Microsoft`s newly launched handheld device operating system, Pocket PC, supports IBM`s Microdrive, which is touted as the smallest and lightest hard disk drive in the world.
IBM is working closely with several original equipment manufacturers which are developing Pocket PC devices that will incorporate the Microdrive in order to offer users a wider range of applications than would be available with traditional static memory.
With a disk platter the size of a large coin and weighing less than an AA battery, the 340MB Microdrive uses high-performance, time-proven hard disk drive technology to store information. In addition to handheld PCs, Microdrive is also an ideal storage solution for digital cameras, personal audio players and other portable devices.
Windows-powered Pocket PCs are the next generation of personal digital assistants from Microsoft and its industry partners. It allows customers to connect to their most essential information while away from their desks and is versatile enough to satisfy the personal needs of today`s busy mobile lifestyle.
Pocket PCs already feature a broad range of native business, personal productivity and entertainment applications, and can be expanded to adapt to each customer`s changing needs through a continually growing number of industry-standard hardware and software expansion options.
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