May 09, 2004

Pocket PC

So I gots a new battery for my HP Jornada 540 Pocket PC. It's been out of commish for a few years now, and I'm glad to have it functioning again!

The coolest thing about a Pocket PC (aside from tunez if you have enough storage space) is eBooks. You have yourself a backlit library in your pocket whenever you've got a few extra minutes on your hands.

Solatare/card-games for any touch-screen system is also an interesting experience, since you are litterally "moving" these little digital cards from place to place. It's so dead simple, even my grandfather enjoys it. :)

Now it's got me wondering; how simple would it be to wifi enable an old PocketPC like this? I've seen some CompactFlash Wifi cards, but I can't find any reviews for them online: maybe they are cheesy to use and/or set up *shrug*

A GPS attachment would also be nutritional.

So what do you all do with one of the few cultural advancements since the eighties? :)

Posted by jesse at May 9, 2004 09:38 PM
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I don't know about wifi on the older PocketPCs, but I've seen some of the newer ones (Dell's, etc.) with wifi and they're pretty darn slick. I have a Sony Clie running PalmOS myself which is pretty good, but I sure wouldn't mind a wifi-enabled PocketPC... *drool*

Posted by: Jon at May 10, 2004 10:22 PM

I've taken a closer look at my unit and decided that perhaps I should locate some eyeglass screws to plug in there and prevent it from falling apart in my hand before I move on to 54Mbps connectivity ;)

Posted by: Jesse Thompson at May 11, 2004 12:14 AM