Socket Communications unveiled its new handheld mobile computer specifically designed to make essential business mobile productivity solutions possible and affordable.

The new Socket SoMo 650 is built to address the market that exists between consumer-oriented PDAs and heavy duty industrial devices. The sleek, durable device uses a touch screen and is based on the Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system to ensure the highest level of mobile application compatibility and gives workers a familiar computing environment.

Socket Mobile plans to leverage more than 100 value added reseller partners to target current and prospective customers seeking cost effective mobile computing solutions to deliver applications for inventory control, sales force automation, patient tracking, asset management and merchandising. The company’s primary focus will be on the healthcare, automotive, life sciences and retail markets in which workers have a need for efficient data collection, real-time information management and applications in the field.

The SoMo 650 includes the following features and applications:

• Durable form factor designed specifically to withstand multiple drops from one meter onto vinyl-covered concrete
• True business class 802.11b/g Wi-Fi technology provides fast roaming for superior in-building / campus environments and VoIP applications
• Bluetooth 2.0 radio with enhanced data rate
• Reinforced CompactFlash and SDIO slots
• 128MB SDRAM and 256MB Flash memory
• Intel processor operating at 624MHz
• High-capacity, rechargeable lithium-ion battery to power the most demanding applications; an optional extended life battery is also available
• Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system

The SoMo 650 is the first in a family of handheld computing products Socket will rollout in Q2 2007 with an MSRP of $648.