T Bryce Yehl: Bryce's PDA ChannelExploring Pocket PCs and the Zaurus SL-5000D / SL-5500 Linux PDAs.Pocket PC End-User Update 2 for Maestro- October 8, 2002 Audiovox has finally released EUU2 for the Maestro. Get it while it's hot!http://radio.ntwizards.net/categories/pda/2002/10/08.html#a1283 Why you should wait for Dell's handhelds- October 8, 2002 David Berlind writes: Unless you need a handheld device tomorrow, my advice to those who are looking for a PDA is to wait and see what Dell comes up with. While scant details are available, Dell officials have indeed confirmed that the company is about to dive into that market and that units could appear in time for the holiday buying season. via ZDNet I'm with David. Whether or not you choose a Pocket PC from Dell, you stand to gain from waiting because Dell's entry will create downward...http://radio.ntwizards.net/categories/pda/2002/10/08.html#a1282 PPC Thoughts on RSS- October 8, 2002 In the spirit of ask and ye shall receive, Pocket PC Thoughts now has their very own RSS feed. The re-design is sharp, if a little over-commercialized.http://radio.ntwizards.net/categories/pda/2002/10/07.html#a1277 Where art thou, Pocket PC Thoughts- October 7, 2002 Pocket PC Thoughts has been down since the weekend, their web site promising a new look on Monday morning. I've been silently hoping that they would add an RSS feed too. Morning is long-gone in the continental US. Where are they I need my fix.http://radio.ntwizards.net/categories/pda/2002/10/07.html#a1276 Tablet PCs - the cool portables that come with a free pen- October 7, 2002 How do you put people off pen computing Easy - put out a pen computer whose pen facilities seem more or less glued onto a normal computer, with only perfunctory integration with the rest of the platform. The Register To my mind, the upcoming crop of Tablet PCs are a solution in search of a problem. A regular laptop with a touch-screen doesn't do much for me. They need to be smaller, much smaller.http://radio.ntwizards.net/categories/pda/2002/10/07.html#a1275 Toshiba shrinks Bluetooth SDIO Card- October 7, 2002 A new Bluetooth SDIO Card from Toshiba cranks things down a notch - 9 millimeters in length, and power consumption by 50%, according to Toshiba. Also, it's Bluetooth 1.1 compliant. infoSync Perfect timing from infoSync. I'd seen something about this a week or two ago, but when I had wanted to post about it the other day I could not locate the original source. Given current trends in the Pocket PC market (few wireless models, many foregoing Compact Flash due to size), why hasn't anyone come out.http://radio.ntwizards.net/categories/pda/2002/10/07.html#a1271 Frank has some goodies...- October 5, 2002 Today on Pocket PC How2 Log: Commentary on outliners for Pocket PCs. Link to some juicy information on Dell's PPC, with pictures. Word that Jabra's FreeSpeak Bluetooth headset is finally available. Jabra's FreeSpeak headset has been vapor for a long time, when it was first announced it had the distinction of being the first BT headset that could be worn all day without making you look like a dork. The regular BT version is $100, a version with an adapter for non-Bluetooth phones is $180.http://radio.ntwizards.net/categories/pda/2002/10/05.html#a1264 1GB SD Card- October 5, 2002 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. has unveiled a working prototype of a SD (Secure Digital) memory card with a 1G byte capacity, at the Ceatec 2002 exhibition. The company, which is better known by its Panasonic brand name, said the card is not expected to go on sale until around one year from now when a larger market for such a capacity card exists and production costs have fallen. TwoMobile via PocketNow The 1GB card can transfer data at 20Mbps, double the rate of current 512MB cards..http://radio.ntwizards.net/categories/pda/2002/10/05.html#a1263 More Battery Power- October 4, 2002 PPCW: Replace your proprietary PDA battery. Laptops for Less is branching out to sell PDA batteries. They have replacement internal batteries for several HP, Compaq, and Palm models. They also have a universal external battery that packs a whopping 3500mAh 5v. It weights 8 ounces and comes with a belt case, four connectors, wall and car chargers for $69.http://radio.ntwizards.net/categories/pda/2002/10/04.html#a1257 GPS and Mobile Devices- October 4, 2002 allNetDevices: e911 Pros and Cons. infoSync: Motorola touts new GPS chip. Single-chip GPS in a 7x7mm package, supposedly sensitive enough to work "under dense trees, in a parking garage, or even a chop shop." infoSync: 1xRTT and GPS from Verizon, Samsung. The a310 features GPS-based e911 functionality and is available now from Verizon. I've been wondering for a while now if GPS-enabled cell phones will work with PDAs. The carriers are likely to drag their feet in rolling out location-based...http://radio.ntwizards.net/categories/pda/2002/10/04.html#a1255 |