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Intermec CN3 mobile computer with GPS navigation

Sep 14, 2006 gps navigation, misc news, phones

This little gadget, called the Intermec CN3 may slightly resemble a pocket calculator from the 80’s but in reality it is full-fledged mobile computer complete with WiFi, Bluetooth, and choice of WAN Radio (3G CDMA/EV-DO or GSM/EDGE) and an integrated GPS chip. Measuring 6.3 x 3.2 x 1.1 inches and a weight of 14-16 ounces, mobilewhack claims this is worlds smallest mobile computer.

Intermec CN3 runs Windows Mobile 5.0 on a Intel® XScale PXA270, 520 MHz chip and has 128 MB of RAM. The CN3 also features a 1.3 megapixel color camera and a miniSD slot that can read cards upto 2GB in size.

Full set of features:

Power

• Standard Battery Pack: 3.7V, 2200 mAh, (8.1 Watt-hour) Li-Ion
• Extended Battery Pack: 3.7V, 4000 mAh, (14.8 Watt-hour) Li-Ion

Operating System

• Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0®
• Premium and Phone Editions + Direct
• Push Wireless Email

Microprocessor

• Intel® XScale PXA270, 520 MHz

Memory and Storage

• RAM Memory: 128MB
• Flash ROM: 128MB
• Customer-accessible miniSD slot for removable memory cards up to 2GB

Display

• 3.5 in (89 mm) QVGA (240 x 320 pixel) 64K color Transflective TFT-LCD, LED backlight

Standard Communications

• USB 1.1 Host and Client
• RS232 via vehicle dock
• Ethernet via desktop single or quad dock

Integrated Radio Options

• 802.11b/g
• Bluetooth Class 2, V2.0
• GSM/GPRS/EDGE CDMA/1XRTT/EV-DO

Global Positioning System

• Network independent embedded receiver with integrated antenna

Audio Support

• Microphone
• Wireless Bluetooth headset support
• Wired external speaker support via vehicle dock
• VoIP
• Speech recognition

WLAN Security Options

• WPA, 802.11i (WPA2), WEP, TKIP, TLS, TTLS,
• AES, PEAP, LEAP, MD5

Integrated Scanner Options

• Area Imager
• Supports omnidirectional 1D, 2D,
• Composite and Postal decode capabilities plus signature capture

Integrated Camera

• 1.3 megapixel color camera with LED flash

Physical Characteristics

• Dimensions with Standard Battery Pack: 6.3 x 3.2 x 1.1 in, (160 x 81 x 28 mm)
• Dimensions with Extended Battery Pack: 6.3 x 3.2 x 1.3 in, (160 x 81 x 33 mm)
• Weight: 14.0 oz – 16.0 oz (397 – 454 g)

Environmental

• Operating Temp: +14°F to +122°F, (-10°C to +50°C)
• Storage Temp: -20°C to +70°C, (-4° F to +158° F)
• Relative Humidity: 95%
• Rain & Dust Resistance: IP54
• Drop Spec: 4’ (1.2 m) 26x all faces, sides & corners
• Electrostatic Discharge: +/- 15 kVdc air discharge

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