The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i is a budget friendly laptop that should handle basic computing …
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Testing the ETEN P700 BT Pocket PC Phone Edition
Carlo Guerrero at PPCW.NET has posted some new pictures and a review of the ETEN P700 Pocket PC Phone Edition. This device came out a little bit after the XDA II, but has recieved very little press. It’s got a few promising features however, including Bluetooth, SD slot, CF slot, and USB support. Originally published on Pocketnow on January 30, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingNokia is getting into fashion accessories
Nokia is planning to release two “Imagewear” necklaces in the first quarter of 2004. The Medallion I and Medallion II will be able to recieve and display up to 8 images. You can beam images to the necklace via infrared from a PDA or Camera Phone. The display is 96 x 96 pixels with 4096 colors. It has 2MB SRAM, 1MB Flash RAM, and an 80mAh rechargable battery that lasts for about 15 hours. It’s …
Continue readingOrange UK has released their M1000 Pocket PC Phone device
Orange’s version of the HTC Himalaya looks like a cross between T-Mobile’s MDA II and O2’s XDA II. It’s got the round buttons and inset shapes of the MDA II, but the same silver paint job of the XDA II. It’s the same hardware as other HTC Himalaya devices, just rebranded with Orange logos and software. Looks pretty good. Originally published on Pocketnow on January 29, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingROM editor available for XDA II (Himalaya) devices
Many of the latest Himalaya Pocket PC Phones come with a read-only Extended ROM which means certain applications are forced to be installed on a hard reset and there is no easy way to uninstall unwanted or problematic applications. However, yesterday a poster on XDA-Developers.com has released a tool which will allow you to edit the ROM on your XDA II so as to remove unwanted applications or add your own applications to the Extended …
Continue readingIntel preps 540MHz XScale chip
The Register has posted news regarding a rumor that Intel will be offering faster XScale processors in May which will bring the speed up to 540Mhz. It’s rumored that the next generation Intel PDA processor (code-named Bulverde) will be released concurrently with Windows Mobile 2004. Originally published on Pocketnow on January 28, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingXELA Case transforms into a keyboard
Here’s an interesting case for Palm Pilots. It transforms into a stand up keyboard! It looks awfully small for two-handed typing however. Originally published on Pocketnow on January 26, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.
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