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It’s been widely reported that President Elect Obama is a BlackBerry fan and wants to keep his despite security concerns.  However, C|Net reported on a secure Windows Mobile phone that’s fit for a President — the General Dynamics Sectera Edge.

The Sectera Edge is rated for Top Secret voice communications and Secret E-mail and Web sites.  It has a second LCD display to show whether you’re using Classified mode or not and separate memory for classified (64 MB Flash, 64 MB RAM) and unclassified data (128 MB Flash, 64 MB RAM).  It also has a MicroSD slot, but I couldn’t tell if that’s for classified data or not.

It measures 1.3″ thick x 3.2″ wide x 4.9″ tall, weighs 12 ounces and has a 2.8″ QVGA main display.  One reason it may be so thick is that it has a CAC card reader integrated (the ID cards used by the Department of Defense), classified and unclassified USB ports and a classified serial port.

All this can be yours for just $3,350.  You can also get a car charger for $100 and other accessories.  I wonder if General Dynamics will send me one for a review.

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I do software development and quality assurance professionally. I'm the owner/Web master of Silicon Valley Pocket PC (http://www.svpocketpc.com) and the founder of the WinMoInfo social network. I've had Windows CE devices since 1998. See more about my PDA history at my history page (more than you probably will ever care about).