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PDA Bluebird Pidion BIP-5000 With Its Base And Charger Tested And Functional The Pidion line of rugged, industrial handheld computers is manufactured by Bluebird, a Korean company engaged in
mobile hardware sector since 1998. Specializing in products for enterprise mobility (AIDC)
and payment industries, Bluebird's offerings also include barcode scanners, RFID readers,
and printer-integrated handhelds. The BIP-5000 is the standard Windows-based business handheld
Mobile with scanner for field operations such as mail and package delivery, route accounting
and meter reading.
The Pidion BIP-5000, which has been around since 2007, is a conventional rugged handheld designed for AutoID applications
which require 1D/2D barcode scanning, A-GPS and voice/data communication, as well as the ability to type
data quickly via a phone. keyboard.
The BIP-5000 is significantly larger than a current smartphone, but it's still compact enough to fit in most
pockets and it only weighs 11 ounces.
Its resistive touchscreen measures 3.5 inches diagonally (like an iPhone), but only offers a QVGA resolution of 240 x 320
pixels.
The only keyboard option is the 19-key number pad.
When first introduced, the Pidion BIP-5000 was one of the first handheld computers to offer the advanced processor
Marvel PXA320 at 806 MHz which had replaced the ubiquitous PXA270 as the high-end processor of choice for
Pocket PC devices.
As a result, the BIP-5000 remains up to date in terms of speed and performance.
On the software side, the 5000 series comes standard with Windows Mobile 6.1, which many still consider to be the best
version of Microsoft's mobile operating platform.
In other areas, the BIP-5000 is technologically behind the new Pidion ranges.
Customers can specify a 1D/PDF417 Class II laser scanner or a 1D/2D CMOS imager, but not the high density imager
optional.
The device also comes with a built-in autofocus camera with an illuminating light, but this is
of an older 2-megapixel design.
There is also no pistol grip option and RFID is not available for the BIP-5000.
As for the 3.5-inch QVGA display, it's good enough for standard Windows Mobile operations (Windows Mobile was designed
for QVGA), but less for more complex GPS/GIS applications.
For wireless connectivity, the BIP-5000 comes with Bluetooth and WiFi, but Bluetooth is the older version 2.0 + EDR and WiFi
dual band is not available.
Wireless broadband and built-in GPS are available, enabling real-time voice and data communication,
but WWAN does not support the latest 3.5G standards.
The BIP-5000 is a fairly sturdy device that can withstand multiple five-foot drops onto steel, has a wide range of
operating temperatures from minus 4 to 131 degrees Fahrenheit (both slightly less than the new rugged Pidions)
and carries IP65 waterproofing, which means it is completely dustproof and can also withstand jets of water at
low pressure from all directions.
The device's Li-Ion battery packs a modest 8.5 watt-hours, with an optional 13.4-watt-hour extended battery
also available (and recommended).
Bluebird initially designed the BIP-5000 as a rugged all-purpose Pocket PC/communicator that could also handle
scanning and data capture.
The BIP-5000 therefore remains a useful and reliable candidate for many field operations.