I have a multi-mode bike/train commute, and I love it. Folding bikes have gotten very good, and are very convenient to take on public transportation. Where do you live and work? Are there trains or buses?
Another option is to drive part of the way to work and then bike the rest of the way there.
When I was carrying a PDA (a Palm IIIc), I used it mainly for word processing and for the calendar function. Now that it's busted and I'm carrying a cell 'round, I wouldn't buy another until it at the least integrated cell phone functions. I don't need to browse the web while in a cafe or a train, but I don't want to carry two gadgets with me.
One function I'd love for word extrusion is a projectible keyboard. I forget where I saw this, but the idea is that, rather than carry around a foldable or roll-up keyboard, the PDA itself projects an image of a QWERTY onto a flat surface (such as a table, or desk, or a piece of paper on the table if the table is a dark color). It also senses when you "touch" the "keys" and you just type away.
Of course, holographic monitors are beyond current tech. For now.
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I have a multi-mode bike/train commute, and I love it. Folding bikes have gotten very good, and are very convenient to take on public transportation. Where do you live and work? Are there trains or buses?
Another option is to drive part of the way to work and then bike the rest of the way there.
Hm. I actually quite liked the trailer that went on and on about movie trailers.
When I was carrying a PDA (a Palm IIIc), I used it mainly for word processing and for the calendar function. Now that it's busted and I'm carrying a cell 'round, I wouldn't buy another until it at the least integrated cell phone functions. I don't need to browse the web while in a cafe or a train, but I don't want to carry two gadgets with me.
One function I'd love for word extrusion is a projectible keyboard. I forget where I saw this, but the idea is that, rather than carry around a foldable or roll-up keyboard, the PDA itself projects an image of a QWERTY onto a flat surface (such as a table, or desk, or a piece of paper on the table if the table is a dark color). It also senses when you "touch" the "keys" and you just type away.
Of course, holographic monitors are beyond current tech. For now.
Last I saw, audio-in jacks are an option on stock mini-cooper radios. Pretty cool if the FM bands are filled in your area.