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`REVI a ee.
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`O F
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`NE W a P PIN G PRODUCTS
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`First Looks
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`Crean
` asonic’s new sear:the
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`Pocket Windows
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`Thesefirst three Windows CE systems put the computing
`world in the palm ofyour hand.—By Sebastian Rupley
`
`ear after year, PDAs, or
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`ypersonaldigitalassistants,
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`fail to capture the imagina-
`tion of computer buyers or ful-
`fill the rosy expectationsofin-
`dustry analysts, pundits, and
`gurus. Now oneof the mostfar-
`reaching efforts to breathe life
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`Your Palm,” January 7, 1997).
`Designed to operate with a
`compact 4MB of RAM, Win-
`dowsCEis graphical computing
`strippedtoits essentials.
`Consumerelectronics com-
`panies andtraditional PC mak-
`ers alike haverallied around the
`
`into the moribund hand-held
`computer marketis converging
`around the latest member of
`the Microsoft Windowsfamily:
`Windows CE.
`Code-named Pegasus, Win-
`dows CE is a 32-bit, multitask-
`ing operating system that has
`the look and feel of Windows
`95, Windowsusers will feel right
`at home, from the Start button,
`to Windows Explorer, to the
`stripped-down versions of such
`Windows applications as Pocket
`Excel and Word (For morein-
`formation, see “Windows in
`
`operating system by producing
`a new generation of HPCs, or
`hand-held PCs. We got our
`handsonthefirst three devices:
`the $499 Casio Cassiopeia A-10,
`the $649 NEC Electronics
`MobilePro 400, and the $699
`Philips Velo 1, Months of specu-
`lation hinted that these svelte
`Windows systems would be
`aimed at price-conscious con-
`sumers looking for a step up
`from a Wizard or Boss electron-
`ic organizer, but the first HPCs
`offer a range of palmtops, from
`$500 electronic organizers on
`
`steroids to enterprise sidekicks
`for networked PCs priced at
`about $700.
`The majority of Windows CE
`systems will probably be users’
`second—and in many cases
`third—PC.The big bangfor the
`buck with these miniature sys-
`tems comes from theirability to
`take advantage of the familiar
`Windows
`interface. Earlier
`PDA-centric operating systems
`tried (without much success) to
`build
`proprietary
`interfaces
`around communica-
`tions tasks and not-
`
`so-trustworthy hand-
`writing recognition.
`The missing element
`has been applications
`that go beyond the
`standard word proc-
`essor and spread-
`sheet programs.
`These Windows
`
`CE systems, howev-
`er, offer the possibili-
`ty of porting just
`about every 32-bit
`Windows application
`ever written. Many
`programs have too
`small an audience to
`make it to a PDA
`near you. Others are
`inappropriate due to
`Windows CE's
`re-
`liance on a small
`monochromedisplay.
`Butif only a few outof a hundred
`are ported to Windows CE,the
`numberofavailable applications
`will quickly overtake those writ-
`ten for other PDAs.
`The applications that come
`with these first Windows CE
`PDAs—Pocket Excel, Pocket
`Word, Version 2.0 of Internet Ex-
`plorer, and an assortmentoffile-
`transfer and -synchronization
`utilities—are the tip of the ice-
`berg. To add to its own Windows
`CEapplications, Microsoft cites
`over 90 application developers
`who have Windows CE add-ons
`
`CF-25, handles everything
`you can dish out. Page 54.
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`1-800-BROWSE:
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`the Web on the
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`PocketNet
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` upgrad-
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`ability, and peripherals. The
`Philips Velo 1 put it all together: It’s the fastest,
`most expandable, most richly configured, and
`best designed unit of the bunch, making it our
`Editors’ Choice for the first wave of Windows
`CE systems.
`Unlike the competition, which opted for
`PC Card-based data communications, the
`Velo 1 stands out from the crowd by includ-
`ing a V.32bis modem,which is capable of a
`maximum throughput of 19.2 Kbps for
`transferring files and sending faxes. Com-
`
`Although these PDAs look
`alike from a distance, a closer
`bined with its MIPS R-3900 CPU,it was the
`Editors’ Choice
`examination shows that each
`fastest of the three at a variety of common
`tasks. And there's the bonus of the Velo 1’s
`has a different focus and config-
`+ Philips Velo 1
`uration. The Velo 1, which is
`Voice Memoapplication, which turns the
`built-in microphone andspeakerintoaus-
`clearly positioned for the enter-
`Among this trio of
`able recorder for brief voice memos or
`prise user, was the only PDA
`to include a built-in V.32bis
`sound bites. The Velo 1 also includes a copy
`Windows CEpalmtop
`modem; the others depend on
`of Intuit’s Pocket Quicken, a boonto those
`PC Card modemsfor communi-
`computers, one stood
`who wanttojot down expenses electronical-
`ly or review the family’s finances.
`cations support. In addition, the
`Both Casio’s Cassiopeia A-10 and NEC's
`Velo | is the most expandable,
`MobilePro 400 aimed lower on the PDA
`with a maximum RAMceiling
`scale, The Cassiopeia A-10, which comes with
`of 36MB, while the others top
`2MB of RAM (compared to 4MB for the
`out at 8MB of RAM.To many
`other two systems),
`is basic through and
`this may sound like semicon-
`ductor overkill, but we envision
`through, while the MobilePro puts its empha-
`sis on providing file-transfer and -synchro-
`complex database and commu-
`nization utilities.
`nication applications that may
`Despite its higher cost, the Velo 1's built-in
`need this much memory.
`modem, excellent expandability, top-flight
`Asfar as software goes, each
`system also goes its own way.
`performance, and unique software applica-
`tions earn our nod as the best ofthe first
`For example, the Cassiopeia
`comes with a financial calc-
`group of Windows CE systems. The Velo 1
`gives us hope that PDAs may catch on.
`ulator that can help you with
`bondinterest or mortgage pay-
`ments, while the MobilePro
`adds a CD-ROML-basedset of
`utilities for synchronizing data
`with a desktop or mobile PC.
`The Velo 1 comes with both
`Pocket Quicken home finance
`software and a handy voice
`memo application for storing
`and organizing recorded sound
`bites.
`
` in the works,including DataViz
`
`and Puma (file-conversion and-
`synchronizationutilities), Sym-
`antec (contact-managementap-
`plications), and Wright Systems
`(mobile forms programs).
`Many of these applications
`aren't out yet, so some users
`parkedin front of Pocket Excel
`and Pocket Word on a Windows
`CE palmtop maybe disappoint-
`ed. They should remind them-
`selves, however, that spread-
`sheet
`and word processor
`programs made their way to
`PDAs dueto the early efforts of
`such PDApioneers as Hewlett-
`Packard (the LX series of
`PDAs) and Sharp (the Zaurus
`series of PDAs). With Windows
`running on these palmtops, the
`promise of a wave of applica-
`tions ported to Windows CE
`can't be dismissed.
`The weak link in the PDA
`chain remains the obligatory
`small, monochrome LCD pan-
`els. The
`tiny,
`rudimentary
`screens that adorn these units
`don't exactly afford panoramic
`views of Web pages; for that mat-
`ter, they don't even offer even
`the luxury of color, After years of
`using large color monitors or
`
`portable active-matrix screens,
`many will be turned off by the
`640- by 240-pixel, gray-scale
`screens that each of these PDAs
`use to display information.
`
`TO EACH HIS OWN
`The three systems wetested had
`alot incommon. Eachfits easily
`into a jacket’s breast pocket, a
`briefcase, or a handbag, weighs in
`at about
`three-quarters of a
`
`batteries for about 20 hours of
`use. Two particular
`inconve-
`niences stand out, though: You
`must have e-mail filtered through
`a POP3 server, and you have to
`input data by using a combina-
`tion of the unit’s cramped (but
`serviceable) QWERTY key-
`board and its stylus on the
`pressure-sensitive screen. During
`evaluation, we frequently found
`ourselves finger-tied and won-
`dering what to do with the stylus.
`
`pound, and runs ona pair of AA
` Be Fa
`
`NECK-AND-NECK
`Despite being based on a range
`of different processors, these
`three first-generation
`Windows CE units
`didn’t reveal huge per-
`formance differences.
`_ Nevertheless, the Velo 1
`_ was a consistent overa-
`chiever. The Cassiopeia
`uses the Hitachi SH-3
`architecture, while the
`MobilePro and Velo 1
`are based on NEC’ V-series and
`the MIPS R-3900 series, respec-
`tively. Undera varietyoftesting
`conditions, they all felt snappy
`and quick to respond to input
`from either the pen or key-
`board. They're all
`instant-
`on devices, which removes
`the tedium of waiting for Win-
`dows to load before you get
`
`_
`
`_
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`BLUE-LIGHT SPECIAL: Ar just $499, Casio's Cassiopeia A-10 set the
`pace as the least expensive Windows CE system available.
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`Windows CE Systems
` peia A-10 and NEC MobilePro 400 were roughly
`
`) The winner across the board was the Philips Velo 1,
`| which was the fastest of the three Windows CE sys-
`Wi
`tems on our trio of timed tasks. The Casio Cassio-
`
`equivalent, although the MobilePro had a slight advantage.
`Lowerscores represent better
`OpenFile
`Recalculation
`Spell-Check
`performance.
`Boldtype denotes first place.
`Seconds
`Seconds
`Seconds
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`Casio Cassiopeia A-10
`19
`4
`3
`NEC MobilePro 400
`18
`3
`3
`
`PhilipsVelo 1
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`14
`
`2
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`2
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`HOW WE TESTED
`three typical tasks. In
`ing
`We timed these Windows CE systems
`Pocket Word, we spell-checked a 35K Word file that contained 12 errors.
`In Pocket Excel, we performed 8 recalculations in a 25K file, and we
`timed how longit took to open a typical Excel file.
`
`down to work; you just open
`the case and start typing.
`In quantitative and qualita-
`tive tests, the Velo 1 was the
`pocket speed demon of the
`bunch. Commontasks, such as
`opening and closing applica-
`
`schedulers, think low and get
`one of the many organizers that
`cost about $100, But if you're
`tions, are noticeably faster on
`the Velo 1, but with a second or
`seeking the powerandflexibili-
`ty to write, work through
`two separating the best and the
`spreadsheets, and even nose
`worst performers,it wasn’t ex-
`around on the Web without
`actly aslam dunk.
`These first three HPCs are
`being tied down bya traditional
`only a sneak preview of Win-
`PC, then either the Cassiopeia
`COUNTERPOINT
`
`dows CE systems to come. Ex-
`pect to see at least another four
`in the coming months from PC
`vendors,
`including Hewlett-
`Packard and Compaq (see the
`sidebar “Windows of Opportu-
`nity”), And despiteall this HPC
`hype, the Psion3cis fully com-
`petitive with this wave of hand-
`held PCs
`(see the sidebar
`“Psion: Past, Present, and
`Maybe Future of the PDA”),
`
`HAND-OFF
`Which oneis right for you de-
`pends on your palmtop ambi-
`tions.If you're looking for noth-
`ing more than an electronic
`address book of contacts and
`
`or the MobilePro shouldsuffice.
`If you want your pocket PC
`to be a valued travel companion
`and workhorse-on-the-go, look
`no further than the Velo 1,
`which wasthe fastest of the trio,
`the only one to include a
`modem, and the most elegantof
`the three systems.
`
`Casio Inc.
`Cassiopeia A-10
`espite its celestial name,
`Casio’s
`$499 Cassiopeia
`A-10 is a down-to-earth and
`economical PDA. The Cas-
`siopeiatries to differentiate it-
`self from the growing crowd
`both by price and by offering
`unique software extras, butit
`was the most basic and least
`functional of the three devices
`we lookedat.
`The Cassiopeia measures 6.8-
`by3.6- by l-inch, makingit the
`smallest of the devices we test-
`ed—if only by a hair. Ready for
`
`Psion:Past, Present, and Mayde Future ofthe PDA
`
`recorder and editor, and a world time converter. There's even a
`card game called Patience, but I neverfigured out how to playit.
`PDAs are as personal as toothpaste, and over the years I keep
`coming back to Psion. Sure there's no stylus or pointer, but nav-
`igation within its simple interface is so straightforward that you
`really don't need them. Andthere's no pen tolose, The excellent
`
`hat’s the big deal with these Windows CE systems, Sebast-
`ian? Sure, they set a level playing field for manufacturers
`and software vendors to compete on, but just about every
`Windows CE innovation is old hatfor the Psion 3 series of PDAs.
`Powered by an 7.7-MHz NEC V30 processor, the Psion 3c’s
`2MB of memory goes a long way because its operating system
`is a memory miser. All items are displayed on the unit’s 480-
`by 160-pixel monochrome screen, which can show 80 charac-
`ters on each of its 25 lines, At 6.5 by 3,3 by 1 inches, the Psion
`3c is smaller than the Windows CE systems reviewed here,
`and it tips the scales at just 10 ounces.In addition, its textured
`plastics and industrial design set a world standard.
`Yes, the Psion 3c uses proprietary
`applications, as opposed to CE’sWin-
`
`
`
`ing data between the PC and the Psion.It takes about 10 sec-
`onds to move a 25K Word file into the Psion 3c using the serial
`connection running atits full speed of 57 Kbps.
`The Psion 3Cis far from perfect;it needstocontinue toevolve.
`The system's upgrade cards are not standard, the external modem
`is bulky and slow, and a slightly larger
`screen would makeit easier to read
`small type. But withinthe constraintsof
`fitting into ajacket’s breast pocket, the
`Psion 3C is a step ahead.
`At about $550 complete with soft-
`ware—about thesame price as stripped
`Windows CE systems—the
`fully
`equipped Psion 3c is a bargain And it
`remains my favorite fora pocketful of
`data—Brian Nadel
`Psion3c. Street price: $550. Psion Inc.,
`Concord, MA; 508-371-0310; fax, 508-
`371-9611; www.psion.com. Circle 412
`on reader service card.
`
`PQCKET PC: The Psion 3c packs a multitude of
`applications into its pocketable case.
`
`ing from screen savers to personal fi-
`nance and database managers. Mi-
`crosoft and Symantec have even
`ported the Automap digital atlas and
`ACT, respectively, for the Psion. The
`Psion 3c comes with a word processor
`(compatible with Word files), a spread-
`sheet (compatible with Lotus 1-2-3 and
`Excelfiles), a database (that uses na-
`tive .DBFfiles), ascheduler,afileman-
`ager, acalculator,anote pad,asound
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`synchronization software for keeping your data in all the right places.
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`MOBILITY: NEC's MobilePro 400 offers the best mix offile-
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`NECElectronics
`
`range performerof this Windows
`CEtrio. Onits Pocket Excel re-
`calculation and Pocket Word
`spell check, the MobilePro was
`nestled between the Cassiopeia
`at the low end and the Velo 1 at
`the high end.
`In addition to the standard
`software offerings in Windows
`CE—including Pocket Word,
`Pocket Excel, Internet Explorer
`Two Mini Cards, One Type ll”
`PC Card with V-Module cradle
`2.0, and several PIM modules—
`MIPS 32-bit A 3900/36.6 MHz
`the MobilePro comes with a
`4MB, BMB
`CD-ROM-basedsetofutilities
`V.32bis, 19.2-Kbps capable
`called Windows CE Manager
`tions designed to allow fax and
`a day on the job, it weighs 13
`for synchronizing data between
`one IrDAinfrared wireless port.
`The MobilePro comesin two
`wireless e-mail communications,
`ounceswithits pair of AA bat-
`the PDA and a desktop PC.
`flavors: a MobilePro 200 version
`These applications madeit easi-
`but you're on your own as to
`teries in place but withoutits
`with 2MB of RAM and the
`which modem to use it with. For
`er to keep yourdata up to date
`ACadapter. The device can ae-
`4MB MobilePro 400 we evalu-
`and in the right place.
`business users shopping in this
`cept a Type II PC Card, and it
`ated. Both versions come with
`At $649, the 4MB MobilePro
`price range, the inclusion of a
`has a serial port and an IrDA
`emphasizes the synchronization
`8MB of ROM, whichis equal to
`high-end financial calculator
`wireless infrared port.
`that of the Velo 1 and twice that
`Like the MobilePro,the Cas-
`of data with a desktop or note-
`alone may make the Cassiopeia
`the best choice.
`siopeia comes in two memory
`book PC and could very well be
`of the Cassiopeia.
`the
`Like the Cassiopeia,
`Casio Cassiopeia A-10. List price:
`configurations, The A-10 model
`the value compromise between
`With 2MB RAM, $499. Casio
`we looked at came equipped
`
`MobilePro hasabarely passable the powerand flexibility of the
`Inc., Dover, NJ; 888-204-7765;
`with 2MB of RAM, but we sug-
`0.5-inch speakeron theleft side
`Velo 1 and the economyof the
`fax, 201-361-3819; www.casio
`gest you consider the A-11
`of the display panel for sound
`Cassiopeia. It’s the Windows CE
`com. Circle 413 on reader ser-
`effects. The MobilePro has a
`PDAfor those who need to live
`model, which comes with 4MB
`vice card.
`of RAM and costs about $100
`docking unit called the Mobile-
`on a strict budget but don’t want
`more. Both the A-10 and A-11
`Pro Cradle, which facilitates
`to compromise.
`units come with 4MB of ROM,
`easy file transfers to a PC;just
`MobilePro 400. List price: With
`4MB RAM, $649. NEC Elec-
`compared to 8MB for both the
`snap the unit into the cradle and
`MobilePro and Velo 1. This
`run the included software.
`tronics, Computer Systems Di-
`The MobilePro is based on a
`vision, Mountain View, CA;
`extra space for storing BIOS
`800-632-4525,
`415-528-6000;
`commands, operating systems,
`NEC V4101 CPU runningat 33
`www.nec.com, Circle 414 on
`MHz. Onourtests, the Mobile-
`and applications will probably
`Pro was the mid-
`come in handy as this species
`evolves. The Cassiopeia’s 0.5-
`inch speakerto the left of its dis-
`play was barely adequate for
`playing .WAVfiles.
`Based ona Hitachi SH-3 RISC
`processor, the Cassiopeia per-
`formed our recalculation on a
`25K Pocket Excel spreadsheet in
`4 seconds, which was slightly
`slower than the MobilePro and
`Velo 1—3 and 2 seconds, respec-
`tively. On our spell-check test on
`a 35K Pocket Word file with 12
`errors, the Cassiopeia again took
`up the rear at 19 seconds. Al-
`though it is clearly the laggard of
`these three devices, the Cas-
`siopeia did quite well when you
`considerthatit has less memory
`than the other two,
`The Cassiopeia comes with
`several unique business applica-
`
`EC's MobilePro 400 is a fully
`functional Windows CEsys-
`tem thatis middleof the road in
`all respects. It’s posi-
`tioned for cost-con-
`scious users
`and
`
`lacks the expand-
`ability, hardware ex-
`tras,
`and unique
`software offerings
`found in Philips’s
`Velo 1 system. But
`considering its price
`tag, the MobilePro
`is a good value.
`Measuring 6.9- by
`3.7- by 1-inch and
`weighing 13 ounces
`without
`its AC
`adapter but with a pair of AA
`batteries in place, the MobilePro
`is Slightly larger than the Cas-
`siopeia and the Velo 1.
`Its
`connections with the outside
`world include one Type I] PC
`Card slot, one serial port, and
`
`reader service card.
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`First Looks
`
`Philips Mobile Computing Group
`
`Positioned to ap-
`peal to enterprise
`users who want
`
`HAND POWER: Philips's Velo ] puts it all together with exceptional
`performance, a built-in modem (inset), and a sleek design.
`
`you need to use the external Type
`II PC Card bay. The system does
`have a serial port
`and an IrDA in-
`frared port.
`The sculpted Velo
`L has easily the most
`high-end features
`and are willing to
`refined design of the
`bunch. Totheleft of
`payalittle extra,
`the Velo 1 costs
`its display is a pop-
`$699. Butit’s well
`out toggle for an RJ-
`worththe price because ofits in-
`11 phone jack, mak-
`ingit the only oneofthe three to
`cluded array of goodies—from a
`built-in modem to its synchro-
`be communications-ready out of
`nization cradle—that are aimed
`the box;the others require a PC
`Card modem to make a connec-
`at power-hungry users.
`Ready for the road, the Velo 1
`tion. In addition, to the right of
`measures 6.8- by 3.7- by 1-inch
`the display is a small button,
`and weighs 13 ounces withoutits
`which when pushed lights the
`AC adapter but with two AA
`screen for added visibility. The
`batteries installed. Like the
`downside ofthis communications
`MobilePro, the Velo 1 comes
`equationis that with the modem
`with 8MB of ROM;the Cas-
`operating, battery life is decimat-
`siopeia comes with half as much.
`ed, so plan on bringing the AC
`The oddball of the group, the
`adapter along with you.
`Velo 1 uses a DRAM Mini Card
`Built around a MIPS R-3900
`slot for memory expansion of up
`32-bit processor running at 36.6
`to 36MB: there's also a flash
`MHz, the Velo 1 placed first on
`memory Mini Cardslot. Unlike
`all three of our performance
`tests. On our recalculation tests
`the other two PDAs,the Velo 1
`itself doesn't have a PC Cardslot,
`with a 25K Pocket Excel spread-
`and for larger-scale expansion
`sheet, the spell-checking of a
`
`service card.
`
`Pocket Word file, and the open-
`ing ofa file, the Velo 1 was al-
`waysat least a second ahead of
`the other two.
`The Velo 1 unit we looked
`at came with its own mix of
`software in addition to the
`standard Windows CE fare.
`The Velo 1 has a handyset of
`application-switching buttons
`
`Windows ofOpportunity »
`
`ith the first Windows CE systems
`out and on store shelves for the holi-
`day season, several others are on
`deck, awaiting release this spring and sum-
`mer. In contrast to the initial pocket rock-
`ets, the next three systems mayactually
`gain from waiting for some of the first gen-
`eration kinks to be worked out of
`Windows CE. And rather than being
`generic PDAs, these will each have an
`
`® Hewlett Packard's as-
`yet-unnamed system will
`takegraphics and display
`astep further withwhat
`will likely be the largest
`displayfor a Windows
`CE system. Its 640-by-
`420 screen is 1.3 inches
`wider than the others.
`
`prevalent 480-by-240 screen. Lookfor an
`intriguing GSM-based hybrid cellular
`phone/PDAthat willbe aEurope-only device.
`= Hitachi is emphasizing computing power
`with an HPC system thatwill be powered
`by the company’s own 32-bit SuperH RISC
`processor.
`= The last to arrive at the Windows CE party
`will probably be Compaq.Its system will be
`an update of Casio's Cassiopeia and will focus
`on wireless connectivity and remote
`e-mail coverage.
`With a new hand-held
`operating system and at
`least seven new ultra-
`portable systems to
`choose from, the universe
`of PDAs is expanding
`rapidly. The question is
`whether this market will
`continue toexpand,level
`off, or be followed by an
`implosion.—Brian Nadel
`
`for popping up Internet Ex-
`plorer, Excel, or any of several
`other applications. In addition,
`there’s a copy of Pocket Quick-
`en for running the family fi-
`nance numbers while you're on
`the road,
`interesting pro-
`The most
`gram is the Velo 1's Voice
`Memoapplication, which al-
`lows the user to record brief
`voice memosvia a built-in mi-
`crophone and store them in
`Windows Explorer-like tree
`fashion. As with the other two,
`the Velo 1's on-board speaker
`wasbarely adequate.
`Positioned as the power-
`user's hand-held computer, the
`Velo 1's $699 price includes a
`docking station and built-in
`modem.Thesystem is clearly
`the fastest, most expandable,
`and most feature-rich unit we
`tested. Compared to the Cas-
`siopeia and MobilePro,
`the
`Velo 1 looks and feels like a
`second-generation system, and
`it is our choice for taking your
`data and favorite applications
`on the road.
`Velo 1. List price: With 4MB
`RAMunit and dockingstation,
`$699. Philips Mobile Computing
`Group, Sunnyvale, CA; 888-
`367-8356, 408-523-2800; www
`.velo.com. Circle 415 on reader
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