Heh. I just dropped $350 on a Nokia N810 (
<a href="http://www.nseries.com/index.html#l=products,n810" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.nseries.com/index.html#l=products,n810</a>
) and am pretty happy
with it so far. It's running Maemo ( <a href="http://maemo.org/">http://maemo.org/</a> ) on a 400 mhz
TI "OMAP" processor in 2 gb of mass storage and 128 mb of RAM.
Other hardware features include a mini-SD slot, sound through
speakers or 'phones, a pretty sensitive touch-screen and integrated
stylus, a slide-out keyboard, a microphone, a camera, and an on-board
GPS receiver. The whole package is about 8 ounces and maybe 5x3x1/4
inches. Battery life is good if you turn off the networking, so-so if
you're connected or searching for a connection.<br>
<br>
It picks up wifi pretty very well, and it allegedly can connect
with bluetooth as well. The browser has a flash player installed and is
capable enough to run gmail or watch youtube without issues. The GPS is
pretty ok but doesn't acquire as fast as my Garmin Etrex Legend. The
included case is pretty basic, so I'm considering buying a spiffier
one. Getting a waterproof case may prove difficult; I'm currently
keeping it inside a plastic bag since I occasionally wind up outdoors
in the rain.<br>
<br>
The dev kit is easy to install on kubuntu,
although it'll be next week when I try using it. The machine allegedly
supports python, although I've run into apt(8) troubles trying to
install it on the very latest & greatest OS. There's
clearly a bunch of interesting and relatively quick projects still to
be done -- for starters, GPE ( <a href="http://gpe.handhelds.org/">http://gpe.handhelds.org/</a> ) doesn't
appear to have a shopping list app, something I use weekly on my Palm
3XE.. <br>
<br>Alas, matchbox ( <a href="http://matchbox-project.org/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://matchbox-project.org/</a> ) currently
supports scroll bars _only_ on the right side, a big trouble on a
touch-screen/stylus driven machine if you're sinistral. Of course,
matchbox is also FOSS.. Hmm. <br>
<br>
-- CHS<br>
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/15/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">tom</b> <<a href="mailto:tfreeman@intel.digichem.net" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">tfreeman@intel.digichem.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Tue, 15 Jul 2008, Henry wrote:<br> <br> > Hi,<br> ><br> > Is there anywhere I can look at the eee and similar computers in<br> > Atlanta? It is important that I can actually see and use them, because<br> > their form factor is so integral to their value.<br>
><br> > So far, I've come up with Frys, BrandsMart, and Microcenter. Last I<br> > looked on their website (it is down now), Frys did not have the eee<br> > there. Microcenter and Brandsmart do have the eee, but their selection<br>
> appears limited (no 900, which I think I am most interested in, for<br> > instance).<br> <br> <br>Well, if you can stand the utter oddness of it, I've seen eeepcs at a few<br> Target big box stores (Charlotte), and I _think_ it was the 900 but I'm<br>
not going to swear to that. I think it is the first time I've seen a<br> computer stocked at Target, and not all of them by a long shot.<br> <br><br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> Ale mailing list<br>
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