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Viewsonic V37 Pocket PC Review
Author: Fibrousjaguar
Date Posted: May 10th, 2004
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Bottom Line: SLCentral took a look at Viewsonic's most powerful Pocket PC to date, the Viewsonic V37. Can this relatively newcomer in the handheld market compete with PDA giants such as Palm and Compaq? Read on to find out.....
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Functionality
The V37 is definitely not one of your feature-rich, multimedia-station type PDAs. Granted, it has MP3 and MPEG functionality, but that is to be expected in all of today’s Pocket PCs. However, that is not to say that it performs poorly. On the contrary, we found the V37 to be extremely fast and responsive in handling programs. Tasks that may elicit a pause from other Pocket PCs are preformed smoothly on the V37. Perhaps this is attributed to its processor, which clocks at a lightning 400MHz. Here are the official specs from Viewsonic-
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Processor
Powerful 400MHz Intel XScale™ processor for
added speed, power savings and efficiency.
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Synchronization Cradle
Quickly and easily synchronize documents and
charge the battery with the included synchronization
cradle.
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Operating System
Microsoft ® Pocket PC 2002 Premium Edition
operating system works much like your PC.
You’ll automatically feel familiar with applications.
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Infrared Port
Support for beaming contacts, schedules, or
any file including images, music files or documents.
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Memory
Includes 64MB ROM and 64MB SDRAM
(36.45MB user accessible) so you can store
more e-mail, photos and music.
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Secure Digital Card Slot
Store additional files and information with
optional Secure Digital memory cards. And, it’s
SDIO compatible!
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Size and Weight
With an ultra-thin design weighing about four
ounces, it truly is a Pocket PC.
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Quickly Input Information
Naturally input data with the included
Transcriber handwriting software. You can also
use the on-screen keyboard to quickly input
data.
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Battery
Long-life lithium-ion battery lasts up to 8 hours.
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Synchronization
For your convenience, the Pocket PC V37
supports both continuous or on-demand synchronization.
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Display
Indoors or out, colors are vivid and text is crisp
with the 3.5" full-color transflective display.
High 320x240 resolution keeps your image
details clear.
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Multimedia Functionality
Watch MPEG videos and listen to MP3 files
with the Pocket PC V37. Even play music in
the background while working within other
applications.
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Easily Access Information
Quickly access various files or applications with
4-programmable buttons. Also scroll through
and access files and menus with the integrated
jog dial.
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Preloaded Apps -
If you need it, it’s got it. Preloaded software
includes: Microsoft ® Pocket Outlook®
(e-mail, calendar, contact, notes, tasks);
Microsoft ® Pocket Word; Microsoft® Pocket
Excel; Microsoft ® Reader; Microsoft® Windows®
Media Player v8.0; Microsoft ® Pocket Internet
Explorer; Microsoft ® ActiveSync®; AvantGo Sync
Provider; Voice Recorder; Calculator; Solitaire
and Microsoft ®.NET Compact Framework.
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E-mail
Read and respond to e-mail while on the go.*
Microsoft ® Pocket Outlook® provides full support
for POP3 or IMAP4 e-mail including HTML
messages, meeting requests, Word, PowerPoint ®
and Excel attachments, plus voice messages.
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