Hitachi upgrades SDIO capabilities for Windows mobile-based PCS phone by Hitachi Model SH-G1000.Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HIT), Ubiquitous Platform Systems Group, recently announced that SDIO See SDIO card. enhancement will be available on the Windows Mobile-based PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. Phone by Hitachi Model SH-G1000, featuring an integrated QWERTY keyboard, camera and wireless phone. The device is offered nationwide exclusively to Sprint customers. The SDIO enhancement program can be downloaded through Hitachi at www.hitachi.us/G1000 or through Sprint at www.sprint.com/pcsbusiness (click on 'Downloads') and will enable mobile workers to use the device with SDIO Wireless LAN or Bluetooth cards to take advantage of high-speed wireless connectivity via an 802.11b Hot Spot. SD is an acronym for Secure Digital, a technology standard for providing portable devices with non-volatile storage and peripheral I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output expansion capability. SDIO is a superset A group of commands or functions that exceed the capabilities of the original specification. Software or hardware components designed for the original specification will also operate with the superset product. However, components designed for the superset will not work with the original. of the SD Memory specification. It enables I/O expansion for peripherals such as wireless LAN or Bluetooth cards. The SDIO enhancement program supports a variety of peripheral devices that utilize BSQUARE Corporation's SDIO Now! system software. By using SDIO Now! system software, Hitachi is delivering support for the popular SD and SDIO standards. "The Hitachi G1000 is a powerful productivity tool designed to allow mobile professionals to stay in touch faster, easier and with more flexibility," said Phil Bowman, vice president of Integrated Solutions, Sprint Business Solutions. "By upgrading the SDIO capabilities, Sprint customers now have more options to help them conduct business while they are on the go, including accessing the high speeds of public Wi-Fi ZONES providing wireless data service at speeds of up to 11 Mbps." "Enterprises are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to extend the connectivity to mobile workers. In conjunction with this SDIO enhancement, the Hitachi SH-G1000 can provide a complete, cost-effective solution for handheld device that allows corporations to leverage existing wireless communications infrastructure. Dedicated to meeting the needs of business professionals, Sprint views the added connectivity capabilities as part of a complete mobility solution. Through this enhancement, we will help Sprint provide the most enhanced wireless connectivity to its customers," said Yasuo Sakai, director, Business Strategies, Mobile Information & Communication Appliance Division, Ubiquitous Platform Systems Group of Hitachi, Ltd. The Hitachi G1000 combines the functionality of a Pocket PC with the advanced wireless data applications delivered by the faster data speeds of the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network. The Hitachi G1000 is a first-in-its-class "converged device" meaning it offers the power of a PC and convenience of a wireless phone in one compact unit (8.4 oz, 5.8" x 3.3" x 0.9"). It comes loaded with Windows Mobile 2002 software for Pocket PC, 32 MB of memory, a 400 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. Intel XScale Processor and a 65K TFT (Thin Film Transistor) The term typically refers to active matrix screens on laptop computers. Active matrix LCD provides a sharper screen display and broader viewing angle than does passive matrix. See LCD and thin film. TFT - Thin Film transistor (Thin Film Transistor) color display. In addition, it is the first wireless Pocket PC device to feature a built-in QWERTY See QWERTY keyboard. (hardware) QWERTY - /kwer'tee/ (From the top left row of letter keys of most keyboards) Pertaining to a standard English-language typewriter keyboard (sometimes called the Sholes keyboard after its inventor), as opposed to Dvorak or foreign-language keypad and scroll dial. This single band PCS Vision Phone by Sprint also incorporates a rotating VGA-quality digital camera and is now equipped with an SDIO expansion slot with multimedia card capabilities. |
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