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[OT] New Toy Available !!!
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- Subject: [OT] New Toy Available !!!
- From: "Don McAllister" <donmc@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 23:41:35 -0000
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Just come back from a corporate presentation on managing mobile devices.
As a bit of fun, the presenter introduced the audience to a new consumer
device which has sold 500,000 units in the US and is now available in
the UK for =A395 from amazon.
It's a PDA which has the all the standard PDA utilities (calendar,
address book, calculator, etc).=20
It has WIRELESS comms built in!!
It has a range of 150 ft indoors and 300ft outdoors.
It will automatically communicate with up to 100 similar devices within
range.
It can connect to a PC and act as a Virtual Wireless Internet Gateway
for up to 100 devices in range.
It has local email and can connect to Internet email once connected to a
PC.
It has local chat facilities.
It can act as a WAP browser
It has 400+ free games available for download.=20
It can be an MP3 player.
It has a full qwerty keyboard (a bit on the small size)
It has a RS232 interface for PC connection
It has a sh*t screen (excuse my French but it can't be all good!)
It's =A394.99 from Amazon and available in the UK.
It's the cybiko (http://www.cybiko.com/uk/features_list.asp)
PDA
currently being marketed at Teens and schoolkids as a cheap and cheerful
wireless PDA. Pushing wireless chat, email and interactive wireless
games.
It looks a bit naff (translucent plastic) and is not in the same league
as a Palm or Ipaq but I'm sure there must be some uses it can be put to
in the HA world especially with its wireless connectivity, RS232 port
and cheapness.=20
Even if not, get a couple for the kids (or yourself) and have a blast !!
I want one ^H^H^H^Htwo
Cheers
Don
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