Get Improved Sound with Beat Plus Springboard
Visor Central has learned that Hagiwara Sys-Com is working on the Beat Plus Springboard, which offers greatly improved sound compared to the minimal speaker built into the Visor. It will come with an alarm clock app and registered versions of Zap! 2000 and Zap! 2016. These will be special versions with 8-bit .wav effects and some multi-channel MIDI music.
The company will also be publishing the API so developers, especially game developers, can add support for the Beat Plus to their applications.
On the Web:
- Visor Central: Updated: New sound module
- ZDnet Japan: Article on Beat Plus
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RE: Why?
been waiting for. It is the one place where all
palms, except for Sony, is lacking.
RE: Why?
On the contrary, this new add-on aims to enhance the sound quality associated with the applications that you may be running on the Visor. This is why the developer is providing API support. Imagine to have a voice file (8bit .wav) or a favorite midi piece of yours played on alarm, or enhanced audio effects when you are playing your favorite games.
Yes, this SB does fill a void left by the Visor hardware, but I am not sure if it will find a place on my Edge. Well, unless the developer can pack some flash memory in the module, and make it a audio enhanced flash module.
Francis Lo
Hong Kong
RE: Why?
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RE: Why?
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RE: Why?
http://www.fureai.or.jp/~mori-t/b02_pyrol/pyrol.html
or the Spoon-with-blinking-LEDs module
http://ikebukuro.cool.ne.jp/jl1bmw/homepage/mak21/shamoji.html
or the other nice modules, like the gum-dispencer-module... (forgot the URL)
Still, I belive that this sound-module really would be usefull for alarms (as well as games) (the number one complaint on the alarms is the low sound volume (thats why I like HandEra)), but the Visor only has one slot, so it would be nice if they put some FlashMem in the module.
A 16MB Flash module with this sound-system, an IR-blaster (so I can controll the TV and garage door) and a vibrator (for the silent alarms) would be really neat.
RE: Why? DTMF Tones
RE: Why?
> This is exactly one of the modules that I have
> been waiting for. It is the one place where all
> palms, except for Sony, is lacking.
Umm... Ever heard of a TRG Pro or a Handera 330???
RE: Why?
http://www.palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?sid=26297320010418221118&prodID=14232
RE: Why?
There are other Possibilities besides Games :)
Sign Impared use
For those who are blind (or near blind), there may be a way to provide text to speech using the 6 buttons on the device. Granted, data entry would be a real pain. But for someone who is blind, this may be the add-on they have been waiting for. Again, assuming text-to-speech is possible. Using the up/down arrows to select a character that is audible to the user as they press the button. Even navigating the launcher. Once a record is found, it's read back (phone number, address, etc.) back to the user. Certainly possible, I would think.
There's probably more things along those lines that this module could be used for. Just got to be creative and think about other uses besides games (although, playing Zap2016 with music and great sound sure seems like a good enough reason for me!)
L8r...
If it included 8mb...
But the TRGPro is being discontinued
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Why?
If I had the engineering talent and skills, as well as the software dev skills that could allow me to make add-on devices for handhelds, why in the world would I make a device like this when I could make something that's actually useful?
Something that makes my beeps, pings, and MIDI files sound better on my handheld? Whoop-dee-doo! I'll run right out and replace my mp3 springboard with it.
So, in the spirit of market research, I'm going to give Hagiwara Sys-Com some other wonderful, much needeed spring board expansions that are dying to be made:
-Variable Speed Cake Mixing module
-Sewing Machine controller module
-Cigarette Lighter module
-Real scarey ghost sound noise generator-- "boooohhhhhh"
-Programmable garage door opener module
-Coffee warming element module
-Portable EKG monitor and paddle shocker (CLEAR! *THUNK*) module
-.22 Caliber PDA (Personal Defense Attachment) Module
-Nail Polish Dryer module
-Very expensive module that goes *ping*
-LED that flashes whenever reruns of "The Nanny" air on cable TV module
-The George Foreman Lean Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine Module
-Foot massaging module
-Gene sequencing and parallel computing module
-Modular Modulus Modeling Module
-Bomb/Drug sniffing module
-Shaving Crean dispenser module
-Fake dog doo-doo module
and finally,
-A Module that projects the likeness of my face on any convenient wall.
And I'm not even going to ask for royaties for any of these devices.