SOCKET LAUNCHES BLUETOOTH CONNECTION KIT.Socket Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:SCKT, PSE PSE 1. pale soft exudative pork. 2. portosystemic encephalopathy. :SOK), San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , a provider of connection products for handheld computers A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. and other devices, has introduced its Bluetooth Connection Kit. Wireless data customers can now check email, browse (1) To view the contents of a file or a group of files. Browser programs generally let you view data by scrolling through the documents or databases. In a database program, the browse mode often lets you edit the data. See Web browser. the web or access their company networks on a Pocket PC while their mobile phone remains in a purse, pocket or briefcase In Windows 95/98, a system folder used for synchronizing files between two computers, typically a desktop and laptop computer. Files to be worked on are placed into a Briefcase, which is then transferred to the second machine via floppy, cable or network. . The Bluetooth Connection Kit contains Socket's Bluetooth CompactFlash (CF) Card, software drivers, and Get Connected! Wizard -- everything customers need to make a cable-less connection between a Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone and a Pocket PC. Director of Product Marketing, Peter Phillips, comments, "Anticipation for Bluetooth has been incredibly high. Socket has responded with a product designed to give consumers a rich, easy-to-use experience connecting their Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to a Pocket PC. As other Bluetooth devices enter into the market, Socket's Bluetooth Connection Kit will help consumers experience the power of Bluetooth." Socket's Bluetooth CompactFlash Card was designed to be compatible with Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. CE Powered devices and is one of the most energy efficient CF cards on the market today. The card has a unique design, with a fully integrated antenna, offering two major benefits -- it won't change the size or look of your Pocket PC, and it reduces the risk of damage to the card or Pocket PC when in use. "Hewlett-Packard Company has been working with Socket to ensure compatibility of Socket's products with the latest HP Jornada PDAs," said Kok-Khoon Lim, general manager, HP's Jornada organization. "We are excited about Socket's Bluetooth Connection Kit because it has been tailored to make it easy to add Bluetooth functionality to a Pocket PC -- giving customers a new way to access the information they need." The Bluetooth Connection Kit is available in the U.S. immediately through Socket's web site, as well as through normal distribution channels for a suggested retail price of $179. Visit www.socketcom.com for product and purchase details. About Socket Socket Communications, Inc., offers the world's largest selection of plug-in products to expand the functionality of handheld devices and other mobile computers, including mobile data, local area networking, bar code scanning and serial connectivity. Socket's products incorporate the company's energy-efficient chip technology and utilize custom drivers, making our products ideal for battery-operated mobile computers. In addition, Socket offers Bluetooth modules, design services and several software developer kits (SDKs) to help developers incorporate Bluetooth into future devices and applications. Socket is committed to form factor standardization standardization In industry, the development and application of standards that make it possible to manufacture a large volume of interchangeable parts. Standardization may focus on engineering standards, such as properties of materials, fits and tolerances, and drafting and plays a key role in such standards-defining bodies as the CompactFlash (CF) Association, SD 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 Association and Bluetooth Special Interest Group The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is the body that oversees the development of Bluetooth standards and the licensing of the Bluetooth technologies and trademarks to manufacturers. (SIG). For more information, visit http://www.socketcom.com or call 510/744-2821. |
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