Good point... But I'm not in front of/. all day, and the RSS can only refresh every 60 minutes otherwise risking getting banned. How many times will I miss the 20 minutes window?
It's not stuff in most cases, but intangible goods, like articles, papers, etc. We're not talking about the $5000 IDC papers, but about $.05 John Doe web site selling content. Sometimes the content is even free, but the micropayment is an option to allow users to help keep the site costs down.
I thought of using this on my site Geekzone. The idea of keeping the content free, but being rewarded by happy readers is quite cool. It's being use in on-line comics, e-zines, and sometimes even with tangible goods too.
I have to say that I have Donate Paypal button and some users do act on that - mainly adding messages like "Thanks, your content helped me doing this and that", or "Keep the good work".
This is about knowledge sharing, and helping the people who put these things together and make available.
"It's now revealed that Toshiba is bundling VLI PocketGphone Wireless VoIP Software with these PDAs. Combined with VLI's service GphoneOnline.com, the Toshiba e800/805 becomes a device that can make calls from public hotspots and Wi-Fi environments worldwide.
VLI is announced the bundling of their Gphone Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony software with Toshiba's e800/805 Series Pocket PC handhelds. Gphone adds the ability to place phone calls over IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) wireless LANs reducing costs and adding convenience."
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/07/09/beamed.ba rcodes.ap/index.html reports about this wonderful new technology that will let the stores know of expired milk in the shelves.
This kind of bandwidth is used by mobile phones for video-calls and streaming. This is all "lifestyle" applications. It's 14.4mbps but how many people connect this to a laptop or PDA? The point is, too much bandwidth, too little application.
Most of the time video-calls will show someone's ear...
Telcos want to deliver content. Voice was the content, data is the content, but they want to control it, like MyO2 or Vodafone Live! services, "walled garden" services.
Of course other services with "bursts" of data benefit of this: courier drivers, warehouse transfer, etc. But people with need of data in specific locations like hotels, airports and other end up using wi-fi.
They're not competing technologies, but complement each other.
The Treo does not support wi-fi, and this is one of the requirements. It does support GPRS, which would allow for a more outdoor experience, but at a much higher cost.
I'd vote for Access Netfront. Supports Java and JavaScript, tab browsing, direct http access (not proxy like Thunderhawk), CSS. I've posted a review of PIE, Netfront and Thunderhawk before.
I've posted some comments on alternative browsers for Pocket PC OS on Geekzone. You'd like using Access Netfront: tab browsing, Java support, JavaScript support, plugins, string changes, sharing bookmarks, etc...
Wrong! The mainframes are stil there, but in the background. The transactions come from the PC, which is just a dumb front-end to the system, with a nice HUI - nothing else.
We're talking about machine capable of doing thousands of transactions per second, reliably, with support and infrastructure without comparison in the PC world.
It'd be much easier if you guys read more about this and find that a country with 160mil people, 9th largest GDP in the world (Why do you think there's a G& and not a G9?), and not guerilla.
Please do not compare Brazil with Colombia or Venezuela.
BTW, yes, I'm a Brazilian, but I live in New Zealand.
Good idea... Already implemented as Bluetooth. Some of BT Profiles implement File Sharing, Information Sync, OBEX, PPP over Ethernet.
The device is a small radio, costs nothing to make, buy stack from a range of different sources, works with PDA, Desktops/Notebooks (PCMCIA or USB), cellphones, headsets, Stereo/Receivers, what else?
Slashdot Mirror
The MDA II has a sliding keyboard. The photo in the link goes to an old model, the MDA.
The MDAIII picture is available on Geekzone for example.
The Pocket PC will also be available on a CDMA version on Sprint (USA), Verizon (USA) and Telecom New Zealand (New Zealand) sometime very soon.
The first release was in China, dubbed as CU928 (image of Chinese version available).
Sony Clie devices run Palm OS, which is very different from Windows CE...
/.ed already... It seems the images are huge!
Good point... But I'm not in front of /. all day, and the RSS can only refresh every 60 minutes otherwise risking getting banned. How many times will I miss the 20 minutes window?
I saw the post without any replies. Tried it and it was gone... That was fast.
It's not stuff in most cases, but intangible goods, like articles, papers, etc. We're not talking about the $5000 IDC papers, but about $.05 John Doe web site selling content. Sometimes the content is even free, but the micropayment is an option to allow users to help keep the site costs down.
I thought of using this on my site Geekzone. The idea of keeping the content free, but being rewarded by happy readers is quite cool. It's being use in on-line comics, e-zines, and sometimes even with tangible goods too.
I have to say that I have Donate Paypal button and some users do act on that - mainly adding messages like "Thanks, your content helped me doing this and that", or "Keep the good work".
This is about knowledge sharing, and helping the people who put these things together and make available.
Toshiba E800 uses PocketGPhone as SIP phone
"It's now revealed that Toshiba is bundling VLI PocketGphone Wireless VoIP Software with these PDAs. Combined with VLI's service GphoneOnline.com, the Toshiba e800/805 becomes a device that can make calls from public hotspots and Wi-Fi environments worldwide.
VLI is announced the bundling of their Gphone Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony software with Toshiba's e800/805 Series Pocket PC handhelds. Gphone adds the ability to place phone calls over IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) wireless LANs reducing costs and adding convenience."
Smartphones are voice centric devices with PDA capabilities. This one is PDA with voice capabilities.
It's called Pocket PC Phone Edition.
Since this is different, it's not the same as comparing with the P900. You can compare the P900 with the Motorola MPx200.
You have to compare this LG with the Treo600 or Palm Tungsten W.
I've posted an article on Geekzone last week that says exactly the opposite of this.
Bluetooth and wi-fi are different things and these press guys don't get it.
Bluetooth replaces wires in a personal area network - these are *connect devices* not connected computers!
Well... Someone voted for these guys to be there and do that.
Ah, and your taxes pay their salaries. That's the bad part of it.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/07/09/beamed.ba rcodes.ap/index.html reports about this wonderful new technology that will let the stores know of expired milk in the shelves.
Hmmm. I think CNN is 6 months behind?
GPRS allows for simultaneous voice and data calls. It's just the devices are not capable of this.
HP will start offering upgrades from 26th June.
H3970, H5450 and H3800 can be upgraded.
This kind of bandwidth is used by mobile phones for video-calls and streaming. This is all "lifestyle" applications. It's 14.4mbps but how many people connect this to a laptop or PDA? The point is, too much bandwidth, too little application.
Most of the time video-calls will show someone's ear...
Telcos want to deliver content. Voice was the content, data is the content, but they want to control it, like MyO2 or Vodafone Live! services, "walled garden" services.
Of course other services with "bursts" of data benefit of this: courier drivers, warehouse transfer, etc. But people with need of data in specific locations like hotels, airports and other end up using wi-fi.
They're not competing technologies, but complement each other.
The Treo does not support wi-fi, and this is one of the requirements. It does support GPRS, which would allow for a more outdoor experience, but at a much higher cost.
I'd vote for Access Netfront. Supports Java and JavaScript, tab browsing, direct http access (not proxy like Thunderhawk), CSS. I've posted a review of PIE, Netfront and Thunderhawk before.
I've posted some comments on alternative browsers for Pocket PC OS on Geekzone. You'd like using Access Netfront: tab browsing, Java support, JavaScript support, plugins, string changes, sharing bookmarks, etc...
Microsoft claimed no DLL Hell on Windows XP before. This MSDN TechNet article says it's rock solid and no problems with DLL...
Doom on P800: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=16 0
Wrong! The mainframes are stil there, but in the background. The transactions come from the PC, which is just a dumb front-end to the system, with a nice HUI - nothing else.
We're talking about machine capable of doing thousands of transactions per second, reliably, with support and infrastructure without comparison in the PC world.
There's a paper trail...
Actually the system was first implemented by Unisys and it's been demo'ed around the world.
No, Brazil is not controlled by drug lords.
It'd be much easier if you guys read more about this and find that a country with 160mil people, 9th largest GDP in the world (Why do you think there's a G& and not a G9?), and not guerilla.
Please do not compare Brazil with Colombia or Venezuela.
BTW, yes, I'm a Brazilian, but I live in New Zealand.
Be assets were bought by Palm Computing...
Good idea... Already implemented as Bluetooth. Some of BT Profiles implement File Sharing, Information Sync, OBEX, PPP over Ethernet.
The device is a small radio, costs nothing to make, buy stack from a range of different sources, works with PDA, Desktops/Notebooks (PCMCIA or USB), cellphones, headsets, Stereo/Receivers, what else?
We have this already!