PDA

Fossil recently introduced a wrist PDA that runs Palm OS and looks really nifty. Right now it’s probably too bulky to be a comfortable watch, but I’m guessing that it will get smaller as the technology progresses. I think this is a cool idea; It would be cool to be able to have all the information in my Visor available right on my watch, but Backgammon, Solitaire, and Minesweeper are the Palm OS “tools” I use most often and I can’t imagine playing them on a tiny screen like that.
Aside: At the Barry Manilow concert Wednesday night my friend was incensed that he forgot to set the VCR to tape Greg the Bunny. (I haven’t seen this show yet, but he seems to think it’s excellent.) He complained that there should be some way to call his VCR from his cell phone (or wireless PDA) and tell it to start recording. I have to agree that that’s a pretty good idea. That sounds like a money project to me. Is anyone working on this?

OQO: Ultrapersonal Computing. This looks really, really cool. It’s tiny. It’s wee. It’s running XP. Amazing.

(Note to OQO CEO: Find model with nicer hands and / or cleaner fingernails.)

I’m only somewhat suprised to see that e-Holster is still alive and kicking. I found a two-year-old shortcut to this place and surfed to their site. It looks like they still offer the exact same wacky product that they offered when I created the shortcut.

“Is that a concealed weapon?!”
“Nope. Just my PDA.”

So you’ve got yourself a Handspring Visor. Have you bought some accessories? I have the backup module, which is really handy. I know you can buy a cell-phone attachment and a digital camera. One of the reasons I like the Visor better than the Palm Pilot is the ability to add functionality using the expansion slot. It’s very similar to a Gameboy. But I have to wonder how many people are going to be interested in the Personal Massager module.

Y’know what I want? I want to be able to drop my cell phone into a docking cradle - like I do with my Visor - and have it just suck up all my phone numbers from Outlook. Is that too much? Why can’t I do that? … the hell …

AvantGo is a pretty cool site if you have a PDA (a Palm Pilot or a Handspring Visor). It’s been around for a long time and I’ve used it before to get updates on the Gators and Red Sox and such. They have a new page that allows you to connect your mobile phone to your PDA. There’s a wizard that makes it very easy to buy the right cable and / or tell you how to get wireless web service in your area. Cool.

This Week’s Sign That the Apocalypse Is Upon Us:
The Claudia Schiffer Edition Palm Pilot

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Sony CLIÉ^TM handheld.
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Baby! It really doesn’t get much cooler than this! My Visor and my cell phone combined?! Awesome! The only drawback is that my Visor is much larger than my phone. What I really want is a Visor/phone combo that’s only as big as my phone. With a camera. That plays video games. And unlocks my car. And it better be shiny.

Doh! We are going to dinner tonight so I will probably miss the better part of #blogIRC. If you’re there, I hope you enjoy some fun with the MetaCamPage. I made it just for the #blogIRCers.
I’m listening to the new Pearl Jam CD, binaural, though. I already love it and I’ve only heard the first two songs. I bought it on-line when I ordered the tix and was surprised that it got here only a day after it went on sale. I considered buying a copy tonight at Best Buy. Ryan and I went there after work (I was thinking about buying an ice-blue Handspring Visor Deluxe. But after seeing the HP Jornada up close … grrr … it’s a tough decision now. I have - at least temporarily - decided not to buy either one.) and I said, “Naah … I won’t buy it. It’s probably on its way to my house now.” And I got home. And there it was.

Did I already mention that I will absolutely die if I don’t get one of these in the very near future? That’s it. I’m buying one tomorrow. Case closed. Whew! It feels good to get that decision out of the way.

Damn! Bryan blogged about his Visor and now I can’t imagine living another day without an ice blue one with a modem and digital camera eye …