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RE: Palm Power to Go
RE: Palm Power to Go
I can think of a couple practical examples such as extended listening to MP3's, using a Wi-Fi SD Card (which will be heavy on the battery), etc.
I'm not thrilled at the $99...seems like that's the default price for all Palm peripherals. At least if Palm sticks with the Universal Connector for a while it would be something you could still use after an upgrade (not like Sony who kept changing the connector with each model for a while).
Scott
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RE: Palm Power to Go
RE: Palm Power to Go
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RE: Palm Power to Go
RE: Palm Power to Go
Actually, Sony has had two connectors. The original, which started on the S300 and ran through the N760 and now, the current T-Series connector (which is the same on the T, SJ, SJ, NR, NX, etc.).
Palm has had three, if you count the Zire's mini-usb connection (since it doesn't have any other connector). The Palm Pilot 1000/5000 started it, the Universal Connector came later, then the original Zire's USB.
I think the name, Universal Connector, makes people think that it is more stable and long-lasting than other connectors. If only Sony had had the foresite to name theirs...
Rolando
RE: Palm Power to Go
Don't bash Sony if you don't know...
Palm has had at least 4 connector types that I can remember (the original that persisted through the early m100 series, Paln V type, UC, and the first Zire model's connector)...and several different 'bottom shapes' in handhelds that used the original connector, that made the use of some peripherals not fit quite right. For example, the change from the original square bottom with the 'sine wave' type contour to the III series tapered bottom to the non-UC m100 curved bottom with mid-mounted connector.
So please, don't bash Sony for one of the things they have actually done well, namely sticking to a standard connector more faithfully than most other PDA manufacturers, including Palm.
RE: Palm Power to Go
To be perfectly honest, all of the major players in the Palm camp (the dearly departed Handera excepted, of course) can be accused of having dropped the ball numerous times in this regard ever since the launch of the Palm V. We need standards, standards, standards (not just for peripherals but for flash memory cards etc)!
RE: Palm Power to Go
Thanks hkklife for saying it better than I could. That's exactly where I was coming from.
On a related subject...I've been visiting this site for several months now and have made a handfull of posts. I have come to the conclusion that this is not a very friendly forum. Instead of giving anyone the benefit of the doubt, or trying to see things a different way, people just jump on each other. It's never enough for one person to disagree, but instead everyone wants to get in the ring.
I think the Ska vs. mikecane/abosco/etc. war has rubbed off on people. It's bad enough that you have PPC vs. POS bashing going on, but then you've got other camps within the POS (Sony vs. Palm, Memory stick vs SD Card, 'Soft Graffiti' vs Thumboard.' Everyone wants to beat their chests and proclaim that their handheld is the best.
I'm personally sick of it and am going to look for a site that offers a more balanced perspective. And I don't care about the folks who are going to reply to this post and say good riddance, because I know it's coming.
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RE: Palm Power to Go
Thats all i have to say about that. hehe
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With everything i learn each day... i have a talent to compress it all into one word..... huh? [:)]
RE: Palm Power to Go
this has been an issue in the past (which is why we register now) and still remains one.
i'm off to audition contenders for my "palm news" bookmark
MMPlayer
Blue Zire?
I wonder if it is only available on the site in blue because it may steal a litte "thunder" from the 71 if setting side-side @ Best Buy ... at least for appearance sakes.
Of course the "guts" are no comparison between the two.
Pat Horne; www.churchoflivingfaith.com
RE: Blue Zire?
RE: Blue Zire?
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RE: but what about...
RE: but what about...
I don't think you understand the gravity of the situation. We're in space.
RE: but what about...
are you on drugs?
actually the BT idea for the bluetooth doesnt sound to bad. Actually i love the idea, and wonder why Palm wont get into the game to play along.
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With everything i learn each day... i have a talent to compress it all into one word..... huh? [:)]
Uh.....wait a second.....
...wow...
(Why do some people say you can kill two birds with one stone when it's hard enough killing one bird with two stones?)
RE: Uh.....wait a second.....
I don't know if fragility would be an issue, but I've long thought that an m500-style hardcase with a solar panel integrated into the housing (going to the UC on the inside) would make a nifty (for lack of a better term) gift for a Palm fanatic who just so happens to be an avid outdoorsman as well.
Back to the charging sled: I've gotta give Palm credit for at least attempting a pretty decent work-around (price aside) for the lack of a user-replacable battery in any Palm unit. I personally have no great desire to see a handheld with a removable battery anytime soon but I can understand that people have gotten used to the cellphone/laptop mentality of being able to swap 'em on and off. In fact, the only device I own where I am constantly swapping batteries is my digicam.
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Still a cool idea, for the person on the go with the PDA that doens't have a replacable battery. $99? Ouch.
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