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Last Gadget Standing: Digital Mobility
The Cingular Audiovox SMT5600: A Diminutive Windows Smartphone
The Cingular Audiovox SMT5600 is the smallest smartphone in North America to use Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition. It's also the first based on that OS to feature Windows Media Player 10 Mobile. This provides a rich new media experience that enables the seamless transfer of media from a PC running Windows XP.
The new Audiovox SMT5600 allows Cingular customers to take the familiarity of Microsoft Office and Outlook features with them. With the latest in personal information management (PIM) technology, such as over-the-air access to your Outlook calendar, Inbox, and contacts, you can easily transfer your most important information to your mobile phone. In addition, users will be able to access corporate e-mail through Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and third-party middleware providers. For more information, see www.cingular.com.
Creative Zen Micro: An MP3 iPod Smasher
The 5GB Creative Zen Micro holds up to 2,500 songs, delivers up to 12 hours of continuous music playback, and is available in ten electrifying colors. Turning on the tiny player (it's a mere 3.3 inches high and weighs less than 4 ounces) or pressing the touch pad illuminates the soft blue glow on the buttons and face. The stylish, ultraportable device has a built-in FM radio and voice recorder, and it features a unique vertical touch pad for intuitive, touch-sensitive navigation. Curved to fit in your pocket or rest in the palm of your hand, the Zen Micro combines industry-leading audio quality and access to over 2 million songs through Creative Zen–supported music services. The battery is removable and rechargeable, and you can even get organized with a built-in Outlook-compatible organizer. For more information, see www.creativelabs.com.
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Dell Axim X50v: Staying Productive and Entertained on the Go
The Dell Axim X50v is the first Pocket PC handheld to feature Microsoft's Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition software for Pocket PCs with the new Windows Media Player 10 Mobile. That means you can easily load music playlists, movies, and even favorite TV shows, viewing and listening from anywhere. The Axim X50v is also the first Pocket PC handheld that is PlaysForSure-certified, enabling access to subscription services like CinemaNow, Musicmatch, and Napster.
The Axim X50v features a 3.7-inch VGA screen with four times the resolution of a standard QVGA handheld. The screen is combined with an independent graphics processor and Intel's 2700G multimedia accelerator, so it delivers a rich multimedia entertainment experience, including photo viewing, DVD-quality video playback, and unprecedented 3D PDA gaming. When combined with the optional presentation bundle, road warriors can use the Axim X50v's dual-display capability to project presentations. Axim X50v models have Bluetooth 1.2 wireless technology and Wi-Fi 802.11b wireless capability for quick access to the Internet and e-mail, as well as a headphone/headset jack for use with optional VoIP and voice recognition applications. For more information, see www.dell.com.
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HP iPAQ h6315 Pocket PC: Voice, Data, and the Ultimate in Wireless
The HP iPAQ Pocket PC h6315 delivers both voice communication and powerful data access. It's the first handheld with three-way wireless technologies built in. This gives you one global device to use for all your mobile communication needs. The h6315 integrates GSM/GPRS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth to give you high-speed wireless voice and data connectivity at work, at home, and on the go. The removable, snap-on keyboard allows for easy e-mail or note composition, and the integrated camera with a bright 3.5-inch display makes it a cinch to take a quick picture and share it wirelessly with friends.
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The HP iPAQ h6315 provides the broadest high-speed wireless connectivity to the Internet today: You can use e-mail, send text and multimedia messages, and make phone calls—all at the same time. Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11b enables fast wireless access to e-mail, Internet, and corporate data. The built-in Bluetooth adds the convenience of hands-free calling via headsets, wireless printing, and easy information exchange with other Bluetooth-capable devices. For more information, see www.hp.com.
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iRiver H10: A Music Player Plus
The iRiver H10 player—the newest member of the iRiver music player family—offers a more intuitive user experience, a color display, a swappable battery, and touch strip control. The stylish 5GB player comes in four designer colors (Lounge Gray, Remix Blue, Trance Red, and Triple Platinum) and offers vivid color screens for viewing photos. It weighs only 3.4 ounces.
The iRiver H10 plays up to 150 hours of digital music and contains a rechargeable and replaceable battery, an integrated voice recorder, and a digital FM tuner with FM recording capabilities. The player comes bundled with iRiver earphones, a quality carrying case, an installation software CD, an AC adapter, a USB 2.0 cable, an interface cable, and a printed user manual. For more information, see www.iriver.com.
Olympus m:robe 500: Setting Your Images to Music
The Olympus m:robe 500 (also called the MR-500i) is the flagship model of the new Olympus m:robe series. It combines a 20GB digital music player with a 1.22-megapixel digital camera to create a compact and stylish, one-of-a-kind multimedia device. The device uses a button-free flat-panel touch screen interface to make working with music and images intuitive. The touch screen incorporates a vibrant 3.7-inch color VGA LCD. You can take your music and images to that display and "remix" them, using several built-in templates. Then you can show friends and family your "work"—with transitions from one image to the next set to music. By combining music and images, the m:robe 500 reinvents the photo album and offers a hip, fun way to share your creative expressions with others. For more information, see www.olympus.com.
palmOne Treo 650: A Truly Smarter Phone
The Treo 650 smartphone from palmOne makes it easier than ever to stay connected. It simplifies your life by combining a compact mobile phone with e-mail, an organizer, messaging, and Web access. There's also Bluetooth technology, so you can connect wirelessly to other Bluetooth devices, a built-in MP3 player, a digital camera that captures video, and a vibrant color screen that brings everything to life. The Treo 650 smartphone looks and feels just like a phone, but it's so much more. You can carry thousands of business and personal phone numbers with you, and then dial any of them by name right from your Contacts list. And a full QWERTY keyboard makes dialing, entering information, and using all of your Treo 650's functions that much easier.
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Samsung YH-999 Portable Media Player: Entertainment in Your Hand
The pocket-size Samsung YH-999 Portable Media Center is a handheld entertainment device that makes it easy to store and play recorded TV, movies, home videos, music, and photos transferred from any Windows XP PC. Playback is a cinch whether you're listening with headphones, viewing via the 3.5-inch LCD screen, or using the AV-out connector to a large-screen display.
Built on a Microsoft platform, it supports WMV, WMA, MP3, and JPG and is compatible with MPEG, MPEG 2, MS-DVR (Media Center TV files), ASF, AVI, WAV, and MIDI files, which can all be downloaded using the built-in USB 2.0 port. You can also use Windows Media Player to sync music libraries, recorded TV, video, and pictures to the YH-999. It will let you create your own playlists. Other features include easy-to-use Windows Mobile software, simple controls and settings, intuitive navigation, and content bookmarking. The entire unit is a diminutive 3.8 by 4.2 by 0.8 inches and weighs only half a pound. The Samsung YH-999 comes equipped with a lithium ion rechargeable battery. The package includes a charging cradle, composite AV-out, an IR remote control, and a set of headphones. For more information, see www.samsung.com.
Copyright ?? 2005 Ziff Davis Media Inc. All Rights Reserved. Originally appearing in PC Magazine.