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1 down, 5 to go...
- Vibrating alert
- charge/alert LED
- speaker pointing to front where it makes sense and is actually useful
- G1 option
- SD slot dust flap
Not sure why we're not only Palm's beta-test group, but their R&D group as well...
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this is 2nd on my mod list
- charge/alert LED
this is first on my mod list
- speaker pointing to front where it makes sense and is actually useful
this is not on my mod list at all
- SD slot dust flap
this is #4 on my mod list
what's #4?
camera.
why?
because its same proc as zire 72. no chip for cam. processor has camera support built in so its just a matter or wiring it to it and copying camLib :-)
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SUPERB work, by the way.
And, 100% stable G1 would be superb (ie no crashing in text entry boxes in Blazer) etc.
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RE: 1 down, 5 to go...
Cool hack, but where's the step by step?
Surur
They said I only argued for the sake of arguing, but after an hour I convinced them they were wrong...
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here:
1. go to radioshack and by the cheapest wired headset you can find ($9.99 likely) it should have a wire then a mic module then a wire to earbud
2. crack the mic module open and desolder the microphone.
3. open the TX, disconnect the cables from LCD and Buttons and turn the motherboard over so you see the side with the processor on it
4. solder mic in as i showed here: http://www.palmpowerups.com/priv/diymictx.jpg
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I wonder how many $304 Tx sales were lost so that you could save $5 on a Tx without your "kitchen sink" voice recording?
$5 is all it costs me to buy those components at retail in the UK, I'm sure that even Palm could have negotiated a greater volume discount on these components.
"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog" - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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agree! would be nice... or at least an deeplow alarmsound...
<<<- charge/alert LED
mmh.... I dont want to saw around on my TX-body O.o
<<<- speaker pointing to front where it makes sense and is actually useful
have u ever tried it ? It´s much better than the T3-speaker
<< hrr hrr great comment :-)
gr33tz 2XS
Palm Professional -> Palm III -> Palm Vx -> Palm m505 -> Palm TT2 -> Palm TT3 -> Palm TX
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Yes, but add the incidental costs the manufacturer would suffer - transport and storage, additional working capital costs, etc. Then add the manufacturer's mark-up on top of that (contract manufacturers often use a 'cost plus' pricing methodology). Then add the wholesaler's mark-up to that and then the retailer's mark-up on top of that. Then add sales tax to the retail purchase price.
If the manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer mark-ups are 30%, 50% and 50% respectively, a $5 component would add $14.63 to the retail price (before sales taxes).
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You've missed the point, $5 is the RETAIL PRICE of the components, i.e. how much I, as an end of chain consumer, pay for buying them in the shop. That means all these mark ups and taxes you refer to are already included in the $5 price. It'll be cheaper still for Palm as they'd be paying wholesale prices for these components.
True, a case design would have added to the cost of the unit; it's ironic that one man could get a microphone to work well without any case modification whereas a company full of designers, engineers etc couldn't! Someone at Palm should give Dmitry a job!
In fairness we don't know what effect the microphone has on battery life.
"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog" - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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They redesigned the back panel of the TX to accomodate the larger reset button. In a horrible pinch they could've mounted the mic opening somewhere on the back panel. A muffled VR is better than NO VR!
Secondly, this is going to be Palm's main meat'n potatoes non-Treo model for the fall of '05 and through most of '06. A FEW $ could have been scraped out of the coffers to redesign the top panel ONLY of the unit.
They could have added, with very little rearranging/modding:
1. Charge LED and/or a better sized/bulbous power button
2. Mic opening for a voice recorder
3. (Debatable) A small remappable hard button for screen rotation/wireles on/off ala the Treo, Then they could have had a LD-style DIA bar with the home button & wireless icons on it but relegate screen rotation to a hard button somewhere. The TX could then still use the same bottom panel and front/rear bezels it has now.
I'm not an injection molding or tooling expert but this doesn't seem like a huge challenge. With the costs reduced from the T5 by both feature-cutting & economies of scale, a charge LED & a VR would NOT be big deals to include!
Or here's something I suggested here earlier this year...they could've adapted the Zire 72 case design by making it black, dropping the camera, adding an Athena connector & 320*480 screen and ended up with an arguably better TX design.
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yes we do. none at all. palm power sysbsystem turns off the adc when no incoming sound streams are open.
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RE: 1 down, 5 to go...
> components...
Perhaps the modification violates someone's patent.
Maybe there are unusual feedback problems that show up when inside a car that couldn't be overcome.
Perhaps...well, ya get the idea - maybe upfront simple cost was not the reason.
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The T5 and TX cases are exactly the same. So no mods there. The case for the TE2 is slightly different in height (6mm) and width (1mm), so therefore the T5/TX would have required a new injection mould anyways, so they could have made changes for mic's and led's when introducing the T5.
As far as running the business for accounting purposes, the cost of the TE/2 case would have probably been amortized to zero by the time the T5 was introduced, so the T5 design was probably changed slightly so they could amortize it again.
Either Palm liked the styling so much, or they could only afford couple of hours on the CAD program to redesign the T5. :)
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As for the vibrate alarm that is the one thing I desperately miss. The Lifedrive did not have one of those (I cannot fathom why) so they could not put one in this unit either. why does no current palm model have a vib alarm!!!! dimitry is going to have his work cutout to put in a vib alarm since the current required will likely necessitate additional driver circuitry (I will scream if its already in there) and mounting etc will be difficult.
nb: I recently traded my lifedrive for a TX and could not be happier!
T|T3 here...
- charge/alert LED
- speaker pointing to front where it makes sense and is actually useful
- G1 option
- SD slot dust flap
Not to brag or anything, but I have all of these on my T|T3.
Ironically enough, I use all of those features (cept for G1. I'm happy with G2, but not that unhappy with it that I would switch back to G1). I just didn't know it till i paid attn.
On the flip side, I wouldn't mind having pictures in Contacts, wifi, more updated BT, more updated OS, and even more one handed navigation in all.... but I just wouldn't give up the T|T3 for the T|X. The pics in Contacts would be nice, but everything else would get used very little. I hear in some places, the enhanced one handed nav is more trouble than its worth.
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RE: 1 down, 5 to go...
Let me give you a 'for instance'. I went to a meeting with 4 investment bankers yesterday - 3 of them had blackberries. At one stage, I took out my TE2 to check my availability for a proposed meeting, and they asked me what kind of 'blackberry' it is. I told them that it is a 'palmpilot' - they looked at me like I was a martian - so then I said that it is a just an 'organiser' which does not have email - and they made some derisory remarks about it. (It was only when I showed them a spreadsheet with Docs to Go they they were even mildly interested.)
Having played with a blackberry for about 5 minutes, my impression is that it is pretty primitive, both as to software and hardware. However, it does have 'push' email and you can use it to make calls. Which is what a lot of people are happy to pay for.
The sooner that Palm can get 'push' email for the Treo line the better. In addition, they need to cut the price of the Treo line, to make a viable option for more people and to force out competitors.
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To the guy who said something like "The lifedrive doesn't have vibrating alarm and I can't fathom why?"
You're kidding, right?
Two words: Micro Drive
:-P
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whitemiata - do you really think a small little buzz from a vibrating alarm would cause more shock to a micro drive vs. the dramatic shocks, shakes, rattles, rolls, and drops of everyday life/transport/usage? lots of people strap ipods to themselves while aggressively working out and have no problems.
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No, greed, arrogance and laziness (mostly greed) are the only reasons for the elimination of previously standard features (cahrge LED, VR, vibrating alarm, metal body, G1, cradle).
I got my 2nd T3 *NEW* for $339 new at BB in early '04. There's simply no reason they could sell it profitably at that price point then and something as cheap'n shoddy as the TX is still $300 MSRP nowadays. Palm is making GOOD margins on these things...if they are not then it's something they are doing wrong on their end. The tooling/CAD/R&D costs on something like a TX should have all been amortized by this point, aside from the continued hacking/tweaking/fixing of VM/Blazer/FrankenGarnet. Basically, the TX likely cost them more in terms of software work/testing/marketing than any part of its hardware did.
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I have started to think a little more laterally regarding the vib alarm though. The main reason for it (for me) is when I switch device to silent in a meeting. Not to be notified during the meeting but for when I forget to switch the sound back on after.
How about a utility to switch to silent for a specified time period (length of meeting + some) then automatically switch it back on. Hey it could even sound an alarm at the end of the time if any alarms triped while in silent mode.
Is there something that can already do this (ive not checked yet)? or maybe it would be a good first project to learn about palmOS software development ;-)
Dean
Automatic profiles?
I haven't looked a Treo apps in over a year, but you may want to look at Profles: (http://mytreo.net/downloads/details-19.html?
and Butler: (http://www.hobbyistsoftware.com/Butler_more.php)
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Your thoughts on the possible (partial) shutdown of BB service? Will RIM suddenly start making serious overtures to Palm (if they haven't already) as the rumormill suggested in the past.
Your thoughts/predictions would be appreciated. Might the Treo 700w & 700p be the FINAL "Palms by Palm" releases? Inquiring minds want to know!
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RIMming Lawsuits In Motion
As bogus as the NTP patents are, ordinarily I'd be outraged if the Supreme Court refuses to review the case + RIM ultimately loses. But this is Lawsuits In Motion we're talking about. I hope Gates lends NTP a few of his best Court Sharks and RIM gets fcuked up the a$$. Hard. With no lube. Mike Cane-style. A dead RIM sure would help Mr. Gates' Windows Mobile platform, wouldn't it...
Your thoughts/predictions would be appreciated. Might the Treo 700w & 700p be the FINAL "Palms by Palm" releases? Inquiring minds want to know!
I expect Palm to gradually fade away as they become uncompetitive with WinMob and Nokia phones. Losing PalmOS sealed Palm's fate and NetFrontLinux will turn PalmOS into a shell of its former self.
TVoR
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In all seriousness, and going slightly OT here, I have been putting a 2nd TX through its paces. I still think it's ENORMOUSLY underwhelming-again, regardless of the asking price or web prices in the ~$250 neighborhood.
FrankenGarnet is just CRIPPLED in its current execution, especially when asked (tasked?) to handle dual wireless & 320*480. How bad is it when you have two TXs or two LifeDrives side by side, BOTH totally "clean" from a hard reset and one crashes more often than the other or has strange quirks. I can see getting bad hardware batches but how do you get "bad" OS loads? Corrupt ROMs?
Remember, I consider a Palm's core functionality as its completely VIRGINAL out-of-the-box-state. If it's unstable/crash-prone with VersaMail/Blazer/Bluetooth then I write it off as a lost cause immediately since most Joe six-pack types don't even bother loading anything onto their Palms other than PIM data and a game or two.
Palm really needs to step up to the plate and ensure that their future handhelds/Treos (assuming there are any) are absolutely bulletproof in every way imaginable in their default, factory fresh states.
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Staying OT for a bit longer...
Just commenting on your previous post about the virgin devices and one crashing and another crashing more...
Something I noticed about Garnet when I reviewed teh Qool QDA-700 was that Garnet is a really bare OS. All of the major functionality and dang near everything that we appreciate about the PalmOS is a faction of Palm/Sony's massaging, and not PalmSource development. So much to the point that the PalmSOurce Mail and Webbrowser 2.0 clients absoutley sucked on the QDA. And aside from the included Launcher II (yes it included), the OS is very raw and cannot do much of anything. If anything, the QDA makes TVOR's point of PalmSource needing Palm and vice versa painfully clear.
For one reason or another, some programs, not all, but some programs tap a bit hard at the core OS a bit more than others. The added in networking abilities cause anything network based to be unstable by design. Yes, the Treo 600 is a heck of a marvel, and after 3 attempts, Handspring really did get it right. But at its core the PalmOS really did suck wind.
We get mad at Palm, and rightfully so, for taking features out of "new" devices. But for the most part, I dont see an OS that can handle even those features without some level of OS hacking. And while NO OS should be this unstable when programs are added, the lack of some type of approval system by PalmSource for its licensees for the hacks and bundled programs has made for just as bad an experience for us, as it is finding out things are in the OS that were left out. PalmSource didnt give a heavy enough hand to its licensees and therefore we have Garnet, which could have lasted until PalmLinux, dying an embarassing death.
[now, usually when I post, there is no response, like me saying something just closes the thread; hope that isnt the case here, but who knows, it just might happen again]
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Its probably too depressing because its true.
Surur
They said I only argued for the sake of arguing, but after an hour I convinced them they were wrong...
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twizza: we have been deceived
What are these "virgin devices"? ;-O
Something I noticed about Garnet when I reviewed teh Qool QDA-700 was that Garnet is a really bare OS. All of the major functionality and dang near everything that we appreciate about the PalmOS is a faction of Palm/Sony's massaging, and not PalmSource development. So much to the point that the PalmSOurce Mail and Webbrowser 2.0 clients absoutley sucked on the QDA. And aside from the included Launcher II (yes it included), the OS is very raw and cannot do much of anything. If anything, the QDA makes TVOR's point of PalmSource needing Palm and vice versa painfully clear.
PalmSource lacked the resources to create a polished, fully-debugged OS. They couldn't even fix PalmOS 5. It shuld be painfully obvious by now to everyone here why PalmOS 6 (cobalt) failed and why PalmOS 7 (PalmLinux) was destined to arrive far too late to matter.
For one reason or another, some programs, not all, but some programs tap a bit hard at the core OS a bit more than others. The added in networking abilities cause anything network based to be unstable by design. Yes, the Treo 600 is a heck of a marvel, and after 3 attempts, Handspring really did get it right. But at its core the PalmOS really did suck wind.
I don't think it's fair to bash PalmOS 5. It was asked to do so much more than it rightfully should have been expected to accomplish that it's amazing the OS didn't blow up. Telephony and Wi-Fi implementations are not something PalmSource is particularly adept at dealing with. As usual, the problem was Palm/PalmSource chose to avoid evolving the OS until it was almost too late and then had to rush things in an emergency situation. Designing an OS under severe time constraints is not a good idea - especially whe the OS is pushing into territory that the company is unfamiliar with.
We get mad at Palm, and rightfully so, for taking features out of "new" devices. But for the most part, I dont see an OS that can handle even those features without some level of OS hacking. And while NO OS should be this unstable when programs are added, the lack of some type of approval system by PalmSource for its licensees for the hacks and bundled programs has made for just as bad an experience for us, as it is finding out things are in the OS that were left out. PalmSource didnt give a heavy enough hand to its licensees and therefore we have Garnet, which could have lasted until PalmLinux, dying an embarassing death.
Palm/PalmSource was in no position to limit licensee's ability to customize PalmOS since Palm/PalmSource was too lazy/incompetent to provide licensees with the features being customized in the first place.
Cobalt, the bogus Palm "split" and Palm's refusal to evolve the OS when Palms were selling like hotcakes are the three main reasons PalmOS collapsed. I still am shocked by how poorly-managed Palm was. When people find out the details of Palm's failure I guarantee they'll be amazed that the company lasted as long as it did.
TVoR
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RE: 1 down, 5 to go...
I would like to introduce a microphone to my Tungsten T5.
Unfortunately I can not access a picture by Dimitry:
http://www.palmpowerups.com/priv/diymictx_hr.jpg
Would you be so kind to tell me where I can find it.
Best Regards
Katarzyna
$30 capacitor, $20 resistor, $50 microphone
Those three parts must have cost $100, because omitting them was the only way Palm could hit the $300 mark... Now where's that $100 LED...
Surur
RE: $30 capacitor, $20 resistor, $50 microphone
The hardest part was placement. Believe it or not there is very little space inside. i placed it in the only place it fit and coincidentally it is next to the hotsync port so it has a hole to the outside and thus no need for me to make any extra holes.
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RE: $30 capacitor, $20 resistor, $50 microphone
Given that Palm must have known that they could have voice recording ability for around $5.00, they must think that it is a little wanted/needed feature. I disagree. Given two identical Palms except one with voice-record, I wouldn't hesitate to pay $20 or $30 extra bucks for the recordable one. Seems like a big misstep for Palm.
Again, absolutely awesome dmitrygr!!!
RE: $30 capacitor, $20 resistor, $50 microphone
In fact, I would venture to say they have sold an much higher number of units (than they would have) by virtue pricing this unit just UNDER $300 instead of just OVER $300. The Fact is, some number of people don't give a crap about a voice recorder. I DO give a crap about it, and I wish everyone else did too. If all consumers were like me they would sell more units at $319 with a voice recorder than at $299 without. But alas, all consumers are not like me. On the bright side palm is making a dirty ransom on this product, and will be alive and well to come out with my next palm in the near future--hopefully with a voice recorder!! :-)
Remember, the money to build and run a business is competing with the ROI it can get in other businesses. If money gets a better ROI elsewhere, it leaves and goes there instead.
Crippled Palm: Arise!
Shame!
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Remember, you're talking to a guy who calls himself the "Heavyweight Champion" of PalmInfocenter. Reality is not his forte.
What's great here is that the spirit of the hacker is still alive in the Palm OS developer community. Hats off to Dimitry!
David Beers
Pikesoft Mobile Computing
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RE: Crippled Palm: Arise!
That's a question for the ages. Well at least ages in the electronics world. Great work on this and all your other Palm OS goodies.
Pat Horne; www.churchoflivingfaith.com
RE: Crippled Palm: Arise!
...And Palm is now making the innovator's job even tougher - by doing things like coding the Treo OS to limit it to 32MB chips! I can understand Palm's jealousy that amateur hobbyists seem to be able to fix so many problems and overlooks with their devices that seem insurmountable to them, but limiting the hobbiest's ability to do so is kinda whacky.
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Charging LED
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Crippled Palm: Arise!
Question: what about the capacitor, is it polarity +/-? or is it one of those blue or red ceramic type...???
Do you have a close up picture of the entire work showing the mic and cap?
Also, is it just copy and paste the VR s/w into it and will ok?
The Force is with you!
Crippled Palm: Arise!
I try to get a better look at the inside since I do not have a TX with me -not yet buy since no voice rec which I use most!!!
The disection from PIC:
http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=8159
picture and compare with dmitry's hi-re picture here:
http://www.palmpowerups.com/priv/diymictx_hr.jpg
I cannot see well wehre the soldering surface is which is a big rectangula surface, the the above 1st site picture does not show this part, so where can I fidn it to solder it?
Anyone knows?
Crippled Palm: Arise!
Can anyone show me? so I can show this MIC part...
I think the formal name for this MIC I got is condensed mic... not sure if this one will work or not?
But it is a must have feature in this so I am so anxious to have it integrated in my next upgrade...
Thank you
Crippled Palm: Arise!
Becuase I thought the resistor was the SM (surface Mount Type) that you have soldered into, and then you buy additional MIC + CAP and solder it as per your picture.
Am I right in the above?
DMitry, will the VOICE MEMO software work from my Z72 to the TX, due to you have suggested to get it from LD instead.
Anyone has a picture of this HeadSet Cracked apart showing all the necessary parts that are needed? Many thanks for the trouble!
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>one of those blue or red ceramic type...???
ceramic. no polarity. 10pF is good. 22 will work as well (those are easier to get)
>Do you have a close up picture of the entire work showing the mic
>and cap?
nop, its simple. all 2 parts in parralel and then wires to the points i indicated in the pic
>Also, is it just copy and paste the VR s/w into it and will ok?
yes the T3 soft will work. i recommend the LD soft was it also has 1-hand-hav features
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RE: Crippled Palm: Arise!
Is special equipment needed?
Norbert White
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no profile present so until you get it on there it will NOT work
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RE: Crippled Palm: Arise!
>The disection from PIC:
>http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=8159
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>picture and compare with dmitry's hi-re picture here:
>http://www.palmpowerups.com/priv/diymictx_hr.jpg
those metal clips that stick up work as well . i guess that TX did not have that surfase there. seems lek it's cut out...
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>not sure if this one will work or not?
it will not :-)
to test if a mic will work connect a battery to its contacts. if you hear a click when you connect it and when you disconnect it then it will work. otherwise it will not.
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>Is special equipment needed?
no. keep capacitor constant and change resistor values till you get desired sensitivity. without a resistor alltogether it is WAY too sensitive and clips sound. so just find a value that works for you. for me 10 K_ohm worked. if you get a more sensitive mic you might need 20, if you get less sensitive you might need 5. try a few and see what works for you.
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Ok, so I bought the headset at RS, cracked it open, removed the mic....
1. How do I "keep capacitor constant?" It's connected to the mic you stated previously so I'm not sure what I need to do other than solder it (the mic) into my TX.
2. How do I "change resistor values?" Again, the resistor is part of the mic assembly right? So how, physically, is it adjusted?
Norbert White
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Crippled Palm: Arise!
my does not like like what you have...
My shows only the MIC and nothing else...
Since the center of the picture does not show much clear, is that the 3 componets there I see the: MIC, and 222 Resistor or its the cap, but anyways, where is the 3rd component?
Regards ...
Crippled Palm: Arise!
Thanks again.
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The problem I am having is that the inside of my T|E2 looks nothing like the T|X posted above, and I can't find the proper chip to solder to. My T|E2 looks like this:
http://zansstuff.com/images/teinside.jpg
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Of further inspection, I found that in the PIC dissection photos, the chip you highlighted has a large WM on it instead of a waveform. I found a chip in my E2 with the same logo (the small square chip to the upper-left of the headphone jack in my picture, although the logo didn't show up in my pic), but the connections coming off it are all different.
Crippled Palm: Arise!
yes, i have a Z72 and I have opened it as well, but the chip does not look like the one on the TX and I can't find the resistor that the TX showed, and comparing it to the Z72 I cannot see this resistor thing (SM type) Surface-Mount type, taht is.
I can take a picture tonight and mail it to you to see if we have the same wavi form logo on the chip, but it is different from the TX....
I don't know how to post the picture of my Z72 showing all the guts here in PIC web...
Anyways, i am out to look for a MIC that similar to the one you have...
Here in HK, it is different I have a mini earset (those that you hang on your ears instead of on your head) but when opened I cannot find any resistor of any kind, just MIC and Earphone...
Strange, but no worry, I try to get a more expensive one...
But this cheap one really work but on PC... don't know if on TX will work or not...
Let me know if you have a TX to try it on... as I am waiting for upgrade from my Z72.... to a TX full screen and with WiFi, VR is a MUST in my PDA!
Good luck...
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Which I am looking for any of my friends to see if have or not, so far noone has ..... only TE and Z72.... :(
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As said the CAP stays untouch in Dmitry's email... i guess he had a way to measure it, but no need because these headsets as widely available and my guess they are all same specs... but with different sensitivity, and when talking sensitivity, I guess we all refering to the resistor part only ...
let me know if I can send you pictures of the guts of Z72 for your analysis... my guess we have the same chip batch... which is different from the TX...
... working on other stuffs... be back....
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Yes, my Z72 is also has the WM, there is no waveform lettering here...
Does anyone has the same .... anyone else has a TX with a wavie form???
We are almost there....
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By the way, this is great work getting the T|X to record voice. Your accomplishment and continued support is greatly appreciated.
Crippled Palm: Arise!
I am trying to compare the chipset and connections with Mr. IM Tungsten as mentioned connections are all different, but cannot see clearly from picture he posted.
I opened and tooks pictures of my Z72, just for the reason of the 5-way NAV buttonss, needed to put some tape as it is not responsive anymore ( it was a second hand unit ).... got it real cheap deal for it.
As he mentioned the chipset is the same as mine with WM logo. but not wavy as the one shown on your TX... winder if it is the same or not....
Regards,
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http://www.zansstuff.com/images/wmchip.jpg
In that image, the top of the palm is down.
Where do I connect the microphone?
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This suggestion is also backed up by the fact, that their WiFI card was modified not to work with Treo 650, even if it could be accomplished by modding.
As long as most of their main models do not have VoIP capabilities, there is no reason to think any VoIP developer (Skype for instance) would create standardized software for Palm devices. Microphone & Wifi enabled LifeDrive on other hand is marginal device in comparsion to Treo or T-series and developers are not willing to create software for just one device in mind.
Exact reason why things are like that can only be guessed, maby its operator wish to no compete with Treo line, maby Palm is developing something VoIP related that they wish to be used only on their future models.
-- Migo
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Palm is now carrier-dependent and VoIP hurts carriers. Not A Good Thing. VoIP in non-Treo devices could also hurt Palm by decreasing demand for high-margin Treos.
Only problem is Palm can't stick its head in the sand and ignore VoIP - it's already here and it's being used on other mobile platforms. Palm is being left behind again in the technology race. I don't see any technical reasons that Garnet (PalmOS 5) devices could not handle VoIP if the hardware was up to the task, but it ain'y gonna happen until Palm doesn't have a choice. I find it interesting that the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is supposed to have an update that will enable VoIP in a few months. With Skype currently running on a ton of Windows Mobile/PPC devices, Palm's strategy might end up backfiring on them. VoIP is going to be HUGE, and 2006 is the year it will start to become mainstream.
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This is big news. Where have you heard this, and when is it expected?
Last I heard there were no development of skype for Palm.
http://forum.skype.com/viewtopic.php?t=6835&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Surur
They said I only argued for the sake of arguing, but after an hour I convinced them they were wrong...
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mobileministrymagazine.com
antoinerjwright.com
VoIP: slightly overrated (at this point)
If there's one thing people have come to expect from their phones, it's reliability. You pick it up, you dial, you talk. It just works. Computers and the internet don't. Oh sure, most of the time they work, but the number of computer crashes and internet outages I've experienced in my life (far, far too many to count) far outweighs the number of phone outages (once for our landline, zero so far for my mobile).
Especially in rural areas of Australia, internet access simply sucks. And it may never get better, especially if our government's plans to privatise Telstra (national phone company, owns all the landlines) goes ahead (a private company will not care at all 'cause there's just not enough money to be made in those areas). Strike one for VoIP here.
And mobile phone call rates here aren't very expensive. The trend now is to pay a prepaid amount of about fifty bucks and get a couple of hundred dollars worth of calls. It's very, very good value. And wi-fi isn't widespread enough (yet) to ensure reliable coverage anywhere.
I certainly believe that VoIP will become big, but I don't think it's going to be this year. Or even the one after that.
Then again, the pace of technology often surprises me...
Tim Carroll
Your friendly customer service robot
(and big Treo fan)
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> phones, it's reliability. You pick it up, you dial, you talk. It
> just works...
That is called "the 5 9s" in the plain old telephone system world - 99.999% availability.
It is debateable whether such rigid uptime is really REALLY necessary but it is THE measure used by carriers out there.
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I do not remember when my tv/data cable connectivity was not there. It's almost certain, however that 99.999$ is way better than what it is (That's about 5+ minutes of outage per year, BTW).
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As long as you have your own redundancy you can do 99.999 for yourself.
Surur
They said I only argued for the sake of arguing, but after an hour I convinced them they were wrong...
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http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/06/24/1056449244747.html
It's for this reason mainly I expect a lot more dragging of feet when it comes to wi-fi/wi-max/whatever coverage in Australia. Sam Boulding is not the only COT (Casualty of Telstra). No want wants to build a system with complete coverage anymore, 'cause in a country like ours, where people can live kilometres apart in rural ares, there's no profits.
I think VoIP's future is as a complement to existing phone services, as you've pointed out, Surur. It'll *really* take off when your standard phone handsets can switch from a VoIP service to a landline/cellular connection without you noticing or having to do anything special.
Tim Carroll
Your friendly customer service robot
(and big Treo fan)
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Based on the picture
http://www.zansstuff.com/images/wmchip.jpg
I was able to find the datasheet here
http://www.wolfsonmicro.com/products/touchscreen/adcs/WM9712/
Looks like pins 21 and 22 might be functionally the same?
Are the chip numbers between the different units the same and what are they?
Special Thanks to dmitry for this cool idea
I'm also wondering if there is a way to fix the god-awful hiss when listening thru the headphone jack!
-flatty
Crippled Palm: Arise!
If you find a way, please let me know....
I also need to know if there is a way to lower or kill that high-tone hizzi sound coming out of my z72 screen, all Palm has it! but the Sony ones are the minimal of all, almost cannot hear this! not to mentioned the mp3 is perfect!
Regards,
-Nel
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flatacat : you need to use mic1 input
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would a eletrite microphone work on this circuit.
I thought in using this circuit instead of destroying a headset ;) :
| +5v
|
-
| |
| | 4,7 kohms
-
|--------| | --------> to codec MIC input
[ ] 100nF
[ ]eletrite MIC
|
| GND
Thanks,
bertoli
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offer:
-microphone (including the needed software)
-vibrating alarm (includidng sysExtension by me for the sytem to support it)
includes original (still unopened) CD and all cables and the original box.
Will be sold to the person with the highest offer.
Send offers to dmitrygr@gmail.com, with subject "super TX offer"
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RE: offer:
Do you have any idea why the TX & LifeDrive are crippled when trying to connect to CDMA (Verizon, Alltel, US Cellular) Bluetooth phones? The T5, T3, E2 and all earlier BT-enabled Palms work perfectly with such telephones (provided they have a BT DUN profile enabled or present of course).
Any chance you'd be able to take a crack at this issue (put the BT stack of the T5 onto the TX, for example)?
Pilot 1000-->Pilot 5000-->PalmPilot Pro-->IIIe-->Vx-->m505-->T|T-->T|T2-->T|C-->T|T3-->T|T5-->TX
RE: offer:
PS - how easy do you think it would be to increase the TX's ram to 256MB? Is the memory the same type as in the T5? Do you think it might be interchangable?
Groete/Greetings
Christo van Wyk
WarpSpeed
elchino18: warpSpeed form PalmPowerups will do that"
Dmitry, thank you for above. Just wanted to know if warpspeed tends to decrease battery life? and that's without increasing any other apps speed, except Screen Noise...?
Since I have found that on my Z72 battery life doesn't last as usual when activated...
Please let me know. Regards.
ps. did you get to sell your Tricoder TX? ;-) that would have
been a sold device if sold here in HK in just seconds!
and if in minutes & with a few stocks, they would have been
SOLD OUT!!
mp3 hiss
Thanks
Microphone in
Microphone In
Any joy finding and answer to your "Microphone In" question?
It would be great to know.
I know of an iPod product called 'Griffin italk' - but I understand it wont work with the TX.
A good question is whois going to make something like that for the TX, and ....
why, WHY is Dimitry selling his modified one?
nTX
Microphone In
1. The microphone in question, external device or otherwise (like a 'griffin italk', that would work for a Palm TX)
2. To get Skype to work on a Palm TX
Thanks,
nTX
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There's no chance of getting Skype to work on the TX. Even if you had a microphone, there's no Palm OS version of Skype, nor one in the works.
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Do you know of any such device, or what could be done to create or modify such a device so it worked for the palm TX?
nTX
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Any thoughts from from anyone?
nTX
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Any thoughts from from anyone?
nTX
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Any thoughts from from anyone?
nTX
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The pinout for the multi-connector shows a mic-in pin, why can't that be used?
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TX mic mod
Here's the picture of the result. The only difference is that the wires are routed inside to allow for a different mic placement.
http://www.mediamax.com/eeleye/Hosted/Mic%20Mod.jpg
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