x50 mid/low competition? new olympus product...

Louse76 · 01-31-05, 05:32 PM

I work for Olympus in Tech Support and just found out about a new PDA we're putting out. I don't yet know anything beyond what this article says. I just thought you guys might want to know about the competition!

The part here that is interesting is the water resistance and ruggedness - can be dropped on concrete and be fine! With Olympus putting it into the market, a new iteration of the Axim will probably come out to match the features before too long

Link to article

BTW, bleh, I was told it is only coming out in Europe/Asia at this time... I was looking forward to being the expert on the unit.

Also, notice the picture of the unit with the icons on it must be just some kind of a photoshop of a Win98 desktop expanded on the screen, because we know that Windows Moble doesn't look like that at all. Also, know that CE 4.2 IS Windows Mobile 2003...

Swim100flyy · 01-31-05, 05:49 PM

Yah....How much does this cost.....It says check price, but it doesnt work...

Daz · 01-31-05, 06:35 PM

Hmmm...might be tempted if it was vga!

And is it me or are there no SD or CF slots!?

Louse76 · 01-31-05, 06:48 PM

Not sure yet... A friend of mine says that there is going to be a PDA expo in Orlando!! That is where I work (live 30 miles north), so I think I will be definately going. I'll let you all know how it goes. I think I'll even drop the unit if I get a chance (and accidentally kick it when I try to pick it up) just to make sure it's really as durable as they say. I'll probably spill a coke on it too.

BTW, my friend gave me this link which has some info about the event...

http://www.pma-show.com/

I'm at work so I haven't actually read either link fully yet, want to make sure to get you the news first, as it happens ;).

Daz · 01-31-05, 07:25 PM

Display 320x240, 3.5" diagonal, 65,000 color
Transflective TFT, LED backlight

Memory 64-128 RAM / 64-256 ROM
CPU Freescale MXL
Input Touch screen standard input
Communication On board integrated Bluetooth
Keypad / Buttons 4 standard programmable keys
4-way navigation keypad with programmable select function
Power on/off button
Soft reset button (hard reset via combination power & soft reset buttons)

External IO Ports USB Port
IrDA

WLAN 802.11b

Power Built-in Lithium Polymer
Rechargeable battery (Up to 12 hours operations)*

Features Speaker
Microphone (for voice recording, speaker/microphone, ear-piece operation)
Audio in/out jack
LEDs (appointment notification, battery charging status)

General
Dimension (Length x Width x Thickness) 13.2 x 7.6 x 1.60 cm / 5.2 x 3.0 x 0.6 inch
Weight 180g including main battery

Software
Operating System Windows CE .NET 4.2
Embedded Linux 2.4.18 (Qtopia v1.7.0)

Performance
Drop Test At 4 ft, 3 temperatures (-10/Room/+50)
Operating Temperature -10 to 50 °C
Storage Temperature -25 to 70 °C
Dust Proof IP54 Category II
Water Proof IP54 Category II

Accessories
Standard Accessories USB Sync Cable
AC adaptor
Stylus

Optional Accessories Headset

No mention of SD or CF slots here...think the design bods have missed the boat here!

By the way, lmao at the thought of you kicking the cr@p out of one of these!!

Louse76 · 01-31-05, 07:29 PM

I bet it has a slot. If you look at the profile, it looks as if there's a tab to lift up a cover where it may be.

OrdeS · 01-31-05, 10:32 PM

This is not a windows mobile 2003 device.
Win CE 4.2 is not equal to windows mobile. That explains the UI look. win CE is the base (kernel) for windows mobile on top of which MS adds the bells and wistles like pocket word, excel and other stuff to make what we know as WM2003. Meaning a lot of the software written for WM2003 or PPC2002 wont work on this device. It similar to be300 that casio relesed 2-3 years ago, it was a great, fast, cheap winCE3.0 (ppc2002 was based on wince3.0) device that dissapointed a lot of users when they realised that the plethora of PPC2002 software wont work on it.

01-31-05, 10:36 PM

Be-300?, i bet you're from the original cbutter's crew ?

Swim100flyy · 01-31-05, 11:23 PM

Yah...What about the price? Anyone no?

rsmith4321 · 02-01-05, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by Louse76

I work for Olympus in Tech Support and just found out about a new PDA we're putting out. I don't yet know anything beyond what this article says. I just thought you guys might want to know about the competition!

The part here that is interesting is the water resistance and ruggedness - can be dropped on concrete and be fine! With Olympus putting it into the market, a new iteration of the Axim will probably come out to match the features before too long

Link to article

BTW, bleh, I was told it is only coming out in Europe/Asia at this time... I was looking forward to being the expert on the unit.

Also, notice the picture of the unit with the icons on it must be just some kind of a photoshop of a Win98 desktop expanded on the screen, because we know that Windows Moble doesn't look like that at all. Also, know that CE 4.2 IS Windows Mobile 2003...

Why would Dell want a new version to imitate these features? It's big, ugly, and poor specs, the X50v is far ahead anyway. Unless you were working in a really harsh environment I can't imagine wanting one. You really don't have to worry about being an expert on this device for us, I really doubt anyone would care.

OrdeS · 02-04-05, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by gm646

Be-300?, i bet you're from the original cbutter's crew ?

Ah no not really I have no connection with cbutter whatsoever.
I did my part for the Be300 community on my own, by running a little software page for a while. Aah those were the days...

Louse76 · 02-06-05, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by rsmith4321

Why would Dell want a new version to imitate these features? It's big, ugly, and poor specs, the X50v is far ahead anyway. Unless you were working in a really harsh environment I can't imagine wanting one. You really don't have to worry about being an expert on this device for us, I really doubt anyone would care.

Wow, you are an asshole!

All I am saying is that it has a feature that it would be a good idea for Dell OR ANY MANUFACTURER to implement into their devices. How would you like to drop your PDA and not have to worry about it breaking apart?

Well, I hope in your case that you drop yours, it breaks, then it splinters and stabs you a few times and you contract some type of horrible disease since you are such an asswipe. :approve:

csmith75 · 02-06-05, 12:25 PM

Oh my!!

dtlee · 02-06-05, 01:57 PM

I actually think its a nice looking product. It doesn't have all the features I want, but I have always liked Olympus styling. Rugged, minimalistic and overbuilt are just my brand.

goose2 · 02-06-05, 02:05 PM

Nice but I love my Dell.