By Stevie Smith Aug 14, 2007, 17:22 GMT
The PDA and handheld navigation arena is set to take another notable hit following news that Fujitsu Siemens is to remove its business participation by the close of the year. The Holland-based company has revealed its decision is based on this particular part of the tech market having lost traction as various manufacturers turn away from its flagging appeal.
Fujitsu Siemens’ line of handheld devices is based around its existing Pocket Loox range. The Pocket Loox arrives in two separate guises, the first being the more traditional PDA device with its integrated GPS and Wi-Fi functionality, and the second being based around a more smartphone-esque design sporting integrated phone and keyboard elements.
However, it has been more than a year since the Pocket Loox range has received any form of unit refreshment by way of new hardware iterations – when the N100 and N110 GPS PDAs were rolled out back in July of 2006.
A Fujitsu Siemens spokesperson has now confirmed that the company is to abandon its GPS/PDA units as it anticipates that smartphones will provide all of the market’s related features and functions in one device. It has also announced that it is to instead focus its future mobile computer motivations on notebook and tablet-based technology.
"There are many exiting new technologies waiting to be explored further and integrated into our growing portfolio of business and consumer notebooks," outlined the company’s official announcement. "We see huge potential in this area with innovations like Solid State Disk, Backlit technology, energy saving, [and] enhanced connectivity."
To reinforce that repositioned drive, Fujitsu Siemens recently released its new range of Esprimo 3G-linked laptops onto the market.
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