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If your gonna drop in a link to a i-Tech Bluetooth Virtual Keyboard, at least do it right!

Erm, maybe buy another Revo? If that's too much, grab one from eBay!

"I'm trying to find an alternative to Mentor either as Windows, Linux , web-based or PDA based software. However, I haven't been able to find anything after several days of googling around, and I'm getting so desperate that I even considered closed source payware."

Erm (again), Mentor *is* closed-source payware!!!!

"I can't find a comparable product in the market. Is Mentor and its capabilities a unique piece of software, or have I not looked carefully enough?"

Mentor are still in business, you like the software and are prepared to pay for it and you could buy a replacement Revo if your existing one kicks the bucket... I don't see the problem here. If you really want an open-source solution, surely you could take the closest fit software and then customise it, failing that *pay* a programmer to do it for you!

As more and more devices can be charged by USB maybe the power-over-USB standard (5v IIRC) will turn into a standard for low power connectors.

Voip phones and wireless access points can be powered by POE (power over ethernet).

There are already USB car & AC chargers available:
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=EXP_USB-T C-EU
http://www.expansys.com.au/product.asp?code=EXP_US B-CLA

1. Buy the mouse and the stick.
2. Create a 512 meg partition. Install windows 95 and all the old games you want (might I recommend flight simulator?)
3. Copy the partition onto the memory card.
4. Boot from mouse.
5. Profit!

See here.

Note that I actually do not swim much, if ever - and diving I don't think I would like music at all as you don't need a dsitraction and it's nice to hear the wildlife. I have an iPod skin that gives the iPod a degree of water resitsance, so I feel comfortable with it in the rain.

XDA Keyboard
PocketPuTTY
The XDA from O2.
The XDA is a PocketPC with a GPRS capable mobile phone built in. Not sure if it's available outside the UK but I'm sure something similar is. I think there may be an iPaq with similar functionality.

Have you tried to find a high-end GSM phone (Tri-band, GPRS and Bluetooth, decent contact manager and calendar, etc. etc.) without a camera lately? It's simply impossible if you want a recent model.

So I ended up buying another Ericsson R520m phone. It's gone out of production years ago but it still does the job I need done better than any other phone I've been able to find.

Zire 72 is GBP196.95 inc VAT.

Zire 31 is GBP105.95 inc VAT.

Zire 72 is GBP196.95 inc VAT.

Zire 31 is GBP105.95 inc VAT.

Zire 72 is GBP196.95 inc VAT.

Zire 31 is GBP105.95 inc VAT.

0-15, I should have said. Get 26 of them for a full WEP key. In case you're wondering why a 128 bit key requires only 104 bits, here's a tidbit found through a quick search:

To form the encryption key, 3 bytes (24 bits) are used from the 802.11b header for initialisation, with the remainder supplied by the user. So:
64 bit key - user gives 40 bits = 10 hex digits or 5 characters
128 bit key - user gives 104 bits = 26 hex digits or 13 characters
256 bit key - user gives 232 bits = 58 hex digits or 29 characters
source

-Adam

Most of the things on Brad Mace's wishlist are available or nearly available.

• You can synch your contacts and appointments with a PC depending on the bluetooth phone - I don't have experience of bluetooth PDAs, but i suspect that you would be able to.
  
• Camera:
  Concord Eye-Q "Go Wireless" Bluetooth Digital Camera. 2 Megapixel, 4x digital zoom, SD/MMC, 7MB internal, video clips, web cam, TV out, USB, 1.6 inch LCD (PC Bluetooth adaptor not included). Wirelessly transfer photos to a Bluetooth phone or computer.
  
• bluetooth modem for PDA/Laptop - Already available
  
• Entertainment centre? - Not sure what you mean by this
• Microsoft Keyboard and mouse
  BT adaptor to make your HP printer bluetooth ready
  The bluetooth market is expanding.

Of course, they will need to be paired, so you have to re-pair it when you change/move it.

There are some advantages. In the UK, there will be a law where people who use mobile phones in cars will be prosecuted. Car hands-free units are usable. Bluetooth headsets are just about allowable and have the advantage of being usable away from a car as well.

That's quite a wish list.

I'm quite a toy freak ;)

All I really want is a car stereo that I can link to my T68i, so when I make or take a call the stereo mutes itself for the duration without me having to touch it.

If you're not buying a new car with BT (from DaimlerChrysler last time I heard) you can add a handsfree unit to your car stereo's carphone plug, which will mute the stereo when your phone rings. I have the Ericsson HCB-30, and when I place or receive a call thru it my TrafficPro will mute the music, 'Phone' displays on the face, and it pauses the CD if I'm listening to a CD. I have a speaker mounted under the armrest, but if I spent a little more money I could have gotten an adapter that would use the stereo speakers. I considered it, but the speaker works great and doesn't take up any space I care about.

Sorry about the second link. Try this one instead. While I agree that the SPV is crap, the reason it's out of stock is because Orange have stopped making them now that they have a nice shiny new SPV v2 coming out (I think there was information about it if you follow the first link).

I wasn't saying that these phones were very popular. All I was doing was pointing out that the "100% of cellphones don't use Windows" statement was a bit of a sweeping generalisation.

When Palms/Pocket PC's/Symbians/Linux include hard drives and MPEG4 chips, there will no longer be a need for DV/Sony DV tapes. Bad for Sony, good for little people.

I love my NX70 with its CF driver (thank you eruware!) but the video capability borders on ridiculous. The built-in mp3 player is nice and the 640x480 camera is fun too. But the video player -- what could be the coolest show-off -- is anemic.

This is all possibly irrelevant anyway because GSM phones will kill the PDA industry. Or significantly morph it. Although there will be some diehards out there who go the bluetooth route. I may be one of them. My next PDA will be the Tungsten C with the Bluetooth SD card (via expansys).

I too was confused at the lack of Memory Stick compatibility, especially when the Gamecube was hyping a way of using Secure Digital, however the two reasons I came up for them not using it are...

1) Price. I don't want to start another 'They loose money on the console debate', but they certainly cream money off with official accessories. In the UK official PS2 8MB cards are between £20 and £30. For about the same money you can get a 64MB 3rd party Memory Stick.

2) Compatibility. They needed slots for the PS1 cards, which it would make sense for them to re-use. Also, without the OS and apps in place in the PS2 to read the content people get on their sticks with other Sony products (cameras etc), there would be complaints about it not working fully.

Even though the treo and some small-screen MS smartphones are out there - I think slashdotters wont be happy until they have a full blown VOICE cdma CF-type-II expansion card that they can use with American network. Sure these new phone can do pictures and all, but they just aren't very customizable. People want to add cellphone capability to their much adored bleeding-edge PDA's.

Audiovox just released the RTM-8000 for the European crowd - a Tri-Band GPRS/GSM CF card that can be used with existing pocket PCs. How long until the US gets one? Is there already something like this out there for the states? Mind you I want to do VOICE, not just have a wifi modem that I can get overcharged for.

The best-looking one I've seen is from Jabra - the pictures look a bit clunky, but in practice it wraps neatly around your ear, looking like somewhat spacy jewelry (it made my friend who had it looked a bit like she was one of the Borg, though :-)

Compact flash storage prices are coming down and capacities are going up. How long will it be before they reach the multiple GB mark?

9 volt battery adapters exist for the rechargable Palms, too, making life even nicer, since you can then get the best of both worlds. I think you can possibly use one with the Tungsten T as well, so you'll have a decent amount of power, lots of apps, and an insane battery life (relative to anything else in that class, at least) in a nicely portable device.

Honestly, I get by without my laptop fairly often, but it's nice as a portable HotSync station and a decent way of getting online when I absolutely need to, thanks to the wireless modem and WiFi cards.
Expansys carries the 9V adapter, for those who are interested. They claim it works with just about any rechargable with a Universal Connector.

Weighs 7.26 ounces and measures 5.43" x 3.3" x 0.63"

The iPAQ Pocket PC h5400 Series has a transflective colour TFT display (same one used in its 3900 series) capable of supporting 64K colors. It is the Pocket PC standard 320x240 pixels screen with .24 dot pitch.

Lights - Blue light for the built-in Bluetooth - Green Light for the built-in 802.11b radio when a wireless LAN connection is made (or flashing amber when there is no link).

Replaceable rechargeable battery

The H5400 has an Intel PXA250 processor running at 400MHz, and is backed by 64MB of RAM. It comes with 32MB or greater of ROM and up to 20MB of iPAQ File Store.

Nevo enables the h5400 to become an excellent Universal Remote Control for your other electronic entertainment devices. Still, the most ground-breaking new addition is the thermal swipe technology used in its fingerprint reader. HP now allows you to secure your device in a variety of ways, from a password to a PIN to a fingerprint, or any combination of the three. To use a fingerprint, you must first "enroll" your fingerprint by training the iPAQ to recognize it.

Weighs 7.26 ounces and measures 5.43" x 3.3" x 0.63"

The iPAQ Pocket PC h5400 Series has a transflective colour TFT display (same one used in its 3900 series) capable of supporting 64K colors. It is the Pocket PC standard 320x240 pixels screen with .24 dot pitch.

Lights - Blue light for the built-in Bluetooth - Green Light for the built-in 802.11b radio when a wireless LAN connection is made (or flashing amber when there is no link).

Replaceable rechargeable battery

The H5400 has an Intel PXA250 processor running at 400MHz, and is backed by 64MB of RAM. It comes with 32MB or greater of ROM and up to 20MB of iPAQ File Store.

Nevo enables the h5400 to become an excellent Universal Remote Control for your other electronic entertainment devices. Still, the most ground-breaking new addition is the thermal swipe technology used in its fingerprint reader. HP now allows you to secure your device in a variety of ways, from a password to a PIN to a fingerprint, or any combination of the three. To use a fingerprint, you must first "enroll" your fingerprint by training the iPAQ to recognize it.

Here is the link to the bluetooth pen (My bad it was a different company then Logitech)

Funny how everybody's forgetting the Motorola A820, which was announced in... January? WCDMA, GSM, GPRS, and a bag of chips. here's a review and another.

If you are not UK resident ( very probable on slashdot :-) all the bits should be available elsewhere if you find what you are looking for.

Taking upskirt photos with your Nokia 7650: Priceless

Wireless earphones so I can listen to my mp3s without tripping in the cables, or hanging myself when I take out my coat.
- etc...

I imagine you could do this with the bluetooth interface, a la Ericsson's http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=ERIC_HBH- 15 bluetooth headset.

blue unplugged.com has a review, and expansys.com accepts preorder.

Cheers!

Ben

I love my 1GB card. I had a 64mb CF card prior that (and thought it was huge) but now I can store just about anything I want on my PocketPC and not have to worry about running out of room anytime soon.