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Stinger phone tips up in Holland
This makes it the first Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition to ship (it officially launched on 27th May). This is something of a blow to the guys and gals at Sendo in Birmingham, England who were pretty positive that they were going to be first out with the Z100 and Stinger - the code name for Phone Edition.
Dutch users who want to own an xDA will have to pay in the region of 499-719 Euros for the privilege.
While the xDA sports an industry standard SD/MMC style slot it also boasts a proprietary 22 pin expansion slot. At this very moment, therefore, O2 is talking to several OEMs looking to source a number of accessories for the xDA. Prime candidates for such accessories will be a Bluetooth interface and a digital camera, of course.
Following the lead set yonks ago by Palm, the xDA will be supplied with a cradle to allow synchronisation with a desktop PC. The standard cradle will attach to a USB port but for those old fogies with ancient PCs or laptops, there will be a serial version too. The official launch date for Brits and Germans for the xDA is still sometime this Summer. We can hardly wait... µ
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