The @migo-600C is a friend. Hey, the @migo may even be better than a friend. Can your friends play hours of MP3, keep your schedule, and recognize your handwriting? Probably not.

The @migo is offered by UR There, a multimedia service technology company. Because of this, adding multimedia capabilities was not overlooked. It supports MPEG-4 and stereo output of both MP3 and WMA audio. The @migo comes with digital voice recording and playback, microphone audio input, and headphone and speaker audio output capabilities. Output quality is 18-bit HiFi stereo sound. For multimedia viewing, the display is a 64K high color active matrix TFT LCD with a built-in sidelight. The screen is 240 x 320 pixels.

Any Pocket PC worth its salt has several options for connectivity just like the @migo. Users have the option of using IrDA, PCMCIA Type II slot, USB, or RS-232 connections. The PCMCIA slot, which supports 3.3V and 5V cards, opens a window of opportunities, including wireless connectivity, that will come in handy with the Pocket Internet Explorer and Outlook software that ship with the @migo.

In addition to Pocket IE and Outlook, you'll get the rest of the Windows Pocket family and other software that runs on Windows CE 3.0, including Pocket Word, Excel, and Money, Media Player, and ActiveSync. The @migo is designed with 4 programmable buttons that can be used to quick-launch any of these programs.

The @migo-600C is 130 x 86 x 23mm, weighs 8.8 oz, and runs on a rechargeable Li-Ion battery.

Pricing and Availability

The @migo-600C is currently available for $599.

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