Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Cheap Hewlett Packard 200LX 2 MB Palmtop PC


I bought this thing when it was first released in 1999. Even for the time, the technology was substandard and the operating system was primitive. It's pretty much a useless gadget that doesn't even look cool by today's standards. Honestly, my first generation Palm Pilot was more useful than this thing.Get more detail about Hewlett Packard 200LX 2 MB Palmtop PC.

Buying BookArmor (tm) BookCover Edition High Impact Travel Case for Sony PRS-505 PRS-700


The interior of the "double shell" will not stay glued to the outer nylon covered part. The plastic flaps won't stay glued either. It's a great protection for the eReader, but the workmanship on the case isn't the best, and the glue definitely needs to be changed to something that will stick to that nylon outer part AND the smooth plastic inner part. Zipper works great.Get more detail about BookArmor (tm) BookCover Edition High Impact Travel Case for Sony PRS-505 PRS-700.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Order Sony Clie PEG-NX73V Handheld


I've had this PDA since 2003 and I have to say, I still carry it as much as I did when I first bought it. I've had it for 6 years and it still has more functionality than the new products currently out on the market. I love the photo and video functions of this thing. I have downloaded a ton of games onto it that keep me busy. The MP3 player, the voice recorder, etc... I whip it out and feel like James Bond! It's that cool. When I bought it, I told myself this was going to be the last PDA I was ever going to buy, and so far, I've remained true to that statement. Get more detail about Sony Clie PEG-NX73V Handheld.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Shop For Sony CLIE PEG-TH55/U Handheld


One thing to note about the TH55 is that it has TWO versions of each of the built-in applications. From the app launcher, you can tap the icons for Memo, or Datebook, or Todo, and you get the old OS 4 applications, the same as on any other Palm powered device. There is a tabbed menu alongside the right hand side of the screen that also has the items Memo, Datebook, Todo, FreeNote, etc...tap one of these and you get the enhanced versions.

The new MemoPad has a 32 kilobyte text buffer, although the clipboard capacity is still 1K. If you fill the buffer past the old 4K limit, you can beam all the memo to another Palm PDA if you use the "Split Memo Text" option in a menu. If you have 32K of text, it will be split into 8 memos of 4K each in the other PDA. The only thing missing, I think, is that you can't go the other way. If you have alot of 4K memos from other PDAs that you want to combine into a big 32K memo, you have to do it one kilobyte at a time via the clipboard. It'd be nice to be able to combine small memos with a menu option.

Haven't used the new Datebook much, but it has a totally different appearance.

The real gem is the new Todo...it works like an outlining program with a hierarchical structure in which each item can have a sub-item, and a sub-sub-item (3 levels of nesting supported). You can collapse the sub-items with a tap and hide them out of sight, so you can make more efficient use of the screen space. Items can be promoted/demoted with a tap. Items and sub-items can have attached memo notes or FreeNote drawings (just four kilobytes, though). Also, the way item Priorities works has changed...in the old Todo, you can only use Priority to change the way the items are sorted. In this new Todo, you use Priority to change which items get displayed. Although only three levels of item nesting are supported, in combination with a clever assignment of priorities, you can select which items show on the display 15 different ways. The one thing that prevents the new Todo from being a fully-functional outliner is the fact that the sub-items are not "attatched" to their parents. If you move an item that has children, only that item moves to its new location in the hierarchy -- you have to then relocated each of the children to stay with the parent. But since, practically speaking, you spend alot more time just looking at an outline than you do creating it, moving items around. So all in all it's a nice little improvement.

The FreeNote drawing program absolutely blows away Clie Memo.

I also have the UX40 and UX50, and was disappointed to find that although they run OS5, only same old tired Palm apps are built-in. I hate hate hate 4K memos! Yes, with a keyboard like the PEGA-KB100, you could actually use the TH55 to write your novel.

One convenient thing for those like me who also own the SJ33 is that the batteries and the chargers are identical to those for the TH55.

For some reason the Movie Recorder application is not built into the ROM -- you have to HotSynch it in from the CD.

I'd give the TH55 five stars, except that I feel the camera should have more than 300,000 pixels. If it had a sharper camera like the NX80V or the NZ90, it'd be the cat's meow!

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Saturday, January 9, 2010

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This PDA is very functional and easy-to-use. It stores quite a bit of memory, and the features are very nice and useful. The only things that I disliked were that it is black & white (though color PDAs were hardly on the market when I bought it), and that sometimes the font is very small and I couldn't find a way to change that. It provides a great memo pad, Paint program, and photo viewer. You can also add creative touches to your downloaded pics using the paint program, which proved to be entertaining. You can also get great features and downloadables for this PDA, which is a slightly older model. I would definitely reccommend the sony CLIE PEG-SL10 Handheld!!Get more detail about Sony CLIE PEG-SL10 Handheld.

HP iPaq HX2490 Pocket PC Review


I bought the IPAQ because it offered synchronized functions with MS Outlook on my PC. The synch worked OK, but I soon regretted the purchase. Working with the tiny stylus on a tiny soft keyboard image was tedious in the extreme, and THEN the battery stopped keeping its charge. Bought a new battery. Soon the next one stopped keeping its charge.

Now the IPAQ will not turn on AT ALL, even sitting in its recharge dock. And of course the total failure happened after the limited warranty had expired. And this for something that cost me a lot more than a smart phone.

I'm going low tech for a while to get the bad taste out of my mouth.
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Friday, January 8, 2010

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The SLVR L9 is a good phone. ATT dropped the SLVR line and the L( was never featured in the US. The one I got was a French model. Works fine, no english instructions and the phone was set to French when rec'd. I have not been able to use ATT features like the media mall.Get more detail about Motorola SLVR L9.

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I purchased a psion organiser which i thought was new.What turned up must be 15years old , in fact it is an older version than the one i already have.I was away on business so didnt get to open it till i returned.Guess what to LATE. The only place for this psion is in the trash!Get more detail about Psion Series 5MX Palmtop Computer.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

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I suppose this might be a cool device if it actually functioned properly. Almost from the second I unwrapped it there were problems - it freezes every other day. I don't know how much data I've lost cumulatively. I don't even want a replacement, I want a different model. I'll even take a "lesser" model. If Palm support fails me (which I hear is likely) I'm going back to handspring.Get more detail about PalmOne i705 Wireless Handheld.

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I recieved this product today and I LOVE it!!! If you want to get organized or, like me, keep track of school assignments or addresses this PDA is perfect. If you want a basic,low-price PDA that can do anything an expensive model can, I would strongly recommend this product!Get more detail about PalmOne IIIe Handheld.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

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I bought this a few years ago to replace one that got busted. the old one didn't have internet, but this one does. It has been great, my only complaint is now I can't get it too sync with my computer because the syncing software doesn't work with Vista 64 bit and they have no plans to update it. That is a real bummer, because replacing it with something newer would cost what? $500+/-. I haven't tried it with my Vista 32 bit notebook yet, because it has been sick, but soon. As near as I can tell it does pretty much anything you need. Not as slick as those new Iphones and blackberrys, but if it would sync with Vista it would be just fine. Get more detail about Sony Clie PEG-TJ37/U Handheld.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Monday, January 4, 2010

Cheap Nokia 770 Internet Tablet


The speed of the internet is very slow but it seems to freeze when you go to any website and click on a link on the page and it will not support my AOL email account for some reason. When Youtube pops up I can't watch a video. My thumb is way down on this product.Get more detail about Nokia 770 Internet Tablet.

Buy Sony Clie PEG-NZ90 Handheld


I had this PDA for almost two years now and it still works properly except that it's internal memory falls short compared to other PDAs. Most of it's people seems to complain it's battery usage especially when operating cameras but if you make your backlit screen minimal as possible, then the camera will last longer even with the flash. I do that all the time and usually gets me 50 shots with flash if used continuosly without quitting; quitting so would make results for your battery life different. MP3 works great but you'll need to format your mp3s to atrac3 using sony's software since all it playback is atrac3. I also recommand that you get at least 256mb of merory stick pro for this one; that way you can backup lots of data in case your pda screws up and also to store some video clips, games, works, etc. If you want to playback mp3s, buy the standard magicgate merory stick fot it; only those can playback atrac3s. This pda can access most of webpages too as long as it doesn't eat away too much of merory space. I hope this review helps some of those who wish to use it's built-in camera very efficiently because I know I did.Get more detail about Sony Clie PEG-NZ90 Handheld.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Purchase Aiwa HS-RX658 is the Top of the line Walkman,Digital AM-FM Stereo Tuner with Auto-reverse Cassette Player, and REMOTE Control.


I purchased this unit as a kind of retro technology so I would again be able to play tapes in the car (since my newer radio plays CD and MP3 on discs). Utilizing the auxiliary line-in, I needed something small and easy to control that I could lay in the tray beneath the console. This seemed to be the best solution, especially since I saw it had auto-reverse and a remote control. However, the remote is a wired control that only functions with the supplied ear buds. It is hard wired to them, eliminating the option of having the wired remote available for using in my car, or for that matter, any other headphones I might want to use (especially since I am not particularly fond of ear buds). But since the unit's controls are fairly simple and easily accessible when placed in the car, I can live with the remote.
The sound is very good and there's lots of available volume...the bass boost is great. However, I seem to detect a slight quaver in the high notes when the unit is playing a tape...more so when the unit is jostled. This is, unfortunately, a common trait in the smaller portable tape players, but I was hoping this unit would perform better, considering how advanced the tape mechanism appears to be. I know that the tape condition can be a factor as well, but so far, all the tapes I've tried seem to have the same very light quaver at times.
In order to test the longevity of the supplied Ni-Cad batteries (which needed a 10 hour charge first), I played tapes through my PC speakers. The battery light stayed green and the unit played for about an hour and a half; then suddenly the unit just quit without any warning! No display, nothing. Fortunately, the option exists to use alkaline AA batteries in a pinch...I replaced the Ni-Cads with a couple of these, and it was back working. So I'm less than satisfied with the battery life, as it was touted to be good for eight hours of tape playback after a ten hour charge. I'll charge the batteries again when I get home and see if there's any improvement, but I wonder if NiMH batteries would be better.
The radio seems to be pretty sensitive on both AM and FM bands...this is a plus, as I listen to AM a fair amount, and I've found a lot of digital tuning portables don't even offer an AM band anymore.
Even though I don't plan on using the ear buds, I tried to install the foam pads that came with them...first try, the pad tore, making it useless. So much for that...if I decide to keep the player, what I may do is eliminate the buds and hard-wire a female stereo jack. That should allow me to use any headphones I want and still have the remote available.
I also found the supplied case that came with the unit to be too snug, and with the player stuffed into it, the button clasp doesn't reach around to snap it closed. So, overall, I have mixed feelings about keeping it, and will continue testing it.

(added on 7/10/09) I found the battery life to be better after another charge cycle, so that's a plus...also, the quaver seemed to go away after a while, so perhaps it just needed to 'break in' a bit. Now I'd give it 3 or 4 stars, but Amazon won't let me change the rating.Get more detail about Aiwa HS-RX658 is the Top of the line Walkman,Digital AM-FM Stereo Tuner with Auto-reverse Cassette Player, and REMOTE Control..

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