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Honeywell WebPAD II

by Susan Hospod

The Honeywell WebPAD II Internet Appliance is an easy-to-use, portable tool for wireless, high-speed connection to the Internet and centralized home control of applications. Weighing less than three pounds, measuring less than an inch thick, and about the size of a standard sheet of paper, it will go with you to every room in the house.

WebPad II

The Honeywell WebPAD II device allows you to surf the Internet, send and receive e-mail, and enter information via a wireless touch screen display at a higher speed and with more features. The device uses a 802.11b radio to link to a 802.11b access point that's connected to broadband cable, DSL, or a dial-up phone connection.

With an 11 Mbit data rate, easier-to-view TFT screen, MacroMedia Flash, Java Virtual Machine, viewers for .pdf, .doc, .ppt, . xls files, Windows CE 3.0, 64M RAM, and the capacity to support multiple users at the same time, the WebPAD will do just about anything you can imagine. And best of all, you no longer have to wait for your spouse, kids, or housemates to log off the Internet because you can hook up to 250 WebPAD IIs to the base station.

The WebPAD also has the ability to do word processing with Pocket Word from Microsoft, as well as open up Word attachments in email with Web Based email or InBox by Microsoft. In addition you can view streaming video via Windows Media Player. Plus Honeywell has included printer support for selected printers with USB interfaces and a CompactFlash card slot enabled for additional storage and applications. The WebPAD is fully future proof , it uses upgradeable software that updates itself as new features become available. And with up to 4-5 hours of usage before the battery needs to be recharged, you can get a lot done.

Pricing and Availability

Honeywell is offering the WebPAD II now for $1650 without the access point, and $1970 with it.

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Product Name Honeywell Web PAD II
Dimensions 10.5 x 9.5 x 1 in
266.7 x 241.3 x 25.4 mm
Weight 3 lbs
1.36 kg
Processor 200 MHz National Semiconductor Geode
Operating System MS Windows CE 3.0
Memory 64 MB SDRAM
32 MB Flash ROM
Display 10.4 inch color TFT
Input/Output Touch screen
Soft keyboard
USB port
CompactFlash slot
Internal microphone and speaker
Headphone jack
Software MS Internet Explorer
MS Pocket Word
Inbox
Battery Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery pak
up to 5 hours per charge

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