Darius Wey
01-06-2006, 03:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.crn.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=175801342' target='_blank'>http://www.crn.com/showArticle.jhtm...cleID=175801342</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Symbol Technologies on Thursday took the wraps off a new enterprise-focused handheld that combines bar-code scanning, PDA functionality and voice support for cellular and WLAN networks. Unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the MC70 is a new genre of PDA that Symbol has designed to target a different type of customer than it has addressed in the past, said Mark Chellis, senior director of marketing for the Holtsville, N.Y.-based, company’s mobile computing division. Weighing 12 ounces, the MC70 runs Windows Mobile 5.0 Phone Edition and features the same laser-scanning functionality as its predecessor, the MC50. What's new about the MC70 is that it can be used as a voice device on cellular and 802.11a/b/g networks, and it supports Bluetooth, Chellis said."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060106-Symbol.gif" /><br /><br />Symbol Technologies used CES as a launching ground yesterday for the new MC70 enterprise handheld. With multiple connectivity modules, the MC70 seems like a top-notch device that's perfect for all sorts of industries. Of course, such benefits don't come at a low cost: the high-end model valued at $2795, while the low-end model (without Bluetooth), $2195. January 11 is the expected shipping date.