7 May 2004: Space station astronauts, cosmonauts using HP handheld devices, Houston Business Journal

7 May 2004: Space Station gets handheld PCs, FCW.com

“Members of the International Space Station crew don’t need laptops to check their e-mail anymore. In addition to dropping off a new crew, last month’s Expedition 9 flight to the station included a pair of Hewlett-Packard Co. iPAQ h5550 pocket PCs and accompanying accessories. The seven-ounce iPAQ has a biometric fingerprint reader, and a touch-sensitive 3.8-inch TFT color display.”

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