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Handheld Dispatches From (Towards) The North Pole
David D'Angelo writes: "Thomas and Tina Sjogren have take the IPAQ to a new level. You may have read about them on Slashdot in February as they successfully made it to the South Pole. After that they recuperated for two weeks and have been skiing towards the North Pole for over two months and publishing daily dispatches with pictures straight to the web with the help of a Compaq IPAQ and an Iridium Sat phone. They are currently using their backup system as Tina fell through the ice into Arctic waters and damaged one IPAQ. The IPAQs are 3870s with Ericsson Bluetooth technology built in. This communication package is the only system of its type out there. Despite failing upon being submersed, the first unit was able to withstand temperatures well below -30 degrees Centigrade. Check them out as they are now skiing over 10 hours racing the melting ice to the Pole."
Sweet! How much are they funnelling back to VA, anyways?
Someone falls through the ice, and they are worried about an iPaq? Well at last they have their priorities straight. No way Tina was running any sort of Linux distro.
after two weeks of rest, they began
skiing from the south pole to the north ?
Impressive indeed. No wonder the IPAQ
got wet in the process.
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I think what everyone really wants to know is exactly how far can you overclock an IPAQ when all the components are at -30 C.