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SIMpad forum / Is The Simpad Sl4 Discontinued?

« on: July 07, 2005, 08:28:42 pm »

If you absolutely have to have a 'new' product then there will be apparently a spiritual update of the Simpad.

http://www.pepper.com/products/pepper.html

Its a bit too pricey for me but I'll be waiting in the wings for another bargain in six months when it goes on sale .

No PCMCIA but it has a 20 gig hard drive and all the connectivity requirements you can need.

Regards,

Karl

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General Discussion / Another Embedded Linux Device

« on: July 07, 2005, 07:37:39 pm »

Wow, this is almost exactly what I was thinking of as a Simpad 2 (see my post in new Linux handheld).  Except its too expensive.  This is the problem when a techie creates somthing; they have to add the bloody kitchen sink. Nokia went the other way and may get a successful intake because its half the price.

Why does it need a 20 gig hard drive! If I want a Archos AV-700; I'll buy one.  Better yet I'd just plug in a hard drive into the USB or add a 5gig PCMCIA(if it had one). Do we really need bluetooth, Wi-Fi and IrdA?  

If they had killed one of the connectivity options (IrdA) and added a CF slot and a Cardbus PCMCIA for expansion it'd be more flexible AND cheaper

I hope they make a Pepperpad-light and take out the 20 gig hard drive and IrDA add a CF slot and a PCMCIA slot and drop the price by $200 then they'd have something I'd probably buy.

I could run to $400- 500 for something that I could look at digital photographs surf the web and use VOIP with (and play with linux).  $800 is just way too expensive.

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General Discussion / Specification Of "new" Linux Handhelds

« on: July 07, 2005, 03:47:23 am »

I was just reading through this post.  I think that another linux PDA that is effectively like a YOPY or Zaurus wouldn't be that compelling to the mainstream.  I personally would like another Nokia Internet PAd or Simpad SL4 like device.  These are the specs I would go for:

Dimensions:     7.1 x 10.4 x 1.1 in (180 x 263 x 28 mm)   
Weight:            2.2 lbs (1 kg)   
Processor:            600 MHz Intel XScale or 800MHz Transmeta Crusoe   
Operating System: Qtopia   
Memory           :256 MB RAM and 64 MB Flash
Display           :8.4 inch TFT  800 x 600 dpi - 32-bit color   
Input/Output        :Touch screen
                           :1 x USB Host
                           :Integrated Bluetooth (optional)
                           :2 x PCMCIA Type II card slot (full CArdBus)- must have
                           :1 stereo + mic jack
                           :Microphone
                           :Speaker   
Drivers for PCMCIA wireless LAN cards (choose 3 types)
Battery:   Lithium Ion batteries Up to 7 hrs per charge    

The challenging thing would be the price!
You would have to do it for $200 to $400 USD  

I would definitely buy it!

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Deals and Great Z Buys / Sharp Zaurus Sl-5500

« on: July 02, 2005, 02:46:34 pm »

They have reduced the price to $125.99 now.

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=SL...cat=PDA&cpc=DSP

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C1000/3x00 Hardware / Exchanged Microdrive With Flash Card (c3000)

« on: June 17, 2005, 06:58:15 am »

Out of curiousity has anyone experimented with replacing the internal microdrive with a CF wireless card? Internal wireless...

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6000 - Tosa / Bug when using second battery in jacket

« on: May 07, 2004, 07:47:35 am »

I would email SHARP and Sprint Technical Support about this.  This would be an enterprise issue if I ever saw one.  They should move rather quickly to solve it.
K.

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5x00 General discussions / Getting a Sl5600

« on: May 07, 2004, 07:41:41 am »

Prometheus,
Regarding point #4. I don\'t think there is such thing as 802.11g CF wireless card on the market (yet).

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6000 - Tosa / SL-6000 kernel source?

« on: April 17, 2004, 05:25:01 pm »

They\'ll most likely release it if only to allow their Enterprise customers the ability to alter the ROM.