SIMpad
The SIMpad is a portable computer developed by the company Keith & Koep by order of Siemens AG, with an 8.4" TFT touchscreen. Commonly used with wireless network cards, it was marketed as a device to browse the World Wide Web. Initially announced in January 2001 at the Consumer Electronics Show.
There are five known model variants, all out of production:
- CL4: The low-end model with 32 MB RAM and 16 MB Flash ROM without PC card slot but with DECT modem.
- WP50: A variant sold by Swisscom. Same as the CL4.
- T-Sinus Pad: A variant sold by Deutsche Telekom. This one is the same as the CL4 but with a PC card slot.
- SL4: The high end model, with 64 MB RAM and 32 MB Flash ROM. This one also has a PC card slot.
- SLC: Identical to the SL4, but with the addition of a Siemens MD34 DECT modem, allowing connection to certain Siemens ISDN telephone systems.
- An Intel StrongARM#SA-1110 SA-1110 32-bit RISC processor with a clock frequency of 206 MHz
- An 8.4" TFT LCD with an SVGA resolution
- 4-wire analog resistive touch interface
- A single 16-bit PC card slot
- A standard ISO/IEC 7816 SmartCard interface
- A USB 1.1 client interface
- An IrDA interface
- A serial interface
- A 7.2 V 2800 mA·h Lithium Ion Battery
- A built-in mono speaker
- A built-in microphone
- A headphone interface
The project offers a SIMpad related Wiki where one can find information about Linux, Windows CE, hardware and mods.