06-30-2004, 01:00 AM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Nokia to Produce 'Pure' PDA?
Rumour time again. How about this one dug up by the Inquirer:
"Nokia is developing a number of portable computers which will run the Symbian OS and utilise the company's own Series 60 software. The source at Nokia also suggested that one solution being considered is a ruggedised sub-notebook. Sounds familiar? Well, that's exactly what Psion Teklogix makes. So there may have been some truth in the rumour that Nokia wanted to buy Psion last year. It probably went pear-shaped when Nokia found out that Psion's latest PDA was going to use Windows not Symbian. Anyway, The INQ does think that Nokia has spotted a gap in the market. There's no decent PDA with a good keyboard - like our trusty old Revo - available in Europe. While in Japan, sub-notebooks are extremely popular."
Ah yes, the Revo. A very fine PDA indeed and one I still enjoy using occasionally. I think the Inq has hit the nail on the head about the lack of decent PPC with a keyboard. Such a shame we have not seen the 'Top_Secret' iPAQ prototype? come to fruition. Now a Pocket PC that could do landscape and portrait with a touch-typable keyboard. Wouldn't THAT be something? 8O
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06-30-2004, 01:47 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Feb 2003
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I for one would be the first to ditch my Pocket PC and go back to something that had the excellent form factor of the Revo if they came out with something in that shape with wifi and the other features I've enjoyed on my iPaq. The Revo was hands down the best PDA I've ever owned, and that includes the operating system.
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06-30-2004, 01:57 AM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Originally Posted by zzzmarcus
The Revo was hands down the best PDA I've ever owned, and that includes the operating system.
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In terms of hardware I would be hard pressed to disagree. In terms of OS however, I much prefer PPC, warts & all. I remember the syncing problems I had with my Revo and the problems of Outlook data being truncated and corrupted etc. :| The range of programs for the PPC is far greater and the ease of use is far higher. Of course the Revo's built in word processor was pretty good in that it didn't used to mangle your documents and the built in alarms were something else, just excellent with multiple options, sounds & they were reliable. :wink:
Still, that's the past and just now I would really like a decent landscape PPC with a decent keyboard. None of your HPC 640x240, but full VGA at 640x480. Maybe with all these form factor changes etc. this could be possible....... :mrgreen:
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06-30-2004, 02:11 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
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Jonathon Watkins wrote
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I remember the syncing problems I had with my Revo and the problems of Outlook data being truncated and corrupted etc
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I never had this problem with my Revo. I love it! Easy to use and it worked great with Word/Exel. I would like to see some really powerful modifications if Nokia does in fact do something similar to this.
If made right it could work well for me! 
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06-30-2004, 03:55 AM
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For the non-Revo familiar among us. What makes it better than the HPC devices? It sounds an awful lot like an HPC, which is already running something similar to PPC and many have very usuable keyboards.
It would be interesting if Nokia decided to do something, if for no other reason that it might make it to the US, unlike most the little asian toys.
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06-30-2004, 06:10 AM
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Editor Emeritus
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Originally Posted by whydidnt
It would be interesting if Nokia decided to do something, if for no other reason that it might make it to the US, unlike most the little asian toys.
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There's no guarantee of that -- historically, Nokia has released many devices in Europe that have never made it into the US.  Of course, given Nokia's lessening market share, they can ill-afford to pursue that strategy much longer.
--janak
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06-30-2004, 08:05 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Originally Posted by Jonathon Watkins
Still, that's the past and just now I would really like a decent landscape PPC with a decent keyboard. None of your HPC 640x240, but full VGA at 640x480. Maybe with all these form factor changes etc. this could be possible....... :mrgreen:
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There ist the Samsung Nexio S160 available at
http://www.dynamism.com/nexio/index.shtml
so long
Turner
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06-30-2004, 09:45 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
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MMMMmmmmm...
My UX50 running CE5.0... I'd return to the PPC camp in a heartbeat! :wink:
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06-30-2004, 02:17 PM
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Pontificator
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Originally Posted by Snail
MMMMmmmmm...
My UX50 running CE5.0... I'd return to the PPC camp in a heartbeat! :wink:
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AMEN!! :mrgreen: That's why the MPx is so intriguing to me. It just might fit the bill, phone or not.
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06-30-2004, 02:17 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Apr 2004
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microsoft should just buy this product and make it available
for free for ex-palm users.
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