RE: [OT] New Toy Available !!!

["Matthew Keay" <m@xxxxxxx>]

http://www.whsmith.co.uk/whs/Go.asp?Type=Keyword&T=Cybiko&DB=320

£92.99! hehe.

-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Keay [mailto:m@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 11 December 2001 23:45
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] New Toy Available !!!


https://www.cybikoshop.co.uk/buy.asp

Being the authorised UK place to get 'em. I've played with them - v. fun.

Email works out of the box - which was impressive..


Matthew.

-----Original Message-----
From: Don McAllister [mailto:donmc@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 11 December 2001 23:42
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] New Toy Available !!!


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 £95 from amazon.

It's a PDA which has the all the standard PDA utilities (calendar,
address book, calculator, etc).

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.

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 £94.99 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.

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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