When I posted the news sometime ago about the Samsung Nexio, it generated some buzz around here, so here it is again, with more details about the device.
When Samsung announced the NEXiO S160 in the Spring of this year, I, like many hardcore PDA and gadget freaks, was elated. Finally, a Windows CE platform device with superb resolution, landscape orientation and an optional keyboard, all running one of Microsoft's latest mobile device operating systems. But sadly at the last minute Samsung decided not to market the NEXiO in the US, and this all-English, FCC-approved device instead was released for the Hong Kong market. Thankfully, the US importer Dynamism, known for their selection of cool computers, handhelds and phones not normally available in the US, decided to carry the NEXiO. The only catch is the very steep price: $1,250 US, plus $60 for the keyboard. MobilePlanet, a vendor familiar to many PDA fans, also resells the Dynamism-imported NEXiOs.
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