The new and extremely ugly Motorola VC6096 could serve as an alternative to numerous netbooks that have appeared recently. The VC6096 in-vehicle/fixed mount mobile computer is a versatile solution that enables the collection of business-essential data – including mileage, location, driver performance and vehicle metrics such as hours of service and arrival and departure times.
The device has transportation services as the main target, and comes with a fixed mount so it stays steady on a vehicle. In terms of connectivity the VC6096 boasts WiFi (802.11a/b/g), 3.5 GSM, HSDPA, WWAN, and bluetooth. Lastly, there is a GPS receiver – SiRF Star III – so the location of the vehicles is always known 24/7. the VC6096 will sport a 6.5â€, 640×480 touch screen, and weather sealing. The unit measures 9.5×9.25×1.95 inches and weighs a paltry 4.85 pounds. Other hardware specs include SD card slot, five programmable soft keys, mic and speakers; all running on 128MB of RAM, 256MB flash, 624Mhz processor and Windows Mobile 6.1. The VC6096 vehicle/fixed-mount mobile computer is expected to be available in the fourth quarter of 2008.
