Trimble have just dished us up this handheld, called the Juno ST, it has onboard GPS for all those Mobile Workforces wishing to collect mobile data and use GIS applications. Trimble for those of you that don’t know are a specialised GPS company. That may explain why this handheld does not have GPRS/phone, which might explain why Trimble are offering it as an affordable PDA.

This is only one of a handful of Rugged PDA’s to offer GPS without the need for an extra cap or expansion card(Intermec CN3 being the another). It is a move in the right direction and with the addition of a wireless camera, pictures can be GPS tagged(although the camera is not rugged!!).

Lets hope the next development is to put a 3MP in the back of a GPS enabled rugged PDA, maybe then taking pictures and using GPS in a rugged environment can be done in one device.

We will have to wait till May for the release and some idea on pricing. Keep you posted.

**Update** The price is $650 dollars on the Trimble website. It is not IP rated!!

 Buy one here