Is there a tablet PC that has an integrated printer (like thermal) AND
a digital camera BOTH built in?  How about one with a scanner on
board?  By tablet PC i mean:
handheld/portable/wireless/flatscreen/touchscreen device.

---

Request for Question Clarification by webadept-ga on 18 Jul 2002 21:59 PDT

Are you looking for something like the Palm, or something more like
the once Cross came out with a few years ago? Is there and OS
requirment? What PC, if any are you looking to be able to talk to or
"sync" with.

webadept-ga

---

Request for Question Clarification by prof-ga on 19 Jul 2002 06:57 PDT

Curiogeorges,

I can pretty much assure you that such an animal does not exist. No
handheld or tablet PC (these are two different things) has both a
printer and a digital camera onboard. Same with the scanner. These are
all considered peripherals, as in the desktop world.

Prof

---

Request for Question Clarification by lisarea-ga on 19 Jul 2002 09:23 PDT

By scanner, do you by chance mean a barcode scanner? Is this something
for Point of Sale applications?

I know you can at least get handheld devices with integrated barcode
scanners, and would be happy to look around to see if I can find one
with those other features if this is what you're looking for.

---

Clarification of Question by curiogeorges-ga on 19 Jul 2002 12:27 PDT

See the following links:

This type of tablet.  Perhaps a vertical/business model tablet. 
http://www.ruggednotebooks.com/detail/scribe.asp

ALSO, WHEN WILL THIS BE AVAILABLE?  NOW?
http://www.acer.com/APP/AKC/INTERNET/AACPubli.nsf/bff51979bb8e719688256ac6006350f5/805410e38dad606188256bc1004fac96?OpenDocument#press

Thanks.

prof-ga is probably correct-- no such animal exists.....
YET. more and more pereferals are being integrated, cell phones with
digicams attached are starting to be sold, it's only a matter of time

I also doubt that such device exist, but you can go with the combination of

Sony CLIE PEG-NR70 (Palm compatible) with build in camera
http://www.sonystyle.com/micros/clie/models/70V.html

and Spinx Pocket Printer A6 (prints from Palm)
http://www.sipixdigital.com/printers/pocketA6/index.shtml

True "Tablet PCs," those running Microsoft's new Windows XP Tablet PC
Edition operating system, are due out Nov. 7. That includes the Acer,
although the Acer already has been making the beta rounds at various
media outlets, research labs and college campuses. Please see:

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/tech/articles/020805/5tablets.htm