10-21-2004, 01:00 AM
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Editor Emeritus
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Symbol Announces New MC50 Pocket PCs
"The MC50 enterprise device is ideal for mobile professionals who are not working at a desk or stationary location and need real-time access to people and information while they are on the move. Equipped with integrated wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) connectivity and data capture options, including 1D and 2D bar code scanning and image capture or one megapixel color camera configurations, the MC50 is designed for in-facility, real-time communication, data capture and VoIP telephony, enabling decision making at the point of activity."
The units look quite versatile, with a 520MHz processor, WM2003 (not SE?), 64MB of RAM/64MB of ROM, support for barcode scanning, and, most importantly, it supports a 3' drop onto tiles over concrete. 
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10-21-2004, 01:35 AM
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Philosopher
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Is it just me, or does the non-keyboard model of these look like it have Call and Hang-up buttons? Are these phone edition devices?
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10-21-2004, 02:08 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Sep 2004
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I'm a Symbol partner in Canada...no they're not Phone Edition...it's designed for VoIP apps.
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10-21-2004, 02:09 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2004
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From Symbol data sheet on Voice... only VOIP,
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Internal Voice Communication:
Integrated Voice-over-IP ready (P2P, PBX, PTT)
Wi-Fi�-certified, IEEE 802.11b direct sequence wireless LAN
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10-21-2004, 04:04 AM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
The units look quite versatile, with a 520MHz processor, WM2003 (not SE?), 64MB of RAM/64MB of ROM, support for barcode scanning, and, most importantly, it supports a 3' drop onto tiles over concrete. Wink
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The exclusion of WM2003SE seems a little odd to say the least. It's hard to find newly released devices without the new OS. However, with that aside, the inclusion of Wi-Fi, and an integrated camera is nice, and it certainly is "rugged" enough for those that have a tendency to play frisbee with their Pocket PCs.
However, I still don't know if the missing SE would deter some users from the device. Personally, if I were to purchase a new device now, one of my priorities would be WM2003SE.
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10-21-2004, 05:42 AM
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Oracle
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Originally Posted by DJ Apod
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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
The units look quite versatile, with a 520MHz processor, WM2003 (not SE?), 64MB of RAM/64MB of ROM, support for barcode scanning, and, most importantly, it supports a 3' drop onto tiles over concrete. Wink
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The exclusion of WM2003SE seems a little odd to say the least. It's hard to find newly released devices without the new OS. However, with that aside, the inclusion of Wi-Fi, and an integrated camera is nice, and it certainly is "rugged" enough for those that have a tendency to play frisbee with their Pocket PCs. |
The original post Engadget links to is on Geekzone. The specs on the Press Release diverge from the specs on the main page of their site, and they do say WM2003 SE on this document.
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10-21-2004, 05:46 AM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
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Originally Posted by freitasm
The original post Engadget links to is on Geekzone. The specs on the Press Release diverge from the specs on the main page of their site, and they do say WM2003 SE on this document. |
Much better. 
Thanks for the heads-up!
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10-21-2004, 03:32 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Mar 2004
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These things looks awesome. Rugged and, to me, not much bigger than other ppcs on the market. They are also priced more competitive than past rugged models. I can't wait to see if some used ones show up on ebay in a year.
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10-21-2004, 05:36 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Symbol reps tell me that a Carrier wireless solution is in the works as well. So those call and hang-up buttons may have a more diverse use in the future. I bet this devices will do VIOP and auto switch between Carrier and WLAN, when the time comes. Just having VOIP is still nice because in Distribution Center workers carry Walky-Talkies, for example, if they used the Symbol handheld they could use all their apps and talk wirelessly. Less stuff to buy. 8)
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10-21-2004, 09:35 PM
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Oracle
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Got an e-mail confirmation from Symbol saying that their website will be rectified and they're indeed using WM2003SE.
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