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Telepongs Linux Handheld in June

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the check-that-mother-out dept.

Danny writes: "infoSync has got a interesting story about a mobile terminal running on Linux, which is supposed to be available in June 2002. From the pictures to tell, it's really cool -- and it supports GSM/GPRS, has a 65K color display and comes with a camera interface and a joystick for playing games." Now mind you such cool devices will take years to get to the U.S., but wow, that's a crazy looking device. Me Like-ee.

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  1. telepong site, etc by Alien54 · · Score: 3, Informative
    Our handsets are not meant to compete head-on with classic voice-centered mobile phones," Telepong's CEO Christoph Atzwanger, emphasizes. "They are closer to game and messaging consoles and are focused on enabling and supporting non-voice 2.5 G and 3 G services."

    That's for sure

    And Yes, there is a Telepong.com with a truly large picture (1700x1700) for your closeups of the device

    but otherwise the site is still a bit content lite.

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  2. Userinterface? by AdmiralMustapha · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What all these devices lack IMO are really easy-to-handle userinterfaces; operating on a small screen, using even smaller buttons and keys is not my ideal idea of easy of use.
    Heck, i even prefer my good old diary to my palm 5!

    I guess we will have to wait for some years, until we can command those gadgets with our very voices or thinking.

  3. handhelds. by garcia · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Honestly, I have had a handheld device for almost a year now... I haven't had much use for it other than as a glorified gameboy and an oversided MP3 player.

    Sure it is invaluable as a note taking device in research libraries that don't allow pens and since I don't have a laptop here w/me it is nice (especially that I don't have to lug around 10 lbs)

    Honestly though I don't understand the need for a handheld other than that. It takes me more time to take down quick notes than it would on a piece of paper (in an appt book).

    I love using it for what I use it for but I don't see the need for a $500 piece of paper/gameboy.

    That's just my worthless .02 as a user of one of these devices.

  4. Re:Tweens? [OT] by Mu*puppy · · Score: 3, Informative
    Apparently, you're not a Tolkien fan. :)


    from The Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter 1, fifth paragraph, fifth sentence:

    "At that time Frodo was still in his tweens, as the hobbits called the irresponsible twenties
    between childhood and coming of age at thirty-three."


    Mu*puppy: 'tween' and damn proud of it.

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  5. Re:Question about filesystems... by rhekman · · Score: 3, Informative

    If it's similar to the handheld Linux's like Familiar, they probably use JFFS2, the journaling flash file system. It does compression and intelligently minimizes writes to flash devices. Another one is CRAMFS, a popular choice for embedded 2.4 systems .

    Regards,
    Reid

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