Windows CE is a lite version of Windows 95/98. But the Windows interface (GUI) on a Palm-size PC just doesn’t work well. To start your programs, you have to navigate that annoying Start menu which is tedious and time consuming. Wouldn’t it be much quicker and easier if you could just tap on an icon? […]
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The MailStation is a single purpose portable Email appliance. It’s marketed towards people that do not want a computer but just need a way to send and receive email. Specs: Address Book stores up to 1000 contacts Stores approximately 400 typical E-Mail messages 3-6 weeks Battery Operation via 3-AA batteries Integrated 33.6 KBps Fax /
Ever since I was a little kid, I always wanted walkie talkies. I remember begging my Dad for a pair and one day he came home with two that he had picked up at a garage sale. I had to then coerse my kid sister to play army or cops and robbers with me outside
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Official Gadgeteer Hands On Review: Compaq Aero 1500 Series by Julie Strietelmeier Last date revised: 11/10/99 Program Requirements: Desktop: 486/33DX or higher processor (Pentium 90 recommended) Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0 8mb RAM minimum One available serial port CD-ROM drive Compaq has just released a new Palm-size PC. Surprisingly, it’s not a color unit, but
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Program Requirements: Device: Palm V I’m a regular watcher of The Gadgeteer. Undoubtedly, this is the best web site out there for those of us who are afflicted with gadgetitis. I use a Palm V (just recently upgraded to the Vx), and have used various PDAs since one of the earliest Sharps years ago. A
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Program Requirements: Device(s): All Palm OS devices (uses 17k) WindowsCE devices (uses 30k) The Travelboard by Genovation is a portable keyboard for the PalmPilot, Visor, and WindowsCE devices. What is great is that this one keyboard will work with any compatible device as long as you have the appropriate driver installed on each device. I’ll
Device: Gameboy Color, Gameboy Pocket The Gameboy Color and Gameboy Pocket are great little handheld game devices except for one thing: You can’t play with them in the dark. That is until now… Nyko’s Wormlight will allow you to play games on your Gameboy Color or Gameboy Pocket in the dark. The Wormlight has a
The Visor from Handspring has finally arrived on the scene! Here’s a little snippet of background info for those of you new to Palm OS devices. Jeff Hawkins started Palm Computing in 1992. He invented the wildly successful PalmPilot line of personal digital assistants. After several years of great success he and Donna Dubinsky (former CEO of Palm Computing)
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Device: Gameboy Color The Shock ‘n’ Rock by Nyko is a 4 in 1 accessory for the Gameboy Color. It has a force feedback module, outputs amplified stereo sound, has a rechargeable battery pack and includes an AC adapter. The module is made of translucent purple plastic. It easily snaps on and off of a
The Palm VII is the nifty new wireless Palm OS PDA by 3Com. It can send, and receive information when you are away from your desk, in your car, at the mall etc. And it does this without needing a separate cellphone, modem or landline connection. To look at the Palm VII, you would think that it is
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