Opticon H16 & H16 smartphone for compatibility, not beauty AT&T Says
Uh oh. Avert your eyes, average consumers, because Opticon?s two new Windows Mobile smartphones are aimed squarely at the business fleet market and they?ve got spec sheets to match.
The H16 is a Windows Mobile 5 ? yes, you read that right, Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC phone with EDGE data, WiFi, Bluetooth, and an integrated barcode scanner for the princely sum of $1,195. The H19 meanwhile gets a little bit closer to modern era technology with Windows Mobile 6, WiFi, Bluetooth, integrated GPS, and a barcode scanner, though it shares the H16?s lame EDGE radio and stratospheric price tag. The big deal here is that AT&T has officially certified the H16 for use on its network and certification for the H19 is expected by September; in other words, corporate brass will be able to rest a little easier knowing that their wireless requisitions aren?t considered unsupportable rogues by the carrier ? and with most of those types already at their daily Tums limit, any stress reduction is a good thing.