Seems plain to me that we will just keep adding functionality to our phones until they can replace many other electronic items.
Witness phones that can function as mp3 players, PDAs or even Cameras. Add to that the 3G 'always on' internet connection and... well you get the idea.
Personally some of these things I'm not interested in, but an integrated PDA/Phone/Webpad type device is apealing for me. I guess the tough part will be for the manufacturers to decide what combo of devices will make the 'killer PDA' for the most people.
My ideal? A slimline Pilot type device (with cellular transiever) that will fit in a pocket but with higher-res/colour screen for better websurfing, and a wireless (bluetooth?) earpiece with voice command capabilities.
I checked out everything. a few days ago and thought it was a _very_cool_ concept. The idea that you can just keep browsing and clicking on the keywords that spark some interest in you is a great idea and is rooted at the core of the whole 'surf the net' phylosophy. Having other people provide their own definitions for words or phrases you may take for granted is highly educational and lots of fun!
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Seems plain to me that we will just keep adding functionality to our phones until they can replace many other electronic items.
Witness phones that can function as mp3 players, PDAs or even Cameras. Add to that the 3G 'always on' internet connection and... well you get the idea.
Personally some of these things I'm not interested in, but an integrated PDA/Phone/Webpad type device is apealing for me. I guess the tough part will be for the manufacturers to decide what combo of devices will make the 'killer PDA' for the most people.
My ideal? A slimline Pilot type device (with cellular transiever) that will fit in a pocket but with higher-res/colour screen for better websurfing, and a wireless (bluetooth?) earpiece with voice command capabilities.
Tried the unix ODBC clients? Specifically, perl's DBI driver: DBD::ODBC?
Should do the trick.
Exactly what I was about to respond with.. This seems like a MS Marketing ploy to me.
And what the hell is slashdot doing posting a Beta release as news?!
I checked out everything. a few days ago and thought it was a _very_cool_ concept. The idea that you can just keep browsing and clicking on the keywords that spark some interest in you is a great idea and is rooted at the core of the whole 'surf the net' phylosophy. Having other people provide their own definitions for words or phrases you may take for granted is highly educational and lots of fun!
I LOVE the links from www. to everything.
PLEASE KEEP DOING IT