Before you buy that cellPDA...

Before you sign your life away and promise Verizon your first child, take a
look at what these guys are coming out with!

http://www.oqo.com/hardware/basics/

I'm afraid to ask the price....(c;

That's a FULL BLOWN Windoze XP pocket computer with 30GB HD and 1/2G of
RAM...not some Palm or Windoze Mobile toy computer with queer, low res
software that won't run anything really useful with no storage for its ROM
OS. This is a computer that'll run it all! Why not just carry the office
computer in your pocket?...(c; Wireless and Bluetooth. Free phone on
Skype in 802.11 Country...video and all! Sync? What sync??

Plug in a USB hub to its USB port and the sky's the limit! Hell, that's as
much computer as half the towers on the shelf....

Amazing....Now we'll need a printer for the car....with a scanner....

It just keeps getting better and better.

"Trade ya my sister for a scanner" - Gateway commercial

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Larry wrote:
>
> Before you sign your life away and promise Verizon your first child, take a
> look at what these guys are coming out with!
>
> http://www.oqo.com/hardware/basics/
>
> I'm afraid to ask the price....(c;
>
> That's a FULL BLOWN Windoze XP pocket computer with 30GB HD and 1/2G of
> RAM...not some Palm or Windoze Mobile toy computer with queer, low res
> software that won't run anything really useful with no storage for its ROM
> OS. This is a computer that'll run it all! Why not just carry the office
> computer in your pocket?...(c; Wireless and Bluetooth. Free phone on
> Skype in 802.11 Country...video and all! Sync? What sync??
>
> Plug in a USB hub to its USB port and the sky's the limit! Hell, that's as
> much computer as half the towers on the shelf....
>
> Amazing....Now we'll need a printer for the car....with a scanner....
>
> It just keeps getting better and better.
>
> "Trade ya my sister for a scanner" - Gateway commercial

It'd be nice to see them incorporate a pc card slot.

Notan

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
says...
> Before you sign your life away and promise Verizon your first child, take a
> look at what these guys are coming out with!
>
> http://www.oqo.com/hardware/basics/
>
> I'm afraid to ask the price....(c;
>
> That's a FULL BLOWN Windoze XP pocket computer with 30GB HD and 1/2G of
> RAM...not some Palm or Windoze Mobile toy computer with queer, low res
> software that won't run anything really useful with no storage for its ROM
> OS. This is a computer that'll run it all! Why not just carry the office
> computer in your pocket?...(c; Wireless and Bluetooth. Free phone on
> Skype in 802.11 Country...video and all! Sync? What sync??
>
> Plug in a USB hub to its USB port and the sky's the limit! Hell, that's as
> much computer as half the towers on the shelf....
>
> Amazing....Now we'll need a printer for the car....with a scanner....
>
> It just keeps getting better and better.
>
> "Trade ya my sister for a scanner" - Gateway commercial
>
Click on Buy Now but don't...price is $2000.00 depending on options.

Drum-

But, this doesn't replace a cell. It's not a phone. (I'd hate to have to
rely on Skype for anything important... let alone a 911 emergency.)

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"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Before you sign your life away and promise Verizon your first child, take
> a
> look at what these guys are coming out with!
>
> http://www.oqo.com/hardware/basics/
>
> I'm afraid to ask the price....(c;
>
> That's a FULL BLOWN Windoze XP pocket computer with 30GB HD and 1/2G of
> RAM...not some Palm or Windoze Mobile toy computer with queer, low res
> software that won't run anything really useful with no storage for its ROM
> OS. This is a computer that'll run it all! Why not just carry the office
> computer in your pocket?...(c; Wireless and Bluetooth. Free phone on
> Skype in 802.11 Country...video and all! Sync? What sync??
>
> Plug in a USB hub to its USB port and the sky's the limit! Hell, that's
> as
> much computer as half the towers on the shelf....
>
> Amazing....Now we'll need a printer for the car....with a scanner....
>
> It just keeps getting better and better.
>
> "Trade ya my sister for a scanner" - Gateway commercial

"Xxxxx" <[email protected]> wrote in news:J52Wf.8052$b07.490@trnddc05:

> But, this doesn't replace a cell. It's not a phone. (I'd hate to have to
> rely on Skype for anything important... let alone a 911 emergency.)
>
>

Skype and a bagphone?....(c;

I'd hate to depend on a 200mw toyphone in a 911 emergency, myself. That's
why there's a honkin' 3W Motorola TX200 bagphone (99 cents in thrift shops
in nice condition) in each of my vehicles...

OnStar is on AMPS for a reason....

"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Xxxxx" <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:J52Wf.8052$b07.490@trnddc05:
>
>> But, this doesn't replace a cell. It's not a phone. (I'd hate to have to
>> rely on Skype for anything important... let alone a 911 emergency.)
>>
>>
>
> Skype and a bagphone?....(c;
>
> I'd hate to depend on a 200mw toyphone in a 911 emergency, myself. That's
> why there's a honkin' 3W Motorola TX200 bagphone (99 cents in thrift shops
> in nice condition) in each of my vehicles...
>
> OnStar is on AMPS for a reason....
>

What's on-star going to do when they shut down AMPS ?
There goes on-star. (Wave bye) GM Will not cover the cost.

kevin weaver wrote:
> "Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> "Xxxxx" <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:J52Wf.8052$b07.490@trnddc05:
>>
>>> But, this doesn't replace a cell. It's not a phone.
>>> (I'd hate to have to rely on Skype for anything
>>> important... let alone a 911 emergency.)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Skype and a bagphone?....(c;
>>
>> I'd hate to depend on a 200mw toyphone in a 911
>> emergency, myself. That's why there's a honkin' 3W
>> Motorola TX200 bagphone (99 cents in thrift shops in
>> nice condition) in each of my vehicles...
>>
>> OnStar is on AMPS for a reason....
>>
>
> What's on-star going to do when they shut down AMPS ?
> There goes on-star. (Wave bye) GM Will not cover the cost.

They were told to convert years ago and started to do so.
There are cars that were originally designed for leaded
gas that don't work so well either.

-Quick

kevin weaver wrote:

> What's on-star going to do when they shut down AMPS ?
> There goes on-star. (Wave bye) GM Will not cover the cost.

Newer GM vehicles with On-Star have either a digital-ready On-Star
transceiver, or a dual-mode (AMPS/CDMA) transceiver.

After January 1, 2008, GM will no longer provide On-Star service to
vehicles with AMPS-only transceivers, though presumably AMPS will still
work on the dual-mode transceivers.

If the vehicle has a digital-ready On-Star transceiver then it can be
upgraded to dual mode. If the vehicle has an AMPS-only transceiver then
no-upgrade is available. By January 2008, I don't think it's going to
mean many lost On-Star customers, since the older vehicles will likely
not be owned by people that are going to be buying On-Star service at
$16.95 to $34.95 per month.

I don't know what else they could have done. At least they chose CDMA,
which has much more U.S. coverage than GSM.

Remember, AMPS doesn't go away in 2008. The carriers are _permitted_ to
turn it off, and in urban areas they will certainly shut it down.
Smaller carriers, in rural areas, are not going to shut down AMPS
because it's still the only network for vast areas of the country.

SMS <[email protected]> wrote in news:4428dde9$0$95999
[email protected]:

> After January 1, 2008, GM will no longer provide On-Star service

Probably won't matter, anyways. GM is on the verge of collapse, losing
$US10.8M last year, offering bonus incentives for 160,000 employees to
leave the company (buyout $140K/each). Scan around the financial websites
on GM and watch another huge corporation collapse under it own
stupidity....

Natural selection??

Larry wrote:
> SMS <[email protected]> wrote in news:4428dde9$0$95999
> [email protected]:
>
>> After January 1, 2008, GM will no longer provide On-Star service
>
> Probably won't matter, anyways. GM is on the verge of collapse, losing
> $US10.8M last year, offering bonus incentives for 160,000 employees to
> leave the company (buyout $140K/each). Scan around the financial websites
> on GM and watch another huge corporation collapse under it own
> stupidity....

I expect that they will declare bankruptcy soon, to get out of their
pension obligations.

On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 17:45:00 -0500, Larry <[email protected]> wrote:

>Why not just carry the office
>computer in your pocket?

Because the screen is just too small.

I've been through every palmtop, PDA, cellPDA, etc., since the Vilo.
I've come to the conclusion that there's a lower limit to screen size,
where something is fully useful, in a practical sense, as a computer.

It doesn't matter how powerful or feature-rich these hand held units
are; if you can't see what you're doing, they're of limited use.

A_C

Per Agent_C:
>I've been through every palmtop, PDA, cellPDA, etc., since the Vilo.
>I've come to the conclusion that there's a lower limit to screen size,
>where something is fully useful, in a practical sense, as a computer.
>
>It doesn't matter how powerful or feature-rich these hand held units
>are; if you can't see what you're doing, they're of limited use.

I'd agree 100%, but note that the device in question supports an external
monitor up to 1200x1024.
--
PeteCresswell

Agent_C <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> It doesn't matter how powerful or feature-rich these hand held units
> are; if you can't see what you're doing, they're of limited use.
>

Precisely why a cellphone computer is a useless toy....

The new computer supports an awfully detailed external monitor, keyboard
and mouseport. My 21" Gateway widescreen plugs right in PnP...(c;

5" screen that's the whole device's one side and MADE to be seen in the
sunshine is a useful device. However, it's not as useful as a full-sized
laptop. I'd much rather have one of the laptops where you can rotate the
display around to see it when it's closed for watching movies and streaming
video. I have a friend who uses one in a service truck with an infrared
full-sized keyboard. The whole computer sits in a mobile DVD player rack
and he just puts the wireless keyboard on his lap with its integrated
touchpad mouse. That works great as there are no wires and the computer
runs off the truck battery, not its perpetually-dead internal battery like
his old laptop. He never shuts it off all day.

"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Before you sign your life away and promise Verizon your first child, take
> a
> look at what these guys are coming out with!

And why are you posting this to a cellphone newsgroup?

"Golf God" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> And why are you posting this to a cellphone newsgroup?
>
>

Open mind?