Comments on: Project: Doug’s Dream Device http://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/dougs-dream-machine/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/dougs-dream-machine/#comment-562 Judie Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:08:46 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=328#comment-562 Hmmm - not sure what's going on Doug...Wordpress fun! Anyway, I fixed your original comment and deleted the repeat. :0) Hmmm – not sure what’s going on Doug…Wordpress fun! Anyway, I fixed your original comment and deleted the repeat. :0)

]]> By: Fishdhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/dougs-dream-machine/#comment-561 Fishd Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:15:05 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=328#comment-561 Hmm, how about the Nokia 770 ? Lightweight, cheap, decent screen resolution. Just seems to be lacking some decent applications at the moment, I'd be wanting to use it for more than just a webbrowser and it's poor Flash support is disappointing (Youtube is a great way to kill a few mins)... I'd have bought one a while ago if it weren't for my Tosh Libretto U100. :/ Hmm, how about the Nokia 770 ? Lightweight, cheap, decent screen resolution.

Just seems to be lacking some decent applications at the moment, I’d be wanting to use it for more than just a webbrowser and it’s poor Flash support is disappointing (Youtube is a great way to kill a few mins)…

I’d have bought one a while ago if it weren’t for my Tosh Libretto U100. :/

]]> By: dougomhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/dougs-dream-machine/#comment-557 dougom Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:09:34 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=328#comment-557 Steve: yes, I agree that 800x would be better, but it's a delicate balance. If you start getting too high a resolution, you have to make the physical dimensions of the screen correspondingly larger, and the next thing you know, you're up around 2lb/850g and too big and/or heavy to hold in one hand. And for me, I really want a device that you can hold in one hand so that I can read my eBooks, page down web pages in portrait mode, and so on. But I absolutely agree that a higher resolution would be good, which is why I put "or greater." I see in a note on <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/22/next-oqo-handheld-pc-could-have-cellular-capability/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Engadget</a> that OQO may be modifying their device to add in cellular capability for their next revision (as well as other improvements). I'm thinking that the OQO should probably be added to the spreadsheet in anticipation of that day. Whaddya think? Steve: yes, I agree that 800x would be better, but it’s a delicate balance. If you start getting too high a resolution, you have to make the physical dimensions of the screen correspondingly larger, and the next thing you know, you’re up around 2lb/850g and too big and/or heavy to hold in one hand. And for me, I really want a device that you can hold in one hand so that I can read my eBooks, page down web pages in portrait mode, and so on. But I absolutely agree that a higher resolution would be good, which is why I put “or greater.”

I see in a note on Engadget that OQO may be modifying their device to add in cellular capability for their next revision (as well as other improvements). I’m thinking that the OQO should probably be added to the spreadsheet in anticipation of that day. Whaddya think?

]]> By: steve-chippyhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/dougs-dream-machine/#comment-555 steve-chippy Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:53:44 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=328#comment-555 Nice speadsheet. Thats exactly what I did when I first spec'd my dream device and your spec is simlar to mine. Are you sure you want a 640x480 screen Doug? Min browsing res is 800 pixels wide. The Vega is as near as you get but rotation doesn't seem to work on mine. There's a Samsung Q1b in Europe which is supposed to have UMTS built-in. Battery life is over 4 hours too. Is there anything I can add to the <a href="http://www.carrypad.com/products" rel="nofollow">Carrypad product list</a> that would make it easier? I'm always looking for ways to improve the product portal. Regards Steve. Carrypad.com Nice speadsheet. Thats exactly what I did when I first spec’d my dream device and your spec is simlar to mine. Are you sure you want a 640×480 screen Doug? Min browsing res is 800 pixels wide.

The Vega is as near as you get but rotation doesn’t seem to work on mine. There’s a Samsung Q1b in Europe which is supposed to have UMTS built-in. Battery life is over 4 hours too.

Is there anything I can add to the Carrypad product list that would make it easier? I’m always looking for ways to improve the product portal.

Regards
Steve.
Carrypad.com

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