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Review of the Cybiko Xtreme

Posted by michael on from the alternative-class-experiences dept.

Levendis23 writes: "We've just posted our latest review: the Cybiko Xtreme. Pretty slick little gadget, with RF networking and ability to set up bluetooth-like clouds so that other units can talk to each other, play games, or swap files. You can can even use another unit at as a repeater to bounce your message to another unit out of your range."

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  1. Wave of the future? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Just a couple days ago my father related to me how he was telling his students about Fidonet - sending a message across country by having it hop modem'd servers in the good ol' days - and the kids saying "Why not just use the internet?"

    So having these little babies spread across a country could easily lead to a "Cybiko across America", eh? An alternative to the U.S. gov't filtering all our packets? Hmmm...

  2. Cybiko == AOL by mshiltonj · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Don't forget, AOL is directing the development of the Cybiko. The Cybiko will be AOL's Palm Pilot.

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  3. Re:How hackable are these suckers? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I'm thinking these would make either a good portable point-of-sale device, or inventory device. Just add on a USB barcode scanner and you are all set to sell products -- wirelessly!

  4. Important things not covered.. by Lumpy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Are these "compatable" with the older cybiko?
    Specifically in wireless connectivity and data sharing.

    That is a very important issue.

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