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RE: Select Handhelds?
-Ryan
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I'd guess that the one Tungsten it does not support is the Tungsten W - its an OS 4 device and they would probably not write a driver for OS 4 just to support this device that does sell nearly the number of units as the others.
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OK for Zodiac 2?
"One hour martinizing! Who is this guy martin anyhow?"
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I don't think you understand the gravity of the situation. We're in space.
looking forward to reviews
But previous efforts at a Palm add-on camera have been less than thrilling including the prior Veo camera. So I will be waiting for reviews on this one before I let myself get too interested. This is one device that calls for the virtue of patience instead of my usual 'early adopter' stance.
In the Spirit of Umoja,
Ronin
RE: looking forward to reviews
caveat emptor
JLM
RE: looking forward to reviews
Anyway, Palm has sold tons of Zire 71s with mediocre cameras. They can sell tons more of these with mediocre+ built-in cameras and the packaging, distribution and other cost are lower. One CD to burn vs. 2, economies like that. And the bottom line is that customers expect less of a built-in camera than they do of an add-on.
RE: looking forward to reviews
If they (palmOne) make a Zire91 or whatever with 1.3MP cam, it will be great! (though not very probable they'll do)
RE: looking forward to reviews
PalmOne never said anything about the quality of this unit when they announced they wouldn't rebrand it. I don't know where you got such an impression unless you just made an assumption, which you then mistakenly presented as fact. There could be any number of reasons for PalmOne and Veo to have made such a decision. One I can think of off the top of my head is that if Veo is going to sell this anyway, and it complements PalmOne's product line, why would PalmOne want or need to "compete" with Veo on this issue? It seems both companies would be losers if they did this. Additionally, PalmOne has other more important things to worry about such as tweaking OS6 to work with their upcoming and existing product lines, and (hopefully) figuring out how to include an second SD slot into one of their handhelds so that stuff like this will actually be of some use.
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RE: looking forward to reviews
JLM
RE: looking forward to reviews
Maybe the person was baised, maybe not but his comment on the camera was NOT very flattering.
I think it's back to the drawning board for Veo or Palm. I for one would LOVE to see a decent MP camera being offered as an add-on, for all the Tungsten and Palm-unit-minus-camera lovers.
Dual Slots
Size
I have the previous Veo SD camera, and this one actually looks larger. It's still quite small, but with many budget ultracompact digital camera's coming down in price and size, it seems like one would be better off getting a small digital camera with flash and accoutrements. Getting a decent lens and flash can make a big difference for "casual" pictures.
RE: Dual Slots
I disagree with all slot peripherals needing additional memory. What are you going to do? Everytime you want to use the peripheral, transfer the files from your main memory card to the peripheral? Or, you have to remember to keep "updating" all your peripherals memory every time you install a new file or application to the card. That would be a pain in the butt.
Two slots... that's what PDAs need.
That's one of the main things I was looking for as I retired my trusty old HE330. After looking at all the new stuff that came out late last year, I decided on the Tapwave Zodiac 2.
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"One hour martinizing! Who is this guy martin anyhow?"
RE: Dual Slots
Sure! Just mail it to me an I'll send it right back... in a few years!
The Zodiac2 would be the perfect device for this camera, hope they allow saving pics directly to card, which would make it even better.
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Are you personally experiencing any of the above mentioned problems??? If not, why in the world are you bringing them up? If you are, why haven't you sent your Zodiac back for replacment? Tapwave has been replacing ANY and EVERY Zodiac with any type of issue that has been brought up. They have released a notice that they are looking at the returned units and trying to determine what the problem is before they can take action to correct it. I have had my Zodiac since November 19th and (knocks on wood) I have had ZERO problems with it - this is the case with VAST majority of the user base out there.
It really frustrates me when people start talking about shortcomings and never bother to elaborate on them... Perhaps you should visit http://www.zodiacgamer.com and read on about the current developments...
Back on the subject - I found the Veo 130C Camera for $78 shipped but it does not mention anything about PalmOS. I can't find this company's web site to check if drivers are available on there or if they will ONLY be shipped in a certain packages labeled for PALM OS use. I have tried the HP version of what looks to be the same camera and my Zodiac basically comes up with an error message that there's no software to run this card...
I still have my sharp Wizard OZ-7000 in my desk...
RE: Dual Slots
Yes I have these problems! My first Zodiac 2 had every PDA problem in the book: analog stick was broken, headphone jack only working on one ear and a crazy draining battery (and I have the newest update). Then I returned it and got a unit with still a bad headphone jack. I returned that and got one with an analog stick that wouldn't go left and I calibrated my finger off! By this time I have gone beyond my 30 days and couldn't return it according to Tapwave's lousy support. I am now on my 4th unit whenever it comes back to me in the mail. The support at Tapwave is bad, their return time is bad, its all been a bad experience.
My Axiom had a few difficulties and they got me a replacement unit in 2 days and I didn't even have to return the defective unit till I got the new one. My wife had a Treo that died and she got hers similarly replaced. I checked that website earlier and clicked on the poll on the front page and its like 30% have had the analog stick problem alone! BTW I don't even want to point out that now the forums there are broken too, hope its not Tapwave related. If I am reading it right, even the proprietor of that website got 2 bad units! Boy, if an editor here had that happen it would be news. If you are a fan of the product sending me a link to there dosen't help your case. I am not saying that the Z is bad because it should be the best PDA on the market for the price, which is why I bought one. However, the best toilet in the world is useless if its broken.
RE: Dual Slots
I still have my sharp Wizard OZ-7000 in my desk...
Ewwwww
That's disgusting.
What about OS6?
Gosh...
cheers,
Steve
What a load of malarchy!
As if they just started furiously coding those Palm OS drivers after they released this for the PPC. This thing was announced way back when as a palmOne-branded product before the PPC version was even out.
Marketing-speak aside, what's up with the palmOne-only support? I thought the reason it wasn't coming out as a palmOne-branded product was because Veo wanted to make it available for all Palm OS PDAs. Now it comes out and it's palmOne-compatible only after all? Huh?
Having said all that, my understanding is that the quality of the pictures this thing takes still sucks. The number of megapixels is only one small part of what goes into making a decent photo. It's a numbers game, like touting megahertz or RAM size. Looks good on paper, but doesn't give the whole picture (no pun intended).
Scott
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RE: What a load of malarchy!
How can ANYONE attest to the quality of this thing when it...hasn't....been....released....yet. Once again, I'm withholding judgement until I see the final product in action.
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RE: What a load of malarchy!
Same here. The proof is in the pudding, but I hope the image quality is better than previous attempts. I'm also hoping that the preview screen is higher resolution. With the current Veo, you sometimes have to shoot 3 or 4 pics while adjusting the focus because you cannot judge the sharpness accurately using the preview screen.
RE: What a load of malarchy!
I have no inside info, but it's my opinion that they were pressured by MS to release the PPC version first. It does not make sense for them to work more agressively for the smaller market unless there was some type of influence there.
RE: What a load of malarchy!
http://www.ipaqabilities.com/reviews_and_articles/articles/1203-photosmart_ipaq.php
Good pictures? Bad pictures? You decide. Looks much better than the old version, but still nothing for me to get excited about.
Scott
http://Tapland.com
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Select Handhelds?
What does that mean? I'm tring to figure out which Tungsten doesn't it doesn't work with... I assume it doesn't work with the T|W, but who knows what other handhelds.
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