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Is papyrophobic!
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Location: USA
Device: Dell Axim
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Are you geek enough? I bet not!
![]() This is what he is carrying around on a daily basis: - HP iPAQ 4150 - Socket bluetooth GPS - iPaq mini keyboard - Zip-Linq iPaq sync/charge cable - Canon PowerShot S400 - iPod 3G 40Gb - Etymotic ER6 Isolator headphones - iTrip FM Audio Transmitter - TuneCast FM Transmitter (hacked) - WiFi Seeker - LED Flashlight - Sony Ericsson T610 - Jabra BT200 - Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP (and games) - Pocket battery pack - Leatherman micra - RSA SecurID - Shades - Lighters - Chapstick/Nicotine inhaler - Handy wipes! - Wallet - Trusty pen - GBA headphone adaptor, batteries - ... With all that stuff in his pockets, it's a wonder that he doesn't fall over. |
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MR prodigal son
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Location: Australia
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He wouldn't want to get caught in a rain storm!!!
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Fence Sitter
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Singapore
Device: Asus P525
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Actually, I really wonder how much his jacket weighs.
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Uebermensch
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Location: Italy
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Fanatic
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Location: Astoria, NY
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Wow he's a gadget fiend...
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Evangelist
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Canada
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Ahh, posted on linuxbrit.co.uk, and he has a Windows Pocket PC? Nooooooo...
Ah, sorry for the outburst. ![]() But yeh, that'd be heavy. The batteries especially. Gadgets can be worn easily, but batteries are SO dense... Probably over a quarter of my PowerBook's weight is the battery... |
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Fully Converged
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Location: Switzerland
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![]() Chaos, what do you think about the new Zaurus announced to be released soon? Do you have any more info on it? |
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Evangelist
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But of course, using OSX, one rarely needs to hit the terminal. I still do, for SSHing into my other boxes, and a few other things, but having the nice GUI is awesome. One of the things that comes to mind about OSX is spell-checking in almost everything, if you turn it on. Like this post, spell-checked (on the fly) by OSX. Oh, spell-checking isn't actually one word (it's underlined by a dotted red line, indicating error in spelling). Very nice stuff. As far as I know, there's no confirmed details on any new Zauri (the generally accepted plural of Zaurus). There have been a few rumours, but nothing really substantial. Personal guess.... It'll be a clamshell, like the other C-series. Probably will have some form of built-in Wifi. Japanese only (as Sharp has pulled out of the US market for the Zauri). Of course people will import them like stink. :P Possibly an updated processor, maybe more around 600 Mhz (I believe the new Dell Axim uses a 600 and something ARM processor? Possibly the same one.). Of course it'll have the usual compact flash and SD/MMC slots, and probably the nice VGA 640x480 screen. I've never actually played with a clamshell Zaurus (I own one of the "standard" ones, the 5600), but from the pictures I've seen, reviews I've read, and comments I've read, they're nice. And very popular in Japan. (Sorry if this post seems long-winded and awkward in some places. I'm tired and just about to go to sleep, so I can't think entirely straight.) |
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Uebermensch
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Location: Italy
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Sniff. Why does everyone leave the US market? Sony, Toshiba, Sharp....
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Aficionado
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Location: Denver, CO, USA
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Hey, Chaos!
What is a clamshell Zaurus? EDIT: This is a clamshell Zaurus: ![]() Last edited by Francesco; 10-14-2004 at 04:16 PM. |
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Aficionado
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Chaos, I have lots of questions for you.
What OS does this PDA have? Linux? A PDA version? Modified or just trimmed down? What programs does it run? PalmOS apps, by chance? Linux apps? OS X apps?!!! Maybe some of these questions are answered by what you said: "basically - there's one ROM image that runs full X11 - other ROM images have more traditional PDA software", but it happens that I don't fully understand. What is a ROM image? Is it what you have installed in a ROM? Can you play freely with the ROM of a Zaurus (unlike those of us who have a Palm)? Does "More traditional software" mean PalmOS applications? X11, as I understand, is the graphical interface between *nix OSs and the user. Is that so? If it is, then what is below those ROM images running "full X11"? Sorry, lots of questions, but I think they're the kind you like. Thank you. |
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