Nova Side Arm
From the outset, all I can say is ‘it’s ugly’! Then again, rather than being an aesthetically pleasing consumer device this UMPC has been designed for industry. According to the Nova Mobility website target sectors include; Healthcare, military, medical services, parking management (don’t we just love them!),fleet management and production management.
The actual device kind of reminds me of the Panasonic CF-U1 although the Side Arm certainly looks trimmer. I’ll drop a link to the Nova site at the end of this post.
The specs are actually pretty impressive:
- 800 x 480 7″ palm rejection touch screen
- Intel Atom 1.1 GHz Z510 with US15W chipset
- 1GB/2GB of RAM
- 4GB disk on module, Micro SD card
- 8GB/16GB/32GB DOM solid state storage optional per slot (2 slots)
- 60/120GB HDD or 32/64GB SSD
- PC express card
- 2 USB 2.0 ports
- SD card slot
- GPS
- 802.11 a/b/g
- Bluetooth V2.0
- Up to 10 hours battery life
There’s also an optional 3G module for endless hours of browsing on the go (that is, if you like using an 800×480 resolution!) Like I said, this has been designed to cater for industrial use so don’t expect the latest and greatest in display technology. A really nice aspect to the Nova Side Arm is battery life - 10 hours according to Nova. Depending on the price, it might be worth buying a Side Arm as a personal device.
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