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Keeping healthy with a touch of the finger. That’s the mantra put forward by Panasonic with the introduction of a new wireless touch-screen device.The Toughbook Wireless Display has a 10.4″ LCD but boasts no local software, relying instead of wireless connections to clinical and management applications on a nearby LAN. It is designed to be portable and, essentially, be a rolling server, perfect for use in a hospital or other kind of health-care facility.The Toughbook, who comes with a highly advanced touch-screen functionality and a highly recommended fingerprint scanner option, has been designed to resist common hazards like dropping and is fully sealed to military specifications. It works with Windows Server, Citrix Metaframe, or other Web servers via an 802.11 LAN. It can be configured for multiple-user functionality as well as for peer-to-peer manipulation.”Panasonic is committed to working with our premier partners–and listening to our customers–to develop innovative and cost-effective mobile computing solutions that help drive improvements in both clinical care and the business performance of healthcare enterprises,” said Rance Poehler, president of Panasonic Computer Solutions Company.The device has a total weight of only 2.6 pounds and runs on a battery that can last up to 10 hours. Price tag is expected to be US$1,750. via mobilemag.com

HP has just unveiled its latest Pocket PC phone from the iPAQ series – the iPAQ hw6900 at the 2006 3GSM World Congress, which has already started in Barcelona, Spain. The hw6900 is the successor of the hw6500 series and features similar 240×240 pixels 65k color touch display and full QWERTY keyboard. The hw6940 runs the latest version 5.0 of Windows Mobile Operating System for Pocket PC Phones and improves CPU power to 416 MHz, through Intel PXA270 Processor. HP iPAQ hw6940 main specifications are: Quad-band GSM phone; GPRS/EDGE support Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 OS for Pocket PC Phones 3.0-inch 65k color touch display 1.3-megapixel camera with flash and mirror for self-portrait Full QWERTY keyboard Infrared, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi 802.11b support miniSD expandable memory HP iPAQ hw6900 Complete Specification list via phonearena.com

Nokia and Sony Ericsson partner to make their DVB-H digital mobile TV technology work together. The fronts between Korean favored DMB and DVB-H are forming further. Sony Ericsson and Nokia today at the 3GSM announced to co-operate to achieve interoperability in DVB-H enabled devices and secure multi-vendor mobile TV services and pilots from 2006 onwards. Sony Ericsson and Nokia favor DVB-H as the technology for terrestrial digital broadcast mobile TV. As basis the Open Air Interface implementation guidelines are used (details). More details in this press-release. via i4u.com

Fujitsu-Siemens officially unveiled the long-awaited Pocket LOOX T800 series today at the 3GSM World Congress. A set of product images can be found above and below, courtesy of Microsoft and Fujitsu-Siemens. Both the T810 and T830 have an Intel PXA270 416 MHz processor, 64MB RAM, 128MB ROM, GSM (900/1800/1900MHz) and UMTS (2100MHz) support, integrated GPS (SiRF GCS3F), 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, a 2-megapixel auto-focus camera (T830 only; video telephony uses VGA – 640 x 480), a QWERTY keyboard (with a 5-way D-pad, 3-way jog dial, and 2 application buttons), a 2.4″ 240 x 240 65K-colour square-screen TFT-LCD, a 1500mAh Li-Ion battery, an SDIO/SD/MMC slot, USB 1.1 (host and slave), Windows Mobile 5.0, and the MSFP. The official T800 series web page can be found here. A brochure can be downloaded from here (PDF). via pocketpcthoughts.com

“ASUSTeK Computer Inc (ASUS) today previewed one of the most compact 3G smartphones in the world to date–the P305, at the 3GSM World Congress . As a Windows Mobile 5.0 powered 3G smartphone, the P305 offers powerful multimedia and productivity features that allow users to be more productive and truly experience a mobile lifestyle. “The P305 has superior processing power that can be leveraged for 3G services and multimedia enjoyment. It is the first 3G phone that is both compact and offers mobile office capability as in PDAs, making it a terrific all-around business companion.”, said Jonney Shih, CEO of ASUSTek Computer Inc. Video Telephony brings people closer Essentially representing the ultimate 3G technology, video calls have become the signature requirement of any 3G mobile phone, but this is often met with poor processing power that limits streaming capabilities and handicaps the primary purpose. ASUS has overcome such hurtle, by possessing video telephony technology that is both ready and available now. The high-speed CPU in the P305 smartphone offers superior processing speed that outperforms any 3G mobile phones in the market with 384Kbps downlink/uplink transfer rate. This translates into fluid and smooth video call on the P305, letting users fully enjoy talking and seeing each other. Higher productivity and better entertainment Running on Windows Mobile 5.0 with Direct Push Technology, the P305 will provides instant updating of Microsoft Office Outlook Email, Calendar, Contacts and Tasks when synchronizing with Exchange Server 2003 to ensure users are always up to date while on the move. The P305 also provides an outstanding multimedia experience with Internet Explorer and an integrated multimedia suite (including Windows Media Player 10 Mobile) for users to enjoy music and video in a variety of audio formats, including MP3, AMR, AAC, WAV and WMA, as well as streaming MPEG-4 video. Wireless support and expandability With built-in compatibility for Bluetooth 1.2 and IrDA, the P305 to be used as a diminutive mobile storage device for any files types and multimedia content. The mini-SD expansion card slot also allows for additional memory for storing a wide range of content including music, games, photos and video.With 3G capabilities along with the power and functionality of Windows Mobile 5.0 in a small and sleek form factor, the P305 offers endless hours of fun while serving as mobile business companion.

xWeather For PalmOS 5.x : Tabbed interface for easy one hand navigation. Profile manager to create, delete or rename profiles and track weather in multiple locations. Nexrad radar and Satellite images, user configurable custom map urls. Display weather alerts, watches and warnings. Map images are viewed with a user friendly interface which allows panning images with the stylus Automatically remembers location of panned image per profile.Version 0.0.48b (released 2.11.06) Profile Creation by City and State Disconnect Menu Item Automatic Disconnect After Refresh (User configurable) Connection Indicator with Signal Strength Fast Profile Switching (User configurable) Copy/Paste Pulldown Menu in Advanced Profile Settings Some GUI Enhancements to Profile Manager Fixed a bug that could cause resets Download it at moxsi.com

It sounds like gadget madness. A Blackberry-style handheld that has a full QWERTY keyboard, web browser and organiser functions – but no SIM card to get online.Made by Sanyo, the WiPoq instead uses Bluetooth to connect to your mob and thence on to the world using the phone’s data connection. It’s the first in what the company describes as a series of handheld companions for your phone, with TV and music versions also in the pipeline.At this juncture, you may be wondering why you’d get a WiPoq over a Blackberry. Bear with us. This little emailer is, in fact, perfect for anyone who owns and loves a feature-light fashion phone – such as Stuff stalwart, the Moto RAZR V3 – and only occasionally wants to do more serious and business-y jobs while they’re on the go. Think of it as a modular phone like, well, modular furniture. In addition to its email talents, the WiPoq has a stack of other messaging tricks up its skinny 17mm thick sleeve. There’s an instant messaging app – we don’t know yet which IM services it’ll work with – plus PIM functions displayed in an Outlook fashion. The companion’s web browsing talents are likely to beat your fashion phone’s, too, as it has an HTML browser to let you browse proper sites, be it eBay or your mates’ blogs.No pricing yet, but we do know it’ll launch here sometime between April and June. Stay tuned and graze in the meantime at Wipoq’s site. via stuffmagazine.co.uk

“The main feature on the front is, of course, the screen. The 2.8 inch LCD has a resolution of 240×320 pixels. The screen is very bright, clear and easy to see even with the backlight at half strength. Near the top of the device, on either side of the screen, are two status LEDs. The one to the left of the screen flashes blue when the Bluetooth radio is enabled and flashes amber when the Wifi radio is turned on. With both radios on, you get two flashing colors.” Read this nice review here:

Nokia has expanded the reach of location based services with the GPS Module LD-3W, a handset accessory that works with many of the company’s own Bluetooth devices.The result is a much improved position and destination finder without accompanying heavy equipment. For example, a consumer who has a handset connected to the LD-3W is able to determine his or her precise location with up to five meters accuracy. Also available is a digital map showing the path from current location to destination. This is a greater improvement over its predecessor, the LD-1W.”Location based services, such as navigation and point-of-interest search for hotels and restaurants are becoming increasingly popular with consumers,” says Aage Snorgaard, Nokia’s Senior Vice President for Mobile Phones. The LD-3W will be demonstrated at the 3GSM World Congress next week and will begin to sold in just a few weeks. via mobilemag.com

The recently announced new Nintendo DS Lite is coming in three colors in Japan. Japanese gamers get to choose between the standard crystal white, ice blue and enamel navy. As reported the Nindendo DS Lite will launch in Japan on March 2nd. There is still no word on when the DS Lite will be available in the United States or Europe.The Japanese Nintendo DS Lite site has several hi-res photos and a 360 degree spin worth checking out. The DS Lite is definitely an improvement in appearance of the DS. Of course you can pre-order a Japanese market Nintendo DS Lite for instance on Play-Asia. They sell it for $169.90, which is $20 on top of the Japanese price. via i4u.com