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Fujitsu-Siemens joints Pocket PC club with Bluetooth phone version

Not normally a player in the mobile phone game, Fujitsu-Siemens is going to use the launch of its "high end" Pocket PC, the Loox, as its way into GSM mobility

Fujitsu Siemens Computers will launch its new high end PDA, the Pocket LOOX, at the CeBIT 2002 exhibition in Hannover.

The product comes from the former Nixdorf division in Paderborn, and will bother the established mobile phone builders of the world because of the ease with which Pocket PC franchisees can break into that charmed circle.

Based on the Microsoft PocketPC 2002 operating system, this can have a module clipped on, which will provide mobile GSM phone capabilities - and associated data connectivity.

This will be provided by both Bluetooth and GPRS technology, initially aimed at letting mobile professionals connect wirelessly to their desktop PC and rapidly synchronize calendar entries, contacts, inbox, programs and files.

However, it will be possible to install office Bluetooth hotspots, to browse the web, check e-mails, and get up-to-date information.

The GPRS module will be available as a plug on, adding full mobile phone functionality to the Pocket LOOX.