June 5, 2001

"Empower the e-World" says the press release of MiTAC, describing the theme of the company's this year's Computex presentation: new solutions to enable office, home and lifestyle environments with products that integrate digital technology, enhancing convenience, productivity and enjoyability.

Mai attraction is a new line of PDAs of which a company spokesperson claims they go beyond the performance of typical handheld computers, as they feature color screens and Bluetooth wireless connectivity. MiTAC's PDAs want to offer users free, real-time connectivity to get Internet. Based on a NEC 66MHz MIPS CPU, the unit offers a Compact Flash slot for easy memory expansion and a back-lit 4.1'' color TFT touch screen and runs on either Windows CE or Embedded Linux, depending on customer requirements. In addition to a full slate of enhanced PIM ( Personal Information Manager) applications, such as address book and appointment diary as well as connections to the Internet or the customer's own LAN, extra features include MP3 playback, voice recording and media playing.