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  1. Re:Not sure what's more impressive... by Osty · · Score: 1 · on Water-Cooled Half-Life 2 Case Mod

    it's like V-TECH

    Like the phone manufacturer? Or did you mean VTEC (Variable valve Timing and lift Electronic Control)?

  2. Re:HOW??? by Lochin+Rabbar · · Score: 1 · on Microsoft Wants to Project "Cool" Image

    Apple makes physical objects with a distinctive look.

    Yep, they look like these. How cool is that?

  3. Re:5 Ghz? by wumarkus420 · · Score: 1 · on The Coming Time for 802.11a?

    Guess what, wireless phones are using 5Ghz now. It's just a matter of time before this spectrum fills up, as well. 2.4Ghz used to be pretty empty not too long ago.

  4. Heh. by szcx · · Score: 2 · on Playstation, Dreamcast And The 3rd World
    Take the wayback machine to 1996, the PlayStation was out and popular, and I was the chief software engineer on the multimedia arm of a little company called VTech. Every chance I got, I tried to convince the PHB's that that consoles (especially the PSX) could be leveraged into an inexpensive learning aid for resource-starved schools that couldn't afford PC's. I was almost kicked out of a meeting at E3/96 because I was just a little over-enthusiastic about the idea.

    So it brings a smile to my face when I see someone actually doing it. Right on, guys!

  5. Helio is further ahead by blockHead · · Score: 1 · on Cheap Linux PDAs

    There is a cheap Linux-based PDA out there. The Helio by Vtech. I have one, and have to admit, that it's great except for one serious drawback: the 70Mhz electronics depletes the batteries at a breathtaking pace. Otherwise it features robust and natural stroke recognition (doesn't screw up your handwriting like Palm), ultrafast operation, cool voice system. All the bells and whistles in short. Costs $150.

  6. Re:"First PDA to run Linux" - this is false? by jmt(tm) · · Score: 2 · on VTech Linux PDA To Benefit Open-Source Projects

    And besides the "Palm-plus-expansion-board"-stuff from uclinux, there's the LART as a research project and the upcoming Yopy (see below).

    It may only be the first PDA being shipped with Linux. So let's forgive the misleading emphasis:-) But they definitely have to do something about the "system requirements" for the Desktop Partner. vtech.com states: "Microsoft Windows® 95 or Windows® NT Workstation" :-( But netcraft says their webserver is running apache on BSD:-)

    On the plus side: 8 MB of SDRAM, plus 2 MB flash for operating system and applications for about $179 against $157 for the Palm IIe with it's 2MB (using http://computers.cnet.com/ list prices, since I haven't seen the Helio being shipped in europe (anyone?)).

    But, as stated in another comment, they have to go a long run with Palm being something like a de facto standard (besides the "Windows powered" stuff:-). And, don't forget the Samsungs studies for a "hi end" GNU/Linux-powered PDA: The Yopy. 32MB RAM, 32MB(64MB) Flash Memory and a 206MHz ARM RISC 32bit Microprocessor.

    So, I'm not that convinced that "The Helio may make a break for the running of the PDA-of-choice-for-Linux-geeks yet".


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