While Microsoft has released its new Windows Phone 7 OS, the legendary Windows Mobile 6.x is still popular on industrial handheld devices, including Trimble’s latest Nomad 900 series outdoor rugged handheld computers. The new Nomad 900 series meets MIL-STD-810F standard for drops, vibration and temperature extremes and comes with an IP67 rating.

Canon has just released in Japan the PRea AT-100 HandyTerminal devices for enterprise and professionals. Two models are offered, the AT-100P running Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Professional and the AT-100 …

DAP Technologies introduces the new M2000 series rugged PDAs, including the M2010 with a 12 numeric keypad and five control buttons, and the M2020 with a QWERTY keypad and six control …

Handheld Group announced the new Nautiz X3, the company’s smallest and lightest rugged handheld PAD. The X3 meets passes full MIL-STD-810G testing and gets IP65 rating. It measures 150x67x25 mm and weighs just 260 grams. It can withstand drops from 1.8 meters and it operates in extreme temperatures ranging from -20°C to 60°C.

Aceeca is launching a new handheld device running the Garnet OS/Palm OS, the PDA32. The device is powered by a 400MHz Samsung S2C2440 processor, 64MB RAM and 128MB flash memory. It has a …

American Industrial Systems (AIS) introduces the new RPDA37 ultra rugged military PDA that meets various standards protecting it against water, dust and extreme conditions. Powered by Marvell PXA270 624MHz processor, the RPDA37 has …

Pharos introduces the model 565 (PTL565E), a ruggedized PDA running Windows Mobile 6.5. The device is compliant with the International Protection Rating (IP54) standard and can resist a drop in a range of 4-5 feet.

Juniper Systems introduces the new TK6000 ultra-rugged handheld computer running Windows Mobile 6.1. The device has a magnesium enclosure making it able to survive mutiple 1.5 meter drops to concrete. It has IP67 Sealed rating for waterproof and dustproof.

SDG Systems announced the US release of Bluebird Pidion BIP-6000, a rugged handheld computer produced by Korean company Bluebird. The BIP-6000 sports a XScale PXA320 806MHz processor, 256MB RAM and 512MB …

LancerLink introduces the new MPJ-104WCE portable device that combines pico projector with Windows CE PDA. The MPJ-104WCE is powered by Samsung’s ARM9 400MHz processor, 64MB NAND flash …