Re: [NTLK] Zodiac (was Pepper pad)

Well, i guess the Zodiac is out.

huh, this isnt much fun anymore....maybe i will just call it quits and
forget the whole thing and just use the powerbook as my mp3/video player
when i am on the bicycle trainer in the basement like i have for the last
few months.

man, why cant things just be easy?
Kevin

Original Message:
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From: L.W. Brown lwb@mac.com
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:39:45 -0400
To: newtontalk@newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Zodiac (was Pepper pad)

I got a cheap Zodiac a few months back (demo model from the former
repair company), along with a beefed-up replacement battery from Hong
Kong and a hand made cover.
It is very nice: two SD slots for great storage, easily usable in
landscape; nice screen; good music player.
Downsides: video player is not included; Palm OS crashes often (tho
it could be poorly-written Palm-compatible software), difficult/slow
syncing (but do-able in OSX with the not-cheap Missing Sync program),
loses all memory when loses charge (except there are good backup
progs, including part of the Missing Sync package, and the SD cards
do not lose memory); miserable Graffiti; BlueTooth is slower than I
would expect (cable is faster).
I am not sorry I got it, but it is really not for input, and that
makes it not much more useful than a new iPod, which has a lot more
storage and a truly reliable video player.

On 12. Apr, 2007, at 14:39, kevin_ondre@vermontel.net wrote:

> Man, why cant anything just be good anymore?
> I was looking at the iPAQ 4700, the pepper, and the Tapwave Zodiac2

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