From the Denver Post: “Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, will begin selling portable music players for as much as 80 percent less than Apple Computer Inc.’s iPod. The Microsoft-branded devices will “look and feel” as good as the iPod for as little as $50, said Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of MSN at Microsoft Corp., at the Goldman Sachs fifth annual Internet Conference in Las Vegas. The iPod sells for $249 to $499. …
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Stowaway Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard
Wow, this is great! Here’s a foldable Bluetooth keyboard that works with most Bluetooth enabled Pocket PCs, Tablet PCs, Laptops, and some mobile phones! Gary Garland has posted some thoughts on it here, and it has surfaced on Pocket PC Thoughts as well. I wonder how many devices you can pair it with and I wonder how you can switch between those multiple devices if such functionality is possible. Originally published on Pocketnow on May …
Continue readingMobile Devices Chat at the Expert Zone
At 3pm Pacific Time today, there will be a Mobile Devices Chat at Microsoft’s Expert Zone. This is a great place to get live assitance from Microsoft professionals on your Windows Mobile device. Originally published on Pocketnow on May 27, 2004. More News Archive articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingInexpensive E-TEN P300B Officially Released
Here’s a very inexpensive Pocket PC Phone Edition device that runs Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition and has Bluetooth! But wait, there’s more… it’s also set to be available in Europe for 380 Euro. Compare this to the XDA 2 for 800 Euro and the Eten looks quite nice. Another advantage this has over the XDA 2 and any other Phone Edition device currently on the market is that it supports the Voice Dialing function …
Continue readingWindows Mobile 2003 SE Upgrade Now Available for Toshiba e800!
Mobile Gadget News has posted that there is now an upgrade to Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition available to Toshiba e800 owners. You can download the ROM upgrade here. Mind you this is for the European version which includes Bluetooth.. so upgrade at your own risk. Originally published on Pocketnow on May 26, 2004. More News Archive articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingMessagEase Video available
Here’s a new video about the MessagEase input method software from ExIdeas. I think it’s very important for developers of pen-based human-computer interaction devices to further strive for efficient and usable input methods. As we know, the QWERTY keyboard was designed to be difficult to use such that typists would not jam the keys on their typwriters by typing too fast. Anyway, take a look at the MessagEase video to see how fast you can …
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