is a
`handy convenience, with
`
`RECHARGE IT: The
`Everex Freestyle
`comes with re-
`chargeable batterie
`plus on AC adapter.
`
`each recording date
`and time stamped
`for quick perusal.
`There are a variety
`of recording codecs
`available, but the
`standard codec that
`is used compresses
`the sound to ap-
`proximately 16 minutes per
`megabyte of storage.
`Bonus software with the E-
`10 (provided on a CD-ROM)
`includes the SmART Comman-
`der command-and-control pro-
`gram, bFAX Express, Land-
`Ware's Financial Calculator,
`Tetris CE, Quicken Expensable,
`MeetingMinder, File Find Util-
`ity, and the Casio Digital Cam-
`era Viewer.
`The E-10 is rated to run
`from 25 to 40 hours
`on two triple-A
`alkaline batter-
`ies. Like all
`Windows CE
`palm-size
`PCs, the Casio
`unit also has a
`small, coin-size
`lithium ion bat-
`tery as a back-
`up. An AC
`adapter is not
`standard but is
`available as a
`$20 option.The
`
`company doesn't sell recharge-
`able batteries for the E-10, but
`the device will run on standard
`triple-A nickel hydride recharge-
`able cells.
`Additional options for the E-
`10 include a 19.2-Kbps modem
`adapter that fits in the docking
`cradle ($99), a variety of cases,
`replacement stylus ($5.25), sty-
`lus/pen combination ($10.50),
`and three ConipactFlash mem=
`ory cards (4MB, $80; 8MB, $130;
`16MB, $180).
`Like the other P/PCs and
`H/PCs, the Casio is backed by a
`one-year warranty. Live techni-
`cal support is available from 7:00
`to 6:00, weekdays. Casio doesn't
`have a specific replacement or
`repair-time policy, but according
`to the company, it treats all ser-
`vice requests on an expedited
`basis for quick turnaround.
`
`Everex Systems Inc.
`Everex Freestyle
`Two models of the Everex
`Freestyle will be on the shelves
`for sale by the time you read this
`The Freestyle Associate A-10
`model with 4MB RAM has a list
`price of $329; the Manager A-15
`with 8MB RAM is expected to
`sell for $399; and the top-of-the-
`line Executive model (available
`in June) with 8MB and with a
`
`SUMMARY OF FEATURES
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`Windows CE 2.0 PCs
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`PALM-SIZE HAND-HELD
`Price of tested configuration
`Weight (ounces)
`Size (HM, inches)
`Processor/speed (MHz)
`Standard/maximum RAM
`ROM
`Battery type
`Number and size
`Rated life (hours)
`Display type
`Diagonal size, in inches/resolution
`Modem speed (Kbps)/type
`
`Standard or optional
`Expansion
`
`Repair or replacement turnaround policy
`
`Casio Cassiopeia E-10 Everex Freestyle Philips Nino 300
`$400 (street)
`$329 (list)
`$400 (street)
`7.3
`5.5
`5.3
`0.8 x 3.4 x 5.3
`0.7 x 3.2 x 4.8
`0.7 x 3.2 x 4.9
`Philips R3910 / 75
`NEC VR4111 / 66
`NEC VR4111 / 66
`4MB/ 8MB
`4MB / OMB
`4MB / 4MB
`8MB
`8MB
`8MB
`Nickel hydride
`Nickel hydride
`Alkaline
`2 AAA
`2 AAA
`2 AAA
`10-12
`20
`25-40
`16-shade gray-scale
`4-shade gray-scale
`4-shade gray-scale
`3.9 / 240 x 320
`3.9 / 240 x 320
`3.9 / 240 x 320
`19.2 / External
`33.6 / In cradle
`19.2 / In cradle
`
`Optional
`Compact Flash Type II
`slot
`Varies
`
`Optional
`Compact Flash Type
`II slot
`72 hours
`
`Optional
`Compact Flash Type
`II slot
`72 hours
`
`Hitachi HPW-200EC NEC MobilePro 750C Novatel Contact
`$1,000 (street)
`$900 (list)
`$900 (list)
`22.4
`28.8
`28.9
`1.2 x 7.6 x4.7
`1.4x 9.6 x 5.4
`1.3 x10 x 5.2
`Hitachi SuperH-3 / 8C
`NEC VR411 / 80
`Hitachi SuperH-3 / 100
`8MB / 32MB
`16MB / 32MB
`16MB / 32MB
`16MB
`16MB
`12MB
`Lithium ion
`Lithium ion
`Lithium ion
`1 proprietary
`1 proprietary
`1 proprietary
`8-12
`8-10
`10
`4-shade gray-scale
`256-color
`256-color
`7.1 / 640 0240
`8.0/ 640 x 240
`8.1 / 640 x 240
`14.4 (wireless, 19.2)1
`33.6 / Internal
`33.6 / Internal
`Internal
`Standard
`PC Card Type II slot,
`Compact Flash slot
`Depends on reseller
`
`Standard
`PC Card Type II slot,
`Compact Flash slot
`72 hours
`
`Standard
`PC Card Type II slot,
`Compact Hash slot
`72 hours
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`JUNE 30,1998 PC MAGAZINE 47
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`Associate with a one-year war-
`ranty. Live technical support is
`available from 11:00 to 9:00
`weekdays, and the company of-
`fers a 72-hour repair or replace-
`ment policy.
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`with a 10- to 12-hour rating
`(depending on usage), along
`with an AC adapter/charger.
`An application unique to this
`system is Pocket Commander,
`which trains the Nino to respond
`to commands to launch applica-
`Philips Mobile
`tions. In addition to the standard
`Computing Group
`soft keyboard and Jot handwrit-
`ing recognizers, the Nino also
`Philips Nino 300
`comes with a T9 embedded soft
`Philips Mobile Company
`keyboard, a technology used
`Group continues the style-set-
`with some telephones that en-
`ting stance it took with the
`ables using just a few on-screen
`Philips Velo H/PC with the
`keys for data entry. Other stan-
`Nino 300—the sleekest of the
`dard software includes Nino
`first batch of Win-
`Converter, smART
`Philip is Nino 300
`dows CE P/PCs.
`Writer,Pocket Com-
`Street price: $400 (4MB);
`Two versions will
`mander, and Ex-
`$500 (8MB w/modem)
`be available: one
`pense Manager.
`Philips Mobile C °meeting Group,
`with 4MB RAM
`Options for the
`Campbell, CA;
`for $400 and the
`Nino include the
`888-275-83 56,418-558-2200;
`other with 8MB
`modem ($90), Nino
`nin o.philips.com
`Choose 415 at
`of RAM and a
`vvww.pc magcomfinfolink.
`clip-on 19.2-Kbps
`modem for $500. The
`tested 4MB version was a
`preproduction model but
`had a finished case.
`At 7.3 ounces and mea-
`suring 0.8 by 3.4 by 5.3
`inches, the Nino is the
`largest of the first three
`Windows CE P/PC mod-
`els. Except for the power
`button, which is on the
`lower front of the case, all
`application and control
`buttons are on the two
`sides of the device. The
`Nino's case is a combina-
`tion of light silvery colored
`metal with black
`side pieces. The
`the case is tapered,
`both looks good
`makes the unit easy t
`hold. Although the Nino is
`longer than the Casio and
`Everex models, in practice the
`extra length has a practical re-
`sult, giving you a place to rest
`your palm if you use the stylus
`for writing on the screen.
`The Nino's standard ovoid
`clocking station has an at-
`tached cable for serial connec-
`tion to a host PC. Recharge-
`able triple-A nickel hydride
`batteries are also included,
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`traveling cable ($30), traveling
`AC adapter ($35), rechargeable
`battery pack ($40), car charger
`($20), and Compact Flash mem-
`ory cards (pricing was not avail-
`able at the time of our review).
`Philips supports the Nino
`with a one-year warranty, 9:00
`to 3:00 weekday live technical
`support, and a 72-hour repair
`or replacement policy.
`
`H /PCs: TWO-HANDED
`PRODUCTIVITY
`H/PCs look like slightly shrunk-
`en traditional notebook PCs,
`with clamshell displays and real
`keyboards. Earlier this year, the
`first Windows CE 2.0 H/PCs ap-
`peared from Hewlett-Packard,
`NEC, Philips, and Sharp. The
`first color displays came with
`the HP'620LX and Sharp Mo-
`bilon HC-4500; the first "wide-
`body" model with a more typist-
`friendly keyboard and wider
`screen came about in the NEC
`MobilePro 700.
`The newest H/PCs from Hi-
`tachi Home Electronics, NEC
`Computer Systems Division,
`and Novatel Wireless join the
`ranks .of earlier Windows CE
`2.0 H/PCs, differentiating
`themselves with larger color
`screens and the biggest key-
`boards yet on the Hitachi
`HPW-200EC and NEC Mo-
`bilePro 750C. A communica-
`tions double-header can be
`had with the Novatel Contact,
`which integrates both a cellu-
`lar digital packet data
`(CDPD) wireless modem and
`a fast landline modem.
`The Hitachi and NEC
`models give you the ability to
`create and edit information
`relatively comfortably, and
`with their integral VGA
`ports and modems, they
`offer a convenient way to
`run, presentations and com-
`municate with the office.
`Novatel takes communica-
`tions a big step further-
`- even away from phone
`lines—making the Contact
`the ultimate hand-held for
`people who need to be con-
`nected at all times.
`Current H/PC models vary
`more than P/PCs. The three
`H/PCs in this roundup weigh
`from 22 to 29 ounces; and mea-
`sure 1.2 to 1.4 inches high, 7.6 to
`10 inches wide, and 4.7 to 5.4
`inches deep. They include 8MB
`to 16MB of RAM, and all three
`models are expandable to
`32MB. The internal screen reso-
`lution is 640 by 240 (also known
`
`33.6-Kbps modem in a folding
`docking cradle will sell for $499.
`Our test system, the Freestyle
`Associate A-10, weighs 5.3
`ounces, and measures 0.7 by 3.2
`by 4.8 inches, making it the light-
`est and smallest of the P/PCs.
`The Freestyle Associate is the
`least expensive P/PC here, but it
`doesn't come with a docking
`cradle. A serial cable for direct
`connection is included, howev-
`er, as are rechargeable triple-A
`nickel hydride batteries and an
`AC adapter/charger. Depend-
`ing on the type of activity and
`backlight use, a full charge is
`rated at up to 20 hours of contin-
`uous use. The Manager and Ex-
`ecutive models each come with
`a folding cradle for packing con-
`venience; the cradle with the
`Executive model includes the
`modem and has an additional
`battery compartment (also
`available in the Manager) to
`power the modem.
`This unit has four application
`buttons in a diamond pattern on
`the front of the case, with the
`Action and recorder buttons on
`the left side. A feature unique to
`the Associate is a standard inter-
`nal vibrator, which can be set to
`alert—along with a visible
`light—when signaling upcoming
`appointments. A natural appli-
`cation is to use P/PCs as pagers
`(with third-party CFpager cards
`expected soon); with its stan-
`dard vibrating alarm mode, the
`Associate has a lead on other
`products in this roundup. An-
`other unique feature is a combi-
`nation earphone/microphone
`jack for use with a headset.
`In addition to the standard
`Windows CE software, the com-
`pany bundles Microsoft Out-
`look 98 with the Freestyle mod-
`els. Options include the folding
`cradle ($49.99 list), cradle with
`modem ($169.99), 4MB memo-
`ry upgrade (to the maximum
`8MB, $129.99), extra recharge-
`able batteries ($19.99), AC
`adapter ($24.99), serial cable
`($19.99), and stylus three-pack
`($9.99).
`Everex backs the Freestyle
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`as half-VGA), on screens that
`measure from 7.1 inches diago-
`nal (Novatel) to 8.1 inches (Hi-
`tachi).
`Powered by proprietary
`lithium ion battery packs, the
`three new H/PCs each have
`rated battery lives of 10 to 12
`hours, depending on use, which
`in the case of the Hitachi and
`NEC will vary by use of the
`backlight; and with the No-
`vatel model, with the
`amount of use of the wire-
`
`COMMUNICATE: The
`HPW-200EC has in
`integrated 33.6-Kbps modern.
`
`less modem as well as the dis-
`play backlight. The • three
`H/PCs also have one Type II
`PC Card slot and a Compact-
`Flash slot.
`H/PCs have a broad range of
`standard software, including
`Calculator, Pocket Internet Ex-
`plorer, Pocket Outlook (which
`includes calendar, contacts,
`inbox, and tasks), Solitaire,
`Voice Recorder, World Clock,
`and a suite of applications
`known as Pocket Office, in-
`cluding Pocket Word, Pocket
`Excel, and Pocket PowerPoint.
`Pocket PowerPoint enables
`H/PCs to serve as portable pre-
`sentation machines, easily
`hooked to a portable LCD pro-
`jector for the ultimate in presen-
`tation portability. PowerPoint
`presentations still need to be
`created on a conventional PC
`with the full-blown Microsoft
`PowerPoint application, but fin-
`ished applications—including
`slides and notes—can be down-
`loaded and converted to Pocket
`PowerPoint format for display
`on the H/PC screen or external-
`ly via a VGA-out port. All
`
`First Looks
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`H/PCs have VGA-output dis-
`play potential, but only when
`using Pocket PowerPoint. Not
`all H/PCs have standard VGA
`ports, though single-
`purpose or dual-pur-
`pose jacks that support
`VGA output are in-
`cluded in the three re-
`viewed units.
`
`Itachl HP1V-200EC_
`List price: $900
`Hitachi Home Electronics
`(America) Inc., Norcross,
`GA; 800-241-8558;770-279-5600;
`www.hitachi-ce.com
`Choose 416 at
`www.pcmagcomfinfolink.
`
`keys is just 2 mm less than a
`standard keyboard. The key-
`board is large enough; many
`people will feel comfortable
`typing on it
`for a. moderate
`amount of time.
`The only design
`compromise that
`is questionable is
`the location of
`the right shift key
`to the right of the
`Up Cursor/PgUp key—
`the extra pinkie reach to
`hit the right shift key is an
`initial nuisance, requiring
`adjustment for people who
`use conventional key-
`boards.
`The 256-color, 640-by-
`240 display on the HPW-
`200EC is very bright and
`very clear. Separate con-
`trast and brightness adjust-
`ments provide a wide range
`of control. There is no back-
`light key to turn off the
`acklighting to conserve
`power, however. Using the 50
`percent to 200 percent zoom
`capability in Pocket Word and
`Pocket Excel, you can get a lot
`of work done without feeling
`very constrained with the unit.
`A single port on the Hitachi
`HPW-200EC does
`double duty as the
`VGA-out and serial
`I/O port, which
`means that you can-
`not have both types
`of connections simul-
`taneously. The VGA-
`
`ice: $900
`Street pr
`ms Division,
`NEC Computer Syste
`88-863-2669;
`Mountain View, CA; 8
`08-264-8000;
`5
`now.com
`www.nec
`hoose417at
`
`www.pcmag com/infolink.
`
`Hitachi Home Electronics
`Hitachi HPW-200EC
`By just one-tenth of an inch in
`diagonal screen size, and 1-
`millimeter greater distance from
`key-center to key-center, the
`Hitachi HPW-200EC has just
`a barely bigger
`screen and slight-
`ly wider keyboard
`than the NEC
`MobilePro 750C.
`Our test system
`was a late prepro-
`duction unit, al-
`though shipping models
`will be in stores before
`you read this. The Hi-
`tachi is powered by a
`100-MHz Hitachi Su-
`perH-3 CPU and has
`12MB of ROM.
`The HPW-200EC
`weighs 28.9 ounces
`and measures 1.3
`by 10 by 5.2
`inches. The
`17-mm key-
`center dis-
`tance be-
`tween its 74
`
`out cable is not standard but
`comes as a $69 option. Other op-
`tions include an extra AC adapter
`($39), 16MB memory upgrade
`card ($199), serial cable ($49),
`rechargeable battery pack ($79),
`and stylus two-pack ($9).
`In addition to the standard
`Windows CE 2.0 H/PC software,
`the Hitachi comes with Hitachi
`Memo Pad and PC Screen Cap-
`ture, bSquare bFAX Profession-
`al, Odyssey Computing BizCalc,
`Compuserve Sprynet, Land-
`Ware Pocket Finance, CIC
`Speller, and Microburst Virtual
`Courier. A one-year warranty is
`backed by 9:00-to-5:00 technical
`support and a 72-hour repair or
`replacement policy.
`
`NEC Computer Systems Division
`NEC MobilePro 750C
`The NEC MobilePro 750C,
`which is similar in size to the
`previously introduced mono-
`chrome MobilePro 700, is anoth-
`er portable productivity corn-
`panion.The silver-cased 750C is
`powered by a 80-MHz NEC
`VR4111 CPU and has 16MB of
`ROM. Weighing in a 28.8 ounces
`with batteries, this machine mea-
`sures 1.4 by 9.6 by 5.4 inches.
`Our test unit, a production
`model with all systems function-
`al, performed flawlessly.
`At 8.0 inches on the diagonal,
`
`PICTURE THIS: NEC
`includes a VGA-out
`cable with the Mobile-
`Pro for presentations.
`
`the 750C's screen is al-
`most the same size as that
`of the Hitachi. Its 16mm
`key pitch for the 80-key
`keyboard is a single—but
`significant—millimeter less
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`Novatel Wireless Inc.
`Novatel Contact
`If you must stay in touch all the
`time—a necessity for an in-
`creasing number of mobile
`workers—the Novatel Contact
`gives you that opportunity.
`Otherwise a fairly ordinary
`hand-held PC device with a
`7.1-inch diagonal, four-shade
`monochrome back-
`lit screen, the 80-
`MHz Hitachi Su-
`perH-3–powered
`Contact charges to
`the front of the
`communications
`brigade
`
`currently in great flux, al-
`though monthly flat rates com-
`parable to landline ISP rates
`are expected