RSSPocket PC 2002 Makes First Appearance
By Nate Mook | Published September 6, 2001, 4:25 AM
Further pushing the envelope for handheld computing, Microsoft will debut Pocket PC 2002 Thursday at the DEMOmobile Conference in San Diego. Code-named Merlin, the Pocket PC upgrade is aimed at business users, touting improved wireless networking and added support for virtual private networks. An updated Windows Media Player will provide for mobile entertainment, allowing users to watch video clips and listen to music stored on the device.
With the recent corporate push to mobile communication, Microsoft has made certain its OS steps up to the plate with added standards support. Pocket PC 2002 will enable the use of Bluetooth and 802.11b wireless networking. Users will also be now able to manipulate files on a device remotely via cabled or wireless connection.
Pocket PC 2002 will feature a more Windows XP-like interface, matching Microsoft's upcoming desktop operating system. Graffiti handwriting recognition, used in Palm OS, will also be added with the moniker, Block Recognition.
Unfortunately, the added features have driven up system requirements for devices planning to don the new OS, in turn raising handheld prices. Hewlett-Packard plans to unveil two new Jonada devices sporting Pocket PC 2002, with price tags of over $600 USD -- the cost of some low-end notebook computers.
Merlin is expected to officially launch October 4, amid a flurry of new Pocket PC devices from Compaq, HP, and Symbol.
"Hewlett-Packard plans to unveil two new Jonada devices sporting Pocket PC 2002, with price tags of over $600 USD"
That's how much the jornada cost when it was brand a** new 3 or 4 years ago, with only grayscale and 16MB of space, so this is just the price of fresh tech just like any computer. I'm guessing the new one'll have at least 64 if not 128MB of space (if HP isn't stupid, whoops usually is) and flash ram ain't anywhere near cheap yet
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|Well I was just looking at HP's site, and well, yep, there stupid, only 64MB
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|Notebook huh?
Personaly I can not wait untill PocketPC 2002 can run run C# applets...
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|I was hoping for a public beta of this. too bad.
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|Microsoft allows you to download this new OS (for FREE) along with an emulator so you can use it on your PC...so in fact they did have a public preview of sorts.
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|No. They don't. They offer the ability to download Talisker, which is Windows CE 4.0. Merlin / PocketPC 2002 is based on Windows CE 3.0 (rapier?). Talisker is very different from what most people think it is... It's not just a little PocketPC OS... it's a componentized OS that the programmer MUST create a user interface for, and choose which components it interfaces with.
Talisker will eventually make it's way to the PocketPC, but it won't be Talisker itself; it will be an OS based off of the Talisker core.
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|I believe in the interview on c|net, the individual from Microsoft said PocketPC 2002 would be available October 4th. It is confusing all their variations of the winCE core OS and all the different devices it will go into as explained in the interview. Microsoft is planning a big marketing campaign in the next couple of months for xbox, winXP and PocketPC 2002. By Christmas, we'll be sick of the ads everywhere! Even TacoBell is getting into it! :)
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|You know, I haven't seen an MS commercial in years... Back when they had the "Where would you like to go today" campaign.... excluding MSN commercials, of course, they used to show those about a year ago, quite hilarious.
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