On Tuesday, the world's largest supplier of computing solutions - Hewlett Packard - gathered at the Hotel Novatel "their Russian counterparts at a seminar on familiarity with new products and product lines the company. Judging by the number of these same partners (MakTsentr, an authorized business partner, among them), the case of Hewlett Packard in our country is going very well. However, perhaps the fact that the partners and dealers are very much due to the fact that the spectrum of products that HP luck in Europe and Russia in particular is very wide.
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Whatever it was, the presentation took place in a friendly and businesslike atmosphere ": five minutes after the start of the show desktop workstations rear ranks got together CCP (including iPaq, so that everything was authentic), and immersed in reading e-books and, during a story about a new order of providing services much of the partners, howled and rushed to smoke. But in a break when you could feel a few have come "alive" devices, it was much more fascinating ... But more on that below. So, everything began with the presentation of the first HP'shnogo Tablet PC Tablet PC TC1000. We already told you about similar products that were brought to Russia Toshiba and Viewsonic. Let us briefly recall. Tablet PC - this is such a thing, that is, a laptop, which has only the screen. The keyboard can be, but she is joined as a kind of an accessory - in principle, Tablet PC can function without it. Typically, these devices are smaller and lighter than laptops, the replacement they have to come and work for longer without recharging. Operating system - Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, which essentially means that several additional applications for handwriting and voice control.
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A few words about why "tablets" are needed and why they can replace notebooks. In addition to the aforementioned major differences (size, battery life), big advantage is modularity. You can use the Tablet PC and yourself, and with the keyboard, and as part of a stationary and more functional solutions. Coup screen "horizontal" mode Landscape, connection to a docking station MultiBay and keyboard - and on the table is a full-featured PC. However, in the HP'shnom version with modest screen - 10.4 inches diagonally. However, the resolution of 1024x768 pixels on it lasts - and saw the audience that it was good. In addition, the "pill" is usually more than conventional laptops, designed to work in all shown and wireless networks - in this model from Hewlett Packard has built-in Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b), and some Tablet PC in the plus This also klatsat "blue teeth".
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"In favor of the use of tablet PCs - and several socio-psychological factors. Firstly, in Europe, those who are called "mobile professonaly, and in fact almost all businesses except those making as cardiovascular disease, days without getting up from his chair, more than 20% of their time outside office - in meetings, conferences and meetings. Secondly, it appears that 78% of business at those meetings, most all the notes made on a leaf of paper.And then the solid darkness: give it all to the secretary, who will not understand your handwriting, and as a result of the electronic text of all will not like it was in manuscript form. That this task - to repeal an intermediate step for converting handwritten text to electronic media - and solves the Tablet PC. Moreover, sociologists and psychologists have found that the ride to negotiate with the laptop is inconvenient and generally wrong. First, open the laptop screen in front of a man produces not only physical but psychological barrier between him and another person - it's hard to say when you can not see the person in front of a partner. Yes, dry volume, press the keys constantly notebook keyboard is not conducive to concentration. TC1000 - quite a typical representative of a new family of portable computers, except maybe a few pominiatyurnee than competitors' models. As mentioned above - 10.4-inch diagonal screen, the resolution of 1024x768 pixels. But weigh "hyulettovskaya pill" only 1.36 kg. and fits easily in a business directory - slim. The truth may be a little thicker with the "Fasten" portable keyboard (it is, by the way, and weighs an additional 250 grams). Keyboard a bit smaller than most notebooks, but short-pointing in the Keys, which could make the presentation showed that it can be used quite comfortably. Works on the new processor, Transmeta Crusoe 1 GHz, which is not so much for a very demanding Windows XP - at least, ordinary Notepad opens several thoughtfully. There is a separate chip NVidia GeForce 2Go with 16 MB of memory (so as not to slow down beauty Windows XP) and that's really cool, two-port USB 2.0, transferring data at speeds up to 480 megabits per second. However, sverhproizvoditelnost - not what you want from this machine. When in April of this year among the "mobile professionals" in Europe were interviewed on "how they see the perfect electronic assistant, almost all put forward three requirements: the minimum size, full functionality and long battery life. So, the main advantage of Crusoe just in doing that the third requirement - TC1000 work without charge for five hours.
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| Here it is - TC1000 |
In all other respects is quite familiar (as far as could be called habitual Tablet PC): the stylus on the battery, the screen with hard protective coating, a few hardware buttons (eg, for turning the screen). Superstructure Tablet Edition to Windows XP requires a system of handwriting recognition (in the application for the Journal notes, and separately - to enter text into any other program) and voice recognition and voice commands. The main thing, "but", which casts doubt on the fact that in the near future Tablet PC will get accustomed to the Russian market - all of these "recognition" is not rusfitsirovany (and soon will be). Now there are versions in English, German, French, and a couple of months will be more Italian Tablet PC. About the Russian is not known. And in English it works ... In general, during a break in all have been asking HP employees to show "how it works." Well, the voice command "Start Notepad" worked, but nothing else particularly did not want to work. I can, the handwriting is wrong, but even when I decided to write the word "what" square letters, TC1000 gave something unreadable. Porazgovarivat with "tablet" HP employees are not given to anyone, but they themselves, a novelty, apparently, has found a terrible accent. No such phrases as "Welcome to ...", or even line from Moscow Times correctly recognizes not want to. And in my opinion, the pronunciation of Michael Sidorenko (HP) could be the envy of every Londoner ... In general, with the demonstration came a hitch, and a proc from an English recognition, even if it worked "with a bang? Meeting, then we are in Russian. Now if we could include such a recognition of their native language, and the output is a detailed record of the meeting in the form of electronic text ...
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Cost TC1000 in Russia and throughout Europe will be about $ 2500, will appear in the first quarter of next year. Further, it was a lot of interesting novelties, but it is not our topic. Showed the incredible power of a laptop, where you can engage in architectural planning, showing the workstations, which probably will not yield to those on which to draw "Shrek" and "Final Fantasy". Only at the very end of the seminar, we waited for iPaq 5400. Immediately two reservations - waited only official Russian announcement of the ruler, the devices themselves, even the demonstration samples to us until we arrived. In addition, the 5400 - model range, and at the presentation it was only on one particular machine iPaq H5450. Sorry, very much wanted to feel the new flagship Pocket PC (and indeed, judging by the huge number of functions, the flagship of the CPC as such). And so, about the new line of iPaq hodmlo so many rumors that many of the new find could not. According to rumors and pre-announcements, we've even had time to write a little review.
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| Handsome H5450! |
Thus, the most recent, final and audited data.
| H5400 series | H3900 series |
| Processor | Intel PXA250 Applications Processor, 400 MHz |
| Memory | 48 MB flash-ROM, 64 MB RAM | 32 or 48 MB flash-ROM, 64 MB RAM |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 138h84h15, 9 mm (with antenna) | 138h84h16 |
| Weight | 206 gr | 186 gr |
| Screen | Color transflective TFT-screen with touch-type layer, 65 536 colors, the size of the visible image 96 mm diagonally |
| Built-in expansion options | Memory card slot and SD format options | |
| Integrated wireless communication facilities | Wireless network adapter 802.11b and Bluetooth 1.1, infrared port Consumer IR and IrDA | Wireless network adapter standard Bluetooth 1.1, infrared port Consumer IR and IrDA |
| Bluetooth Profiles | Exchange electronic business cards, calendar items, documents and files with other devices equipped with interfaces Bluetooth. Connecting to a Bluetooth-equipped with cell phones to access corporate data and the Internet through a dial-up network.ActiveSync software for data exchange with PCs equipped with Bluetooth interface |
| Input means | The mechanism of handwriting recognition, onscreen keyboard, voice recorder, and the dashed input (similar to Graffiti), external keyboard |
| Biometric security | Fingerprint Reader | No |
| Sound | Voice recorder, speaker, microphone, stereo |
| Operating system and applications | Powered by Microsoft Windows for Pocket PC 2002, built-in calendar, contact manager information, a list of current affairs, voice recorder, notepad, Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, Microsoft Reader, File Explorer, Calculator, Solitaire, mailbox for incoming mail, MSN Messenger, Terminal Services Client, VPN Client, Server Sync Client, communications software to exchange data via infrared |
| Additional applications in ROM | iPaq File Store, iPaq Task Manager, iPaq Backup, iPaq Image Viewer, Nevo Universal Remote Control, the ability to customize the profile, expectations, and various utilities |
| Stackable configuration | Additional expansion options, including wireless communication adapters |
That is so in February 2003 in Russia will come the new iPaq. For the price, it is estimated that over $ 700. What's new? First of all, there is a striking new design - a different button layout is due to the presence of an optical fingerprint scanner. The joystick has become a smaller and hopefully better. Add built-in network adapter Wi-Fi, which is gaining popularity abroad and even here in Russia. Recall recently VimpelCom (carrying cellular services under the brand name "Bee Line"), has launched a project on an 802.11b access points in the "public offices" - airports, hotels, business centers and so on. Naturally, an important novelty - a new system of biometric security. True, HP was unable to answer whether the opportunity to differentiate access rights, depending on the user's identity (something like profiles): one - open to all folders, the other - only more defined. Machine itself was a little bigger, he moved down the microphone. Reasons for "moving" are clear - firstly, we should not be placed near the microphone and speaker, and secondly, with the new iPaq'om Included is the software for Voice over IP - Voice over data networks, in particular, the networks 802.11b. With a sufficient spread of these networks from the iPaq can make a such a mobile internet phone. Another new feature that users were waiting for since the appearance of the earliest models of iPaq a few years ago - a removable battery. Standard lithium-polymer battery with 1250 mAh would be changed to "plump", but "tough", capacity of 2500 mAh. Which, incidentally, is very timely, considering how much "eats" embedded Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. H5400 series will be compatible with all the "jackets" (HP calls them Expansion Packs) for the 3800/3900 series. And the main thing! On the body boasted a new logo! Finally, at the HP product says "HP". In addition, the increased range of applications from third-party products that can be found on the disk. Recall wireless multiplayer races on a motorcycle or the same application for VoIP. New program iPaq Backup - now you can securely store data on a remote computer via a wireless connection. Together with a new series iPaq appear and new accessories. "Rugged" case - a dense cover that protects the PDA from moisture, dust, vibration and shock, new batteries (see above) and walking headsets, including wireless. Recall that in the H5400 series in addition to this model, it is assumed, and machine with built-in GSM / GPRS module. New products will be delivered to us completely Russified. Russian office of HP looking for a suitable partner for localization and yet inclined to think that they will be the company Quarta Technologies. Cheaper Series 1900, of which too much was said, would be delivered to us as the series 2000 - 1900 is intended only for the U.S. market.iPaq H5450 will replace the previous top model of the company - iPaq H3970, but the latter would be shipped to dealers yet the entire first quarter of 2003, and the prices are, alas, will not decline. PS By the way, iPaq is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the best-selling series of handheld computers with a color screen :-)
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| "And the iPaq in the book of Guinness!" |
The authors, translation:
Konstantin Vorontsov