Thu October 28 2004
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09:28 AM by sUnShInE in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones I'm listening to a piece on NPR this morning that PDA sales are down and dropping. According to an IDC press release, PDA sales are down 8.7% from the third quarter last year, and if a handheld device doesn't have voice capabilities, a growing number of users around the world aren't interested. PalmOne's unit shipments fell 12.7% from the third quarter last year to 736,481. That left the company with 34.7% of the PDA market, down 6.9 percentage points from the second quarter. David Linsalata, analyst in IDC's Mobile Devices program said, "It is crucial that vendors push handheld devices into new market segments through the integration of existing technology such as GPS bundles in order to energize this market and return it to a growth path.” |
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05:49 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Announcements
Happy Birthday! Ignatz, I just want to thank you for all the wonderful effort you have put into this community. It simply wouldn't be the same without you! |
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04:04 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Lounge
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02:35 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
It supports two modes: A "Memory Mode", which can store up to 5 hours of fresh new XM content (while you listen, or when you schedule MyFi to record your favorite XM shows); and a "Live Mode", which offers over 130 digital XM channels live coast to coast by satellite. The player also feature a wireless FM transmitter (which is, btw, not allowed in every country, e.g. not in Germany), which can transmit audio to any FM radio speaker system, car, home or portable. Edit: Slate asks "Will XM's new portable satellite radio make the iPod obsolete?" Interesting read! Does anyone have XM radio experiences they'd like to share? |
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02:04 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Portable Audio/Video
According to Moosberg, they certainly have their advantages over the iPod: Yet, the iPod Mini contenders have failed again, he follows, mainly because they "lag behind badly in simplicity and ease of use": Each player has its own short-comings. The Rio Carbon looks like a makeup case, with a small display that is dimmer and has smaller type than the iPod Mini's. It's jog dial is clumsy, the menu structure confusing, and sound quality was disappointing. The Dell Pocket DJ has navigation buttons that make your fingers ache and a hard-to-reach hold switch. And finally the Zen Micro, which at least comes in different colors, but makes you deal with a scrolling device that is so sensitive that you will end up selecting the wrong songs to play. |
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Wed October 27 2004
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07:31 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Announcements
https://www.mobileread.com/avantgo/mo...ad_mobile.html Link-Depth is 1 in iSilo (make sure you don't go over 1, otherwise you will end up leeching my entire forum - which wouldn't make me a happy camper!) Always open to suggestions. |
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07:02 AM by Colin Dunstan in E-Book General | News
Ebooks Corporation today announced it has entered into a five-year distribution agreement with Nokia to distribute a growing range of popular books via a new generation of Nokia smartphones. The deal means that users of Nokia mobile devices will be able to find, buy, download and read books directly from their handsets. Stephen Cole, CEO of eBooks.com said, "This arrangement will make it very easy for Nokia mobile device users to find and read their favorite authors. Our customers are especially tech savvy and very mobile. They will appreciate the ability to access their library anywhere, any time." Via Geekzone. |
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06:20 AM by Colin Dunstan in More E-Book Readers | Legacy E-Book Devices
Someone named 'scythic' was able to convert HG Wells' The Time Machine from text to LRF (Librie's book format without the DRM). Even better, he uploaded the Windows binary and source code for the conversion tool as well (not GPL though). There are still a few issues to be solved, such as pagination and formatting, but the core work has been done: the Sony Librie has been cracked! Now could someone be so cool and send me a Librie to the States? I know a lot of you guys have partial feelings for a dedicated e-book hardware reader, but I'd be happy if I personally owned one Btw, I also attached the conversion tool to this thread. |
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