Vendors ranging from Compaq to Everex announced new handhelds running WinCE 3.0, a redesigned version of Microsoft's handheld operating system intended for PDAs.
PocketPC hardware is similar to previous WinCE units.
Headphone and microphone jacks are once again standard. Of course, this means that these devices are slightly larger than Palm units. While hardware has been mostly unchanged, the software side of these devices is where Microsoft hopes to attract new users. In addition, a scaled down version of the Windows Media Player is included, giving users the ability to play mp3's and video files. Pocket Word is similar to the WordPad for Windows.