Handhelds
What's on our radar...and what should be on yours
Handheld makers are often secretive about when they will release their products. As a result, we are unable to look too far into the future and give our readers info on upcoming handhelds. However, this release calendar will show you the latest PDAs that are available from manufacturers, so take a look. What's on our radar...and what should be on yours
| Availability | Model name | Price | The scoop |
| August 2003 | ViewSonic V36![]() | $329 | ViewSonic's new Pocket PC is slim and cheap, and it packs a VGA digital camera. Specs: 300MHz XScale processor; 64MB RAM; 16-bit (65,536 colors); Microsoft Pocket PC 2003; built-in camera; Secure Digital slot |
| July 2003 | Garmin iQue 3600![]() | $549 | A union of Palm device and GPS receiver gives rise to the Garmin iQue 3600, a PDA and traveling companion in one. Specs: 150MHz Motorola processor; 32MB RAM; 16-bit (65,536 colors); Palm OS 5.0; integrated GPS receiver; Secure Digital slot |
| July 2003 | Hitachi G1000![]() | $649 | The G1000 is both big and heavy, but its plentiful features are worth the weight. Specs: 400MHz XScale processor; 32MB RAM; 16-bit (65,536 colors); Microsoft Pocket PC 2003; built-in camera; built-in CDMA phone; built-in keyboard; Secure Digital slot |
| July 2003 | Palm Tungsten T2![]() | $399 | This refresh of the first Tungsten-series Palm takes a good product and improves upon it. Specs: 144MHz Texas Instruments processor; 32MB RAM; 16-bit (65,536 colors); Palm OS 5.2.1; Secure Digital slot |
| July 2003 | ViewSonic V37![]() | $299 | The big brother of ViewSonic's V35 and V36 lacks an integrated camera and uses an older OS, but it has a faster processor. Specs: 400MHz XScale processor; 64MB RAM; 16-bit (65,536 colors); Microsoft Pocket PC 2002; Secure Digital slot |
| June 2003 | Fossil PDA Watch![]() | $299
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| Wear your handheld on your wrist. Fossil's wrist PDA is a fully functional Palm device that also does a great watch impersonation. Specs: 33MHz processor; 2MB of RAM; 160x160-pixel, four-shade grayscale screen; Palm OS 4.1 |
| June 2003 | HP iPaq H1940![]() | $299
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| The update to the H1910 keeps its predecessor's attractive design but offers improved performance and Bluetooth support. Specs: 266MHz Samsung processor; 64MB of RAM; 320x240-pixel, 65,000-color screen; Microsoft Pocket PC 2003; built-in Bluetooth; Secure Digital slot |
| June 2003 | HP iPaq H5150![]() | $499
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| This unit has Bluetooth, but it lacks the Wi-Fi of the H5550. Specs: 400MHz XScale processor; 64MB of RAM; 320x240-pixel, 65,000-color screen; Microsoft Pocket PC 2003; built-in Bluetooth; Secure Digital slot |
| June 2003 | HP iPaq H5550![]() | $649
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| With Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and 128MB of RAM, the H5550 is the Swiss Army knife of the mobile power user. Specs: 400MHz XScale processor; 128MB of RAM; 320x240-pixel, 65,000-color screen; Microsoft Pocket PC 2003; built-in Bluetooth; built-in Wi-Fi; Secure Digital slot |
| June 2003 | Sony CLIE PEG-NX73V![]() | $499
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| The NX73V offers a new design with a pop-out CompactFlash slot and a 310,000-pixel camera that also shoots video. Specs: 200MHz processor; 16MB of RAM; 320x480-pixel, 65,000-color screen; Palm OS 5; built-in keyboard; built-in camera; CompactFlash and Memory Stick slots |
| June 2003 | Sony CLIE PEG-NX80V![]() | $599
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| The NX80V includes a CompactFlash slot and a 1.3-megapixel camera that has a light and also shoots video--all in a slimmer design. Specs: 200MHz processor; 32MB of RAM; 320x480-pixel, 65,000-color screen; Palm OS 5; built-in keyboard; built-in camera; CompactFlash and Memory Stick slots |
| June 2003 | Toshiba e350![]() | $299
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| An update to the Toshiba e330/e335 series, the e350 offers a much-improved screen but less ROM than its predecessor. Specs: 300MHz XScale processor; 64MB of RAM; 320x240-pixel, 65,000-color screen; Microsoft Pocket PC 2003; Secure Digital slot |
| June 2003 | Toshiba e355![]() | $299
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| This descendant of the Toshiba e330/e335 series includes imaging software and a much-improved screen, but it has less ROM than its predecessor. Specs: 300MHz XScale processor; 64MB of RAM; 320x240-pixel, 65,000-color screen; Microsoft Pocket PC 2003; Secure Digital slot |
| May 2003 | T-Mobile Sidekick (color)![]() | $299 | While it has flaws, the impressive second-generation Sidekick, with a color screen and twice the RAM, is a marked improvement over the original. Specs: 48MHz Intel StrongARM 7 processor; 32MB RAM; 4MB ROM; 320x160, 65,000-color screen; Danger HipTop OS; built-in keyboard; built-in phone that works on GSM 900/1900 and GPRS networks; some international roaming |













