09-21-2006, 07:35 AM
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Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 8
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Where are my beloved 3.5" VGA displays gone!? - Drastic Measures
Hey
I am sick of seeing 2.4", 2.7", 2.8", etc on PPC PEs. It's driving me nuts. When will we see a 3.5" display again!? Moreover, when will we see VGA again!?? TomTom Navigator is not the same without a damned 3.5" screen.
I have had to resort to extreme measures: I'm currently in the process of building my own PDA Phone. The first release will be based on WinCE (already done something similar) then I hope to somehow get PPC Phone Edition (got no clue how to do that, but anyway).
These are the specs I'm looking at the moment:
Intel XScale PXA270 520Mhz or Intel XScale PXA290 806Mhz (YES, YOU HEARD CORRECT!)
GSM/GPRS/EDGE Quadband
SirfStar III-based GPS
3.5" VGA Touchscreen (Transflective or Transmissive)
64MB RAM
128MB or 512MB ROM
WIFI 802.11b (802.11g if I use an inbuilt compact flash card)
Bluetooth v1.2 (v2.0 + EDR if I find cheap modules)
SD Card Slot
Compactflash Card Slot (if it is not used up by a Wifi module)
USB Host
Mono Speaker
I hope to build a prototype within the next few weeks and months, then I need to manufacture a damn case. I hope to keep it no bigger than the Universal; only difference is that I won't be adding a keyboard. It probably will be a tad heavy though.
I'll keep you guys posted. It should be finished by February. If it looks any good, I might even try to sell a few.
cya
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