The folks at Laptop Mag has pulled the wraps off of thier review of the Fujitsu LifeBook U810 Tablet PC. They liked the units good screen quality and long battery life. However an awkward keyboard, low performance scores and lack of mobile broadband help to pull its rating down to a 3.5 out of 5.

“As far as UMPCs go, the U810 is a pretty strong contender, and you can’t beat the price for a unit with a usable built-in keyboard and Tablet functionality. It’s sleeker than the FlipStart, which is the only other clamshell unit on the market and costs $1,000 more but offers EV-DO. The OQO model 02 is even sleeker but costs about $300 more with integrated EV-DO. If you’ve been thinking about dipping your toe into the UMPC waters, the Fujitsu LifeBook U810 is an affordable way to do so, but some may want to wait for the mobile broadband version.”

Fujitsu says it will offer an HSDPA version in February of 2008.

http://laptopmag.com/Review/Fujitsu-LifeBook-U810-Tablet-PC.htm

Engadget has word on some new military tech that looks promising.

InHand Electronics Announces e-ink military Soldier Flex PDA (SFPDA). The Soldier Flex PDA (SFPDA) has been successfully demonstrated at the Future Force Warrior’s On-The-Move (OTM) exercises in Fort Dix, NJ.

Whereas the electronics for most PDAs are challenged to run under 1W, the entire SFPDA has typical power consumption well under 1W, including the display and InHand’s PXA270-based Fingertip4 CPU board, along with Ethernet, USB, Bluetooth, and keypad interfaces. This reduced-power consumption is due to the unique low-power characteristics of electronic paper displays and InHand’s patented BatterySmart system software. The result: a ruggedized handheld with over 6 hours of run-time weighing in at less than one pound.

More information on Fingertip4, BatterySmart, and InHand’s extensive portfolio of power-reducing hardware and software technologies can be found at http://www.inhand.com

The iPAQ 900 Series Business Messenger...let’s get QWERTY! So this little guy rocks similar specs to the iPAQ 600 series with a few mods such as the QWERTY keyboard, a larger 2.46” screen, bigger battery.

Here are some specs:

Wireless: Integrated Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Tri Band HSPDA, Integrated WiFi 802.11 b/g with WPA2, Integrated Bluetooth v2.0 with EDR 1 and Integrated GPS navigation (Assisted GPS).

OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional Mobile Microsoft programs included: Office Mobile, Office Outlook Mobile, Internet Explorer Mobile.

Marvell PXA270 Processor 520 MHz, 2.8-inch 240 x 320 pixel touch panel display with LED backlight, 128 MB SDRAM main memory for running applications 256 MB flash ROM. The battery is a heafty 1840 mAh Lithium Polymer rechargeable, user changeable battery and the phone is a svelte 4.45” x 2.52” x 0.63” and 5.15 oz.

Camera features: 3 Megapixel, autofocus, 4X digital zoom, codec supports .jpg image file format Image resolution support: 88x72, QCIF (176x144), CIF (352x288), 160x120, QVGA (320x240), 400x300, VGA (640x480), SVGA (800x600), XGA (1024x768), 1280x960, SXGA (1280x1024), UXGA (1600x1200), QXGA (2048x1536) Video resolution: 176x144 (QCIF).

Rounded out with USB 2.0 client for sync/data/charge and 64-bit Micro SD card slot, Integrated microphone, receiver, speaker and stereo headphone jack.

Datasheet: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2007/mobility/ds_ipaq900.pdf

The HP iPAQ 600 series business navigator:

Two-in-one mobile phone with GPS navigation and personal organizer. On the phone side: Make voice calls and access the Internet globally via 3G and Quad-band wireless technology. IM and email your associates. Use HP iPAQ Device Connect to take your notebook or PC online over the high-speed HSDPA data network. On the GPSside : Let Assisted GPS guide you to your business destinations. On the organizer side: Use familiar applications to manage your day. Mobile Office Outlook includes Calendar, Contacts, Email, and Tasks. On the camera side: Capture high-quality photos and video with the integrated 3 Megapixel camera. Finally on the Media Player side: Watch videos and read ebooks with Windows Media Player 10 Mobile, and listen to your favorite music through the speaker or or with an optional Bluetooth stereo headset.

Here are some specs:

Wireless: Integrated Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Tri Band HSPDA, Integrated WiFi 802.11 b/g with WPA2, Integrated Bluetooth v2.0 with EDR 1 and Integrated GPS navigation (Assisted GPS).

OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional Mobile Microsoft programs included: Office Mobile, Office Outlook Mobile, Internet Explorer Mobile.

Marvell PXA270 Processor 520 MHz, 2.8-inch 240 x 320 pixel touch panel display with LED backlight, 128 MB SDRAM main memory for running applications 256 MB flash ROM. The battery is a heafty 1590 mAh Lithium Polymer rechargeable, user changeable battery and the phone is a svelte 4.6 x 2.37 x 0.69 in and 5.1 oz.

Camera features: 3 Megapixel, autofocus, 4X digital zoom. Image file formats: GIF, JPEG, BMP, PNG; image resolutions: QCIF (176x144), CIF (352x288), QVGA (320x240), VGA (640x480), and SXGA (1280x1024) Video file format: WMV; video resolution: 176x144 (QCIF).

Rounded out with USB 2.0 client for sync/data/charge and 64-bit Micro SD card slot, Integrated microphone, receiver, speaker and stereo headphone jack.

Datasheet: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2007/yourlifeistheshow/ds_ipaq600.pdf

HP keeps it going with the new iPAQ 300 series travel companion. This puppy sports a 4.3-inch transmissive WVGA 800 x 480 pixel touch screen display, antiglare, with landscape orientation. Turn by turn directions both spoken and on screen including street names.

The unit is powered by a dual-core 600Mhz Titan processor and 2GB of flash ROM storage for maps. The iPAQ 300 Series works as a hands-free answering system for your Bluetoothenabled phone. the 300 sports a High-capacity SD card slot letting you load it up with your digital media library, business multimedia content, or games.

The back end is powered by Windows CE 5.0 with custom HP user interface and has a 1700 mAh Lithium Ion rechargeable, user changeable battery.

The whole kit includes the iPAQ Travel Companion 310 Series, windshield mount with device holder, dashboard mount disc, car charger, standard battery, AC adapter, mini-USB cable, carrying case, documentation, HP iPAQ Companion CD.

Datasheet: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2007/yourlifeistheshow/ds_ipaq300.pdf

HP Steps it up a notch with the iPAQ 200 Series Enterprise Handheld.

Wireless features to include integrated WiFi 802.11 b/g with WPA2 and integrated Bluetooth v2.0 with EDR. Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Classic with Office Mobile , Office Outlook Mobile, Internet Explorer Mobile, and Windows Media Player 10. The iPAQ 200 is powered by a Marvell PXA310, 624 MHz processor with 64 MB SDRAM main memory for running applications and 256 MB flash ROM. The display is a 4-inch transflective TFT 260K color 480 x 640 pixel (VGA) touch panel display with LED backlight...yeah now we’re talking.

Interfaces include a 24 pin connector, mini USB, SDIO, CF (Compact Flash). The 200 also rocks a 2200 mAh Lithium Ion rechargeable, user changeable battery.

The HP iPAQ 200 Series has the processing power to run a variety of enterprise applications or third-party vertical business solutions. With integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, the device offers convenient mobile connectivity and can be used as a VoIP handset.

Datasheet: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2007/yourlifeistheshow/ds_ipaq200.pdf

The HP iPAQ 100 is designed as an affordable companion to your cell phone; aww isnt that cute. Here are the deets:

Wireless features to include integrated WiFi 802.11 b/g with WPA2 and integrated Bluetooth v2.0 with EDR. Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Classic with Office Mobile , Office Outlook Mobile, Internet Explorer Mobile, and Windows Media Player 10. The iPAQ 100 is powered by a Marvell PXA310, 624 MHz processor with 64 MB SDRAM main memory for running applications and 256 MB flash ROM. Looks however they saddle it with a 3.5-inch 240 x 320 pixel touch screen with LED backlight...(2008 called said VGA only or bust). The unit does have a SDIO high-capacity card slot and 1200 mAh Lithium Ion rechargeable, user changeable battery, that’s a plus and it’s a mere 13 mm thin.

Over all pretty hot looking. No word on price yet.

Datasheet: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2007/yourlifeistheshow/ds_ipaq100.pdf