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Da-Rock
09-10-2006, 03:46 AM
I am looking for an item which can connect my Pocket Pc with a USB Flash Drive without a computer in between.
Anyone know something liek this?

thanks

Darius Wey
09-10-2006, 03:52 AM
You need a Pocket PC with USB Host capabilities. Not all have them, however (which model do you have?). If your Pocket PC doesn't have USB Host capabilities, you can settle for a CompactFlash USB Host card such as this one (http://www.ratocsystems.com/english/products/subpages/cfu1u.html) from Ratoc. Bear in mind that it uses the CompactFlash interface and only has a USB 1.1 specification.

Da-Rock
09-10-2006, 03:58 AM
You need a Pocket PC with USB Host capabilities. Not all have them, however (which model do you have?). If your Pocket PC doesn't have USB Host capabilities, you can settle for a CompactFlash USB Host card such as this one (http://www.ratocsystems.com/english/products/subpages/cfu1u.html) from Ratoc. Bear in mind that it uses the CompactFlash interface and only has a USB 1.1 specification.

Thanks, but my Dell Axim 30 doesn't have a CF interface.
I am actually looking for USB host hardware which can interface pocket pc through wifi or bluetooth.

Darius Wey
09-10-2006, 04:12 AM
Thanks, but my Dell Axim 30 doesn't have a CF interface.
I am actually looking for USB host hardware which can interface pocket pc through wifi or bluetooth.

As far as I'm aware, there aren't any wireless USB Host devices that can interface directly with Pocket PCs. However, if what you want is storage, there are wireless hard disks, but those are pricey, and I've heard they don't always play nice with Pocket PCs.

isajoo
09-10-2006, 05:10 AM
opps double post

isajoo
09-10-2006, 05:14 AM
BUY THE SD CARD with a USB plug built in.

http://www.merlin.com.pl/images_small/17/SDSDPH-1024-902.jpg

or get a USB card reader....

my ppc has USB support Toshiba E750

http://www.pocketpc-club.nl/contentimages/1822_7.jpg

http://www.pocketpcitalia.com/recensioni/img/toshiba_l1_a2.jpg

and has VGA out also. :devilboy:

Da-Rock
09-10-2006, 05:22 AM
BUY THE SD CARD with a USB plug built in.

http://images.google.ca/images?q=tbn:QcfE_kOx1zESuM:http://www.merlin.com.pl/images_small/17/SDSDPH-1024-902.jpg

or get a USB card reader....

my ppc has USB support Toshiba E750

http://images.google.ca/images?q=tbn:yqgJgQ1cr8dikM:http://www.pocketpc-club.nl/contentimages/1822_7.jpg

http://images.google.ca/images?q=tbn:zt9Up9FISDcAJM:http://i2.ebayimg.com/03/i/03/17/27/7a_12_sb.JPG

and has VGA out also. :devilboy:


This is nice to have...but I still searching wirelessed item

ADBrown
09-10-2006, 05:43 PM
BUY THE SD CARD with a USB plug built in.

That's only for using the SD card as a flash memory drive in a PC. It doesn't provide USB host functionality to the PPC.

Da-Rock, I'm afraid you're out of luck. There's no device which can provide USB Host wirelessly to a PPC, short of buying some elaborate network-attached storage device and connecting to it over WiFi.