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RE: Sticks out...
Cheers
Russell
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Scott
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That's sort of true, although over here in the EU (cell) phones are basically a fashion accessory, certainly in the prepay / pay-as-you go teenage market. Here you'll see changable covers and no ariels as standard.
However, beyond how nice it looks there's the issue of practicality. Having an ariel or BT card sticking out of a device makes it awkward to use. You'll spend time jabbing yourself with the ariel, or worrying about the BT card breaking off. For the solution to be really usable day-to-day, you have to be able to use the things on the move, in bars, on the buses and so on. You can't do this if you're worried about the BT card snapping off, or your ariel snapping off or just poking you in the goolies while it's in your pocket.
Cheers
Russell
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VFS Support in PalmOS 5?
My question is:
Does the new PalmOS 5 include seamless support for SD/MMC cards (as in having the OS recognize programs stored and display them, and maybe even run them from the card without third-party apps) or do we still have to deal with the same shoddy support from PalmOS 4?
Thank you,
-Flood
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I don't think the OS will ever treat files on the card the same as in-memory databases. The performance characteristics of the cards just don't allow that to work well, and for a good user experience, programs just need to know where their data is.
CodeWarrior for Palm OS technical lead
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As for bcombee's response, thank you for clearing that up. It is obvious that I phrased my question incorrectly, and that I needed to learn a bit more about the inherent limitations of the SD Card.
-Flood
RE: VFS Support in PalmOS 5?
Try PiDirect. It does allow the PalmOS to see the items on the Memory card as if they were in RAM. Very powerful program...Highly recommended. Also, programs accessed through PiDirect launch A LOT faster than any VFS Program.
Check out www.memplug.com for more info.
Doug
RE: VFS Support in PalmOS 5?
There also should be a way (again without the 3rd party apps) to store any program including its data bases on the card in its own directory then load it to ram to use it then send it back when finished.
(whats the name of the program that does that again?)
Dean
Free Dataviz add on kit?
Thanks
Jeremy
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RE: NOT Free Dataviz add on kit...
SecureCard support?
What about support for Compact Flash or the Memory Stick (it mentions Sony as a "System Requirement")?
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RE: SecureCard support?
Too bad there isn't a trial program to try yet.
Sony Bluetooth Info/Memory Stick
By: Jørgen Sundgot, 05.02.02 11:00
Sony has just recently gained qualification from the Bluetooth SIG for a product referred to as the "Infostick", which is a name that was mentioned back when Sony started promising a Bluetooth Memory Stick expansion module back in late 2001. However, the Infostick is listed under the product category Comp-HW-Integrated, which could indicate that the module is also targeted to be an integral part of new products from Sony - which again could indicate handhelds in the CLIE series showing up with integrated Bluetooth, particuarly with Sony's current pace of churning out new models.
http://www.infosync.no/news/newsbits/show.php?id=1404
Infostick Infostick Sony Corporation Components Comp-HW-Integrated 2002-01-30
http://makeashorterlink.com/?C2803226
picoblue internet access point
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" picoblue internet access point
Posted by: ahwong999 @ 2/12/2002 1:23:04 PM
hmmmm....this product doesn't make sense to me. well...the 100m range seems kinda useless when the range of the device using it is just 10m. let's say we're 50m away from the access point. thre's a connection to another device but the other device is not connected to it coz it's too far away. "
... what are you talking about? I can not even understand what it is you are trying to say.
It is my understanding that the 10m range is for peer-to-peer networks, or as they say: "your personal area network (pan)". The base station allows you to transmit over greater distances, because the base station augments the network. so to speak...
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On the other hand, I'm assuming that 300 feet is through the air. Walls and such will interfere and shorten the distance. Still, this is significantly farther than the 30 feet typically quoted as Bluetooth's top range.
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Posted by: ahwong999 @ 2/12/2002 1:23:04 PM
hmmmm....this product doesn't make sense to me. well...the 100m range seems kinda useless when the range of the device using it is just 10m. let's say we're 50m away from the access point. thre's a connection to another device but the other device is not connected to it coz it's too far away."
Posts like these shows us that people don't no s##t about WIRELESS.
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Read, people, READ!!
The access point's receiver is sensitive enough to pick up the signals from the handheld's transmitter 300 feet away. This has been explained twice.
Jeez.
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m505 vs m515
Should I return the m505 and then go Palm-less for 1-3 weeks waiting on the m515 or live with the only acceptable display of the m505?
Feed back?
RE: m505 vs m515
id return it and get a m515... thats just me ...
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Sticks out...
Of course, with the springboard slot, the Blade stick out not a whit, and is avaiable *now*. Why was that dead, again? Oh, right, because of HS statements. they'll make a statement with their next visor, mark my words.