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.

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.

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 …

Getac announced the new PS236 ultra-rugged handheld device that is MIL-STD 810G compliant and IP67 rated for dust and water resistance making it the only companion field professionals will need, even in the …

GETAC announced the new PS535F, a rugged GPS PDA which is MIL-STD 810F compliant and IP54 certified to operate under extreme environment. Getac PS535F is powered by a Samsung 2450 533MHz processor, 128MB RAM and 2GB flash memory. It has a 3.5-inch touchscreen display, a 3 Megapixel camera, integrated GPS receiver, WiFi 802.11b/g and Bluetooth 2.0.

This is the Getac PS535E, a rugged GPS with GPS navigation function.The phone is shock resistance and is capable to work within -20C to +70C (158 F) temperature range.

It supports WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity and has 2GB of internal memory and a …