06-23-2004, 07:30 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,186
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New Pocket Loox Models: All That And a Bag of Chips?
"The new Loox models (particularly the 720) look pretty exciting. The latest Bluetooth version is included so both sets of wireless should be able to be used simultaneously. Consumer IR means they will be able to function as remotes for TVs, projectors etc. A USB 2.0 [slave] port means ultra-fast synchronisation - and USB 1.1 host means, presumably, the ability to use the new Loox models with USB peripherals such as hard drives and keyboards. A built-in VoIP receiver means they will be equipped for the latest killer application - voice over WiFi.
Full Specs for the Pocket Loox 710:
� Processor: PXA27x 416Mhz
� ROM: 64MB (appox. 28MB user accessible LOOXstore)
� RAM: 64MB
� Display: 3.5", QVGA (240x320), 65K colours
� Dimensions: 122 x 72 x 16.1 mm
� Weight: approx. 175g
Full Specs for the Pocket Loox 720:
� Processor: PXA27x 520Mhz
� ROM: 64MB (appox. 28MB user accessible LOOXstore)
� RAM: 128MB
� Display: 3.6", VGA (480x640), 65K colours
� Camera: 1.3 Megapixel; integrated video capturing and flash
� Dimensions: 122 x 72 x 15.2 mm
� Weight: approx. 175g
Both models will have:
� Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition
� Bluetooth 1.2 (latest version)
� 802.11b
� SDIO/MMC card & Compact Flash type II
� 3.5mm headphone jack
� VoIP Receiver
� 1640mAh replaceable battery
� Jog dial, SpeedMenu and voice recorder buttons
� Pocket Loox Choice software voucher
Pretty solid specs, especially for the 720; it looks like they're gunning for the HP rx4700. What the heck is a VoIP Receiver, though? Anyone care to speculate? Anyone have their sights set on this already?
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06-23-2004, 07:37 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 740
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To my understanding a VoIP Receiver should be a VoIP Phone Client... If you have a compatible VoIP server on your network, you should be able to use the LOOX on your LAN as a phone... I think.
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06-23-2004, 07:44 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 578
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Re: New Pocket Loox Models: All That And a Bag of Chips?
The specs look good.
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Originally Posted by Pat Logsdon
� Jog dial, SpeedMenu and voice recorder buttons
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It would be hard for me to have a model without this feature. I do a lot of reading on my PPC and a scroll switch on the left side is very convenient.
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06-23-2004, 07:46 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 830
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these specs look very similar to the Asus A730. i bet this will be well over $500, though
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06-23-2004, 07:53 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 128
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My guess is "VoIP Receiver" is fancy talk for a microphone 
Still a nice looking device though!
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06-23-2004, 08:04 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 559
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Whoa. 8O That 720 looks like a sweeeeeet device!
(and for a time, I was tempted to get rid of my phone edition device for this one. How long a time? Zero point six eight seconds, sir.)
If only it were possible to create a phone edition device with those specs. I'd drop some serious money for something like that. But battery life would be almost non-existant if you added GSM/GPRS wireless to the mix.
Oh, well. Someday!
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06-23-2004, 08:06 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 217
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Originally Posted by ARNAGE2
these specs look very similar to the Asus A730. i bet this will be well over $500, though
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Its all but certain that this is a rebadged and slightly repackaged Asus A730, the specs, even that keypad layout is basically identical.
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06-23-2004, 08:13 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 27
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I believe a VoIP receiver is a sort of hardware pre-fetch buffer for VoIP packets. It collects the packets off the network side and sorts them into the correct order to be turned into speech. If a packet is required and hasn't arrived from the network the VoIP receiver uses neighbouring packets to 're-create' it as best it can.
All this can, of course, be done in software but a hardware module should improve the quality of VoIP on the Loox.
Dave
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06-23-2004, 08:17 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 182
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I would love this with carrier wireless :mrgreen: But I know that is just not possible yet. 
Sorry Ryan did not see your post before I posted. DooH!! :lol: Darn Refresh :wink:
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06-23-2004, 08:22 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,468
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Originally Posted by mar2k
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Originally Posted by ARNAGE2
these specs look very similar to the Asus A730. i bet this will be well over $500, though
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Its all but certain that this is a rebadged and slightly repackaged Asus A730, the specs, even that keypad layout is basically identical. |
I thought that for a while - but there are some key differences that make me wonder:
The Asus a730 is 190g - the Loox 720 is 175g
The key layout is very different
The Asus has a 1150 mAh battery compared to the Loox's 1640 mAh
The dimensions of the two devices differ in every direction
The Asus has a 3.7" screen as compared to 3.6" for the Loox (though the Loox screen size may have been a typo?)
The Asus screen is 18-bit compared to 16-bit for the Loox
It doesn't seem as if there will be an Asus equivalent of the Loox 710
I don't know whether or not the a730 will have CIR or BT 1.2 or USB 2.0 sync - I don't think that much info has become available yet - has it?
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