[Darius Wey]

I had my eye on this earlier in the day. If it ran Windows Mobile, I'd bag it up in an instant. Besides, is it me or is it somewhat-nonpocketable?

[Darius Wey]

I had my eye on this earlier in the day. If it ran Windows Mobile, I'd bag it up in an instant. Besides, is it me or is it somewhat-nonpocketable?

[TheOrange]

Gosh that reminds me of my old Audrey, just a lot cooler. I've always loved this concept, its too bad it didn't take a better hold years ago. Hopefully this time the world will be ready for such a cool idea (and hopefully the device is up to snuff).

[Darius Wey]

Originally Posted by Darius Wey

Besides, is it me or is it somewhat-nonpocketable?

Hmm, I take that back. It isn't that big after all.

[Dalantech]

I'm looking forward to Mobil Direct 3D, so I won't buy a device that doesn't run Windows Mobil 5.0 and doesn't have a GPU...

[Darius Wey]

Originally Posted by Dalantech

I'm looking forward to Mobil Direct 3D, so I won't buy a device that doesn't run Windows Mobil 5.0 and doesn't have a GPU...

Got your eye set on the X50v then?

[lorcro2000]

Looks like they have Opera in there as the browser, which should work nicely.

Maybe I'll have to give this one some thought myself, mainly because all the Pocket PC browsers suck so hard that a vacuum forms in my living room whenever I want to access the www...

[Scott R]

Am I really the first one here to see this as true competition to Pocket PCs and Palm OS devices? The size is a bit largish, but still just as pocketable as some of the larger PPCs that we've seen over the years. All it needs is for someone to create some PIM apps and you're all set. Open development tools, impressive featureset (only ARM CPU speed unknown). I'm not a fan of the stylus-focused design of a landscape device (one of the issues I have with my Zodiac) and why no gaming buttons on the right (perhaps the CPU isn't quite up to the task)? Give it a clamshell design and thumbboard, though, and I'd be a happy man.

[Jonathon Watkins]

Originally Posted by TheOrange

Gosh that reminds me of my old Audrey, just a lot cooler.

I sat in the next cubicle along from the Audrey developers when I worked at 3Com. A sad day when 3Com killed it. :|

Where indeed is our PPC/WinCE version of this kind of device?

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by dean_shan

Wouldn't a PPC with WiFi suit you just fine for this task?

Nope. Pocket PCs screens are too small, the resolution too low, and the browser too crippled to truly consume ALL of the Web without hassles. I love my Pocket PC for browsing mobile sites, but find it very frustrating browsing on full sites a lot of the time. This Nokia device has a better resolution, although the screen is still a bit too small IMO. The other reason why I wouldn't use a Pocket PC in this instance is that I want to leave the device in the TV room. I couldn't do that with my Pocket PC.

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by PPCRules

I have full appreciation for the geekiness of it. It was the personal relationship part of it that I was reacting to (read: my wife wouldn't tolerate that for long).

Well then, all I'll say is that I'm a lucky man to have the wife that I do. ;-)