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General hardware specifications: 
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  1. MS Windows PDA Operating System:
    Windows Mobile 2002
    Windows Mobile 2003
    Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC, Premium Edition
    Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC, Phone Edition
    Windows Mobile 6 / 6.1 Classic
    Windows Mobile 6 / 6.1 Professional
  2. Touch Screen
  3. SD (Secure Digital), mini SD or micro SD expansion slot.

NB: Our software does not work on Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone Edition or Windows Mobile 6 Standard.
       Our software does not work with the Palm or Symbian (Nokia) Operating systems.
      Our software does not work with the Android Operating systems. eg. HTC Dream or HTC Magic
       Our program does not work on the iPhone or iPod.
       We do not recommend square screens.

How to tell if your device is a Smartphone, a Pocket PC phone or a Pocket PC

When purchasing or setting up your device, it is important to know which version of Windows Mobile operating system is installed on your device.
 
Pocket PCs have a stylus for touch screen operation.  The windows flag logo appears on the top left corner of the home screen.  The operating system is Windows Mobile 5 For Pocket PC, Premium Edition or Windows Mobile 6 Classic.
 
Pocket PC Phones have a stylus for touch screen operation.  The windows flag logo appears on the top left corner of the home screen.  The operating system is Windows Mobile 5 For Pocket PC, Phone Edition or Windows Mobile 6 Professional.
Our software works on the above devices.
   
Smartphones do not have a touch screen or a stylus.  The Windows flag logo apperas on the bottom left of the home screen.  Smartphones have either QWERTY keyboards or 12-key keypad.  The operating system is Windows Mobile 5, Smartphone Edition or Windows Mobile 6 Standard.

Our software will not work on these devices.

 

Recommended PDAs                Need a PDA? Look here
Tested PDAs
iPAQ 100/110/111/112/114, iPAQ 600/610(c)/612/614(c),
iPAQ rx1950, iPAQ hx2190, iPAQ hx2490, iPAQ hx2790, iPAQ rx4240,
iPAQ rx5700, iPAQ rx5900
PDAs not tested, but meets requirements
iPAQ 900/910(c)/912/914(c), iPAQ 200/210/211/212
iPAQ rw6815, iPAQ rx5710, h6340
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Tested PDAs
P350, P550, P560
PDAs not tested, but meets requirements
P360
Tested PDAs
JASJAR, KJAM, JASJAM
PDAs not tested, but meets requirements
Ultimate 6150, Ultimate 8150, JAMA, PDA-L, JAQ3, JAM, JAMIN, POCKET PC, PDA-N, PDA-2, PDA2K, PDA2K EVDO
Tested PDAs
TyTN II, TyTN, Touch, Advantage X7500/X7501, P3400, P3600, P3300, P4350, P6300, Qtek 9100 (HTC Wizard)
PDAs not tested, but meets requirements
Qtek 9000, Qtek S200
Touch Pro, Touch Cruise, Touch Dual, Touch HD, Touch 3G, Touch Viva
PDAs not tested, but meets requirements
LOOX C550, LOOX N560, LOOX N520, LOOX N500, SX66
Tested PDAs
N35
PDAs not tested, but meets requirements
N300, N50, N30
Tested PDAs
SGH-i750
PDAs not tested, but meets requirements
SGH-i730, SGH-i760, SGH-i900 Omnia
PDAs not tested, but meets requirements
 Palm Treo 700w, Palm Treo 750(v), Palm Treo Pro
PDAs not tested, but meets requirements
Axim X51v, Axim X51
PDAs not tested, but meets requirements
IQue M5
PDAs not tested, but meets requirements
MyPal A636N
There are other PDAs that meet the basic requirements.  Please ensure that the device that you want to purchase does meet the basic requirements.

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