Fujitsu Loox 600

Fujitsu Loox 600

Fujitsu Loox 600

I have the main unit and power adapter.

type Pocket PC
country Japan
year 2002
os MS Windows Pocket PC 2002
cpu  Intel PXA250 XScale
speed 400 MHz
ram 64 MB
graphic 240 x 320 LCD
colors 256
sound yes
ports Bluetoothm, IR, USB docking cradle

The Fujitsu Loox 600 — Japanese Pocket PC Excellence

The Fujitsu Loox 600 was part of Fujitsu’s Loox series of Pocket PC devices — compact, Windows Mobile-powered personal digital assistants produced by the Japanese technology giant for the Japanese market. Fujitsu’s Loox brand encompassed both subnotebook computers and Pocket PC devices, with the Loox 600 representing their handheld computing offering. As a product designed primarily for the Japanese domestic market, it represents a fascinating glimpse into how Japan’s major technology companies approached the PDA market — with attention to build quality, integration with Japanese-specific services, and the premium construction that characterised Japanese consumer electronics of the era.

Fujitsu’s Computing Heritage

Fujitsu Limited, founded in 1935 as a spinoff from Fuji Electric, became Japan’s largest IT services company and one of the world’s major technology corporations. In the personal computer era, Fujitsu produced the FMR and FM Towns lines of Japanese personal computers (the FM Towns being particularly notable for its early CD-ROM drive and multimedia capabilities), before transitioning to IBM PC-compatible machines in partnership with various international companies. The Loox brand represented Fujitsu’s consumer computing products in the early 2000s.

The Pocket PC Era

The Loox 600 arrived during the brief but significant era of Pocket PC devices — Windows CE/Windows Mobile-powered handhelds that attempted to bring full PC compatibility to a pocket-sized device. Microsoft’s Windows Mobile provided a stripped-down but recognisable Windows interface, and applications could be synchronised with desktop PCs via ActiveSync. While ultimately superseded by smartphones, Pocket PCs like the Loox 600 were genuine productivity tools for business users who needed mobile access to email, calendar, contacts, and documents.