I've actually got a lot sinked into my mine as well - the extended battery
(a bit larger, but a good 18 hours of life with my usage) and the truly
excellently designed thumb keyboard (cheap now if you can find it).
Another problem for me is that the new devices tend to be eliminating the
compact flash slot. I've got a CF modem, a CF Ethernet, a CF 802.11b and
several gigabytes of CF storage. any new handheld has got to have a CF slot.
;^)
I got my wife a Dell Axim during the launch (really cheap) and she likes it
a lot, but I find it clunky compared to mine. The one that's caught my eye
currently is the "Loox" (some info here: http://firstloox.org/) . It's a
dual slot device with lots of built in RAM (128 meg) and both BlueTooth and
802.11b. Still no flip cover tho'.
Still - I probably hold off until the VGA devices hit - even if I still want
the Loox it'll be cheaper by then.
Jim Davis
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From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 3:29 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: understanding bluetooth and 802.11b
1. Maybe, but it will still be limited to a few service based companies with
budgets to do so. (http://www.nwa.com/services/handheld/)
2. Yep. That's why I specifically mentioned the resolution. I'm interested
in the vga devices.
Jornada 567 here. I wholeheartedly agree with the design comment, except
that mine is getting some dust under the screen. I've been eyeing the new
models, but mine does what I need and I love the flip top and extra long
battery life.
-Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 1:53 PM
Subject: RE: understanding bluetooth and 802.11b
> I think you'll see two things happening in the near future:
>
> 1) More websites will be designed specifically for small device usage. I
> doubt we'll see very much CSS used to do at first. Instead I think we'll
> see full designs for "big" and full designs for "little".
>
> 2) Screens are going to get bigger. The first VGA PocketPC devices are
> already on the market although the OS doesn't natively support them yet.
By
> end of first quarter/mid-year I fully expect to see full OS support and a
> bumper crop of 640x480 handhelds.
>
> Neither helps us right now. and the second doesn't help us old timers.
;^)
> I'm still holding on to my Jornada 568 - best damn design EVER in a
PocketPC
> - I can't understand why a single other manufacturer hasn't adopted a flip
> lid.
>
> Jim Davis
>
> _____
>
> From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 11:50 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: understanding bluetooth and 802.11b
>
> In my experience, web surfing on a the PocketPC 320x240 screen is not fun.
> It's cool that it can do it, but sites just aren't accommodating. The 1945
> has the 2003 OS which has much better wireless support and an improved
> Pocket Internet Explorer, so it might be a little better than what I see.
I
> think though that it will be years (if ever) before web site devs start
> using the power of CSS to create PDA compatible sites.
>
> Personally, I find that the best use for the wireless so far is Messenger,
> IRC, etc.
>
> BTW, there are great handheld discussion forums at:
> http://www.brighthand.com
>
> -Kevin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charlie Griefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 10:32 AM
> Subject: Re: understanding bluetooth and 802.11b
>
> > Hey Kevin:
> >
> > Thanks for the info. Sounds like in the end I'm better off picking her
up
> the SDIO wi-fi card. We're presently sharing a computer (well, sharing a
> keyboard/video/mouse via switch), so I wanted her to be able to check her
> e-mail while i'm at the computer (as I frequently am).
> >
> > I just didn't want her to have to sacrifice access to the SD storage
card,
> in case she needed to save or retrieve file(s). The bright side is that
the
> ipaq 1945 has ~14MB of non-volatile storage built in...which should be
able
> to serve as temporary storage while she's "surfing" : )
> >
> > Thanks again.
> > Charlie
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kevin Graeme
> > To: CF-Community
> > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 9:12 AM
> > Subject: Re: understanding bluetooth and 802.11b
> >
> >
> > Basically Bluetooth and 802.11x are completely different beasts. You
> can't
> > make them directly work together. What you will need to do, as you
> > suspected, is either get a 802.11b card for the iPaq or get a
Bluetooth
> > access point.
> >
> > Either will work and what you choose depends on your needs. 802.11x
> (WiFi)
> > has a larger coverage area and offers faster speeds (11mb max for
'b').
> > Think of it as "real" networking with no wires. Bluetooth has a much
> smaller
> > coverage area, and slower speeds (723kb). Think of Bluetooth as
wireless
> > USB.
> >
> > A Bluetooth Access Point will basically act as another wireless
network
> for
> > Bluetooth enabled devices. I haven't used it, so I can't comment on if
> it's
> > a good solution or not. I have a Linksys CF 802.11b card for my
PocketPC
> and
> > it works fine. It sucks the battery down like crazy though.
> >
> > -Kevin
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Charlie Griefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 9:21 AM
> > Subject: understanding bluetooth and 802.11b
> >
> > > <preface> i'm a moron when it comes to networking, wired or
otherwise
> > </preface>
> > >
> > > I've got a wireless network at home (standard 802.11b). Just
ordered
> my
> > wife a new iPaq (1945), which has integrated bluetooth. Is there any
> way to
> > make that bluetooth work with my existing network to give her net
access
> > from the ipaq?
> > >
> > > The unit has a secure digital slot which will accept SDIO cards, so
I
> can
> > buy a Wi-Fi SD card...but I'd prefer she didn't have to swap out the
SD
> card
> > with her 256MB card every time she wanted to connect...and I'd rather
> not
> > spend the $ on the SD Wi-Fi card if there's a way to make it work with
> the
> > existing network.
> > >
> > > I'm thinking a bluetooth access point somehow connected to the
> existing
> > access point (maybe perhaps?)
> > >
> > > any info would be appreciated : )
> > >
> > > Thx!
> > > Charlie
> > >
> >
> >
> _____
>
>
>
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