Another WinMo / Android Dual Booter on the Way

Posted on Wednesday, Jan 14, 2009 by George Ponder
 
Filed Under: Rumors; Tags: Exeda, Compulab, android

Having trouble deciding between Windows Mobile and Android?  Just can't decide which one to take the leap with?  If you're not a fan of hacking Android onto a pre-existing Windows Mobile device, Israeli computer module developer Compulab may have the solution for you.

Compulab has introduced the Exeda that will run both Android and Windows Mobile 6.1. The box-like smartphone has a 3.5 inch VGA touchscreen, a capacitive touchpad that serves as a mouse, and is powered by a 520MHz Marvell CPU. Loaded with 128mb RAM and 512mb of internal flash memory, the Exeda has built in GPS, Wifi, Bluetooth and a 10/100 Base-T Ethernet port. The networking appears flexible to allow resellers to choose from quadband GSM/GPRS, CDMA, and 3G UMTS. While not the slickest of designs, it's definitely a unique phone. No word on pricing but it is expected to be available sometime in March of this year.

[via Android Central, read: Engadget.com]

 
 

Comments

You might consider rephrasing the title.

"Dual boot" implies you can have both OSes installed simultaneously and switch by restarting. All the company's promising out of the box is that it will be capable of running a number of different OSes including Android and WinMo. They say nothing about it dual booting (though I bet some plucky dev will work it out eventually). At present I don't know of a device-resident means of dual booting mobile OSes short of hijacking by memory card.

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