Ruggedized Palm from New Zealand
(by Conrad H. Blickenstorfer)

Aceeca is a privately owned New Zealand company that sells a variety of instruments and mobile handheld devices all over the world. The Meazura is one of very few ruggedized Palm devices. To easily interface with virtually any kind of sensor signal conditioning circuitry the Meazura has a proprietary "MZIO" expansion slot for third-party add-on modules. Based on classic Palm hardware and software, the Meazura is a simple, economic, flexible and rugged handheld for those who want a Palm-based vertical market unit. The device has 16MB of SDRAM, 4MB of Flash memory and a 1,900mAH Li-Ion battery. Communication is via IrDA, serial or USB. The Meazura offers superb IP67 sealing, and based on the look of the device and the inherent simplicity of the underlying Palm electronics, the Meazura ought to hold up well in the field.