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MediaSolv Introduces The $25 PDA!
... $25 Online PDA Demonstrates Virtues of Bluetooth Enabled ETHERchip
Posted by WDN, May 25, 2001
Today at Vortex 2001, the exclusive conclave of Internet, telephone and television networking professionals, Rama
Aysola, founder and CEO of AirFlash, Inc., presented a pioneering new communications feature for wireless devices
that combines today’s seamless ease of talking over a cell phone with the empowering data from the Internet.
MediaSolv, SAN JOSE, Calif., has announced that it has designed a low cost PDA that
will enable real time access and management of e-mail, calendar, contacts and other personal information. The PDA to be
demonstrated at the CommunicAsia 2001 tradeshow in Singapore in June, will cost as little as $25. This PDA is essentially proof of
concept for the company's Bluetooth enabled ETHERchip technology, a working prototype of which was demonstrated at a wireless
show in New York early this year.
ETHERchip is a complete system on chip (SoC), with embedded ARM processor, memory, control circuitry, system software and
Bluetooth radio. The application on board provides personal information management (PIM) functionality with provision for
deployment of other custom features. Usability is enhanced by the introduction of MediaSolv's sKey(TM) technology, a predictive text
scheme tailored for the Internet PIM environment. The design is also capable of accepting remote firmware updates whilst providing a
channel for device controls, maintenance and related tasks.
The Bluetooth radio onboard ETHERchip will connect to the Internet using any gateway within the personal area network (PAN).
Bluetooth Internet gateways include those announced by several mobile phone and PC manufacturers as well as purpose built devices
from companies such as Red-M, Ericsson and Invtentel.
The ETHERchip solution is available on an OEM basis, with server side functionality made possible by MediaSolv's server suites,
which provide access to messaging and groupware functionality via any WEB or WAP browser.
"MediaSolv is a software company and we are not in the business of building PDAs or slicing silicon wafers" said Vasee Nesiah,
CEO of MediaSolv. "The embeddable functionality in ETHERchip allows us to go beyond the WEB, WAP and Desktop
environments that we already reach and provide a new platform for device and appliance manufacturers, service providers and also
other software developers to carve out new business models and revenue potential."
The $25 PDA to be demonstrated, as proof of concept, at CommunicAsia in June will embody the virtues of Bluetooth, embedded
applications and MediaSolv's messaging and groupware suites. The PDA, and ETHERchip itself, will be available as a reference
design to manufacturers and service providers who seek greater subscriber stickiness, value addition and unprecedented differentiation
in the market.
About MediaSolv: San Jose based MediaSolv is a member of the Bluetooth SIG and a privately held corporation dedicated to
pioneering the development of WEB, WAP and BLUETOOTH applications for the Windows(R) and Unix environments. The
company employs over 140 staff in USA, Sri Lanka and Singapore. MediaSolv is headquartered at 111 N.Market Street Suite
1000-11, San Jose, CA 95113. www.mediasolv.com.
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