DualCor cPC-connectivity information now available

DualCor cPCOutside of the recent news that the device will ship within 90 days, it seems like some time since we’ve had an update on the DualCor cPC, the first device of any size to offer both Windows XP Tablet Edition and Windows Mobile 5.0.  DualCor has updated their web site with some interesting information and a new look at the handheld device, which will sport the Microsoft Touch Pack that ships with Origami devices.  In the Download Center on the DualCor web site there is a cPC data sheet (PDF) that offers some new information about the connectivity options of the device.

According to the PDF all connectivity options are only available through USB or the CF slot which means no integrated WiFi, Bluetooth nor 3G.  I find this decision disappointing, especially the WiFi and Bluetooth, as it has become fairly standard for devices to include at least WiFi if not both.  There will certainly be a lot of CF card swapping to say the least.  The PDF also indicates under the phone jack heading that it “enables VoIP and cellular through CF or USB”.  It is clear that all connectivity options for the cPC will require an external adapter of some sort, which is disappointing.  I am not aware of any CF EVDO cards from either Verizon nor Sprint so this would rule out the possibility of using EVDO on the cPC until the USB dongle starts shipping from Sprint, and even then it would be clunky.

-jk

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