GO Corporation Founded by Jerry Kaplan, Robert Carr, and Kevin Doren
August 14, 1987 — No press release was issued.
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Every machine, peripheral, and prototype that defined the pen-based era — slates, convertibles, and clipboards, in the order they shipped.
August 14, 1987 — No press release was issued.
GRiD Systems Corp. introduces GRiDPad, a computer so light it can be held in one hand and used while standing or walking.
GRiD Systems Corp. announces that numerous software vendors are building applications for the handwriting and electronic pen interface capabilities of GRiDPad, its new 4.5-pound portable computer that recognizes printed handwriting.
Sponsored by GRiD Systems Corp., the Pen Interface and Handwriting Recognition Conference will be the first national gathering ever held for software developers, Value-Added Resellers, corporate information managers and analysts who want to learn more about computers that use a pen interface instead of a keyboard.
The San Francisco Examiner has broken new ground by conducting the first ever election-day exit poll using GRiDPAD, the only computer in America that recognizes handwriting and uses an electronic pen interface instead of a keyboard.
Kellogg, the cereals company, equips its retail sales reps with state-of-the art, pen-and-display GRiDPAD computers from GRiD Systems Corp.
The price of a palmtop personal computer reached a record low today when Atari Computer announced that the one-pound Portfolio Computer is now priced at $299.95 for the basic unit.
Handheld pen-and-display computer GRiDPAD is becoming a big hit at salvage yards where it is being used primarily to inventory and price salvageable car and truck parts.
Phoenix Technologies Ltd. announces an agreement with GO Corp. that will allow for the rapid development of portable pen computers.
Three of the world’s top industrial design and engineering firms, responsible for GRiD and GO computers, announce they will merge to create IDEO, the first completely integrated full-service product development firm.
GO Corp. demonstrates its pen operating system PenPoint on NCR’s 3125 Notepad computer, the first announced Intel 386-based pen hardware platform.
NCR Corporation introduces the NCR System 3125, an advanced pen-based notepad and first mobile automation tool with true handwriting-recognition capabilities.
Microsoft Corp. and NCR Corp. announces that NCR will offer Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing on its new pen-based notepad, the NCR 3125.
GRiD Systems Corp. and Pen Pal Associates Inc. introduces GRiDPen-Pal, the first applications development environment that will allow non-professional programmers to develop applications for GRiDPAD, GRiD’s pen-based computer.
GRiD Systems Corp., the only company shipping pen-based computers in North America and Europe, introduces the GRiDPAD, the first pen-based computer with a hard disk drive and backlit display.
Eight additional hardware manufacturers announce intentions to build pen computers or display products that will support Microsoft Windows environment for Pen Computing.
The Gillette Co., a $4 billion international consumer products corporation, announces it is planning to make a major commitment to pen-based computing with the purchase of some 300 GRiDPAD pen-based computers from GRiD Systems Corp.
PCradio connects to larger IBM computers via radio or cellular-based communications, or through conventional telephone lines by using integrated modems.
The announcement IBM’s PCradio computer, combines IBM’s strength in portable computing with Motorola’s RPM400i radio packet modem.
The first of these products will use Motorola’s RPM 400i radio modem for wireless wide area, packet data communications and electronic messaging over the ARDIS network in the United States and similar services in other countries.
NCR Corp. announces it has signed an agreement with SystemSoft Corporation to provide the Power Management and BIOS Software for NCR’s System 3125 pen based notepad computer.
Momenta International of Mountain View, California unveiled the first computer to blend the functions of a pen-based system and a standard notebook computer.
Phoenix Technologies Ltd. announces a complete OEM design solution for pen systems utilizing the Intel 80386SL Microprocessor SuperSet to run either GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system or Microsoft’s Windows for Pen operating environment.
GRiD Systems Corp. announces plans to demonstrate the GRiDPADSL, a pen computer based on an Intel 80386SL microprocessor, at Fall COMDEX ’91.
The development of 3.3 volt systems allows original equipment manufacturers to design laptop, notebook, pen-based and palmtop personal computers that offer the longest possible battery life.
Microsoft announces that four additional hardware companies plan support for Microsoft Windows for Pens as Microsoft plans industry’s largest pen exhibit.
GRiD Systems Corp. unveils the GRiDPADRF, the industry’s first pen computer with integrated wireless communications capability.
“We’ve got the support it takes to pioneer the mobile computing market, and it shows at Comdex,” notes Bill Campbell, president and chief executive officer of GO Corp.
A prototype of Hyundai’s pen computer on display at COMDEX. Shipments scheduled to begin in mid-1992.
Defined by being ready-to-use right out of the box, a form factor approximately six-by-ten inches and low power consumption characteristics, the Companion PC will offer users a full-size keyboard and display, industry standard ROM-based Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0.
dataNOW! utilizes an on-screen, object-oriented graphical interface that allows a customer with no computer programming knowledge to develop a complete data-collection application within minutes.
Phoenix offers complete reference designs for 386 SX/SL notebooks, sub-notebooks, and pen-systems.
Scriptel Corporation, which recently signed an agreement to provide pen-based technology to Apple, announces a cordless stylus and single-chip controller.
After connecting MacHandwriter to a Macintosh Computer, users can input Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana, Alphanumerics and symbols directly and naturally into most Macintosh models equipped with the KanjiTalk operating system.
Momenta announces availability of the Momenta Computer, the first computer to offer the benefits of a pen-based system and the standard functions of a notebook computer.
Kurta Corp. forms a division focused on the rapidly emerging pen-based computer OEM market.
The City of Phoenix purchases GRiD pen computers, where they are speeding up the delivery of social services to the disadvantaged, saving time for city caseworkers and reducing taxpayer costs.
The MS-DOS-based PalmPAD weighs 2.8 pounds and is a full-featured, ruggedized pen computer designed for data collection applications.
Logitech Thursday announces that its Gazelle digitizing tablet and wireless pen is being used in the PalmPAD, the first “wearable” PC introduced by GRiD Systems Corp.
Scriptel Corp. teams up with ParaGraph International to explore the potential development of a state-of-the-art, pen-based system that will allow OEM customers access to smaller, faster and more accurate digitizer and cursive handwriting recognition products.
PenPoint designed as a modern 32-bit, preemptive multitasking, general-purpose operating system uniquely suited to mobile pen computing.
GO Corp. announces, with hardware and software partners, the availability of innovative new products for its PenPoint operating system.
Major OEMs developing new pen systems with Phoenix PenBIOS.
Pen computers are already delivering their benefits to hundreds of corporate customers who are improving employee productivity, reducing costs and streamlining the flow of information from their field personnel, said Kirk Cruikshank, vice president of marketing for GRiD Systems Corp.
The Granite LINKS System features a hand-held VIDEOPAD with an easy-to-use touch screen.
Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. (previously Poqet Computer Corp.) announces that shipment of production version of PoqetPad, the company’s 1.2-pound, hand-held, pen-based computer, began on April 30.
MicroTouch Systems, Inc. announces that its TouchPen pen computing digitizer, one of the first to offer both touch and pen input, now supports Go Corporation’s PenPoint Operating System for pen computers.
Tandy announces that it has agreed in principle with Casio Computer Co., Ltd. to work together to design, develop, manufacture, market and distribute a new family of “Personal Information Processors.”
Advanced RISC Machines Ltd. (ARM) has announced a major design win for the ARM610 processor, just six months after the initial launch of the ARM6 technology.
GeoWorks will supply GEOS (Graphic Environment Operating System), its award winning, graphical, object oriented operating environment to this new family of devices.
Mouse Systems Corp., developer of the first mouse for the IBM PC, debuted PenMate.
Zenith Data Systems announces its intention to offer a pen-capable display upgrade for its award-winning Z-NOTE series of notebook PCs
Companies announce agreement to develop new Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) products in the multimedia player category.
Unit will develop semiconductor products, development tools and software based on the Hobbit microprocessor.
AT&T Microelectronics and GO Corp. made public their relationship to jointly develop products that will be the foundation for an open platform to address the emerging Personal Communicator market.
SuperScript Inc. and Kurta Corp. announces a business partnership which authorizes Kurta to manufacture SuperScript’s next generation desktop pen-based system.
Hi-Tech Management Systems and Hitachi Ltd. announce the Electronic Clipboard, a new hand-held, pen-based computer, based on the Intel386 SL microprocessor weighing little more than a conventional pen and full clipboard (about 2.7 lbs. including battery).
Samsung Electronics America, Information Systems Division, announces that it has begun shipping its Pen-Master notepad computer based on Intel’s powerful 80386SL microprocessor.
SystemSoft Corp. announces that it has added support for the Cirrus Logic Inc., CL-PD6710 and CL-PD6720 PCMCIA Host Adapters in its PCMCIA 2.0 software offerings.
NCR Corp. reinforces its leadership position in mobile, pen-based computing with the introduction of the NCR 3130 NotePad, a feature rich, highly versatile notepad computer.
Telxon Corporation, the world leader in wireless hand-held computer systems, and ARDIS, a joint venture of IBM and Motorola, announce a unique plan that allows field service organizations to test the power of hand-held microcomputers and wide area wireless data networks.
Personal Communicators are small, mobile devices that accept pen input, and are used primarily for communications.
SUNDISK Corp. introduces the industry’s first credit-card-sized mass storage device — a 3 x 2-inch card that uses flash-memory technology that can hold more than 40,000 pages of information.
The GPS unit, manufactured by industry leader Trimble, is integrated with a GRiD PalmPAD RF pen computer.
The Computer Systems Division of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. announces the company’s first computer that combines the power and capability of a notebook computer with the ease of use of today’s intuitive pen operating systems.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that Apple Japan Inc. will begin selling the MacHandwriter II, in December 1992, through its authorized dealers.
EO Inc. announces the EO Personal Communicator 440 and EO Personal Communicator 880, devices that put fax, electronic mail, cellular phone and personal computing capabilities into the hands of mobile executives.
More than 60 firms are scheduled to participate in the PCMCIA Gallery with products displayed to include the latest in memory cards, I/O cards, drivers, connectors, software, platforms, and more.
NEC Technologies Inc. redefines the standard for pen computing platforms with its introduction of the feature-rich UltraLite Autograph pen tablet.
The pen reference hardware design combines the Logitech PenMan digitizer system and Logitech Pen with PC/CHIP to create a 4 in. x 6 in. single-board pen computer.
The GRiD Convertible is a combination notebook and pen computer that quickly converts into a state-of-the-art notebook computer from a state-of-the-art tablet computer.
Hardware, software and communications partners commit to Hobbit Personal Communicator Platform.
AT&T announces that the world’s first personal communicator will be available to the public in AT&T Phone Centers in early 1993.
The Computer Systems Division of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. features its full line of notebook, portable and pen computers available for business, home office and individual users at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show ’93.
Apple provides a progress report on the development of its upcoming Newton family of personal digital assistants.
Fujitsu Personal Systems introduces an expanded marketing program to bring systems solutions to the mobile computing marketplace.
Early customer test for PenAPPC and product development for AT&T Hobbit microprocessors.
Under the terms of the agreement, IBM will sell OEM versions of its Application System/400 (AS/400) computer products to CIC, which will be integrated into CIC’s pen-based computer product line being designed for the China market.
Nippon Investment and Finance Co. Ltd. (NIF), a Daiwa Securities Group company, invests $900,000 in ARM.
The new systems are the PoqetPad Plus, targeted for use in pen-based field data collection applications, and the Poqet PC Plus, targeted at keyboard-based data collection and corporate messaging applications.
Motorola will manufacture and market a handheld device featuring integrated, wireless communications capabilities based on the Newton operating system.
Apple aims to license key technologies to companies who can manufacture and market a variety of exciting new products based on Newton technology to a broad range of customers.
The company announces that it will supply Newton-compatible chip sets for use both by licensees of the Newton operating system and by Apple Computer.
The IBM Personal Computer Company announces the availability of its second generation pen-based tablet computer, the IBM ThinkPad 710T.
AST Research Inc. enters the pen computing market with its launch of the new PenExec “PenTop” pen notebook computer.
Slate’s GRiD Convertible Pen Essentials applications software will be bundled with the GRiD Convertible for $2,499.
Already in the hands of more than 60 corporations, EO Personal Communicators are now available for sale to businesses and individuals directly from EO.
AT&T and EO Inc. combine their respective expertise to offer users a single line of Personal Communicators.
Sharp Electronics Corp. announces that it will soon release the first in a line of Personal Digital Assistants based on Apple Computer, Inc’s Newton Intelligence.
Palm computing applications incorporating PowerInk technology will first appear in the Zoomer PDAs being introduced this week at the Consumer Electronics Show by Casio Inc. and Tandy Corp.
MiniStor Peripherals Corp. announces that EO Inc. has selected MiniStor’s 64 megabyte (MB), IDE interface, 1.8 inch hard disk drive as the primary storage device for the EO Personal Communicator 880.
Zenith Data Systems announces the Z-NOTEPAD 425Ln, a pentop version of the award-winning Z-NOTE.
The Convertible 486 comes standard with MS-DOS 6.0, Microsoft Windows for Pens 3.1, and a version of the PenCell spreadsheet from PenWare Inc.
The market for personal digital assistants (PDAs) is finally taking off as the first products reach retailers.
Users will be able to find their location on maps, navigate point to point, find restaurants, shopping centers, or businesses “on the go,” and even get current traffic and weather information.
Fulfilling the promise of some of its futuristic “You Will” advertising, AT&T now says, “You can!” by offering customers its new handheld, pen-based personal communicator, which combines fax, electronic mail, cellular phone and personal productivity applications.
Licensing arrangements through Microlytics with Apple Computer, Claris Corp., Symantec, Lotus, Caere, Casio, Sharp Electronics, and over 80 additional firms provide both revenue to SelecTronics and connections to the world of Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) products.
The Newton MessagePad becomes first computer to incorporate the next wave of user interface, the STICI (pronounced “sticky” and standing for Self-Teaching Interpretive Communicating Interface).
The personal digital assistant (PDA) revolution will get a boost with the unveiling of Apple’s Newton product on Monday, August 2.
Apple Computer Inc. announces that the first product based on its innovative Newton technology, the Newton MessagePad, will ship on Aug. 2, 1993.
Coca-Cola, Monsanto, American Express, ProMED and others are implementing plans to incorporate Newton technologies into their information systems strategies.
Ex Machina debuts Pocketcall terminal program and Notify! wireless messaging to Apple Newton.
Sharp Electronics Corporation unveils the PI-7000 Expert Pad, the first licensed Personal Digital Assistant based on Apple Computer’s Newton Intelligence.
Fujitsu Personal Systems announces that its Value Added Partner Program has received support from more than 50 industry-leading VARs.
Represents a major step toward creating a new standard for this emerging market.
The Apple Newton MessagePad, introduced Aug. 2, 1993, has generated exceptional customer demand and industry accolades in its first fifteen days of availability.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. and Industrial Computer Systems (ICS) announce they have entered into a strategic partnership to provide integrated hardware/software wireless mobile data communications systems for the LTL and distribution markets.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces a technology partnership with Proxim Inc. to build wireless mobile computing solutions for vertical markets.
Kurta Corp. introduces the new VTS-5 Video Tablet System, a high-performance pen input peripheral designed to provide creative, user-oriented solutions for pen-based computer applications.
The 386-based Kalidor K2000 pen-based computer is uniquely designed to withstand rugged treatment in mobile computing applications, and weighs just 3.5 pounds.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc., Sulcus Hospitality Group Inc., and Proxim Inc. form a technology partnership that has produced the first wireless pen computer designed to automate dining establishment operations.
Apple announces that MessagePads expected in stores by Labor Day.
IBM Personal Computer Company unveils the ThinkPad 750 series, including the 750P, which comes with DOS 6.1, PenDOS, Microsoft Windows3.1, and Windows for Pen Computing 1.0.
Compaq Computer Corporation announces a fully featured notebook PC offering interactive use of a keyboard and pen; Compaq’s first notebook to support a pen interface.
Six companies announce that mass storage cards developed and supplied by them will be fully compatible with each other and will comply with the PC Card ATA standard.
Apple Computer UK announces that the Newton MessagePad is shipping and immediately available in the United Kingdom.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces that its has been selected by the State of Alabama to provide its 325Point pen-based computers to the State of Alabama Auditors Department and more than 20 other state government departments and agencies.
The AT&T EO Personal Communicator 440 wins the prestigious 1993 DISCOVER Award for Technological Innovation from Discover Magazine.
Motorola’s Paging and Wireless Data Group announces plans to design, manufacture and market a wireless personal communicator based on Microsoft At Work software for handheld systems.
First proven handheld device to integrate Intel 386sl architecture and multiple radio frequency communications options in 3.0 lb package.
The new Logitech Gazelle Pen Digitizer Business Unit will conduct advanced pen and digitizer research and develop custom digitizer designs.
Weighing only 14 ounces, the pocket-sized PDA 600 is as natural and easy to use as a traditional paper-based personal organizer. The user simply picks up the pen and writes on the screen.
The MessagePad is one of the fastest selling products that Apple has ever introduced.
Cutting the ties to a world bound by wires, Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces the PadPlus RF, one of the industry’s first mobile computers with wireless communications technology fully-integrated into a single-unit device.
Unlike the Newton, Psion employs a keyboard or voice input, as opposed to a pen device. “Pen has yet to be perfected,” notes Psion’s VP of Sales.
Increases performance, integration, and power options. Two-chip Personal Communicator designs now possible.
Fujitsu’s 325Point pen-based tablet handheld computer will integrate with Health Care Expert Systems’ Patient Care Expert (PACE) System resource and nursing software.
Transdatanet will integrate Fujitsu’s 325Point pen-based mobile computers with its forms-based trucking application software.
Widespread use of wireless IR interface expected in 1994 products.
Building on the rapid growth and acceptance of PC Card technology, the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association will showcase the largest exhibition of PCMCIA-compatible products ever in its COMDEX Gallery ’93.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces that it has been selected by Texas Utilities (TU) Electric to provide 650 Fujitsu PoqetPad Plus pen-based computers to automate work crew timekeeping and job tracking data collection throughout the state.
AST announces that it would introduce a multi-function PDA-style handheld computer for corporate user solutions that will begin shipping early first quarter ’94.
As a pioneer in wireless local area networking, Proxim several years ago anticipated much of what has emerged as the 802.11 foundation protocol in its wireless protocol development efforts.
Apple Computer announces that it has received a $1 million contract from the Department of Defense (DOD) to explore and validate the application of Newton technologies within the medical sector of the DOD.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces that its 325Point pen-based mobile computers are being deployed by the Specialty Division of Best Foods Canada to automate its retail sales operations.
Cirrus Logic to integrate ARM RISC core with peripheral functions.
Amstrad’s PenPad is not only a diary, address and telephone book, sketchbook, calculator and calendar, it also features automatic phone dialling, search facility by any word and number, ‘scribble and save’ note taker, alarm clock and even world time clock.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announcea its first consumer product for the Macintosh market in the United States — MacHandwriter — a complete pen input system, including a suite of software and state-of-the-art electronic pen and ultra-thin graphics tablet.
Developed in conjunction with General Magic and Motorola’s PWDG, both the Dragon I and Astro were designed to specifically handle the requirements of Magic Cap and Telescript’s sophisticated messaging system.
BYTE Magazine honors AST’s GRiD Convertible 386 and 486 notebook computers with the 1993 Award of Merit.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces that its 325Point pen-based mobile computers are being deployed by SmithKline Beecham Consumer Brands Inc. to automate its retail sales operations.
U.S. sales of PDAs and related devices exceed expectations.
The new product family extends the company’s 2.5-inch line of products designed to bring full PC computing power to the rapidly growing class of ultra-thin, light weight notebooks, subnotebooks, hand-held and pen-based computers.
Establishing a new standard for mobile computing service and support, Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc., announces a three year warranty and “No-Fault Display Guarantee” for its entire family of pen-based computers.
The product, a desktop peripheral, includes CIC’s consumer proven Handwriter Recognition System, CIC’s PenMac pen operating environment, a state-of-art electronic pen and an ultra-thin graphics tablet.
Summit places orders for Handwriter for Windows and will immediately begin distribution of the standard English language configuration of the product.
Apple Computer announces the Newton MessagePad 110, the most recent addition to the Newton MessagePad family.
International acclaim for Newton technology continues to grow as the groundbreaking personal digital assistant (PDA) platform from Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS: AAPL), in the last month, garnered a suite of major industry acknowledgements.
Apple Computer, Inc. expands the scope of its Newton technology today with a suite of announcements regarding new products, computer connectivity and developer tools.
Based on General Magic’s intuitive Magic Cap platform and Telescript communications language, the Envoy hand-held device lets users instantly access and communicate information anywhere — across a conference table or in a moving taxi.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. will combine its 325Point pen tablet computers with software from American Management Systems (AMS) to support the ”Schoolyear 2000” initiative.
Developed in conjunction with Motorola Inc., and called the RWAN, the system is based on Psion’s HC hand-held computer fitted with an integral Motorola Radio Packet Modem.
AST Research Inc. announces the immediate availability of the GRIDPAD 2390, a sleek handheld PC companion that challenges competitive products by delivering real-world productivity through up to 100 hours of battery life on standard “AA” batteries.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. and Roadshow International Inc. announce a strategic partnership to provide Fujitsu’s PoqetPad Plus mobile computers to Guaranteed Overnight Delivery Inc. (G.O.D.).
The Computer Systems Division of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. unveils the Dynapad T200 Series, the first high-performance color pen tablet computer.
Psion Plc receives the United Kingdom’s premier hi-tech accolade, The Queen’s Award for Technology for the development of its Series 3 palmtop computer.
Two separate upgrades permit users of the Newton-based Expert Pad from Sharp Electronics Corporation to increase the performance of their units.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. delivers the 325Point RF, the first high performance mobile computer with fully integrated wireless local area networking (LAN) capability.
Using the Newton and a wireless modem, police in the field can access a variety of databases containing information — on hazardous materials, for instance — that enable them to be more responsive in an emergency.
California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) will show for the first time its new system for disaster damage assessment.
IBM enhances its premium notebook series while bringing its most talked-about innovations to entry-priced ThinkPad notebooks.
Using Fujitsu’s PoqetPad Plus mobile computer as a foundation, the PatrolPad is a handheld data collection and reporting system.
Motorola said it will not be able to deliver the Envoy, a pen-based PDA (personal digital assistant) it calls a “personal wireless communicator,” until the end of the year.
Dauphin Technology Inc. announces the second in its DTR series of next generation mobile computers, the DTR-2.
Texas Microsystems, Inc., a manufacturer of rugged and fault-tolerant personal computers, delivers working prototypes of a hand-held “Soldier’s Computer” to the U.S. Army.
The solution in use by SCE’s 425 foremen eliminates paper-based reporting, thereby increasing the utility’s productivity and data quality.
New computing solution enables automated on-site physical exams and real-time breath-alcohol testing.
General Magic announces that the first communicator based on the Magic Cap platform has been shipped and is now commercially available.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. introduces the Stylistic 500, a 2.6-pound “tablet” PC powered by an Intel 486DX2-50 CPU, the fastest microprocessor ever designed into a tablet computer.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that Kalidor joins the growing number of OEMs promoting Handwriter Recognition Systems (HRS) version 4.0 for the Windows for Pen platform.
Telxon Corporation announces it will integrate three Motorola data radio modems into its powerful PTC-1140 pen-based computer systems to facilitate communications over the ARDIS, RAM Mobile Data and other wide area packet data networks.
Lithium-ion batteries are compact and light, and offer higher energy capacity, full recharge capability with no “memory” effect, and longer life.
Tarpon integrates Apple’s Newton with Grouper’s wireless technology; features backlighting, ruggedized case, and built-in wireless LAN and WAN modem.
Macworld attendees get first look at the world’s only Newton-based integrated wireless hand-held device.
The Dracon Division of Harris Corporation teams with AllPen Software to license software for use in Harris/Dracon’s pen-based SuperTech 2000 Craft Digital Assistant (CDA).
VLSI Technology Inc. announces a design win for their enhanced ARM610 32-bit RISC processor in the new Motorola Marco Wireless Communicator.
Newton platform continues to offer a wide range of extensible communications and software solutions.
New mobile “toolkit” employs digital camera, CAD drawing program and electronic forms application to automate risk assessment process.
The StrongARM family of 32-bit RISC products to be developed under the agreement is intended to complement and broaden the existing ARM product line for performance critical applications.
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP announces it has received the 1995 Premier Newton Systems Integrator Award from Apple Computer Inc.
The Envoy Wireless Communicator, which is based on General Magic’s Magic Cap platform and Telescript communications language, is a portable communications tool for mobile professionals.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces that it has integrated a high-speed wireless local area network (LAN) into its popular, super portable Stylistic 500 tablet computer.
Symbios Logic Inc. (formerly NCR Microelectronic Products Division) and Scriptel Holding Inc. announce that WriteTouch now incorporates a Windows 95 software driver and supports color active matrix displays.
Customers receive $50-$100 back with purchase of qualified products.
ETE offers “off-the-shelf” Automatic Vehicle Locating system that can be connected to a PDA.
Professional hockey and outdoor sports equipment supplier outfits sales representatives with Fujitsu mobile computers.
TelePad Corporation announces a significant enhancement of its distribution channels as a result of its selection by ENTEX Information Services as a vendor of mobile computing products for field force workers.
Leaders to use pen tablet computers from Fujitsu for real-time research during summit meeting.
The Apple MessagePad with Newton technology is becoming the platform of choice for home healthcare applications.
Sony’s Magic Link communicator continues to win acclaim as a world class advancement in personal communications PC World.
The new Magic Link PIC-2000 is a powerful, flexible communication tool that includes a backlit screen, an industry-standard 14.4K modem, 2 MB memory, dual PCMCIA slots, an improved version of the Magic Cap operating system, and the option of wireless communication.
Handheld computing solution based on the Fujitsu Stylistic 500 automates site inspections allowing faster financial assistance for natural disaster victims.
Apple Computer announces that it has licensed its Newton personal digital assistant (PDA) technology to Schlumberger Electronic Transactions and Digital Ocean.
Apple Computer and Digital Ocean announces that they have reached an agreement for Digital Ocean to license Apple’s Newton technology and customize it for use in vertical applications.
A number of significant improvements to the Newton platform have been implemented in the latest version of the operating system.
The coveted “Best of COMDEX” awards, presented annually by BYTE Magazine, recognize unique, technically innovative and cutting-edge new computer products at COMDEX.
Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. broke new ground in mobile computing with the industry’s first implementation of Microsoft’s Windows 95 operating system on a tablet PC.
Fujitsu Personal Systems is helping Searle pharmaceuticals solve a complex problem: How does one of the nation’s leading pharmaceutical companies improve its sales force’s ability to maintain accurate and timely sales and inventory reports.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces the first OEM bundle for Handwriter Recognition System software 5.0 for Windows 95 with Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc.
Toshiba to offer new version of Pilot in its Noteworthy line of portable PC accessories.
Motorola’s Portable Systems Operation announces its M68328 microprocessor will be used in Pilot, the new pocket-sized organizer from the Palm Computing Division of U.S. Robotics.
Sony Electronics announces that Applied Performance, producers of Lifetime Leadership Seminars, will incorporate Sony’s Magic Link PIC-1000 personal communicator, into its seminar teachings.
Handwriter is the computer input peripheral which brings the benefits of pen input to millions of desktop and laptop PC users.
Handheld PCs automate arrest, incident and citation reporting for Mesa, Ariz. Law Enforcement Officers.
Visa Interactive and General Magic unveiled today a bank-brandable application for on-line account access and bill payment via hand-held communications hardware.
The Newton 2.0 operating system from Apple Computer received top honors at the Mobile Insights ’96 conference held last week in Phoenix, Arizona.
Customers now have a choice between the popular MessagePad 120 and the high-end option, the MessagePad 130.
Stylistic 1000 features color screen option and 100 MHz 486 DX4 CPU for powerful decision support.
Apple Computer announces the release of the next version of the Apple MessagePad, the MessagePad 130.
The device features a new screen, increased memory, and Magic Cap 1.5. Motorola also announces desktop connectivity solutions and Envoy software upgrade.
New Pilot connected organizer family includes comprehensive PIM software with built-in, one-touch PC connectivity, and instant response for $299.
Fujitsu Personal Systems launches the new Fujitsu Stylistic 1000 colour clipboard PC in the UK.
Lauzon enters into a partnership agreement with Clark Data Systems to implement the newly-certified Stylistic 1000 in hazardous areas within the oil and gas industry
Giga Information Group and Arthur D. Little will jointly present POWER ’96, the largest and most-respected international conference on power requirements for the mobile computing and wireless communications industry.
Employing cutting edge technology, the new system will fully automate the tedious paper based documentation that home health care providers must now fill out by hand.
WriteRight Screen Enhancement now available for USRobotics Pilot, H-P OmniGo and Sharp Zaurus.
The Concept Kitchen announces the availability of the new WriteRight Screen Enhancement, offering users of PDAs and handheld computers dramatic improvements in the performance of their pressure-sensitive screens.
The Windows CE platform and the Casio HPC are the result of a 3-year collaboration between Microsoft and Casio.
Hitachi, Ltd. announces RISC-microprocessor and system-development support for Microsoft Corporation’s Windows CE platform, a new open, scalable Windows platform for consumer electronics and non-PC devices.
NEC Electronics Inc. announces support for the Microsoft Windows CE operating system and its Handheld PC (HPC) Platform with the new NEC VR4101 processor, a single-chip, high-speed, low-power 64-bit MIPS RISC device.
The Philips handheld computing products are being developed in the Silicon Valley by the Philips Mobile Computing Group, a division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation.
Philips Semiconductors announces its TwoChipPIC, PR31500 and UCB1100 chipset and software fax/modem for handheld PCs (HPCs), personal digital assistants (PDAs), personal intelligent communicators (PICs), and other smart communication products will support the new Microsoft Windows CE operating system.
Vadem to license OS- and CPU-independent modular bus architecture that enables rapid development while dramatically reducing power requirements of high-integration devices.
NEC Corporation announces that it endorses, and plans to manufacture the handheld personal computers (HPCs) based on Windows CE platform developed by Microsoft Corporation.
Wireless Windows 95 Tablet PC ideal for healthcare, commodities trading, hospitality, market survey and sales force automation markets.
Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. introduces the Stylistic 1000RF, a powerful Windows 95 compatible tablet PC bundled with Communication Intelligence Corporation’s Handwriter Recognition System Software.
Stylistic 500 now available at less than $ 2,000.
The handheld device will support the Microsoft Windows CE platform, an open, standards-based scaleable platform designed for a new breed of PC companions that work with, or are mobile extensions of, Windows-based desktop and notebook personal computers.
Based on the Fujitsu Stylistic 500 pen computer and software from ADP Dealer Services, SuperAdvisor Wireless Mobile Service System for car dealers hits one year anniversary.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces that it has equipped The Gillette Company’s 250-person U.S. retail sales force with tablet-based computers.
Apple Computer unveils the MessagePad 2000 and the eMate 300, user-centric devices designed for business and education, respectively.
The StrongARM SA-110 delivers up to 10 times the performance of competitively priced, low-power microprocessors, enabling advanced features such as handwriting recognition and Internet/intranet communications, plus the potential for speech recognition, in hand-held devices.
First in a family of chipsets highly optimized for Apple’s Newton operating system, Voyager designed into Apple’s MessagePad 2000.
The award, one of only four presented by CTIA, given to Digital Ocean for its integration of CDPD, circuit switched and cellular voice communications into its Newton OS based Seahorse handheld computer.
The new Hitachi HPC will use the company’s 32-bit SuperH RISC architecture-based SH-3 microprocessor, which is a key engine for the Microsoft platform.
Three new serial PC Card adapters maximize connectivity while reducing power consumption.
The resulting agreement would call for the two companies to use their expertise in the design of low-power, highly integrated devices and systems to design complete solutions optimized for Windows CE applications in the handheld PC market.
Initially, the Handwriter product will be stocked and promoted at four superstores located in Manhattan, N.Y., Santa Clara, Calif., and Las Vegas.
The GTE PageCard Wireless Messaging System combines Socket’s PageCard data pager and PageSoft software with GTE’s wireless network to create a complete wireless messaging service.
Heralding a new era in personal computing, Microsoft Corp. announces broad retail availability of the first handheld PCs, the new category of mobile companion devices for Microsoft Windows-based PCs based on the Microsoft Windows CE operating system platform.
The LG Handheld Personal Computer (HPC) is the world’s lightest, smallest and most powerful device to harness the power of the new Windows CE operating system from Microsoft Corporation.
The pocket-size CASSIOPEIA weighs less than a pound and features a 480 x 240-dot LCD display with a backlight, a pen touch sensitive screen, an easy-to-use keyboard, and a standard PC card expansion slot.
With its efficient and reliable wireless message transmission, the modem card is an ideal solution for mobile workers who need immediate access to information and wireless communication on their Windows CE-based PDAs and handheld PCs (HPCs).
NEC’s MobilePro HPC offers a fully functional, “usable” keyboard and is the first portable companion that boasts the NEC Electronics VR4101 MIPS RISC CPU, a powerful, battery-saving processor.
The Velo 1 handheld PC provides users with a lightweight, portable and familiar solution for mobile computing, communications and information management.
The TwoChipPIC is one of the most complete, high performance solutions available today for handheld devices.
The PCMCIA/ATA compatible solid-state storage cards will be sold in the removable Type II format in 10 Mbyte (MB) capacities.
Socket’s offerings include a new version of the PageCard Wireless Messaging System that turns an HPC into an alphanumeric pager so users can receive wireless messages, stock quotes, sales leads, calendar updates and other data directly into their Windows CE-based PMAIL inbox.
Designed for users who have a portable or desktop computer, the Compaq PC companion offers access to fundamental computing activities, such as synchronising calendars, checking electronic mail, working with Microsoft Word and Excel files, and accessing the Internet.
Handwriter is a complete input system that brings the power of pen computing to desktop Windows users at all levels of experience.
With Handwriter, using your computer is now as simple and natural as pointing, drawing and writing with pen and paper — allowing you to maximize your comfort and creativity.
HP’s new palmtop PC offers the industry’s widest display among products for Windows CE, featuring an 80-column, 640×240 LCD display, providing a comfortable view of documents with pages of standard width.
The StrongARM SA-110 is the industry’s highest-performance low-power, low-cost microprocessor.
Windows CE support for the additional PowerPC and ARM processor families increases the availability of high-performance semiconductors upon which OEMs can build new Windows CE-based embedded system, mobile computing or multimedia product lines.
Motorola’s popular PowerPC MPC 8xx family of microprocessors and its strength in wired and wireless communications technologies enable a broad range of communications, entertainment and mobile computing solutions based in Windows CE.
Advanced RISC Machines (ARM) announces it is working with Microsoft Corporation to port the new Windows CE platform to the popular ARM RISC microprocessor architecture.
A new set of accompanying products now available for U.S. Robotics pilot personal organiser, including a remote connectivity option.
Microsoft previously announced Windows CE support for the SH-3 processor from Hitachi Ltd.; MIPS-based processors from NEC Electronics Inc. and Philips Semiconductors Inc.; Advanced RISC Machine-based processors and PowerPC processors.
Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. and the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) announce the successful completion of a six-month field test of a new pen-based clinical system designed to improve information flow between the doctors, clinics and field nurses who visit patients in the home.
The device combines the industry standard Microsoft Windows CE operating system and Microsoft Pocket Internet Explorer web browser technology with e-mail, voice mail, personal information management (PIM) software and smart telephone into a single, small footprint suitable for home or office.
Navitel’s TouchPhone is the industry’s first Internet screen phone device to include the Windows CE operating system.
Communication Intelligence Corporation announces that CompUSA is expanding its stocking of CIC’s Handwriter product into its United States stores, chain-wide, after a four-store introduction in November and December 1996.
CompactFlash storage cards produced by SanDisk will be “plug and play” in handheld PCs (HPCs) that use Windows CE.
For the United States market, the first product will be a new generation of Socket’s PageCard based upon the new FLEX paging protocol.
Simple Technology, Inc. announces that its products have earned the Designed for Windows CE logo for compatibility approval with Microsoft’s Windows CE operating system designed for mobile computer users.
HP’s usage of CompactFlash is one of the key ways in which HP is differentiating its palmtop PC from several other recently introduced CE-based handheld PCs.
The next generation product in the SuperH family, the SuperH-4, is now under development and is slated for release this year.
Apple introduces the eMate 300, a new class of affordable, mobile computer designed for education by educators.
New company’s proprietary TMT technology offers alternative to conventional disk drive and FLASH memory architectures.
This raises to six the number of microprocessor families supported by the Windows CE platform and increases the availability of high-performance semiconductors upon which OEMs can build new Windows CE-based embedded systems, mobile computing and multimedia product lines.
As part of Southwest’s Onboard Performance System, Tablet PCs will ensure impeccable flight safety record and increased efficiency and profitability.
Hewlett-Packard announces the new wide-screen HP 300LX (2MB) and HP 320LX (4MB) palmtop PCs designed and engineered for the Microsoft Windows CE platform.
First flash solution for motherboards and portables with the capacity, speed and value to replace disk drives.
The first production release, which is planned for July, will include a 14.4Kbps fax/data/modem on the Windows CE platform.
Developed in partnership with Compaq, the PC Card cell phone/modem selected as best PC Card at Mobile Insights Conference.
The VR4102 device offers higher performance than its predecessor, the VR4101 microprocessor, and offers peripheral enhancements including a “soft modem” that eliminates the need for a separate modem chip.
The only chipset specifically designed for handheld personal computers, the 75Mhz TwoChipPIC Plus will offer increased communication speed for design engineers and is the first to deliver built-in color capabilities without additional hardware investments.
Ed Cuellar, SanDisk’s product manager for removable storage products notes that consumers purchasing new Windows CE-based HPCs and other high-end handheld computers are requesting higher capacity CF cards.
PNY Technologies Inc. announces that its entire VersaCard product line was tested and approved by Microsoft’s Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) for use with the Windows CE operating system.
New pen tablet incorporates multimedia features of notebook and desktop PCs.
Unlike most HPCs which include only the base unit price, the MobilePro 400 price includes all the components necessary for immediate use, as well as tools to set up communication between the HPC and a personal computer.
Toshiba also unveiled a new microprocessor roadmap, which will provide a seamless line-up of world standard MIPS RISC processors ranging from the cost-conscious 32-bit to state-of-the-art, performance- oriented 64-bit.
The Hitachi units are priced at $499.95 for the 2MB version (HPW-10E2), $599.95 for the 4MB version (HPW-10E4), and $699.95 for the 4MB version with built-in 28.8 kbps modem (HPW-10E4MB).
Display.IT’s Windows-based application now runs on Windows CE-based handheld PCs, bringing low cost access to valuable financial data, sourced from the Internet, in a consistent format which is easy to manipulate and analyze.
Nurses use Fujitsu’s Stylistic tablet computers to dramatically improve medical documentation and communication.
The ElanSC400 and ElanSC410 microcontrollers combine AMD’s proven Am486 core with a comprehensive set of mobile-specific peripherals onto a single-chip PC/AT compatible solution.
Simple Technology’s CompactFlash card is the smallest ATA flash memory solution available, making it the ideal storage method for today’s portable consumer electronics such as digital cameras and Windows CE palmtop computers as well as industrial applications.
The GTE PageCard Wireless Information and Messaging System combines Socket’s PageCard wireless data receiver and PageSoft software with GTE’s extensive wireless network and services to provide Hitachi Handheld PC users with a wireless receiver.
While not a pen-based computer, the Libretto redefined the size and weight of a full-function mobile computing platform.
Simple Technology is unique in that it manufactures and markets all of the popular flash card formats — ATA and Linear PC Card Flash, CompactFlash, Miniature Card, and Solid State Floppy Disk Card (SSFDC).
ARM SoftModems target a variety of embedded modem applications including PDAs, smart phones, set-top boxes, network computers, screen telephones and digital cameras.
The integration of SoftModem into the TwoChipPIC Plus enables manufacturers to create products with fax and modem capabilities without the need for dedicated digital signal processors.
The company is offering a $225 coupon towards its new Super Bundle ZAP-IT Starter Kit when purchased with any Windows CE device.
Designed to fit comfortably in the palm of the user’s hand, the LG Phenom weighs less than 12 ounces (340 grams) and measures only 6.45 inches by 3.76 inches by 1 inch (168 x 98 x 28.5 mm).
The MobilePro 450 will ship a separate CD that offers the following software programs: MicroBurst Virtual Courier, Symantec PC ANYWHERE, Puma IntelliSync, BSQUARE bFAX and bPRINT, JetForm Filler Pro & Filler Central for Windows CE, CIC QuickNotes, and M-Systems.
The software upgrade will accelerate the already best-in-class performance of the Velo by at least 15 percent by allowing the CPU faster access to the memory.
Philips adds both national and regional outlets to its list of Velo retailers.
NEC MobilePro 400 and 450 Handheld PC (H/PC) customers will now be able to receive wireless messages and data with the Socket Communications and GTE one-stop wireless messaging solution.
Fujitsu has been working with Phoenix for several months to develop ACPI compliant systems that utilize their ACPI BIOS solution.
Novatel Wireless Inc., a leading provider of wireless communications solutions, forms an alliance with GoAmerica Communications Corp. to bundle wireless data services with Novatel’s Minstrel Wireless IP Modem.
Advanced Recognition Technologies, Inc. (ART) announces an agreement with Hewlett-Packard Company to include its software in HPs new handheld PC software CD-ROM.
The IT8101 supports Windows CE version 2.0, and includes a color LCD controller, an IrDA controller, a UART, a standardized I2C interface, an interrupt controller, an RS-232C controller, a PCMCIA/CompactFlash card controller, a software modem interface, and timers.
The new handheld PC, complete with Velo Dock, AC adapter, and NiMH Rechargeable Battery Pack, will be sold exclusively on the Web for $839.99.
Among the latest PDAs supported by VersaCard are Casio’s Cassiopeia A-10, A-11 and A-11 Plus, as well as Compaq’s entre into the handheld market, the PC Companion C-120, C-120+ and C-140.
USAR Systems announces the first keyboard encoder designed specifically for hand-held PCs (H/PCs) and single-board computers running Microsoft’s Windows CE operating system.
Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. introduces the Point 510, the first low-cost Windows 95-compatible pen tablet to incorporate a 10.4″ SVGA color display.
A 64-bit microprocessor currently available in 100 MHz and 133 MHz versions, the VR4300 device is one of the most powerful processors available to support Windows CE.
Canada Trust, Hoechst Marion Roussel, the Seattle Mariners, Renault, and Nike incorporate Windows CE-Based H/PCs into their businesses.
The Pentium-powered Stylistic 1200 can run three operating systems including Windows NT Workstation 4.0.
The Velo 1 will have an estimated street price of $599.99 for the 4MB unit and $639.99 for the 4MB unit with a rechargeable NiMH battery pack.
The Bar Code Wand Card system combines Sockets top selling serial PC Card with market leader Welch Allyn’s popular SCANTEAM 6180 barcode scanner/decoder.
Next generation WriteRight screen enhancements now available for Newton, Pilot, Zaurus, and all Windows CE Handheld PCs.
Next generation WriteRight Screen Enhancements now available for Newton, Pilot, Zaurus and all Windows CE Handheld PCs.
The HP 320LX ROM upgrade can be installed easily by the user, and unlike other Windows CE handheld devices, does not require the sacrifice of a memory slot or the use of special tools or outside support.
The single-chip VRC4171 device adds both color LCD graphics and PCMCIA Card control capability to the VR4100 family of processors, creating an ideal combination for Windows CE-based and other handheld products.
Digital’s new StrongARM microprocessor to supercharge Handheld PCs and smart phones for the consumer market.
Philips will provide free Windows CE 2.0 upgrade for new Velo 1 users.
The Windows CE ROM Upgrade Kit will be available for CASSIOPEIA Handheld PC’s-A-11, and A-11 Plus.
Microsoft works with all H/PC OEMs to ensure smooth upgrades for owners of version 1.0 H/PCs.
Philips will offer a free Windows CE 2.0 ROM Miniature Card upgrade after the operating system is available from Microsoft.
Vadem Inc. announces it has signed an agreement with Microsoft to distribute the Windows CE operating system and that Microsoft has selected Vadem to be a worldwide systems integrator for Windows CE.
Philips is offering this program for new Velo I customers who want more memory to run large applications and/or Microsoft Windows CE 2.0, the upcoming operating system for handheld PCs.
Less than a year after Microsoft Corp. introduced the Microsoft Windows CE operating system-based Handheld PC, over 100 leading independent software vendors, independent hardware vendors, and shareware vendors are demonstrating support for Windows CE by developing more than 250 applications and peripherals.
Avigo has one of the most comprehensive collections of useful and user-friendly applications available today.
Casio will supply market-leading hardware development platforms for development, testing and implementation of Microsoft Windows CE-based healthcare applications.
Sharp Electronics Corporation plans to introduce a handheld PC (H/PC) with Microsoft Windows CE before the end of the year.
WriteRights are thin, clear, textured screen overlays that prevent scratches, reduce screen glare, and improve handwriting recognition.
Communication Intelligence Corporation announces that CompUSA has ordered the company’s new Handwriter Mx and Fx pen input products.
Option International concentrates its efforts in the UK, French and German markets.
Sharp’s new Mobilon line includes a color screen unit, digital camera option, audio record feature, seven “one-touch” application keys and other powerful features exclusive to Sharp.
newest member of messagepad family features increased system memory, higher performance, upgraded communications software
Custom-cut to fit the screen of the Psion Series 5, the WriteRight Screen Enhancements are thin, clear, textured overlays that prevent screen scratches, reduce glare, and improve handwriting recognition.
LXE and Fujitsu Personal Systems announce the RF-enhanced Point 510 mobile pen computer.
Leading handheld computing platform gains momentum as a standard for handheld computing for consumers and mobile professionals.
High-performance tablet PC used for the first time during Shuttle’s ascent and entry phases.
By taking advantage of the “working mobility” features offered by Fujitsu’s pen tablets and wireless LAN technologies from Proxim, the new system significantly improves customer service and staff productivity for Manitoba Public Insurance.
Concept Kitchen expands its line of WriteRight Screen Enhancements to include support for the Texas Instruments Avigo.
The PalmPilot Professional Edition connected organizer now has a suggested retail price of U.S. $299, down from $369, and the PalmPilot Personal Edition organizer will now retail for U.S. $199, down from $249.
The Palm III organizer offers infrared (IR) beaming capabilities, increased memory, an optimized user interface and a sleek new industrial design.
Counterpoint’s infrared protocol stack enables wireless unit-to-unit data exchange for the new Palm III Connected Organizer.
3Com pledges emphasis on handheld connected organizers, such as the PalmPilot and Palm III.
Franklin Covey announces plans to release a Franklin Covey version of Palm III, the third generation of the Palm Computing hand held connected organizer.
Fujitsu Point 510 with RF offers best solution for fast-paced, data-intensive mobile healthcare environment.
EXAR Corporation announces that Palm Computing has designed EXAR’s ST16C650A UART (universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter) communications device in its new Palm Computing 2MB upgrade package.
ParaGraph’s CalliGrapher software enables MobilePro 750C to recognize handwriting in real-time.
New Palm 2MB upgrade includes infrared beaming capabilities and the Palm OS 3.0 software.
Sharp Electronics Corporation expands its heralded Mobilon line of H/PCs using the Microsoft Windows CE, Version 2.0 operating system to include a new expandable 16 MB color unit, the HC-4600, expandable to a whopping 32MB of RAM.
Iomega Corporation announces two new retail bundles expected to give digital camera enthusiasts and handheld computer owners an easier way to transfer photos and data between their digital devices and desktop computers.
Allows agents to tailor insurance policies on the spot to meet individual needs.
New operating system to be available on pen tablets starting in July.
Acadian’s Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) use the Stylistic 1200 to record all medical and billing data for patients transported by its ambulances and helicopters that operate throughout Louisiana.
Healthcare, FMCG, retail and air transport customers help determine Point 510 RFs characteristics.
Volunteer members of the EAA have developed a custom software application for the Palm Computing platform that enables show judges to rate aircraft while out in the field and then return to a central scoring station to download that data into a custom-designed database.
The product is also available in English, French and German. The Spanish version of the PalmPilot Professional Edition organizer remains available.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and one of the world leaders of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced its revolutionary new pdQ(TM) smartphone.
Qualcomm Inc. showcases its “smart” phone, which incorporates elements of both a CDMA-based handset and a personal organizer.
New Mobilon Pro offers large keyboard, long battery life, instant-on, and 8.2-inch color LCD touchscreen in an ultra-portable and lightweight device.
Sharp will market and sell a mobile device designed and manufactured by Vadem under the Sharp Mobilon brand. Vadem will also market and sell the device under its own brand, Clio.
The Palm III connected organizer now has a suggested retail price of U.S. $369, down from $399, and the PalmPilot Professional Edition connected organizer will now list for U.S. $249, down from $299.
Will leverage close collaboration with Microsoft to provide multiple Windows CE-based solutions for global market.
Sharp Electronics Corporation and Intertop Corporation announce a partnership to deliver technology for building vertical solutions for handheld PC devices that run on the Microsoft Windows CE Version 2.1 operating system.
JP Systems Inc. unveils NetCradle, the world’s first multi-network cradle for users of 3Com connected organizers.
New GoType! Keyboard from LandWare, Inc. provides a portable keyboard for 3Com connected organizers.
QUALCOMM Incorporated, pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, announces the establishment of the pdQ(TM) smartphone Software Developer’s Program.
The Datastick Data Acquisition System consists of a hardware unit and software, allowing the measurement, recording, and display of data such as 3D magnetism, 3D acceleration, temperature, pressure and many other analog sensor applications.
BellSouth Wireless Data partners with Palm Computing to deliver first-ever out-of-the-box two-way wireless data solution for consumers.
Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. announces the availability of the Stylistic 2300(TM), the most advanced pen tablet computer from the world leader in the Windows pen tablet market.
With a 166 MHz Pentium MMX processor and a shock-mounted 4.1 GB Ultra ATA hard drive, the Point 1600 more than doubles the performance of its predecessor, the Point 510.
The Palm III organizer now has an estimated street price of U.S. $299, down from $369, and the PalmPilot Professional Edition organizer now has an estimated street price of U.S. $199, down from $249.
QUALCOMM Incorporated announces the introduction of the pdQsuite package of advanced Internet applications designed for use with the pdQ smartphone and other Palm Computing platform-based devices.
Company extends industry-leading Palm Computing platform, adds new line of matching accessories.
IDEO Product Development reveals its role as the lead designer of the new Palm V connected organizer.
3Com Palm Computing refines the state-of-the-art in handheld electronic organizers with Palm IIIx And Palm V.
MIPS Technologies, Inc. announces that it has expanded the MIPS Windows CE Development Alliance with the addition of Integrated Device Technologies (IDT), LSI Logic and Quantum Effect Design.
Big Planet, the InterNetworking Company, will now offer the Franklin Covey version of the Palm Computing connected organizers produced by Palm Computing Inc.
Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. announces that its Stylistic line has been honored with the Mobility Award in the Industrial Handheld Systems category for the third year in a row.
The Keyspan USB PDA Adapter is available through leading catalogs and specialty retailers at a suggested retail price of $39.
The SecurID authenticator for the Palm Computing platform is designed to enable the Palm device with patented SecurID technology in order to positively identify users and prevent unauthorized access to networks and systems.
BidCom, Inc., the leading provider of Web-based business-to-business applications for the building industry, announces that it has integrated mobile handheld computing functionality into its powerful outsourced project management service called in-Site.
Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. demonstrates the PenCentra 130 at the DemoMobile 99 Conference in Coronado.
Keyspan today announced that its line of best selling serial and USB connectivity products for Macintosh(R) and Windows 98(TM) PCs is available to computer and office product resellers through Santa Ana, California-based distribution giant Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM).
iBiz Technology Corp. announces an exclusive agreement with Inkverse, LCC for the final development and publication software specifically written to enhance communications between their new KeyLink keyboard and Palm Computing platform devices.
Revolutionary handheld organizer ships today in the New York Metropolitan Area, with hundreds of content providers to supply web content, e-commerce capability.
Motorola’s MobilePad 800 combines e-mail transfer, personal information management applications and paging functionality, specifically designed for Chinese users.
MIPS Technologies, Inc. announces that approximately 70 percent of the products exhibited in the “Windows CE Hands-On” display area of the Windows CE Developers Conference ’99 are products with embedded MIPS-based processors.
724 Solutions Inc. chooses the QUALCOMM pdQ smartphone as one of the key platforms for its new wireless financial services solution, now in market trial by the Bank of Montreal and Bell Mobility.
3Com is showing off the latest in home networking, handheld computing, broadband access, LAN telephony, videoconferencing, wireless connectivity and mobile computing solutions.
OpenSky will provide services that give corporations and consumers easy access to e-mail, Internet and intranet data using all leading handheld devices.
DVD-to-Go transforms Fujitsu’s Stylistic 2300 Pen Tablet computer into a full-featured DVD Video and Dolby Digital Surround Sound player.
The device addresses the fast-growing consumer market for handheld organizers, combining easy-to-use functionality of previous Palm Computing organizers with the company’s lowest ever introductory list price of U.S. $229.
Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. announces that Acadian Ambulance, one of the largest privately held ambulance services in the United States, is implementing Fujitsu’s Stylistic 1200 pen tablet computers throughout its organization.
High-performance Stylistic LT offers Working Mobility in compact form factor.
Simple and reliable network connections in a ‘Flash’.
In a move to transform ordinary organizers into customizable handheld computers, Handspring, Inc. introduces Visor, the first in a new family of expandable handheld computers.
The pdQ Internet applications package provides on-the-go professionals with an advanced suite of productivity tools.
Lightweight and rugged PenCentra 130 designed for Working Mobility.
WaveWare Communications launches WaveSync Synchronization Server and Accelerator for portable computing devices.
Company reduces prices on full line of connected organizers and lowers entry-level Palm IIIe organizer to $179.
Palm Computing developers can now program support for printing into software applications for Palm connected organizers.
TRG will introduce its first product, a handheld computer for enterprise deployment in mid-October to coincide with the PalmSource ’99 conference, Palm Computing’s worldwide developer software conference.
Nokia is licensing the Palm Computing Operating System (Palm OS) so it can implement the user interface and applications to run on the Symbian platform. Resulting devices will run both Palm and Symbian applications.
Palm HotSync Server and Palm Ethernet Cradle deliver server synchronization and management capabilities.
Midwestern US company to produce first tailorable Palm Computing platform device for the enterprise.
iBIZ Technology Corp., a designer and manufacturer of accessories for products of Palm Computing, announces that it is participating in the Software and Resource Guide for the Palm Computing platform.
PDA Props Corporation, a developer and distributor of one-of-a-kind Palm Computing accessories, announces its new product, the PDA PROP, that holds the Palm computer and has four positions to eliminate glare.
V-ONE Corporation announces that they have joined with Sharp Electronics Corporation to form a strategic alliance that will target specific vertical markets for VPN-secured connectivity over handheld PCs.
Portable Software Solutions (PSS) has supplied over 50 Fujitsu Stylistic 2300 pen tablet computers to Nestle Ireland Ltd.
Applied Biometrics Products, Inc. announces that they would demonstrate their Kryptic Pilot fingerprint identification product for Palm Computing platform devices at the Consumer Electronics Show 2000.
The new device provides a fast, inexpensive and easy-to-use mobile e-mail solution for more than four million users of Palm Computing platform-based devices.
Synchronization solution offers mobile workers data management for smart phones and communicators.
Portable Life announces first all-in-one website for all things mobile.
XTNDConnect Server syncs e-mail, contacts, calendars and tasks from server to mobile device.
New handheld solution developed on Symbol Technologies SPT 1500 palm-sized computer using AvantGo software.
New Palm OS-based prototype offers glimpse into future of personal information and entertainment, Sony-style.
TRG Products, Inc. unveils the newest version of the TRGPro Palm computer that runs applications directly from Compact Flash memory.
TRG Products announces more than forty global technology distributors and resellers have signed on to distribute the company’s TRGpro handheld computer.
Spatializer DigitalFX series offers wide array of DSP-based audio enhancement algorithms specifically optimized for efficient and cost effective implementation on targeted platforms.
Iomega will bundle the drive with a Type II plus PC Card adapter and Iomega Quik Sync 2 software to provide a powerful and flexible new solution for removable storage in laptop computers, consumer handheld devices, and digital cameras.
Motorola’s DragonBall microprocessor family plans to expand its best-selling personal digital assistant (PDA) solutions portfolio to include ARM(R) technology during the next 12 months.
ThinkPad TransNote provides a solution for highly mobile users who are looking to combine pen and paper with a mobile computer.
The demonstration illustrates how Cloakware’s Tamper Resistant Software (TRS) technology is used to protect biometric signature verification software from Communication Intelligence Corp.
Allows Palm V users to both sync and recharge PDA with one easy-to-carry cable.
SiPix contracts with IDEO, one of the most distinguished innovation and design consultancies in the world, to develop a new line of innovative digital imaging and PDA accessories for consumers and business professionals.
Offers wireless device rendering, with content that can be viewed on WAP-enabled wireless phones and on any Palm OS-version PDA.
Bluetooth solutions interoperate with HP’s Bluetooth printer.
Recipient signatures available online by midnight of the same day.
Datadesk’s first product for handheld devices is the MiniKeyboard, a miniature keyboard that provides for easier and more efficient data entry in PDAs.
Handspring Treo fuels 200 percent increase in sales of PDA phones.
Amazon.com sales reflect Sony’s aggressive marketing and growing presence in the handheld/PDA marketplace. Sony had four of the top 10 bestselling handhelds on the site this week, including the Clie PEG-T615C, Clie PEG-S360, Clie PEG-NR70V and Clie PEG-T665C.
Wolfson Microelectronics plc receives endorsement for its high-performance audio CODECs from two leading players in the consumer electronics field. Both Toshiba and Dell have incorporated the WM9705 audio CODEC in their latest high end PDAs.
Sign-On is the first Tablet PC security feature using biometric signature verification to help protect and secure user data from tampering or theft.
Wolfson Microelectronics launches the second-generation of its high-quality portable audio device product line with the introduction of the ultra low-power and highly integrated WM8750L stereo codec.
Palm, Inc. announces the appointments of Michael R. “Mike” Farese, senior vice president, engineering, and Rena Lane, senior vice president, human resources.
Apple introduces iPhone, combining three products-a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching and maps-into one small and lightweight handheld device.