Casio IT-70/700 - line of industrial handheld computers, called "industrial Cassiopeia." The term "industrial" meant by a device that is designed primarily to assist in the work of people of various professions. They are especially needed industrial design, when the appearance and functions consistent with each other, and the industrial "opportunity", as their income often depends on the tools.
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Typically, the design of devices for the consumer market and industry, is always different. If the first are such to please the eye and has different capabilities, able to push them out of a number of other devices, industrial PDAs just need to do their job. They may not have any attractive appearance, no additional features. The main thing is that they are strong, impact resistant, functional. But what if we try to combine the best of both worlds - combine the latest achievements of consumer electronics with the strength, durability and design inherent in industrial applications? Currently, it has become a reality: to take the least line of notebooks Fujitsu Toughbook or series from Panasonic. Company Casio also went down this path, creating a variety of industrial handheld computers Cassiopeia IT-70/700, which represent a unique combination of expertise in the field of Casio Pocket PC PDAs and Serious industrial design.
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For example, when buying IT-700 you get a complete set of multimedia capabilities inherent in the devices E-115/E-125. This is roughly the same as if Casio was able to in any way the brightness and the possibility of Porsche move to the utilitarian Land Rover and housing without losing performance sports car. IT-700 is equipped with the same spectacular 64-bit color TFT active-matrix display that other Casio Pocket PC, which are considered among the best to use them indoors. True, the conventional TFT-screens often lose coverage under direct sunlight, but with a special anti-reflective coating, it is not so important. Although, if you are a big part of working time in the air, it is better to refer to "sibling» IT-700 - monochrome IT-70. He has the same filling as for the 700, and the screen - LCD FSTN, capable of displaying 4-level grayscale color. IT-700/70, however as E-125/EM-500, running on a RISC processor, VR4122 from NEC. This is not the fastest to date processor used in the CPC, but it differs stability. Although the higher rate would have been better, so hopefully, Casio IT-in the following models will use the NEC VR 4131, which has already been successfully applied to the BE-300. The other technical features are also very similar to other specifications Cassiopeia. IT-700 is equipped with 32 MB of RAM and 16MB of Flash ROM. Unlike many other industrial Pocket PC, Casio model comes with a full suite of applications Windows CE 3.0. That is all that you can find Cassiopeia E-125, you'll find in the IT-700. Here there are Microsoft Media Player, and Microsoft Reader, and Money, and everything else that is included in Pocket PC and a CD with ActiveSync. Furthermore, the model has a stereo headphone, ie You can always listen to high quality MP3-music, for example, during the flight at the next conference. One of the big pluses is the presence of the device memory expansion slot Compact Flash II type-compatible cards is Simple, SanDisk, Delkin, Lexar, etc. And, of course, IT-700 can serve as a voice recorder.
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But, despite such an abundance of opportunities designed specifically for the general consumer, Casio IT-700 is still the industrial unit. All the multimedia hardware, clad in body, whose appearance is far from perfect forms of conventional PDA. Model of IT is much heavier and have larger dimensions. The body is made of durable plastic that can withstand the impact when falling from a height of 90 cm on a concrete floor. In addition, they are waterproof and have a wide range of operating temperatures. In most cases, they are intended for use in trade, in the field of industrial automation and environmental protection. True, the comparison of IT with Fujitsu Stylistic showed that the strength of the body has enough only for gently blows, but not to work too hard conditions. Large size of the device are caused not only the necessary protections, but also provide it with additional functionality. For example, the built-in programmable 16-button keypad for easy data entry, or a second Compact Flash slot, which can be used for additional memory cards. In the RF-line versions of IT, this slot is busy wireless data card 802.11b Spread Spectrum Wireless LAN Card. External CD Card slot is to use a barcode scanner, which is sold separately.
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The advantages of the device can be attributed, and "long lasting" Li-Ion battery capable of operating throughout the 8-hour workday. And the backup battery will save the data on your computer for four more days. As an industrial PDA, IT-700 is different from conventional devices in several areas. For example, the model is designed for use with a docking station or charger. They exist in two versions: one designed only to charge the device (in the IT series no special connectors for power supply), the other - and provides charging and communication with the PC. In addition, the device has a serial port for communication with a cellular phone or a desktop computer, and an infrared port that can be used to synchronize with the laptop.
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And what can you say about the negative sides of the unit? Firstly, this button recording. It is clearly necessary to reprogram to perform other functions, for example, start menu, otherwise you'll often record the noise around you. Then, still not bad would be placed on the body of the power connector: often there are cases where the use of a docking station is impossible. Well, industrial computer, you need cover to protect the screen. As for documentation, here relatively okay. The package includes all the necessary IT governance Microsoft, CD and user guide for the IT-700. However, if you need technical data on the PDA, then they, as well as drivers, can be found and downloaded from Casio. True, the driver installation 802.11b demanded no little time to find and copy the information, and found materials in the little that was understandable. Nevertheless, we have been forced to work. When testing the device operates at up to 90 meters. Summarizing, we can say that the Casio IT-700 has features and capabilities of both worlds, which we discussed earlier in this article, combining the best qualities of this device the consumer market with the strength and design of industrial devices. Sources, Materials: