
ProductFacts·PocketLOOX600·IssueSeptember2002
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Positioningandtargetgroups
PocketLOOXsupportstheuserwithamodularconcept,integratedBluetooth
TM
module,arangeofPlug-Onmodules
andexpandabilityduetoitsintegratedCompactFlashTypeIIandSD/MMCardSlot.Withthesepossibilitiestheuseris
abletoexpandhisPersonalCompaniontohiscurrentneeds.
DuetoitsmodularityPocketLOOXcanbeusedforalldifferentenvironments@home,@moveand@work.
Positioning:Modularhandheldwithseveralconnectivityoptionsformobileprofessionalsaswellasdemanding
consumers.
Targetgroups:
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Executives
•
Professionals
•
Freelancers
•
SalesForce
•
ServiceEngineers
•
Earlyadopters
•
DemandingConsumer
•
etc.
Channels: directandindirect
ValueProposition: PocketLOOXisthemostmodularHandheldComputingdevicewithamaximum
flexibilitythroughitsbroadrangeofexpansionpossibilities.Duetoitsmodularconnectivity
conceptandopensoftwareplatform,PocketLOOXcanbeusedasastylishpersonaltoolup
tobeingtheplatformofahighintegrated“mobilitysolution”.
Specials: Bluetooth
TM
integrated,CFTypeIICardSlot,SD/MMCardSlot,smallformfactor,advanced
onehandusage
Marketandcompetition
Themarketforavarietyofhighlyportable-computingproducts,includingPersonalCompanions,clamshellPDAs
(includesakeyboard)andsmartphonesisgrowingnotasfastasduringthelastyearduetotheeconomicsituation,but
neverthelessisstillgrowingwithahighpotential.Previouslyusedasorganisers,theiruseandvalueasbusinesstoolis
moreandmorerecognised.
ThegeneraltermPDA(PersonalDigitalAssistant)canbedividedintoseveralsub-groups:ClamshellPDAswith
keyboard,andpen-basedpalmsizetabletPDAsarethemaingroups.ThePocketLOOXbelongstothepocketPDA
group,nowadayscalledPersonalCompanion.
PDAsuseanembeddedoperatingsystem.WithMicrosoft’slaunchofPocketPC2002inOctober2001thesuccessorof
PocketPCisavailable.NewOS,newCPUandthedevelopmentofothercomponentsofPersonalCompanionsgivethe
vendorsthepossibilitytobuildanewgenerationofdevices.IncaseofthePocketLOOXitisthedevicewiththelatest
technologiesavailable.MicrosoftPocketPC2002isinthefamilyofoperatingsystemsforPDAsthatisexpectedtobethe
onewiththehighestpotentialingainingmarketshare.BecauseofitbeingastandardOS,anever-growingnumberof
companiesaredevelopingsoftwaresolutionsbasedonPocketPC,beitnavigationsoftwareorserver-based
synchronisationetc.SeamlessinformationexchangewithMicrosoftOutlook–eitheronthedesktopordirectlythrough
theserver–isguaranteedbecauseoftheclosefamilyrelationship.
MainCompetition:
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HPiPAQH3950:Bluetoothconnectivitynotintegrated;fewerinterfaceswithoutCFcardslotsorUSBandserial
ports(Jacketadds200gweight/doublesize/costs);noautomaticbrightnesscontrolwithlightsensorfor
optimisedreadabledisplayandpowersaving;noNTsupport
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HPiPAQH3970:fewerinterfaceswithoutCFcardslotsorUSBandserialports(Jacketadds200g
weight/doublesize/costs);noautomaticbrightnesscontrolwithlightsensorforoptimisedreadabledisplayand
powersaving;noNTsupport;moreweight;expansive
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ToshibaPocketPCe740:noautomaticbrightnesscontrolwithlightsensorforoptimisedreadabledisplayand
powersaving;noNTsupport;noexpansionforGSM/GPRS;smallerbatterycapacity
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