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Indian Linux PDA For $300

Posted by Hemos on from the more-competition dept.

raj2569 writes "Business Line is reporting that kaii (hand in South Indian languages), a Linux PDA to hit the market in Oct. Based on Hitachi SH7727 @ 160MHz, with 64 MB SDRAM, 32 MB Flash, 3.5" Colour TFT (320x240x64k-16 bit) and USB host controller, the device looks cool. The monochrome will be priced at $200"

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  1. Hmmm by Mr_Silver · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Based on Hitachi SH7727 @ 160MHz, with 64 MB SDRAM, 32 MB Flash, 3.5" Colour TFT (320x240x64k-16 bit) and USB host controller, the device looks cool. The monochrome will be priced at $200.

    With a specification and price like that, it makes the new Palm Zire look rather overpriced wouldn't you say?

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  2. This could be the one... by Timmeh · · Score: 3, Interesting
    I've never been much for PDAs, mostly because I don't need one, but I'd spirng for one in a minute if it was cheap. That's why I'm looking into Palm's new Zire... only $100 and it looks decent enough. But this new PDA looks excellent, I code a little Java, so it would be a fun little thing to fool around on. And this is encouraging:
    The state of the Art and very aggressive Power Management system to ensure battery life of at least TWICE that of any PocketPC available today.
    Hell, for $200-B&W or $300-Color and decent battery life I'd jump for that.
  3. Link to $100 Palm by Nintendork · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Yes, I'm a karma whore. :) Link

  4. Re:Interesting, but... by pubjames · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I fail to see how people in India can afford to drop 200(or 300 if you read the title of the article) on a PDA

    Well, last time I was in India I met several software engineers that had worked in the USA and had moved back to India because they said the standard of living was better and that they were relatively better off working in India than they were in the USA!

    India is a big place with a massive population. Even if only a small percentage are wealthy enough for electronics toys, that's still a huge market.

  5. only 1 feature missing by Lxy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This thing is pretty impressive. Truly, I only see one flaw.

    It's BUTT UGLY.

    The antequated Palm III that /. uses for an icon is trendier than this beige/off-white case that this thing uses.

    I'm still waiting for a PDA that comes in a titanium cae. Yes, I know I can buy one for $100 or so and put my PDA in it, but seriously... why make a geek toy that looks so ugly?

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  6. Too Expensive for Me... by shepd · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It always seems PDA makers are moving towards more expensive items... $300 is still very expensive (at least to me).

    I swore I would never buy a stylus-based input PDA because I know $200-$400 should get me a nice one with a thumboard (which I like).

    Guess what. I gave in when I got a refurbed Palm IIIx for $39 CDN. At $39 I don't worry about it being broken, lost, stolen, whatever. And it has all the features I see me needing, because a thumboard is just a want.

    I wish there were some people making handhelds with the kinds of features old Palms had in the $50-$100 price range. But that's just me... And probably quite a few more consumers.

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