06-27-2003, 02:44 PM
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Executive Editor
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Dell readies new PDA, Smartphone
"Dell Computer has revealed that the next generation of its Axim handheld will include both Wi-Fi and triband radios, signaling a new wave of mobile productivity. In addition, an executive at the company's headquarters here said Dell plans to develop a device based on Microsoft's Smartphone platform.
The next generation Axim will allow users to switch between Wi-Fi networks and CDMA or GSM networks. Due out in 2004, the device will likely support 802.11g, which offers backward compatibility with 802.11b and speeds of up to 31Mbps.
The Axim will also include Bluetooth to permit synchronization with client devices, including notebooks, said Anthony Bonadero, Dell's director of wireless product marketing, during a set of exclusive briefings arranged for InfoWorld here this week."
Ok, now this really got me excited - the one combination that would, for my needs, be killer is WiFi and GPRS or 1XRTT in a single device. Adding Bluetooth is just a cherry on top - the first two are what I really want. Go Dell go! And a Dell Smartphone? Cool!
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06-27-2003, 02:51 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
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daaaamn... any news on pricing?
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06-27-2003, 02:56 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2002
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Here is a quote from the article:
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We didn't know these sorts of margins still existed in computers," Bonadero said of Dell's foray into PDAs with the Axim.
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Now don't we feel like suckers  lol
At least they admit the high profit margins
Thanks
Thanos
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06-27-2003, 02:57 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Let's hope they got rid of their brickmaker and hired a professional industrial designer for this one�
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06-27-2003, 02:58 PM
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Executive Editor
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Originally Posted by droppedd
daaaamn... any news on pricing?
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Waaaaay too early for that. Pricing doesn't get announced until the devices are ready to go out the door.
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06-27-2003, 02:59 PM
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06-27-2003, 03:03 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2003
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..yeah but I bet it'll be the size of Texas and looking as pretty as cinder block. :jester:
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06-27-2003, 03:04 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Count me in what more could you posibbly want?
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06-27-2003, 03:05 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
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I believe that is was TI that just announced a technology to let different wireless technologies work and play well together.
Good Call!
Now, where on the Wanda, is there room for a Dell logo? Hmmmm.
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06-27-2003, 03:07 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Frankly, I am OK if Dell is making a good margin on the device -- the fact that they can still price the Axim below the IPAQ and other similar devices (Axim Basic is $180 USD right now on Dell) shows just how low Dell's cost of production is relative to its competitors.
While we don't know exactly what this hybrid device will sell for, I bet it will have the best price/performance ratio of this new class of hybrid LAN/WAN devices -- sign me up! 
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