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TOKYO, November 12, 2009 — Casio Computer Co., Ltd., announced today that it will release a new industrial PDA by the end of January 2010. The new IT-800 RGC-35 PDA weighs just 335 grams, and is equipped with a 9.4 cm (3.7 inch) VGA screen and boasts about ten times* more shock resistance. The new product is also equipped with various functions for retrieving and gathering information outdoors, such as a contactless smart card reader/writer, 3G wireless WAN capability, and an autofocus digital camera.
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When compared with a previous Casio industrial PDA model (IT-600), in a Casio test involving the vertical dropping of a steel ball directly onto the screen. The test results are based on Casio standards, and are not a guarantee that the actual product will not break or fail |
The IT-800 RGC-35 offers 3G wireless WAN (HSDPA) capability as a standard feature, providing a high-speed data connection (download speed of up to 7.2 Mbps), as well as voice communication. This not only makes it easy to access and download information from an office server remotely, but also enables information to be shared rapidly with any management department. Such information can include scanned 2D symbologies, images taken with the PDA’s digital camera, or GPS location information. The new PDA also comes with ample security features such as a login verification system that uses a contactless smart card, and automatic erasing of PDA data if it has not been operated for a certain period of time. Corporate users can trust this PDA to handle important information out of the office.
The new model is equipped with a 9.4 cm (3.7 inch) VGA screen with a low-reflection touch panel. By utilizing Casio’s own Blanview® LCD screen, which offers an approximately 30%* better LCD light transmission factor with about half* the backlight power consumption, the IT-800 RGC-35 delivers power-saving performance with superior visibility both indoors and outdoors. The shock resistance of the screen has also been improved by inserting a transparent shock absorption material between the LCD and the touch panel.
*When compared with Casio’s transmissive LCD
Developed using ISO 13407 human-centered design processes, the new PDA is easy to hold and operate. It is IP54-rated dust/splash proof, and can withstand being dropped on concrete from a height of 1.5 meters. It operates at temperatures down to –20 ºC, and is suitable for year-round outdoor use, even on hot, cold, or rainy days.
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Contactless smart card reader/writer can be used for login verification, providing tighter security |
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C-MOS imager can realize high-speed and high-precision scanning of 2D and 1D symbologies |
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2.0-megapixel digital camera can take sharp images using autofocus |
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GPS function enables PDA to be used as a portable navigation system |
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3G wireless WAN (HSDPA) is useful for receiving data and sending reports remotely |
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Wireless LAN (802.11b/g) enables report submission when back in the office |
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Wireless PAN (Bluetooth) is convenient for connecting to a portable barcode printer etc |
In addition to the IT-800 RGC-35, the IT-800 series includes seven other new models which can be used in a wide variety of commercial and other applications, wherever real time data communication is required, indoors or out. In addition to traveling sales work, this PDA series is ideal for direct store delivery, medical malpractice prevention, parking enforcement, traffic citation, meter reading, checking retail inventories and preparing deliveries, as well as for issuing railway tickets (when combined with a Bluetooth printer).
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Model |
Contactless
Smart Card
Reader/Writer |
Scanner |
Digital
Camera |
GPS |
Wireless
WAN |
Release |
| IT-800 |
RGC-35 |
Yes |
C-MOS
imager |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
End of
January 2010 |
| RC-35 |
Yes |
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End of
November 2009 |
| R-35 |
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| RGC-15 |
Semi-conductor
laser |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
End of
January 2010 |
| RC-15 |
Yes |
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End of
November 2009 |
| R-15 |
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| RGC-05 |
─ |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
End of
January 2010 |
| R-05 |
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| Note: |
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Blanview is a registered trademark of CASIO Computer Co., Ltd. |
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The BLUETOOTH registered trademark is owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A., and licensed to CASIO Computer Co., Ltd. |
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Other company and product names are generally registered trademarks or trademarks of the respective companies. |
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Specifications in the table above are current as of November 2009, and may be changed without prior notice. |
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