ProductFacts·PocketLOOX600·IssueSeptember2002
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth
TM
isdesignedasashort-range(10–100m)cablereplacementtechnologylinkingmultipledeviceswirelessly
forsynchronization,datatransmissionandfiletransfer.FurthermoreitallowsBluetooth
TM
equippeddevicestoaccess
theLANorInternetquicklyandeasily.PocketLOOXhasaninternalBluetoothmodulewitharangeof100m.
MoreinformationlikeWhitePaperscanbefoundunder:
http://www.fujitsu
-siemens.com/wireless
Interfaces
ThePocketLOOXcomeswithvariousinterfacessuchasanintegratedmicrophoneandloudspeakeraswellasthe
stereoheadphoneconnector-andofcourseaninfraredportandthecradleconnector.WithhelpofthestandardUSBor
optionalserialcableyouareabletoconnectthePocketLOOXtoyourPC.
Infrared
ThePocketLOOXcomeswithabuilt-inInfrared(IrDA)interfaceasstandard.Thisallowswirelessdatatransfer,e.g.to
desktopcomputersandnotebooks,orcommunicationwithotherperipheraldevicessuchasprinters,beamersormobile
phones
.
CompactFlash(CF)Cardslot
Aboveall,thePocketLOOXsportsaCFCardslottypeIIandaSD/MMCardslot(MultiMediaCard).TheCFCardslot,
originallymadeforflashmemorycards,canbecomparedtothePCMCIAslotsonalaptop.Withanadapter,theyare
eveninterchangeable–withthedifferencethattheformfactorislessthanhalfthesizeandthusmuchlighter.Asthey
aremeantforbatteryoperatedPDAs,theyusepowermuchmoreefficientasPCMCIAcards.SeveraltypesofCFCards
suchasWLANCardsandIBMMicrodrive(1GB)areavailable.Ofcourse,flashmemorycardsformemoryexpansionstill
workaswell.
SecureDigital(SD)/Multimediacard(MMCard)slot
TheSDCardismainlyusedindigitalcamerasorMP3players.WithamuchsmallerformfactorthanCFCards,these
storagecards-theSD/MMCards-aretheidealwayofexchangingandstoringinformation.
Display
PocketLOOXcomeswithabright240x320pixel65.536-colourreflectiveTouchScreen,whichisintendedforusewitha
stylusorwithfingertipandoffersbestindoorandoutdoorusage.
OperatingSystem
PocketLOOXisbasedonthelatestMicrosoftoperatingsystemforPDAs,thePocketPC2002software.Thisvery
powerfulOShasbecomeastandardin PDAoperatingsystems.Itsconstantlygrowingmarketshareandthelarge
developercommunityis ensuringcompatibilityandmanysoftwaresolutions.Not thatthe standardsoftwareoffering
leavesmuchtocomplainabout.PocketOutlook,PocketWordandPocketExcelwillgiveyouasmallofficeawayfrom
theoffice.Togetherwithterminalclientfunctionalityandserverbasedsynchronization,itgivestheuserafullyfunctional
mobileofficeinahandyformfactor.
Accessories
Additionaltothestandarddeliverypackage,whichincludesaprotectionbag,cradle,USBcableandTouchScreenstylus,
thereareseveraloptionalaccessoriesavailable.Forinstanceasecondbatteryplug-on,aGSM/GPRSplug-onmodule
(asofQ4/2002),variousCFCardslikewLANandIBMmicrodriveaswellasafoldablekeyboardandsynccablesto
mentionjustafew.
Security
Itwouldbedifficulttodeployabusinessapplicationonamobiledevicethroughoutanorganizationwithoutanythoughtto
securitysuchasapasswordthatisautomaticallysetwhenpoweredoff.PocketLOOXisdesignedwiththisfeaturefor
whichthereisnobackdoor–nowayforsomeonetogetaccesstotheapplicationsordataonthedevicewithoutthe
power-onpasswordaslongasthepasswordisset.
Inadditiontodevicepasswordprotection,mobiledevicesecurityincludesadocumentedsecuritypolicyintheenterprise,
authentication, encryption, public key infrastructure (PKI), virtual private networking, and protection against viruses.
TherearemanysecurityofferingsforPocketPCs,fromMicrosoftandthirdparties.
Flash-ableROM.
Organizationsdeployinglargenumbersofmobiledevicesshouldevaluatethecostandbenefitsofdevicesthatstorethe
operatingsystemandcoreapplicationsonanupdateable,“flash”ROMchip.Whilethismayaddalittlemoretothecost
ofeachdevice,updatestotheoperatingsystemandcoreapplicationscanberemotelyinstalledinthefieldwithout
havingtoswaporreplacedevices.
FujitsuSiemensComputerswilloffercustomizeddevicesforprojects/companiesasanadditionalservice.Thereforethe
customerwillreceiveonedeviceastheother,fittingtohisneedsafterconsiderationofhisneedsandspecifications.
Insomecases,systemsmanagement,virusprotectionandcustomapplicationsmaybeplacedinflashROMsothat
evenifauserdoesahardresetofthedevicebyremovingallbatteries,theseapplicationsarenotlostordeactivated.