June 28, 2005

Normally I wouldn't report on a Taiwanese company that nobody had ever heard of except for two things: first I wanted an excuse to show the new pocket sized PDA, and secondly they are producing a range of battery powered GPS car mounts.

The PDA is really a 7inch touch screen with 800x480 resolutions Personal Navigation Device. It is powered by an internal battery and has a 400MHz Intel PXA255 processor at its core and a SiRF Star II (not 3) GPS receiver built in. It runs an unlocked version of Windows CE.Net 4.2 and has options for on-board WiFi and GPRS. So all in all it is a well specified device.

The GPS Car holders come with a gooseneck windscreen suction mount. These have an onboard GPS receiver and connect to the PDA via the ActiveSync port. It is not clear which chipset is being used, but you might assume SiRF Star II as with the PND. A uniqueness about this mount is that is contains a battery which should keep the GPS running when the power from the car has been removed.

SJA will appreciate any precious suggestion from you.

Sheng Jay Automation Technologies Co., Ltd.
No.10, Lane 30, Da An Road, 242 Hsin Chuang City, Taipei Taiwan
Tel:00 886 2 2203 0301
Fax:00 886 2 2206 2122
Email:sales@sja.com.tw
Website:www.sja.com.tw