Aero 1550

eBook Readers/Hardware


The Aero 1550 is the lightweight brother to the iPAQ H3600. Smaller and less powerful, the Aero is Compaq's entry-level Pocket PC-based handheld. Digtial Worm believes the Aero 1550 comes with Microsoft Reader, but we have not been able to confirm this.

Feature summary:

  • The thinnest Pocket PC available
  • 14 hour battery life
  • Comes with Pocket Office
  • Audio features for listening to audio books and music, such as MP3s

There are several ebook/document viewers for WindowCE and Pocket PC devices, including Mobipocket, Primer and Peanut Reader

Price

Approximate price $300.00

Size

Weight 5.20 oz
Size (dimensions) 5.13" x 3.11" x 0.50"

Display Screen

Screen Type Monochrome
Screen Resolution 240 x 320
Amount of Colours 16 gray-Scale
Screen size (dimensions) 2.40" x 3.20"
Touchscreen Yes

Battery

Battery life Up to 14 hours
Battery type Lithium-ion

Technology

Stylus (pen) Yes
Keyboard input Yes
Voice input Yes
Audio output (plays audio) Yes
RAM 16MB
Processor speed & type 70 MHz NEC MIPS-based RISC processor
Expanable memory Yes
CompactFlash Yes
Operating system Windows Powered Pocket PC

Connections

Built-in modem No
Type of modem n/a
Ethernet connection No
Type of ethernet connection n/a
Infrared port Yes
Standard serial port Yes
USB port Yes
Other connection types n/a


Published by Compaq