Psion Releases A Rugged, Water-Tight PDA

Posted by timothy on Monday October 1, 2001 @12:47AM from the 8-hours-of-life dept.

Moghedien writes: "This time a sturdy PDA, without a keyboard, but a big hi-res screen and it's designed for work in the field. Still runs the EPOC OS, 8 hour battery life time, probably a 200MHz StrongARM, 64MB RAM and MMC. It measures 215x85x28 mm. It has an IP rate of 67, meaning it's capable of lying under water for hours, and it can put up with a fall of 1.5 meters against concrete. According to Psion, its purpose is to fill the gap between powerful PDAs for the industry and handheld machines for the professional consumer market." There's a blurb describing this device on Psion's site -- but does anyone see pictures? Update: 10/01 13:35 GMT by T : An anonymous reader says: "Here is the page for the NetPad. It has a small picture, but it's better than nothing."

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caffine rush by spacefem · 2001-10-01 00:54 · Score: 5, Funny

PDA's don't need to take water, just coffee. They should really be tested that way: just fire-hosed with gallons of boiling expresso or something. I'm sure this one could take it.

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Just what I needed... by Quaryon · 2001-10-01 00:54 · Score: 1, Funny

So now I can play NetHack in the bath - excellent!
Toilet Savior by MrNovember · 2001-10-01 00:55 · Score: 5, Funny

Handy for when you have your PDA in your shirt pocket and bend over the john to pull your pants off -- plop.
This is what I've been waiting for by nzhavok · 2001-10-01 00:58 · Score: 1, Funny

Now I can use my PDA in the bath!

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Finally.... by valen · 2001-10-01 01:49 · Score: 2, Funny

Something that my girlfriend won't kill when she decides that my shirt needs to be washed...