Brandon came accross this Microsoft Press Release from April 19, 2000. That was the day Microsoft announced the immediate availability of the Pocket PC in New York’s Grand Central Station. I remember it well. Microsoft used the new Pocket PCs in demonstrations showcasing their wireless, enterprise and cutting-edge gaming and video capabilities. “It’s an amazing time in mobile computing, and we’re just getting started,” Ballmer said. “Technology is innovating at a rapid pace, and the …
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Pen Optimized Skin for Longhorn
There’s a screen shot photograph on Paul Thurott’s SuperSite for Windows that shows a Pen Optimized Skin for Longhorn-era Tablet PCs. This skin is designed for potential future Tablet PCs running 5-8 inch screens. As you can see, this will be quite similar to the Pocket PC today screen and thus could consolidate the Pocket PC’s OS as part of Longhorn. Either that, or future Windows CE based Pocket PCs will become much smaller, in …
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Last night I was struggling a bit with my old computer and it’s inability to boot properly due to my rabid pre-release software installations and consistent need to customize things. Then I got an email from Brandon about this new Rudeo Remote Control Software for Windows XP Media Center Edition PCs. This program sounds so great! I had sent a feature request to Microsoft a while ago requesting MCE integration and control via Bluetooth for …
Continue readingPocket PC of the Future
Here’s Andrew Zolli’s version of the Pocket PC of the future published at Popular Science. It’s similar to Jake Ehrlich’s design in some aspects. I highly doubt that flexible large format OLED screens will be abundant and inexpensive by 2010. Just compare the difference between a PDA from the year 2000 to one from 2005. The only real innovative features added are the integration of Bluetooth, WiFi, and GSM/GPRS. They’ve also gotten a little smaller. …
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Continue readingRANT: Why I still hate the new Pocket PC Inbox
Remember when Pocket PC 2002 came out? It was touted as having a “New and Improved” Inbox application. But the reality was that this new email program was missing functionality that the previous version excelled at. For example, Inbox versions prior to 2002 could function with an Outlook Add-in called Windows CE Inbox Transfer. The Inbox Transfer add-in gave you the ability to selectively transfer/copy email messages between any folder/account on your pocket PC and …
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