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* * * * WELCOME TO THE WINDOWSFORDEVICES WEEKLY NEWSLETTER * * * *
Mar. 19, 2009


_____________________ * * * TOP STORIES * * * ____________________

WINDOWS E-READER HAS COLOR DISPLAY
Fujitsu has announced pending sales of an electronic book reader that
works in color, yet features power efficiency similar to Amazon's
monochrome Kindle 2. The "Flepia" has an eight-inch screen, displays up
to 260,000 colors, includes WiFi and Bluetooth, and runs Windows CE 5.0.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25ED8:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&


WINDOWS PHONE READS TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Verizon announced a Windows Mobile smartphone that converts on-screen
text to "highly intelligible" speech. Intended for the visually
impaired, and equipped with a QWERTY keyboard, the "Motorola MOTO Q9c
with Talks" can make calls or open applications via speech recognition.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25ED9:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&


RUGGED HANDHELDS RUN WINDOWS MOBILE
Motorola has announced two new handheld computers that incorporate 3.5G
cellular connectivity, GPS receivers, WiFi, Bluetooth, IrDA ports, and
1D barcode scanners. The "FR68" and "FR6000" run Windows Mobile 6.1 on
624MHz Marvell PXA312 CPUs, and resist three-foot drops to concrete.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EDA:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&


GET A $5500 WINDOWS PHONE WHILE THEY LAST
Some people might mock the notion of a $5500 Windows Mobile phone,
launched amidst a global recession. But we prefer to chill out,
envisioning the eight women who will buy Gresso's limited-edition "Lady
Diamond," with gold, diamond-encrusted keys and a sapphire glass window
on its backside.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EDB:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&


PND USES SIRF'S ARM11 SOC
YF International announced a Windows CE PND (portable navigation device)
with WiFi, plus Bluetooth and TMC (traffic message receiver) options.
Powered by an ARM11 application processor from GPS specialist SiRF, the
"80-T1" boasts a 4.3-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen, and 2GB or 4GB of storage.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EDC:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&


THE SMALLEST WINDOWS XP PC EVER?
CompuLab is readying a Windows XP PC that is smaller than three CD
cases, draws six Watts, and costs $400. The Fit-PC2 packs a 1.1GHz or
1.6GHz Atom processor, 160GB hard drive (or SSD), and DVI/HDMI video
into a passively cooled case.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EDD:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&


MICROSOFT PICKS "HOME OF THE FUTURE" FINALISTS
Microsoft announced three finalists in its "Sparks Will Fly" contest,
showcasing Windows CE devices for the "home of the future." The winners
are an intelligent medication dispenser, a "home brain" using open
standards, and a digital picture frame that sees you looking at it.
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EDE:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&


_____ * * * OTHER NOTEWORTHY ITEMS FROM PAST TWO WEEKS * * * _____

* Via spins netbook motherboard
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EDF:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&

*Fanless PC has dual expansion slots
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EE0:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&

*Advantech spins medical tablet
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EE1:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&

*Rugged tablet sports Core 2 Duo
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EE2:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&

*Sprint Treo gets new browser
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EE3:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&

*Running PowerShell on WES 2009
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EE4:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&

*$50 module gets expandable baseboard
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EE5:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&

*BIOS boots Atom boards from SD flash
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EE6:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&

*Module uses extended-temp Atom
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EE7:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&

*Medical tablet gets Atom, 12.1-inch screen
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EE8:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&

*Via chip targets HD netbooks
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EE9:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&

*Atom PC has HD decoder chip
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EEA:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&


___________________ * * * HOT TOPICS * * * ______________________

* UPDATED: GUIDE TO HTC'S WINDOWS MOBILE SMARTPHONES
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EEB:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&

* THE WINDOWS DEVICES SHOWCASE
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EEC:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&

* WINDOWS CE 6 ARRIVES
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EED:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&

* INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS EMBEDDED
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EEE:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&

* SHARED SOURCE
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EEF:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&

* REAL-TIME WINDOWS EMBEDDED
http://web.eweek.com/t?ctl=25EF0:DA009C919076BD0E801F40924C0E6599&


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