"Upgrading" soon, advice needed

[ssampier]

My work purchased a Palm T|X for me a few years ago. I never could get the graphiti 2 to work right. At my best I was *much* slower than ordinary handwriting.

I love tech, but if I write slower than handwriting, I should just use a pad and pen.

I have thought about a smart phone, but meh.

Almost all meetings I have my laptop for notes anyway. Sometimes it gets inconvenient when I have to charge it all the time, etc.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Yeah, Graphiti 2 is slower, but it does have the advantage of your being able to broadcast your note to someone with a Bluetooth device if you want to share it.

 

[ssampier]

I'll admit I'm an odd species of geek.

I have little desire to learn how to beam bluetooth information from handheld to handheld or learn how to pair a bluetooth headset to a cellphone.

Give me a server and a copy of Linux I'm happy-as-a-clam.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I'm not a big fan of Bluetooth either. I don't own a headset for my phone, and the only car I've set up for hands-free is my Mom's...and that's only for her phone.

But for this particular purpose- essentially e-mailing a design without paying for a ISP contract, looking for a WiFi network, or simply using a drive or direct connection of some kind- its quite effective.

And since I use my PDA as a backup contacts database, using Bluetooth to reload a phone or similar device is pretty fast.

 

[ssampier]

So did you try out any of the Windows Mobile Classic devices?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I'm still trying to find them in stores!

Office Max stopped selling them in May. Staples still has signs up for them, but there aren't any in store.

IOW, my search continues.

If I can't find a new one to try out, I may just try to track down a refurbished Palm E2 (the model I currently own)...or 2.

 

[Thanee]

...or 2.

Heh.

Bye
Thanee

 

[ssampier]

Another option, depending on your exact needs, is a iPod Touch. It's just like the iPhone without the phone.

According to Mac Rumors buyer's guide there should be a new ipod Touch model out soon. So wait, if you can.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I'm a Mac dude, and as a result I so want to use an iPhone or iTouch, but unless I miss my guess, they're really not for use with a stylus for sketching, etc.

I've heard rumors that there may be a Mac "pad computer" (or whatever they call those things) coming out soon, which, while bigger than I really want, might be my best option overall.

Sometimes, it sucks to have tech needs & preferences that are at odds with the march of technology companies' product lines.

 

[ssampier]

the iPhone and iPod Touch stylus is your finger. Then you never lose it....

Or something like that.

The Mactablet is a pretty strong rumor online, priced around $700; about the price of an average laptop.

Whether or not it will come to life, we'll see.

Here is the Onion's (humorous) take on something similar:

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/apple_introduces_revolutionary