09-18-2005, 04:30 AM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
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odd-i Pocket PC Phone Edition on the Horizon
Very little is known about this Korean device except that it features Windows Mobile 5.0 (or possibly, Windows CE 5.0), a Samsung S3C24440A 400MHz processor, CDMA support, Bluetooth, IR, GPS, and a 1.3MP camera. We'll fill you in with more details as soon as they are made available.
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09-18-2005, 05:41 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Mar 2004
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The odd-i? :frusty:
Okay, I take it all back. JASJAR is no longer the dumbest pocket pc name. Didn't take long to be out-stupided.
Seriously, the look is nice, like a Sony_Ericson phone, with the black framed appearance. Too bad about the lack of a stylus slot though.
:P
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09-18-2005, 05:53 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jan 2005
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is it just me, or it is really all the ppc phones r comming out almost the same specifications... i guess intel needs to put some more effort in designing some more powerfull processors and also ppc manufacturers need to start designing devices with bulit it HDD's... anyways, it might be just me thinking this way... forget it :bad-words:
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09-18-2005, 05:53 AM
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Pontificator
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If it's support VFAST, the lack of WiFi might make it worthwhile. Very cool.
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09-18-2005, 07:10 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Apr 2005
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nicer looking cradle i have to say. cradles these days are pretty bland.
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09-18-2005, 10:25 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Apr 2005
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While I'm sure the Koreans have their own reasons for choosing the name, maybe the Oxford English Dictionary can make it more interesting to English speakers:
Od. A hypothetical force held by Baron von Reichenbach (1788-1869) to pervade all nature, manifesting itself in certain persons of sensitive temperament (streaming from their finger-tips), and exhibited especially by magnets, crystals, heat, light, and chemical action; it has been held to explain the phenomena of mesmerism and animal magnetism.
Sounds cool to me.
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09-18-2005, 08:19 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Originally Posted by saru83
is it just me, or it is really all the ppc phones r comming out almost the same specifications... i guess intel needs to put some more effort in designing some more powerfull processors and also ppc manufacturers need to start designing devices with bulit it HDD's... anyways, it might be just me thinking this way... forget it :bad-words:
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This phone appears to be using Samsung S3C24440A processor. I'm not sure, but Samsung's processor seems to outperform Intel's at the same speed.
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09-19-2005, 01:58 AM
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Thinker
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What's funny is that most CDMA-based Pocket PC phones, no matter how cool or crazy the specs (remember the one with the TV tuner) will never be officially usable or accepted by the US-based wireless carriers such as Verizon Wireless or Sprint. For one, these carriers are so slow to new technology (less than a year ago or so, Verizon had their first true Bluetooth phone), and they're so protective to make sure it's co-branded with their name and/or stripped of all their integrated features.
That was the sole reason I jumped ship to Cingular. For the most part, you pick a GSM/GPRS/EDGE device that supports the bands you want, pop your SIM card in, configure the internet settings, and off you go!
I feel that Verizon Wireless is tries so hard to hypnotize the public with their "most reliable" campaign, but as a Verizon customer for several years, I was constantly tired of being overshadowed by all the technology Verizon scoffed at. So, in trying to corner their market, in the end, they seem to just be cornering themselves. (Sorry for the rant, but, like I said, this Cingular will switch to CDMA before this CDMA phone will hit Verizon's shelves.)
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09-19-2005, 05:04 PM
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Banned
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one of the most idiotic posts I have ever read.
Verizon and Sprint have EV-DO.....GSM carriers have what....EDGE? WOW 384k (burst) ...that is so cutting EDGE.
I also guess you have not seen the PPC 6700....the specs on it blow away any PDA phone on any GSM carrier.
CDMA carriers are FAR from behind the curve.
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09-19-2005, 05:43 PM
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Contributing Editor
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Originally Posted by inteller
one of the most idiotic posts I have ever read.
Verizon and Sprint have EV-DO.....GSM carriers have what....EDGE? WOW 384k (burst) ...that is so cutting EDGE.
I also guess you have not seen the PPC 6700....the specs on it blow away any PDA phone on any GSM carrier.
CDMA carriers are FAR from behind the curve.
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Too bad cdma phones won't work at my home, or some of my friends houses, or at the in-laws. High speed data doesn't do me much good if i don't have service. 
Can you hear me now? ....hello...?
That's also the same reason I left Sprint. GSM was cheaper (at the time) and had/has a much better _selection_ of phones.
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