Hi Woo
On HWR, I supppose you could always purchase a third party products such as
PenOffice (Calligrapher) for Windows right?
How long was the battery life with "normal" use?
Cheers
Tony.
> Date: Sat 20-Apr-2002 22:16
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net (Tony Kan)
> From: vitcitylb_at_earthlink.net (No Name)
> Subject: RE: [NTLK] New Ultra Portable
>
> ------------------
> >Holy smokes Woo, do you really have one of those??
>
> Yeah, it has the burning smell of Win.98 and Pentium II @ 400 Mhz., 12
> G. = HD., 128 mg. RAM.
> ---------------
> Can you comment on
> >whether it lives up to the hype on their website;
>
> About 60%.
> ---------------
> >ie hwr,
>
> No HWR, just touch-screen, touch icon to open app., close window,
> re-draw = window with touch, move files by touch. Very limited
> on-screen keyboard = that works only in a few apps.
> ---------------
> >voice recognition,
>
> Kinda works, viavoice is better.
> ---------------
> >wireless video communication,
>
> Has a <1997 web cam>, slow and low res.
> ---------------
> >hot docking?
>
> Not good, worse than NCU. But has firewire, USB(1), built-in 56k
> modem, built-in cd-rom, nice screen = and cover, 2 hour batt. It's
> worth $600-800.00 max.
> ---------------
> >http://www.qbenet.com/productsVivo.htm
> >
> >>>scOtty teCHnoir
>
> The Vivo is smaller, but the touch-screen is ok, not great, not
> bad...but = I still like using a trackball...and my true-pen
> interface Newts.!
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