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Archives: February 2004
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Tue Feb 24, 2004
A few months ago I was changing to a new position at work, which meant moving offices and changing computers. It also gave me an opportunity to take about a week of downtime while I transitioned to the new position. I backed up my critical data to CD, boxed up my office supplies, and spent a week with the wife and kids, all the while my Palm Zire 71 sat in one of the boxes beeping away happily at every meeting or appointment I hadn’t bothered to cancel prior to moving out of my old office. Needless to say, it was stone, cold dead by the time I unboxed it in my new office. No problem, I thought. I installed the Palm software on my new computer, copied over the backup data from my CD and synced. Voila, right? More... | |
Proporta Triple Power Source Emergency Charger (Tungsten/m5xx/Zire 71) |
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While at CES we attended many press briefings and private briefings. Several of these were under NDA and we can not disclose that information until it is officially released. In our quest to bring our readers the latest on PDA and technology news we ask many vendors about upcoming products and roadmaps. Some vendors bring us in on those new products after we agree to not disclose the information until it is ready for public consumption. This allows us time to get review outlines written and formulate upcoming articles. Other times the vendor plays possum and says there is no new news and that’s Ok too. More... | |
The PDA is a great tool to take along with you when you leave the office, home or class. You can do many things with your PDA from checking your schedule, your email, to just listening to music or playing a game. | |
Mon Feb 23, 2004
Sharp Zaurus PDA 400 MHz Intel PROC Dual Expansion CF Type II SD/MMC |
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Sun Feb 22, 2004
If you read my review of the Zire 71, you know that one of the only serious gripes I had about it is that it comes with only one, cheap plastic stylus. Unline the Vx, which came with two styli, one of which was metal with a screw-off top which had a pin for reset the Palm, the default Zire stylus has no such advantage, sending you scurrying for a paper clip if you find you need to reset. More... | |
Wed Feb 18, 2004
If you’ve browsed around a computer accessories store, you’ve probably seen modem cables, LAN cables, or even a mouse with a little spring-wound gadget to wind up the cable when you aren’t using it. Proporta’s retractable USB Sync and Charge Cable uses that sort of system to make the cable pocket-sized when you aren’t using it, yet stretch out to 34 inches when you are. As the name implies, you can sync using the cable and it uses USB power to charge your Palm. I didn’t see a noticeable difference in how long it took to charge versus charging on the desktop stand , so USB must provide sufficient power to charge at full speed. The sync cable is well made and the retraction gadget, which has been balky on some retractable items I’ve tried, works smoothly. More... | |
Tue Feb 17, 2004
Sat Feb 14, 2004
Sun Feb 01, 2004
Sometimes you want a game that you can finish while waiting in line to get that cup of coffee. Simple to play and easy to learn. Drive-Thru Poker is just that type of game. Based on video poker rules and game play, Drive-Thru Poker is easy to play. However, it is designed as a quick game to finish and not for people who want a Las Vegas video poker experience. More... | |
Retro-gaming continues to be very popular and the simple play style of many older games makes them a good fit for mobile phones. Ba-Boom! is based on the classic “columns” style games made popular by Sega and others. The game starts with a basic set of colored stones at the bottom of the playfield. Columns of colored stones fall from the top of the screen and pile up on the bottom. The player’s goal is to keep the stones from reaching the top of the screen. By grouping the same colored stones in straight line sets of four or more, the sets will disappear. More... | |