Casio Handheld Computers, Small, Palmtop, Touchscreen, Memory, Keyboards

Casio Handhelds Can Give A Great Solution

Whether you refer to your devise as a handheld computer, or a small computer or a palmtop computer they are all the same. The first were the Casio handheld computers introduced in 1983 as the Casio PF-3000. Today they are known as PDAs, palms, palm pilots or palm tops.

The typical PDA today has a touch screen for entering data, a memory card for data storage and some sort of wireless connectivity such as Bluetooth and/or WiFi. Some PDAs that are primarily used as telephones may not have a touch screen but use the key pad for input. Your basic software includes an appointment calendar, an address book, and a note program for reminders and a to do list.

No devise is complete today without connectivity. Bluetooth has gained popularity in its ability to connect both keyboards and headsets to the PDA. Wired connectivity is accomplished by USB ports.

Casio Handheld Computers still lead the world in ruggedness and dependability. The new Casio IT-10M20/M30B Handheld Terminal PDA is the flagship of the line. If you take your PDA into the work place and want one that is up to the challenge this is the one for you. It is splash proof and can withstand the shock of being dropped from 3 and 1/3 feet. The case is magnesium housed in a durable plastic resin for added protection. The LCD is shock mounted to withstand hard impacts.

The weak link in many earlier PDAs was power. The IT10 series has a removable lithium battery pack that can be expected to last you through a full business day on one charge.

The heart of Casio handheld computers are the batteries but the eyes are on the screen. With a 3.7 inch transflective TFT color LCD it can display VGA (640x480) giving 4 times the pixels as a conventional screen. The screen will also display conventional QVGA applications so you do not have to replace older programs with new ones. Landscape mode is available when developers design applications for wider display. The backlit screen is highly visible in both indoor and outdoor environments and reduces power consumption.

Your IT10 series has expansion capabilities for both CompactFlash and SDIO. The SDIO slot will not only support memory cards but other expansion devices such as bar code readers, cameras, and wireless LAN cards. Casio has topped the market with this one.