It’s a common yet sometimes effective strategy to venture into areas where other competitors have not. Motorola seems to have employed this one now. It has unveiled the Motorola VC6096, which is touted to be an in-vehicle/fixed mount UMPC. It has tailor-made the product for ‘transportation and logistics providers’ and intends rendering performance, cost-effectiveness and safety to its users. It accommodates 3.5G GSM HSDPA WWAN along with 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi, GPS (SiRF Star III) and Bluetooth capabilities. So one can be rest assured about sound connectivity options. Digging below the obese contour of the PC, there is Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro, 624 MHz processor, 128MB of RAM and 256MB flash memory. The face of the device features a 6.5-inch VGA touchscreen and a backlit 65-key keyboard.
Pricing and Availability:
A definite word on pricing and availability is yet to come out.
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Motorola VC6096 has a humble set of features, nothing that can set new industry standards. The obese look can definitely fuel arguments regarding its success. But we think price can play a major role for target consumers for looks can be forgone in the light of functionality and affordability.
Word around the Web:
Marc Flores from BoyGeniusReport says:
We really can’t think of any practical use for this thing that another, more appropriate device couldn’t do. But maybe we’re in the minority on this…
Chris Leckness from MobilitySite says:
The specs aren’t too much more impressive than the Dell Axim x51v.
Via: Pocketables
