ViewSonic to sell V35 PDA on Microsoft´s OS

ViewSonic, a maker of computer screens and flat-panel displays, will soon

launch a new handheld V35 computer using Microsoft’s Pocket PC operating

system. The PDA will have Intel’s 300 MHz X-Scale processor, 32 MB flash

memory, a 64,000-color display and a Secure Digital (SD) slot.

"Performance and ease of use are priorities for our customers, but price

is still the number-one determining factor for most everyday users," says

David Feldman of ViewSonic. "With the V35, consumers shopping for a

personal digital assistant will no longer have to sacrifice functionality,

application familiarity and style for affordability," he adds.

The

product will be available by early November. "At a cost of $299, it is the

cheapest PDA running Microsoft software to date," says Ed Suwanjindar, a

mobile devices product manager at Microsoft. "The device is one of the

thinnest and lightest Pocket PC PDAs out in the market, but still has a great

price point," he adds.

Microsoft is trying to move its software away from the desktop and into

living rooms and people’s pockets to make itself less dependent on PCs running

Windows OS.

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