DualCor cPC to include WiFi and Bluetooth

By David Ciccone, posted Saturday, Jul. 22nd, 2006
Reader Comments: 5

According to Judie over at The Gadgeteer she has received information directly from DualCor that the cPC will ship with WiFi and Bluetooth! Not only will the unit ship with both radios Judie will be receiving an engineering sample on Wednesday.

She writes:

"I was offered the opportunity to buy an "Engineering Sample" of the DualCor cPC today, and I jumped on it - you had better believe it! Consumer models will not be shipping for another 90-120 days, and as most of you know, I have been eager (understatement!) to try this device since its announcement early this year.

The cPC I ordered will not have built in BT or WiFi, but it will include a Wifi Card. Most importantly, I was told that future shipping versions will include built-in WiFi and Bluetooth. Even better, I was told that I would be able to upgrade my device to the shipping model once they are ready. YAY!"

So I guess the cPC wont be as crippled as many posted...

You can read her entire diary entry here

"It'll ship with BT and WiFi"
And it will be on sale in March
And it will have cellular technology
and it will be sold for $1500
and the easter bunny really exists.

Sorry for my skepticism, but I've heard plenty of promises from DualCor. I'm still waiting for one to come true. Steve, we're still waiting.

Posted by weatheryoko, Monday, Jul. 24th, 2006

Well if you read what Judie stated final production units will have wifi and bluetooth.. So not really crippled..

Posted by David Ciccone, Sunday, Jul. 23rd, 2006

It's areal pity that the cPC concept has been crippled.
So far to me its concept seemed superior to the Origami line as well as OQO because of having a phone built in.
I seriously doubt that adding a card will provide the necessary functionality for for having a fully fledged phone (and getting rid of an extra piece to carry around and to loose ...

Rainald

Posted by Cesar Tavares, Sunday, Jul. 23rd, 2006

So, NOKIA, the granddaddy of cellular is not including cellular on their new device either. Maybe users want fredon of choice when it comes to carriers rather than being forced to use Verizon or TMobile.

Further, an Engineering sample doesn't sound like a product that has all the features baked in.

Posted by KidzBox, Saturday, Jul. 22nd, 2006

that does sound amazing considering how all of the other UMPC's/Tiny PC's had some sort of wireless connectivity. Where's the WWAN capability that they intially promised?

Posted by darkdestroyer, Saturday, Jul. 22nd, 2006

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