11-20-2004, 08:00 AM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Guess Who's Back?
"Casio through its years of PDA development experience has designed the new IT-10 model with the portability, functionality, durability and superior hardware that the business market demands. Casio strongly believes this new model will energize and expand the Enterprise PDA market."
Be prepared to wipe the dust off the Cassiopeia archives. Casio's back to leave another impression in the Pocket PC market with the IT-10.
The IT-10 is shock-resistant, dust-resistant, and splash-resistant. Under the hood, it features the Intel PXA270 processor running at 416MHz, with 64MB of RAM, and 64MB of ROM. The IT-10 comes in two flavours: the M20 and M20BR. Both feature IrDA 1.3, but the M20 lacks any additional wireless functionality. The M20BR, on the other hand, includes Bluetooth 1.2 and 802.11b WLAN. Both devices have a 3.7" VGA 640x480 LCD screen and a 2,300 mAh battery as standard. The battery life is touted at 27 hours of continuous non-wireless use. Both devices also include an SDIO and CF slot, so you can stock it up with extra features. They run Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition, and its dimensions are 140 (H) x 80 (W) x 25 (D) mm. The units will be available for purchase in December.
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11-20-2004, 08:13 AM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 548
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Well I don't think they even left the PDA market at all...
There have been PPCs after the E-200 but they were sold in Japan only.
Carlo
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11-20-2004, 08:25 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 284
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I am wiping the sleep away from my tired eyes just to be sure I am not hallucinating...Casio back in the US market. Wonder just how much they are going to charge for this brick? It is 10 mm thicker than a Loox or Axim but maybe that's to accomodate the large battery. May be worth a look given the battery life.
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11-20-2004, 08:51 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 794
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lol...everything about it seems too tall and too thick. I won't be buying it. I will have to wait for the perfect VGA device...
I'm still waiting for a CLIE UX50 like clamshell Pocket PC with lots of RAM, fast CPU, great swivel VGA screen, Wi-Fi & BT, CF slot, USB port, good battery life, camera, CIR, etc. The LOOX 720 is a great example...except it isn't a clamshell PDA.
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11-20-2004, 08:55 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 260
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Wow.. So that's what the iPod would look like if ever it became a PDA 
Still I miss some of Casio's older deisgns like the E-115 and the Em-500.
Either way it's nice to see another OEM selling Pocket PCs in North America.
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11-20-2004, 09:39 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Any news if it will have a graphics accelerator?
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11-20-2004, 09:42 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Originally Posted by CESkins
It is 10 mm thicker than a Loox or Axim but maybe that's to accomodate the large battery.
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Or the extra thickness (10 mm is a lot) is for the shock- and splash-resistance features. That really is a brick. It looks as big and thick as the E100/105.
I have my Casio E100 (anyone know where I can get a replacement battery cheap?) in my desk drawer, and I love the E100's gamep.. I mean directional pad. It's better than the iPaq 3670 and 2215's d-pad. The E100 was Doom heaven... ran Doom as well as my 386/33. Truly a "pocket PC."
It's good to see Casio return to North America. I'd love to see what Casio has in store for the non-IT market.
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11-20-2004, 09:52 AM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Just to give some perspective. This is an industrial PDA, like the Symbol jobbies, hence the size, shock resistance, large battery, feature sets, and Im sure heavy price.
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The IT-10�s wide range of functions makes it the perfect tool for a variety of tasks such as retail store management, sales force automation, equipment/facilities maintenance management and market research applications.
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I guess this is at least a good example of "Industrial Design" 
Surur
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11-20-2004, 10:03 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 794
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How many of you ever drop your PDA? I don't... the only PDA I have ever dropped was the HP h1910 awhile back (several times)...only because it was so slippery...
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11-20-2004, 10:25 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 1,208
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I'm still waiting for a CLIE UX50 like clamshell Pocket PC with lots of RAM, fast CPU, great swivel VGA screen, Wi-Fi & BT, CF slot, USB port, good battery life, camera, CIR, etc.
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same here! when will the clamshell models hit the market???
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