October 24, 2003
Toshiba Debuts Handheld with VGA Screen
Toshiba has just launched its e805 Pocket PC device. This is the first PDA with a 4-in transflective 480x640 VGA screen.
While currently not many PocketPC apps support the higher resolution, Toshiba is confident that users will soon see a flurry of releases from developers.
This shot from PDAFrance shows a side-by-side comparison of a handheld with a standard PocketPC screen and the VGA-enabled Toshiba device (on the left and right, respectively).
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Powered by a 400-MHz Intel XScale PCA263 processor clocked to 400MHz, the e805 has 128MB of SDRAM, 32MB of Flash ROM and a 32MB Flash disk. Both CompactFlash and SD Cards are supported.
The e805 boasts 802.11b wireless connectivity and a bundled Voice over IP application, supported by VLI. The e805 can be configured to respond to voice commands, and bundles software that can read aloud documents, emails and other text.
Posted by Sam | PermalinkLet the hi-res wars begin. I suppose Pocket PC fans will be happy that someone has finally addressed this on Pocket PC. Still, I'd hate to actually try and read any text on the screen that small, with that high a res. It looks painful. :-)
Posted by Mike Rohde at October 24, 2003 12:42 PMI'm curious what it does to battery life.
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