Socket, Symbol Collaborate - to make 802.11b cards for PDAs, mobile bar code scanning equipment - Brief Article
Socket and Symbol plan to optimize WiFi features to meet the special requirements of mobile devices, including ease of installation and use, low power consumption, enhanced security and small form factor.
Newark, Calif.-based Socket will develop scanning and WiFi plug-in products for mobile devices through its established global retail and Internet channels. In addition, Socket will work with Holtsville, N.Y.-based Symbol to develop new plug-in bar code scanning products for mobile computing devices such as Pocket PCs, Palm PDAs and other handheld mobile computers.