i picked up at tungsten t2 around the turn of the year and i have to say that it is a real joy to carry around (as if that sentence doesn't reek of corporate shill-ism). instead of foaming at the mouth, here's a list:
- great battery life- nimh rechargeable pack built in, just like god intended
- pretty durable
- mp3 player is great to have, but sadly it sucks up a good bit of cpu time, even though it can be run in the background. as a result, other actions take a big hit.
- lots of games for when i'm bored (in fact, i might have to get one for my girlfriend since she is addicted to monopoly)
- plucker lets me read cached web pages anywhere- great for theonion, dailystrips, bbc news, theregsister, and others. sucks for slashdot:( side plug- if you have a palm device, definitely check out plucker! http://www.plkr.org/
- lack of wifi sucks rocks (and apparently the upcoming sdio wifi card will not support the t2! wtf.).
- presence of bluetooth still baffles me- what could i possibly use it for, besides syncing wirelessly (which doesn't lend itself to charging at the same time)? bluechat with a random person at starbucks? i'll pass.
- display could use a little more rez, but other than that, its color and brightness are great
- audio memo recorder is very handy when out and about. i.e. i'm in costco at the dvd section, i just hit the trigger and say "netflix.. runaway jury... matchstick men... kill bill 2".
so basically, give me 11b and i'm happy. i'd buy a palm treo if i was mr. moneybags, but between the base price and the monthly bill w/data, it's still a little ridiculous imo. besides, i think if i had web connectivity in a pda, i'd probably use it more when at a hotspot/home/office then on the road via dialup anyway. having both would be super cool though.
side note, i was at a verizon store here in maryland and they had a treo 600 fired up with data service etc. it was kinda nice to be able to kick the tires, pull up your own webpage on it, etc.
Joo Janta 200 Super Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses; one red button to wear, labeled "Don't Panic"; navel lint a.k.a. some loose cotton; and something else i think, but i can't remember...
ah! now i remember. a small ziplock bag, empty, that was reported to hold a small fleet of something or other...
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i picked up at tungsten t2 around the turn of the year and i have to say that it is a real joy to carry around (as if that sentence doesn't reek of corporate shill-ism). instead of foaming at the mouth, here's a list:
:( side plug- if you have a palm device, definitely check out plucker! http://www.plkr.org/
- great battery life- nimh rechargeable pack built in, just like god intended
- pretty durable
- mp3 player is great to have, but sadly it sucks up a good bit of cpu time, even though it can be run in the background. as a result, other actions take a big hit.
- lots of games for when i'm bored (in fact, i might have to get one for my girlfriend since she is addicted to monopoly)
- plucker lets me read cached web pages anywhere- great for theonion, dailystrips, bbc news, theregsister, and others. sucks for slashdot
- lack of wifi sucks rocks (and apparently the upcoming sdio wifi card will not support the t2! wtf.).
- presence of bluetooth still baffles me- what could i possibly use it for, besides syncing wirelessly (which doesn't lend itself to charging at the same time)? bluechat with a random person at starbucks? i'll pass.
- display could use a little more rez, but other than that, its color and brightness are great
- audio memo recorder is very handy when out and about. i.e. i'm in costco at the dvd section, i just hit the trigger and say "netflix.. runaway jury... matchstick men... kill bill 2".
so basically, give me 11b and i'm happy. i'd buy a palm treo if i was mr. moneybags, but between the base price and the monthly bill w/data, it's still a little ridiculous imo. besides, i think if i had web connectivity in a pda, i'd probably use it more when at a hotspot/home/office then on the road via dialup anyway. having both would be super cool though.
side note, i was at a verizon store here in maryland and they had a treo 600 fired up with data service etc. it was kinda nice to be able to kick the tires, pull up your own webpage on it, etc.
actually it contained, among other things,
Joo Janta 200 Super Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses;
one red button to wear, labeled "Don't Panic";
navel lint a.k.a. some loose cotton;
and something else i think, but i can't remember...
ah! now i remember. a small ziplock bag, empty, that was reported to hold a small fleet of something or other...