Comment tungsten t2 surprised me (Score 1) 564
i picked up at tungsten t2 around the turn of the year and i have to say that it is a real joy to carry around (as if that sentence doesn't reek of corporate shill-ism). instead of foaming at the mouth, here's a list:
- great battery life- nimh rechargeable pack built in, just like god intended
- pretty durable
- mp3 player is great to have, but sadly it sucks up a good bit of cpu time, even though it can be run in the background. as a result, other actions take a big hit.
- lots of games for when i'm bored (in fact, i might have to get one for my girlfriend since she is addicted to monopoly)
- plucker lets me read cached web pages anywhere- great for theonion, dailystrips, bbc news, theregsister, and others. sucks for slashdot :( side plug- if you have a palm device, definitely check out plucker! http://www.plkr.org/
- lack of wifi sucks rocks (and apparently the upcoming sdio wifi card will not support the t2! wtf.).
- presence of bluetooth still baffles me- what could i possibly use it for, besides syncing wirelessly (which doesn't lend itself to charging at the same time)? bluechat with a random person at starbucks? i'll pass.
- display could use a little more rez, but other than that, its color and brightness are great
- audio memo recorder is very handy when out and about. i.e. i'm in costco at the dvd section, i just hit the trigger and say "netflix.. runaway jury... matchstick men... kill bill 2".
so basically, give me 11b and i'm happy. i'd buy a palm treo if i was mr. moneybags, but between the base price and the monthly bill w/data, it's still a little ridiculous imo. besides, i think if i had web connectivity in a pda, i'd probably use it more when at a hotspot/home/office then on the road via dialup anyway. having both would be super cool though.
side note, i was at a verizon store here in maryland and they had a treo 600 fired up with data service etc. it was kinda nice to be able to kick the tires, pull up your own webpage on it, etc.
- great battery life- nimh rechargeable pack built in, just like god intended
- pretty durable
- mp3 player is great to have, but sadly it sucks up a good bit of cpu time, even though it can be run in the background. as a result, other actions take a big hit.
- lots of games for when i'm bored (in fact, i might have to get one for my girlfriend since she is addicted to monopoly)
- plucker lets me read cached web pages anywhere- great for theonion, dailystrips, bbc news, theregsister, and others. sucks for slashdot
- lack of wifi sucks rocks (and apparently the upcoming sdio wifi card will not support the t2! wtf.).
- presence of bluetooth still baffles me- what could i possibly use it for, besides syncing wirelessly (which doesn't lend itself to charging at the same time)? bluechat with a random person at starbucks? i'll pass.
- display could use a little more rez, but other than that, its color and brightness are great
- audio memo recorder is very handy when out and about. i.e. i'm in costco at the dvd section, i just hit the trigger and say "netflix.. runaway jury... matchstick men... kill bill 2".
so basically, give me 11b and i'm happy. i'd buy a palm treo if i was mr. moneybags, but between the base price and the monthly bill w/data, it's still a little ridiculous imo. besides, i think if i had web connectivity in a pda, i'd probably use it more when at a hotspot/home/office then on the road via dialup anyway. having both would be super cool though.
side note, i was at a verizon store here in maryland and they had a treo 600 fired up with data service etc. it was kinda nice to be able to kick the tires, pull up your own webpage on it, etc.
