Typewriter in your pocket

Recently one of the world-famous (and as said Arkady Raikin, "thrice laureatny") of Culture said that the Internet completely destroyed the epistolary genre. The verdict came during a leisurely radiodiskussii, which revealed that no cultural activities or talk with him a journalist does not even have a rough idea of ​​a personal computer. Thus, the vague information from popular newspapers. Sad, very sad. Especially because it does not. Internet should not destroy the epistolary genre. He would not destroy the epistolary genre, if only because that the Internet - this is primarily a computer. A computer - which, among other things, more and keyboard. Why a keyboard? To write. Whom to write? All and sundry, who can read, can receive our newsletter via the internet and will not be at the same time swearing, with no computer, nor desire anything about him to know ... God is with them, with grandiloquent analysts. We know that the personal computer downright provoking work with words. That any novice into a computer person's faith will inevitably begin to write - some letters, and who's diary notes, and some hits to the winds, flowing into the ranks of aspiring writers ... What do you think whose fault the current abundance detektivschikov, fiction and other martyrs of the national literature? Computer, only for him ... Would the author say about opupei Raging vytyukivat your masterpiece on a typewriter? Hardly. And we would not have. Other times, other requests. Typewriter (dream dissident graphomaniac) is no longer listed. Give us something silent, compact, and preferably the budget. Laptop in this sense does not fit - it's expensive. And the problem, he, in general, does not solve. Notebook in his pocket will not put ... Let's talk about keyboards for handheld computers with pen input. It is clear also that the choice among small PDA keyboard. Or Psion, or ... Psion. We often buy machines with touchscreen - Palm or Pocket PC. A read-only - no success. We must also write, and, in the most unexpected places. We order and took a pocket-sized machine to use it in unexpected places? But it did not expect to get half of the computer, completely refuse to accept anything from the outside, but ready-made programs.

Pure Writing

The fact that each family has its own computer system of handwriting, no secrets, there is no secret and that no such system assigned to it, hope is not justified. The situation is particularly serious in the most advanced "pickpockets" - a Pocket PC (that 2002, that without it tsifiri, all is one). Whoever took up a handwriting recognition program, the results are insignificant. The computer adapts to the handwriting tuzhitsya, overloading the memory, and straining his modest computing power, but on recognition of individual letters is not coming. Does not understand the CPC fused to write, much less hurried cursive script in which characters merge into reduced to verbatim Your strokes. Meanwhile, a brief history of the CCP industry remembers the example of successful implementation of handwriting. It almost forgotten about already fairly Newton `s production company Apple. This computer by today's standards too big, and obviously not "skorostrelen. But some of its features former owners of Newton `s who have passed on modern machines, remembered with nostalgia. For example, the organization of the display of information (in a text editor screen scrolls like an endless roll of paper - had only to finish by the end of the virtual page), or the same system of recognition ... Today it is hard to believe, but four years ago, Newton was able to really adjust to the handwriting of the owner and was able to recognize even sloppy cursive ...

Venerable Newton

After trying various "raspoznavalki" under Windows CE (the latter - Decuma for Casio BE-300, not the most powerful, but small in size and fun), I came to a simple (though perhaps not correct) conclusion that there is nothing better on Graffiti today did not exist. Maybe that's it, in this simple system, handwriting, and lies the secret of success typewriters Palm? For those who do not know (though hardly any exist) to remind you the basic idea of ​​Graffiti - a change of priorities. Namely - no computer downloading challenging comparisons nonrepeating ink strokes with the standard shapes of letters and numbers, reassign the case to the user. Each character (letter, numbers, punctuation) is associated with a simplified on-screen image that the user input information must be repeated. At the same tolerances faces are large enough - to draw a non-closed curve and eerie circle you still get the letter "O". Handwriting is produced only in a certain area of ​​the screen, which only in some clones (from Sony and Handera) is used to display information, as in the original Palm computers play the role of the small touchpad (special purpose - to enter these same numbers and letters). In Graffiti has advantages and disadvantages (scandals surrounding authorship aside). The main advantage - get used to the Graffiti doodles very easily. Time training - day or two. Moreover, special sessions do not need, just write ... Or try to write as quickly it is unlikely to succeed. This is a clear lack of - input is only letter by letter, therefore, much slower than with normal ("iron" hardware) keyboard. Improved version of Graffiti, as well as recognition systems for Windows CE, offered a means to accelerate the input - the letters (or numbers, depending on the mode) can be entered in pairs. That is, the left side of input write a letter. Shelf software it recognizes the right of writing a second. Then, the left side of the third. And so on ... This circus. Shooting at the Macedonian ...

The keyboard in the virtual

Although Graffiti piece is comfortable, but most of us still writes with the onscreen keyboard. At a certain skill set speed almost equal speed printing on a conventional keyboard (only four times, but that does not count). But even here not without a fair fly in the ointment. Too small screen size in computer format Palm-size. And the pop-up soft keyboard larger than the screen can not do nothing, and it is little more than a matchbox on its longest side. This is the first. Second - the lack of the keys, no borders (which is understandable) and as a result, tactile feedback. When you write a quick operation keys perceive subconsciously. And here ... There are, of course, the acoustic signals - sound embedded in the CCP dynamics, ringing out at every touch to virtual keys. But this peep more hampered than helped (so the sound is usually turned off). Another problem - the screen space, which occupies the software keyboard. Text editor (scheduler, address book, spreadsheet) is small, and since the screen itself is small handheld computer. Keyboard "eat off" from 30 to 45 percent of screen space. Well, if the editor has built-in auto-scroll - is only the cursor is moved off-screen keyboard, as the current window immediately scrolls up. But the programs with fixed windows, text entry - in the same scheduler - scrolling is impossible. Must act "to the touch, then calling, then removing the keyboard. There is not quite the usual ways of entering information. One of them - the use of Graffiti by specially arranged keyboard. In this case, the input area of ​​the glued paper with designated buttons (Silkyboard), and the Palm `s installed software support. Enter the letters made the stylus - as with the standard virtual keyboard.Another method - the use of supportive programs, like the system of T9, used in mobile phones to create SMS messages, and filling in the telephone book. In this case, use either Graffiti, either on-screen keyboard, and the program selects the most commonly used letter combinations, allowing you to write a whole syllables. T9, as experience shows, for us, still exotic, because for such a method of text entry should be a strongly accustomed. But Silkyboard - a very real way out. According to the testimony of many users - it is really handy thing, because it is a cross between virtual and real keyboard: more palpable over the keys of the sticker somehow easier to aim and hit, and the printing speed increases significantly. The latter, incidentally, has been proved experimentally in the past year on the second pilotovke Moscow Palmkluba. Bit winner in the competition for the fastest way to enter text to 117 characters per minute! Enjoyed it just SilkyBoard. For skill has been awarded a cute folding keyboard, which we describe below.

Buttons, buttons, buttons in a row

One need only look at price tags of Russian computer stores, and the seeming abundance of portable keyboards for handheld computers is reduced to negligible quantities. Meanwhile, releases of companies specializing in producing accessories for PDAs, crowded most exotic input devices ...

Flexible Keyboard for Palm

Here, let me just digress ... How often do we see in the sale of widely publicized computer news? And the "old fashioned"? Does anyone own eyes saw on the shop shelf, say, web-tablet - a touch screen computer "notebook" size, but without a keyboard? How much written as it is said, and all - by and by. Russian sellers can understand - they do not have the financial resources to reckless experiment. But - the desire to win the competition or the elementary curiosity? Really, no? Sorry. However, recently the situation has changed somewhat. Today in Moscow you can find lots of interesting accessories for small computers. For example, join (Attached) keyboard for computers Jornada (I recently talked about her). Or similar to her keyboard, connected to the system connector on the CPC. Or flexible plastic keyboard, which can be rolled into a tube, or even turn in her pocket computer (only heard about this, but he has not seen for sale). In general, for attachable miniature keyboard is characterized by very small and tiny, straight-away "kalkulyatornye, size of key buttons. Also, bold design, irregularly shaped buttons (in the sense of - brace, intricate), easy connection to a PDA and a lack of policy support for the Russian language. By the way, referred to the Jornada keyboard just russified. It is sold MakTsentr, which means that about Russification once again you can not ask. "The Germans" (in the sense of - "stray foreigners) there are practically no, and if any, and come across, then very soon begin to" speak "in Russian ... Is it convenient to work with the tiny buttons? No, it is inconvenient.Not to say that I have tried all this detail, but I have lying around a miniature keyboard for cell phone Chatboard Ericsson. Its dimensions are roughly the same size with the smallest attachable keyboards for PDAs. If you need to win more than two words are better with this nonsense is not messing around ... While other tools still do not. And how many have to enter information into your phone? Room, yes hooligan SMS-ku ...

Big keyboard to a small computer

Full-sized keyboard for PDAs is not so much. We've known (and popular), two - Go Type! Pro from Landware and Palm Portable Keyboard (former Stowaway). First released in two versions - with the prefix Pro the title and without it. The difference - in the electrical wiring through which the keyboard can be used to recharge the battery instead of the standard PDA "crib" - if you connect the power supply to the keyboard connector. And that is very convenient - you write, and machine charges.

Go Type! Pro from Landware

Structurally the keyboard from Landware similar to the regular, on a personal computer. Notebook size, cover, which is tilted position into a cradle for the CPC. Several function keys work in any system - from the Pocket PC, to Casio BE-300 (really, about the BE-300 I only know the information on the manufacturer). Produced and modification for the Palm - a variety of options for old and new machines. When folded the keyboard is as good as in the open. But not as portable as the Palm Portable Keyboard, since the sum only cover, and the base is monolithic ... But the Palm Portable Keyboard is indeed folded. Skukozhivshis four times, she turns into an aluminum "cigarette case", echoing the shape of a Palm `. This keyboard "crib" can not serve, but in no less convenient than the Go Type! And at the same time very affordable. Watching where, of course. And looking for some machines. I really liked the version with an adapter that allows use Palm `ovsky Portable Keyboard option in conjunction with a computer iPaq. What's the point? Version of this keyboard for iPaq anything except plug, not different from the Palm `-native, and is worth three times as much. But, again, depending where. We are talking only about MakTsentr. In other places for foldable keyboard would have to lay out even very tangible money ... With this adapter iPAQ easily connects to the keyboard, Palm Portable, as seen in the photo. Only on the handheld itself to install the keyboard driver UniBoard version 2.10 or higher, as developed in MakTsentr. How great keyboard work? In my opinion, just like the keyboard of my laptop, that is - okay. The keys small, but the step is quite standard. Touch-type can not promahivayas and specifically taking aim. If you take a PDA and a keyboard, you get a portable system with a small screen, simple text editor, but with a long battery life and a familiar input method. Besides all this facilities can be pulled out of his pocket and placed directly on the table in the train compartment. And no one would bother with silly with questions - "how many megabytes your computer." That they have not seen the calculator?

A few words after

What will happen to computers Palm - we'll see. (I think that anything bad they do not do). But the Pocket PC, it seems, will soon dispense with portable keyboards - where there is no need keyboard hiking, miniature. The fact that the Casio E-200 already has bus connectors USB.Theoretically, these PDAs can work with any peripheral USB, including a keyboard - full size, from the desktop. How is the driver support at the moment, I do not know. While that all PDAs with the operating system from Microsoft eventually will recognize the device USB, almost sure ... Leave it "almost" as a safety net. Thought overseas legislators computer whimsical fashion. Will come up tomorrow, any voice input, and we - maysya. But personally, I'm ready for it. Very much interested. The authors, translation:

"Any tricks for your Pocket PC

There was an incident. A friend of mine bought a new car, and the next day, making out on the driver's seat upholstery, a hardened his own cigarette hole, came down in the preinfarction state ... I told him - either quit smoking or buy blankets. Do not listen ... A small handheld computer - not a cheap thing (especially if it's not a budget one hundredth Palm Series). When the thrill subsides first meeting, when is the excitement of recognition (Look, look - squiggles!), In full growth face challenges everyday use. Namely - nowhere who undertake the scratches on the PDA screen, chronic disease case called "shabby", chips, dimples and Shcherbinka. Do you think that is nonsense? It is not nonsense. Personally, I watched as a man from computer trouble in three minutes, turning gray hair (he bought doroguschy "Jornada" and, back home, emphasized carelessly threw her on the sofa cushions - so missed, you fool) ... No, no, I assure you, no nonsense ...

LCD odulyansion

It would seem - that might be easier on-screen labels? True, I still can not find it in computer stores. Where neither asking everywhere answer - "only with Pocket PC" ... Where I was so handheld computers? Pickle them, or what? Gypsies have stickers from a friend (I will not say where, though it MakTsentr). While seemingly give. Find the label only half the story. (Just found, labels can be purchased for $ 20, and, as many as five pieces, but complete with a liquid to clean the screen with a paper towel - yes I wipe something is not liked). It must also properly glued. And this is when my gold hands is almost impossible ... First, let's discuss - the hell we gave in this very label. What it does and why heals? Understand the question silly, for that matter, and the answer. The sticker is needed in order not to scratch the passive manipulator - staylusom "(note how the pronunciation, natural Oxford!) - Surface of the touch screen PDA. The idea of ​​stickers prompted by users. Long ago, when PDAs were as rare as we have now the turn of sausages, a lucky owner of a small typewriter slightly blundered and accidentally scratched the screen. Poraskinul he brains, and pasted on the wounded surface of the touch strip ordinary Scotch tape - just the place where a feather falls more often in the area of ​​handwriting. Solution rapidly caught on - first on Palm `s where the tape is sealed area Graffiti, then all other typewriters, where the same tape sealed everything. Since the strip of adhesive tape looked pretty challenging (though bandaged with tape infantryman), one of the producers figured to set up production of shaped stickers. And away we go ... In corporate (or non-original) labels on the screen there are some unpleasant features. First, some labels before actually using the account to trim the printed circuit on them. With normal hands all turns out well, with curves - not always. Labels without causing circuit can not prune, they are already trimmed to fit the screen PDAs. But these labels (as a rule, not branded) curl edge. Adhesive layer on the edges of dry film and then ill stick to the glass screen handheld machines. Another trouble - stickers caught the wrong size. I, for example Casio BE-300, and labels must be used on Pocket PC, whose screen is considerably larger. But more - not less, right? Pruning ... Now about side effects. Unfortunately, all the on-screen labels, I came across (or rather, the ones that I managed to scrounge) had a bumpy structure and a yellowish tint. With a touch easier - in a pocket typewriter separations are not engaged. And a little color distortion (for example, in games) has no special meaning. But the structure ... This increased optical density, due to which it is necessary to increase the brightness of the screen, and unwanted reflections - reflections.If a blank screen under a desk lamp can blind and can not dazzle - as povernesh typewriter, then a label under the same conditions, the screen reflects the light in unpredictable directions, and in depressing numbers. I do not know, maybe bumpy surface of a specially devised. But because of her machine does not look new and expensive. Like a screen shuffled sandpaper ... And the benefit of the stickers are? You bet! After six months of use (not my words - I quote the statement of more experienced owner) when changing the labels you will see a pristine blank screen, like a machine just yesterday bought. And without the stickers through the same six months the appearance of visible scratches, almost inevitable. Another reason to use labels - too soft surface layer of the touch screen. This plague seems to be suffering Jornada from Hewlett-Packard (keyboard - accurately). Dense label protects the screen from vigorous contact with the pen, without compromising the sensory sensitivity. But computer owners Psion screen labels almost do not enjoy. Especially on machines without the backlight - Psion Revo, Psion Revo Plus and Diamond Mako. The point here is that the label reduces the reflectivity of the screen and make the image illegible. Besides comfortable keyboard Psion can rarely use a pen. Even managed to games easier through the keyboard. Perot Revo users only use to select software options, and system-screen input, virtually no work. Why, if there is such a wonderful keyboard? Glued to the screen protective film is an art. It is necessary to achieve the same tight fit with no air bubbles. If bubbles are still formed, carefully drive them, not giving scattered large bubbles into smaller ... I trust this important cause women's hands. My, I repeat, in this sense too wrong. And the last. Undercutting soft label, leave a millimeter of space on the edge - make it a little less. In this case, the sticker will not be crept on, and chimes shell will last longer. The most extreme, the border area of ​​the screen anyway for anything not being used. Well, maybe in some kind of toys, such as ICBM, which I regularly "kill", firing rockets from behind the side of the screen ...

Life or purse?

Just do not be alarmed - this is not a robbery ... It is a reflection at the counter. Handbag for my computer choose. Or did his case. There is one amateur observation. Bags and cases for PDAs is better to look at computer stores and buy - in the ordinary. The same, "wallet" from Samsonite in the computer lounge is twice as expensive as in "sumochnom. Really, just yesterday bought ... No, not yet purchased, only to watch. But in terms of prices is not deceiving. However, in the "sumochnyh" stores (or specialized departments), the most convenient models may not be. In addition, for "pickpockets" fancy shops have little to offer. This product is not universal, specific (though I found exactly what you want). Let's look closely - do our computer special bag or case. That it gives to practical use. And why can not provide in principle ... Answer immediately - handbag (bag, purse), we need absolutely everything except computer owners Sony. These machines originally supplied with enough high-quality and convenient case that there is nothing better and come up with is impossible. On occasion a look at these machines in the store (ask to see, along with a cover - the demand for money is not taken). Evaluate design. Tough Leather (or psevdokozhanoe, depending on the model class CPC) basis, grabs the bottom of the machine, and flap with Velcro fasteners (said to be written by a dash, but I be forgiven, I do not know). Valve covers the entire front part of the machine, close the back (there holding the snout Velcro) and folds up. The most convenient case for other handheld computers constructed according to this principle.With such a tough cover hinged lid CCP can hide in a desk, because the leather and comfortable, and protects the machine is better - a spring at impact ... Another type of protective covers - "notebooks." They look similar to paper organizers and opened as the actual book. Cover cover, left side of laptop, equipped with pockets that can hold memory cards. The base is equipped with a valve with an opening or a pair of leather grips with adjustable distance between them. From the construction described above covers such as "notebook" can be distinguished by the fact that they take up in the pocket significantly more space. But defense and more thoroughly - cover leaves no open edges and corners Corps PDA ... Computer keyboard for Psion (and if you want all the others) are released semi-soft leather (and artificial materials - down to nylon) cases, clamshell. In the most curious (from my point of view) an original system of fixing the computer to the base case. This four blyambochki - Circles with a sticky layer of "fasteners". The bottom of the box completely lined with cotton fiber loops. On the back of the glue film circles. Remove the protective film, Glue circles to the back (the Psion to the bottom) of the hull machine and insert into the case. Pull it out is difficult for even the most - machine so dangerously smacked his lips, as if bursting a thick tarpaulin ... And you can work directly in the cover without removing the machine, but only opened a case. True, there are disadvantages in the use of "crib" to synchronize with your desktop computer. But this lack of any cover or sheath with fastening device. Must either continually pull the computer out of the case, or to use instead of "crib" separate cables ... Models of a great variety of carrying cases. There are those who put in all - and cell phone, and a paper notebook and pen set, and a whole pack of cards ... Only "pockets" of the computer is lost completely. This notebook has some, but not tiny baby. For adventurers can pick up a hard cover. This versatile case that is not bound to any particular model of PDA. It isolates the computer from moisture, dust, and partly a high (or low) temperature. Such cases often take the tourists who use portable satellite navigation receivers are GPS - to keep your apparatik from accidental damage. The product of the manufacturer should be preferred? A matter of personal preference, but I like the company's products Hama (range of just a giant) and its subsidiary Samsonite. Stylish, prestigious and convenient. It was from Samsonite, I found the most universal models that were released for the Pocket PC itself, not only for the iPAQ or Jornada. That company has released a Samsonite suitcase in which to live more comfortably my laptop.

In the footsteps of his uncle Plyushkin

There are very few - some stuff, but useful homemade ... No, take in hand soldering is not necessary. We'll manage the content of the wallet. The first - than to clean a computer screen, if it is dirty? Any non-corrosive liquids (not containing alcohol and solvents). They say good help "seconds" (if it does not pour onto the screen, but only slightly to moisten it a rag). But I would recommend still soft label, washable handkerchief and his own (soft) breathing. Well, here it is - ha! - And a quick wipe. Next - what to replace staff pen if it is suddenly scratching the screen? My God, yes regular wooden toothpick! The best arm, soft, tiny, cheap (only the name of some inelegant). What to feed the wrong time discharge the battery cars? Battery pack from SLR cameras, portable radios and so on. Such blocks of four dry cells are sold in stores and consumer electronics are not more expensive than 300-400 rubles (although power supplies for camera import substantially more expensive). If you do not have enough skill to pick up and solder the power cable to connect the PDA, look for ready-made device - it comes at us in Russia and is suitable to various models of handheld computers. Important note - do not confuse the polarity to the terminal computer, or can happen much trouble. Usually fresh energy to recharge batteries is built into the PDA battery ...What to take to the road along with the CCP? Of course, not "crib" synchronization, and a separate cable USB (or COM - whichever is used in your machine). Said to be very easy to modify the USB connector so that the power to recharge the battery can go directly from the contact bus USB (+5 V). I'm on such a revision is not made up his mind, and probably will not make up my mind. If you do not plan to bring a laptop, it is sufficient to capture AC Adapter Pocket PC and flash memory card that was on than to keep a record and then restore the system in case of failure ... And the owners of the most inexpensive and popular Palm m105, m100, and below is sufficient to capture a set of fresh batteries. That can be useful in software utilities? For me - only e-book. Love, you know, reading, lounging on the couch train compartment. A hitchhiker looking and - envy, envy ... Wow, some two hundred dollars, and so much happiness. The authors, translation:

Aluminum armor for PDAs

To our office got new original protective cases for handheld computers from Taiwanese firm Armor. Just say the solution is on the fan, as, indeed, and every bag or accessory, especially not revealing a thing of prime necessity. For example, these cases on the one hand provide protection for your Pocket PC, with another increase in size and change the design. The choice, as always, the buyer, and that it be easier to understand need it or not, we will try a little more to tell him about the object of this review. We have, at first proved to be cases for models Sony Clie 610/615/N770, Palm m500/515, Compaq 3600/3700.

Privacy

Covers these are the kind of hard covers - hard case and, accordingly, provide greater protection than their soft counterparts. They are made ​​of two materials - plastic (base) and aluminum (cover) - to protect the screen, and designed (except for models for iPaq, made ​​as a jacket) to close all the Pocket PC. According to the manufacturer, was used in the construction of aircraft aluminum, so that in such a cap can rely on! The model is designed for Palm-metal in general and something like a cigarette case.

Design

Design is also in itself a controversial thing that affects the taste of each user, which, as usual, do not argue. For example, I do not like the hard cases. My choice - leather, such as those presented in www.xigma.ru, but not of them are now talking about. New cases are made, quite frankly, a militarist style that, in general, quite usual for metal products. Reinforce the sense of a matte finish, imitation rivets and massiveness. Partly because of this, these cases strongly alter the design of a handheld computer, it becomes rigid and integral part. In my opinion, they are not strongly combined with the very PDAs, which are intended for, but the manufacturer's site seems to be presented and silver model. Again - not for us to decide the final word for the user :-)

Execution

Very, very good. All have long been accustomed to that Korean and Taiwanese companies - namely, the Taiwan based manufacturer of seat covers have got to us - the quality is often pereplevyvayut and Europe and America. This is just our case! Case is perfect repeats contours of a handheld computer, and no unnecessary protrusions not even with the service - the inner side. My "Sonya" lay there as a "poured", only a small gate latches, rigidly fixing the PDA in its place. All holes were duplicated - and a slot for cards, stylus and groove, and even a special small bracket Harnesses! To avoid inadvertent damage to the device internal side covers have special pads. Despite the fact that the cover adds dimensions of a PDA, they do not really feel because everything in its place.

Sentence

It just so happened that in every, even small, the review must be a certain author's estimate. In this case, it is rather positive, although their views on the covers I expressed at the beginning. In my opinion, somewhat controversial include color, in particular psevdozoloto that creates a raid cheapness. The silver in this case seems more noble. Several confusing functionality - protecting it. Not even a belt clip, though, in my opinion, they can add by "usefulness" of the product. One thing is certain: if you need an original accessory for your PDA, these cases should pay attention and spend some time to yourself povertet them in their hands, otherwise the decision to accept hard. The authors, translation:

Himself Photographer

We have a new edition - digital camera devices on Pocket PC manufacturing Pretec. The camera connects to the PDA through a Compact Flash slot of the first type, so it can work with most models on the platform Pocket PC / Pocket PC 2002. As amended by the camera has successfully turned into a digital camera Casio Cassiopea E-200 Compaq iPaq 3850 (with a jacket Compact Flash).

Pretec Compact Camera

The hardware part

As always, first consider that in the box. And the box itself the camera in shock-cellophane with pimples, black leather cheholchik, CD with drivers and software for handhelds, Pretec registration card and a small booklet - User's Guide. On the drive electronic version of the manual in. Pdf and the installation program - one for all machines. Run it, and software for Pocket PC is installed with no problems. Luggage silver, which has become a tradition for such devices. Color slightly less opaque than building a Compaq iPaq 3800 series, together they look very cool, like an integrated whole.

The camera seamlessly "fit" in the Compaq iPaq 3800

With the main characteristic of a digital camera - the quality of CCD-matrix (ie the quantity of photosensitive elements on it) is a slight problem. Maximum resolution as the best representatives of the Compact Flash Camera - 640x480 pixels, that is, 307,200 total pixels in the matrix. Same - 300 kilopixels "- is written on a large hologram on the box and the camera itself. At the same time near the box on line Resolution (Resolution) means: 300K / 1,3 M pixels. The same thing is written and on the website: "the camera can take pictures with resolution up to 1.3 megapixels. Obscure, where did this figure. Reply Pretec, which we have addressed this issue, yet makes us wait. In any case, the maximum resolution - 640x480, which is enough to shoot a home party or a nice view. On the camera body has a separate viewfinder, though, of course, you can also use the PDA display, shutter release button (again, on a PDA is its software double) and the focus ring to adjust the sharpness. Very, incidentally, a useful ring:

That's ...

... And that's the case. The result of the wheel focus when shooting with a 4 cm

The enclosure can be rotated 180 degrees and use a camera to shoot a dear friend himself. - The camera not only photos but also video. Unfortunately, nowhere in the manual, as well as at the site Pretec no information about the quality of the recording. Subjective sensations in 640x480 Compaq iPaq 3850 gives 10-15 fps. In general, you can watch.

The software part

Software Compact Camera operates in two modes: control camera and video and view / edit the footage.Regulated: the white balance (three levels plus auto mode), resolution (640x480, 320x240 or 160x120), timer for avtosemki (3, 6 or 10 seconds), brightness, contrast, and the interval between successive images. In addition, you can manually specify the directory in which to store the captured images and video clips. For movie also set the color saturation.

Picture Settings

Settings are made - shooting. Actually, apart from pressing the "descent", where you can turn on a consistent (three photos) and shooting avtosemki. Images saved as JPEG.

Control Mode Photography

Same with video. Here the interface is organized on a "VCR" - recording, playback, rewind, etc. By the way, you can record movies with sound (built-in controls that the PDA microphone). Unlike photographs, which are stored in the widespread and understandable format for all programs, movies are recorded in the files that no one except for the Compact Camera can not play.

Control mode Video Filming

All photos and video clips are stored in albums that you can create, delete, merge, split. Photos and videos can be viewed, renamed and moved to other folders and albums, accompanied by textual notes. A here is a slideshow of pictures taken can not arrange.

Captured can be immediately mailed to

As the "chips" - the program has four "skins" to choose from, however, the most noticeable that they are doing - is changing the background "desktop" Compact Camera. Finally about the quality. About the video say, you probably should not - after all these clips are removed rather to demonstrate the PDA, but not for practical use. However, and for them it is quite possible to make out what was happening. Photos also showed a quite good (of course, in terms of what can be expected from a combination PDA and camera on the Compact Flash). Quite clearly readable text on paper, clearly visible faces of the people, small objects in the frame. The only trouble - it seems that the camera is slightly darkens the image. But maybe, you had better adjust the brightness and contrast.Here are a few shots in MakTsentr:

Employee :-)

320x240, and looks pretty decent

Our fish

Two Pretec Compact Camera admire each other

The photograph on the street - just a great quality

The authors, translation:

PDA Shipments in 2006 reached 17.7 million units

PDA Shipments in 2006 reached 17.7 million units

The analyst firm Gartner published a report according to which the quantity supplied to the world market PDA in 2006 totaled 17.7 million units. This figure is 18.4 percent higher than last year. In this case, the category PDA company classifies the device, weighing less than 454 g, focused mainly on work with data, rather than conventional cellular services, and intended, as a rule, to work with two hands (eg, BlackBerry 87xx, Motorola Q and Nokia E61). But such devices like the Treo 750 and BlackBerry 81xx include Gartner to smartphones, and this statistic does not include. The company's analysts say that in 2006 60 percent of all PDA market has a feature phone. In 2005, this opportunity was provided with only 47 percent of such devices. Additionally, Gartner research showed that in 2006 49 percent of all PDA were purchased by enterprises. The company Research In Motion, according to the report, continues to lead the market PDA, though among its products is now becoming more and more smartphones, starting with the release in September 2006 BlackBerry Pearl. The number of PDA from RIM was in 2006, according to Gartner, 3,510,927 units, up 10 percent over last year. The market share occupied by these products from RIM, is 19.8 percent. Shipments of PDA of Palm fell 29 percent compared with last year. Data from other suppliers PDA can be found in the table.

Jaws

... It goes on to crack a shark, rush on anybody, but only about adapters Bluetooth wireless technology to handheld computers. Incidentally, this is the most fashionable at the time of issue. Hit of the season. Global bestseller. Let's look at the current, already available to us, the use of Bluetooth, and to applications of tomorrow. Especially because tomorrow begins today. Hence, the wait for the future remains rosy for long ...

Honestly now

Surveying the current state of things, with some sadness that you notice - the technology of wireless high-frequency communication is not yet very accessible. The cost of adapters is high (for the most inexpensive models greatly surpasses one hundred dollars), but because a complete solution for private, personal use remains the eternal question of how the world - to be or not to be. However, it all depends on the thickness of the purse. Young student, hardly accumulated on a budget Palm with a monochrome screen, a prospect to get a Bluetooth module is not smiles. Solid, good earning, middle-aged gentleman to spend four or five hundred for a set of Bluetooth adapters are quite capable of ... What can I say? Youth has one not very nice feature - it passes quickly. The fact that in his early years seem unsupportable, tomorrow will be the prankish trifle. Yes, and Bluetooth technology develops by leaps and bounds. Soon it will happen the same thing happened with electronic memory - it will inevitably fall in price ... The high price of Bluetooth adapters significant, but perhaps their only drawback. It is true that comparison. Except for a new Bluetooth (this standard, said a few years) from the wireless PC peripheral devices we only have an infrared port - IrDA. Infrared serial port - direct descendant of the usual two-wire asynchronous serial port, the oldest of all. His main drawback - low speed data transmission - is inherited from the COM-port. For transmission over a single wire (the second grounding wire) data together in packages - a sequence of bits into which the first and last included special control bits. These bits are used to indicate the beginning and end of packet transmission, so the port does not require clock signal and a separate wire for it (so the port is called asynchronous). The downside of this simplicity - the bag has a small amount, but the transfer is carried out consistently, package by package. Receiving port receives the first service pack bits and transferred to the reception mode information. After receiving the entire packet, the receiving port receives the latest service pack and stop bit reception. Then everything is repeated. The same data transmission technology - packet sequence incorporating the official bits - used in IrDA. It is clear that it does not allow to achieve high rates of exchange (the COM-port and IrDA - 115,2 bps). But the high rate of conventional IrDA (there is a high-speed version of the infrared port, but he has not received proper distribution) are not available, affects another drawback of optical wireless communications - susceptibility to interference. For reliable communication window transceivers (LED) infrared ports of two devices must be located at 10-20 cm is strictly opposite to each other. In the way of the light beam should not be any obstacles. Hindrance may be a ray of sunlight or occasional glare from the mirror. In short, the hassle of missing ... Finally, the third major drawback of infrared port - at the same time connection can be established only between two devices.Networked dozen mobile devices through IrDA impossible (although it is theoretically possible to receive an information signal to several devices - if you can arrange them in the optical axis of the infrared beam). All of these defects have been remedied in Bluetooth. Communication takes place in a microwave radio 2.4 - 2.4835 GHz transceiver (transceiver) low power (milliwatts account goes on - as in radio-equipped toys). Communication range does not exceed 100 meters (for example - the toy radio range of 27 MHz at a power output of 100 milliwatts have an effective range of communication in the same 100 meters), but usually lacking, and 10 meters. The fact that Bluetooth, as well as an infrared port, intended for communication between a PC and peripherals - printers, digital cameras and so on, or between mobile devices - cell phones or handheld computers, or between "big" computer, phone or PDA. In any case, talking about hundred meters is not necessary. This note makes sense, because until recently the spread of the standard Bluetooth (and, let's add a competing standard, Air Port by Apple) in our country is hampered by objections to the supervisory bodies. It was assumed that high-frequency communications can make radio interference into the work of industrial and other radio equipment. In this case, cited arguments such as the presence of interference from CB radios receive television broadcasts. But the connection CB (the same range of civilian - Citizen Band) is on the border (between short-and ultrashort-wave range) 27 MHz, and the permissible transmitter power is 5 watts! Bluetooth radio band with nothing does not intersect, and the power is so insignificant that it can not be compared even with the power of the emitted radio signal very safe in this respect, cell phone ... That is why, incidentally, looks so attractive in the application of Bluetooth headsets handsfree - and the hands are free, and no wires, and safety are fully complied with ... Yet - as this new "Pribluda (slovechko!) work? What she knows? First, before you spend money on the purchase adapter set (and a Bluetooth module for, say, your Pocket PC to purchase does not make sense as it makes no sense to buy a portable radio CB - if we continue this "radioanalogiyu" - at least until the Bluetooth has not received widespread distribution), we should find out what problems we're going with a Bluetooth address. Secondly, you should really look at things - to combine the wireless network a modern laptop and an old dot matrix printer can only theoretically and is almost impossible (and unnecessary!) In practice. Third, do not hurt to calculate costs and relate them even with the potential, but - profitably. Funny to throw to the winds of almost four hundred dollars, to be able to play online toy (if they generally exist) on a pair monochrome Palm m100. Bluetooth - is the ability to automatically and instantaneously organization samokonfiguriruyuscheysya wireless network. And therefore the greatest benefit from the new equipment will be in the first place, the owners of laptops. Portable personal computer - the thing in itself, able in most cases operate autonomously without any connection whatsoever devices. In practical terms, the main advantage of the laptop is not available in his battery, which provides work for two to three hours without connecting to the mains, and almost complete freedom from cable clutter on the desk.In fact, how often do we open his laptop in the field? So whether we need a computer away from the workplace or at home? Most often we use a laptop as a working machine - for word processing and internet connection. But the road to take a Pocket PC (who he is, of course) because it is smaller, lighter, from the built-in battery lasts longer, and tasks that are assigned to it in a way that does not require a full-featured notebook computer (if you Of course, not Lenin in flood - to write treatises on the knee). Thus, providing laptop adapter, Bluetooth, we have the opportunity to get rid of the printer cable, sync cable to the handheld computer from the network cable, and eventually even the tail of the computer mouse (in the announcements of computer companies are equipped with radio controllers have already appeared). Leaving only the mains cable and telephone wire ... All this will require considerable investments - peripherals must also be supplemented by Interface Bluetooth. But there are options. For example - purchase module hub, splitter with integrated transceiver Bluetooth, which can connect multiple peripherals. Or - to use an external Bluetooth module to connect via USB. Such a device makes it possible without too much trouble to equip wireless high-speed interface of desktop personal car, not getting into her insides. Incidentally, today issued a Bluetooth module for computing have different designs. They come in the form of flash memory cards - MMC / SD or CF, in the form of cards of standard PC card, in the form of plug-ins to connect to the USB port and a PCI card for integration into personal computers.

Palm m515 with a Bluetooth-card format Secure Digital

The most interesting is the module in the form of flash memory cards. With a simple and inexpensive adapter PC card - CF (or MMC, depending on the card format), the module can be connected to a laptop, and without an adapter - to the PDA. That is, a pair of identical modules provides wireless high-speed synchronization between laptop and PDA. A detection in the vicinity of a pocket typewriter her brother to the current adapter, Bluetooth - instant network connections and her ... Same goes for the laptop. It takes the signal from any laptop or PDA with a module Bluetooth. Network connection is established immediately. Another obvious application modules of the wireless Bluetooth - synchronizing Pocket PC and notebook (or, I think, is inappropriate here - only "and") with a cell phone. This, however, the topic of a large, interesting and requires a separate discussion. Details in the next article, "Jaws 2", but something can be said now. Any owner of a cell phone (and they seem to be no less than PC owners, and much more than users of handheld devices) suspects that combine cell phone and computer in any way possible. But not all phones have an infrared port, and not all computers (dozhili!) - serial COM-port. And the cable for connecting the phone to the serial port of your computer - is not at all. And in general, too much fuss - look for the cable, spend money on it, to suffer with the connection. And the result? Download new ring tones? Funny ... Bluetooth adapters are available for almost all phone models, starting with the most inexpensive. With their help, phone, a PDA and a laptop (or desktop) are practically inseparable.Create a phone book directly into Outlook, it simultaneously synchronize with a PDA and a phone, immediately call the selected number or connect to the internet via cell phone. And, with any device - even a PDA, even with a laptop ... Yet details about this should talk some other time. In the meantime, try to look at the day tomorrow. What joy in store for us technology Bluetooth? ..

Rainbow tomorrow

Bluetooth uses much more than I have mentioned in this article. One of them gives me as a user laptop and handheld computer, rest. Although I do not know - how this possibility has become reality. Do not know yet ... I'm not too attracted a wireless connection to the Internet. Job Service GPRS still not established, to apply it in practice (it is only fair to admit that I simply do not have the phone with support GPRS). And not that it's probably cheap - not cheaper than wired. In a word - not yet happened. Now, if to do so, and access was wireless, and pay for it would have the same dime as a traditional dial-up. Manilovism clean water ... If no Bluetooth ... That's what a sweet picture drawn in my imagination spoiled. I lie on your couch like oriental sultan. In the hands - pocket machine (and even though my true lamb "Beshka" - Casio BE-300). On-screen typewriter having web-page. I look at them lazily. Then run a cartoon about a sweet chudilku Masyanya. Then listen to the music MP3. Then something else. The point is that the Internet connection in the usual way - via a laptop and built in his modem connected to an outlet telephone network. Bilateral exchanges between the CPC and the notebook (again - or desktop, what people are rich) is carried out by a pair of modules Bluetooth, one of which is connected to a large, and the other to a small computer ... Is this possible right now, not in a hypothetical tomorrow? And why not? Such a system Air Port in the Macintosh operating very successfully, even (though there is a Pocket PC speech does not go, or connect your desktop PC and laptop, or a pair of desktop, notebook or a couple). What is Bluetooth is worse? Okay, pull yourself together as soon acquire this technology, so check it ... In the meantime, I will give publicity his other dream - a multi-function portable media center. Imagine the same laptop hard drive is stored wow selection of music tracks in MP3 format and video to MPEG4 (and what there is - on my laptop has it all). Take in the hands of the CCP and ... No does not grab a Bluetooth audio and video files. A - plays them the same way as when you connect to the Internet. Media content can be rewritten in the buffer memory in small amounts, appears on the screen of your Pocket PC. The buffer is cleared and takes the next portion of information. Due to the high rate of exchange of Bluetooth delays in playing no. And the memory of most handheld computer to anything. And save-convert does not need anything. Everything happens "on the fly, in real time ... It is true that a miracle? Modest to a handheld machine turns into a multi-media terminal ... If it is not only music and movies? And if game programs? And if you do not just play? Remember the idea of ​​a public network diskless PCs and sginuvshuyu in a swift whirlwind of technological progress? And here it is, this same idea, but in a new guise. Pocket PC can be an ideal wireless terminals to access the resources of a PC. It is with Bluetooth PDA becomes a full extension of a large computer, not just the viewer for delayed viewing and player simple programs (also incompatible with the PC). Here's where to start off a genuine industry of handheld machines ... They say dreaming is not harmful. And I include the full power of your imagination, imagine a digital camera, or (for a walk, so walk!) Camera interface Bluetooth ...Memory a little? Yes, why should we memory? In the shoulder bag we have is a laptop, which writes to the hard drive all in camera. And no tapes and no flash memory card ... Although, why a laptop? Maybe it's a special drive adapter Bluetooth, which is capable of recording at a distance of any information, such as those portable drives with autonomous power supply and built-in reader for flash memory cards that are sold today in Moscow's shops inexplicably exorbitant prices? .. By the way, you do not know - whether embed Bluetooth in gubozakatochnye cars? It looks like a contender for this technique is already ;-) authors, translation:

Jaws - 2

Our life is full of paradoxes. I, for example, have all the time to describe the latest, most advanced models of cellular phones, although my heart belongs to old-fashioned and modest capabilities Ericsson A2628. He was so nice in your hand - not too big and not too small. Almost nothing special is able, but in terms of telephone communication - well done and clever. In short, I got used to it badly. But want something unusual. Around the same people. Namely - the young girl whose imagination can be hit or their outstanding articles, or any trifle expensive, pointing to the refined tastes of the owner and his financial well-being. A statistical fact is just missing (burgher stomach, for unknown reasons to me among young girls is not quoted), because it has to fend minim ... Let's talk about phones. More precisely - the unwinding with supersonic speed Bluetooth wireless technology with regard to mobile telephony. Bluetooth module integrated into phones latest models gives the usual "mobile phone" hitherto unseen possibilities. A plug adapter will pour new wine into old bottles - to breathe new content in the broken phone time, even in my budget "Eric", from which, frankly, it's time to get rid. But this is unlikely to happen any time soon. The excuse will bring a couple navyazshih platitudes - "horses in midstream is not me" and "an old friend is better than two new ones (although in fact need more money and do not cling to the old toys).

Hands, who fries, and something to say about this Exler

Bluetooth in the translation is called "Blue Tooth". Why tooth than he was at fault, if he called them gay, I do not know. However, the joy that the Russian, the Germans - death. Unusual for a combination of our ear (and only for some unusual language - that and look vyplyunesh him, trying to correctly pronounce a "th") in English, they say, sounds quite nice ... Name - a unique, something to be ironic. Everything else is very, very seriously. Before the grave that we can talk about a real revolution - both in the personal computer industry and the technology of cellular communications. Bluetooth - the wireless standard radio high frequency range of 2,4 - 2, 4835 GHz. Transmitter power is low - about 100 milliwatts. Maximum range - up to 100 meters (average 10 meters). Average exchange rate - about 720 kb / c plus or minus a certain number of kilobytes in the different implementations Bluetooth (maximum - about a half megabytes per second). In phones, Bluetooth adapters can perform different functions - from the arrangement based on these headsets covert, to the operational link with phone pocket and personal computers. First, let's talk about headsets ... Device for conducting telephone conversations at a distance from the device without the need to bring a fairly powerful transmitter to his ear, certainly useful. Driving a car without a headset cell phone can even be dangerous, as distracting the driver from driving. The headset also keeps your hands free - so called handsfree. Structurally, the headset handsfree (another, less precise, but the Russian name - headset concealed carry, though admittedly not too hidden) is a miniature earphone (speaker) is worn or loose-leaf type (with or without a holder) with a fortified by him or on cable headset microphone. If a microphone is attached to the phone itself, as structural elements apply flexible or rigid bracket. If the microphone is mounted on a cable connection, its position is chosen so that the receiving part of the electret microphone is in close proximity to the user's lips. Technology headsets more than a hundred years (actually the same as most telephone service).It is curious that one of the most effective solutions - laringofon or microphone, fastened at the throat user - in mobile telephony is not applied at all. Firstly, laringofon easily attached only by a helmet (a tank or aircraft). Secondly, the tone of voice when using laringofona few changes (although this is unlikely to become the decisive reason for rejecting its use). Whatever it was, while the headset is one drawback - the wire that it connects to the telephone. Meanwhile, some phones, such as "youth communicator" Motorola V100, use the headset as the primary and only means of voice communication. In V100 simply has no built-in microphone or speaker. Must be content with only a headset ...

Motorola v100

It Gets Worse? Why, in this wire ... If you never ever use your player walkman, trust me on word - connecting headphones and a tape (or disk based on flash memory) player posting thing is very inconvenient. Thin connecting cable entangled in clothing, and the sudden movement of the head pulls off with ear pads (especially in miniature their performance - in the form of loose-constructs). In the heat of the posting sticks. In the cold of a wooden ... No, it is inconvenient. It is for this reason, the Bluetooth headset is rapidly gaining popularity, although their cost may exceed wired counterpart in ten, twenty or more times. Benefits headsets Bluetooth, for example, the latest model produced by BTH 100A Acoustek Innovation Technology (Guess once - where he lives, this company ... right, in Taiwan), and yet that power high-frequency transceiver immeasurably less than the capacity of cellular transceiver phone. In this figure the headset almost a thousand times less than the phones (milliwatts against Watts). Hence, experimentally unconfirmed risk of cerebral high-frequency radio waves is reduced to zero ... "What I soar brains in a microwave oven?" - Said my friend Alex Exler. And I totally agree with this fun and talented person. But security is not all. The accurate transmission of acoustic signal from a Bluetooth headset on the order of magnitude higher than the wired headset. A digital interface. Convert the digital signal into an acoustic made directly to the adapter. Decreases the length of the conductors, eliminate any possible interference and crosstalk ... Not without reason Bluetooth modules have penetrated into another area of ​​complex electronics - home to the world of musical instrument class Hi-Fi. Now, along with models of cordless phones that use ultrashort-wave radio band, and an infrared link, there were headphones Bluetooth. Presumably, these newcomers will soon supplant the market with their predecessors - with the highest quality sound transmission, long range, miniaturized and autonomous ... By the way - a Bluetooth headset can not do without power. In the aforementioned headset BTH 100A uses a miniature lithium-Ion battery, charging that the headset has a connector for an external unit. Of course, this does not add to ease of use headsets - wired device battery is not needed. But we also charges the battery of the phone and not grumble? Get used to the battery and the headset. The corpus BTH 100A (it resembles a flat cigar, elegant and easy, which is attached to the bow to put on the ear) is built-in microphone. As befits a high-quality headset, it provides full duplex communication - can simultaneously speak and listen (simplex communication used in radio CB - there to listen and speak in turn, operating power button transmission on the microphone). To purchase a wireless headset, a Bluetooth module is not equipping the phone itself, not the slightest sense that increases the cost of the solution ... But it is the most venial of all the possible shortcomings Bluetooth! God be with her, with this wonderful headset. I may never it did not use it. But the plug-in Bluetooth - a real miracle.With it, even my old man A2628 becomes spirited steed phone ... And what about phones with built-in modem?

Only with Bluetooth can grasp the immensity

These applications are difficult to consider separately ... The fact that the Bluetooth adapter integrates cell phone to any computer equipped with the same interface. That is literally integrates phone and computer in one. And, no matter what kind of computer - desktop, laptop or PDA. Bluetooth for all is one, he is extraordinarily intelligent and with all the difficulties to cope independently (if at the same time we will be able to cope with the provision of software support). The most common case - you have a cheap phone with a built-in modem and plug-in Bluetooth. And in the other pocket - Pocket PC (any model with a card slot) with a card Bluetooth. Actually, nothing else is required. If necessary, you can always rearrange the wireless communication module of the handheld computer into a laptop or desktop - through a card adapter ... But we are still interested in a PDA. With some regret (but not maliciously, come from the same tribe) is compelled to note that the system "phone + PDA 'go up to 350-400 dollars, but what are the chances ... Address book budget phone - it's quite modest by opportunities database. Name, phone number, yes. In fields more expensive models, but the screen is still tiny. To view all need to use scrolling. On a large screen of your Pocket PC contact information to view a much more comfortable. For example, a good targeted bases of graphs have to remember anniversaries - birthdays, or any other events. It is easy to find a man who is not a sin to congratulate the upcoming holiday. Choose a name, click on the screen pen. And the phone begins to dial in to the subscriber. Kindly talk to ... And what is there to give an e-mail, eternal and still a pipe dream of every owner of a Pocket PC? There are no problems. If the phone has a modem, just run on the PDA email program and select the "get mail". The operation did not take long and does not require large cash expenditures, even if your phone does not support the exchange of protocol packet data GPRS (though not while receiving almost exclusively on a cellular channel, and only using wireless access to e-mail server as needed) . If your disposal does not modest Palm, a luxury Pocket PC, then via Bluetooth and you can wander over the WAN, and their own ringtones for your phone write out of one's own head. Equipment by means of multimedia Pocket PC is that allows you to run a real audio editor, to write in it's own melody and surpass it in the phone memory. (A hypothetical proposal, because my own experience in this area, I have not, but sincerely believe that for a computer running Windows CE nothing is impossible). Finally, sync your phone and desktop computer ... Always looked at this possibility with a secret envy. I have somewhere to say that in my laptop no serial port. A cheap "Eric" is able to synchronize with your computer - with a special cable - only through the port COM. (Blee-and-in ", said to my nine-year-daughter, risking to go in the corner - oh, this Masyanya, all that know her). Bluetooth eliminates this problem, although the pleasure adds quite a bit. Yet to take full advantage of the wireless interface should have a decent modern phone with a modem ... Phones with built-in organizer, and quite bulky phone book synchronization with the PC and update the data of both.That is scheduled to MS Outlook (and other compatible programs such as Lotus Organizer, one of the best on this day, organizers), the events will be rewritten in the calendar, cell phone address data from the Contacts folder - in the phone book. Plus the same ringtones, downloaded from the Internet or written by yourself. Well, smart phones with advanced multimedia features - with built-in MP3 player, especially with digital cameras - a Bluetooth receive an extra degree of freedom. How not add to the smartphone memory (yes, not all smartphones allows it), no matter how squeezed files MP3, and space for multimedia data is still lacking. Wireless connectivity allows you to quickly change a set of tracks in the phone memory or to overwrite the captured footage on a laptop hard drive. Not for nothing that the newest models of smartphones are equipped with a Bluetooth adapter nominally ... Say what you like, and all the pleasures of the use of Bluetooth has to be evaluated only on the eye. Most of us have Bluetooth adapters yet ... But whether this upset? Remember the rule of transition to a new operating system? Do not rush. Do not hurry to get rid of the old errors, replacing them with new ones. Let the developers will release the first service pack, then ventured ... Roughly the same with Bluetooth. We have heard the very first, still damp with the heat from the heat, the device. Tomorrow will come the products of mass, waste, devoid of most of the flaws still largely ad implementations ... However, this concerns mainly the computer modules. How strange, but the phone Bluetooth adapters are available with respect to long for many users stopped being difficult to access exotic. We in Russia? No, they have in the west ... But what, in principle, the difference? The authors, translation:

A pen-ta - here they are!

I do not know whether to blame in the hunt to change places, or is the basic desire for a little shiny gadgets (say, every adult was once a child, although we have not checked), but all the time peeping on a portable computing. Well have a laptop, well - a pocket computer. But even better to have it both, plus all sorts of prichindaly allegedly facilitating the work ("allegedly" - because no work on my knees really can not be a single self-indulgence). Let's talk specifically about prichindalah. Of electronic devices designed to expand the use of laptop computers - handheld and those that are more ... The fact that the "pack" digital assistant under the very outset, to approach the display case with laptops meaning seems to be no. And the shop still pulls. That had to find something curious - so as not to lose their zest for life (and the incentive to earn good money, because all of these toys are even very few).

Dream of repeaters

Young people today ushlaya and technically very competent. On the exams are so many things that the poor teacher has sadly come to terms - still write off. In the course of going electronic notebooks, digital voice recorders, PDAs, cell phones and even digital cameras. (I was recently told about a young amateur photographer, who brought on his father's school exam camera, the display is trying to blow the essay on "Katherine - a ray of light in the darkness"). Of the same breed - electronic cheat sheets - and the thing about which would be nice to once again remind you. This is a portable text scanner C-Pen 600MX. It is designed as a plastic token with an LCD screen on the side surface, is able to scan the text line by line, how to recognize it, to translate into computer format, and simultaneously translated from Russian into English and vice versa. Moreover, the number of dictionaries much more - that proinstalliruete, then will have.

C-Pen 600MX

Pen scanner sold long ago and not very successfully. The reason - the high cost ($ 260) and, probably, is not quite obvious applications of this thing. A handle, among other things, great. Quite frankly - a miracle pen. About the scanning and recognition of already written, rewritten. Less talk about organizational talent C-Pen. A scanner that in some cases can replace a PDA, especially when dimensions of the device and a long (about four weeks) the battery life. The first and most simple application of C-Pen (not counting the actual scanning) - address book. Capacity programs from C-Address 250 contacts, each of which can fill in name, last name, phone number, home address or email address. It is possible to overtake the information from MS Outlook synchronization C-Pen with a PC. Or to suffer a bit and take information directly from business card (the same scanner). By the way, as a scanner C-Pen works so-so. In the sense - do not read graphics and a slightly bungle with reversing (white letters on a black or colored background - a unique feature built-in light bulbs). But the pen and is not intended for scanning schedules. This crib, electronic "perediratel" library tomes, which under normal scanner does not give out (surprisingly, to what we are librarian-fisted). But "raspoznavalka and translator working perfectly. Using C-Pen can read any overseas newspaper, with only a very rough knowledge of English - say, at the level of system messages Windows (this is life itself will teach). Another new feature - a portable digitizer. Using the pen can write on paper, though not "free" style, as close as possible to a set of coded symbols in the memory stick. Epic canvas, thus, of course, do not carve, but put in an electronic document ornate signature - easily.Or make a small comment. Or anything else - as suggests the fantasy and the harsh dictates the need. Finally, the screen C-Pen with a certain dexterity and good eyesight can read the book. Facilities are not so hot, but if such a function is, why not use it? Memory C-Pen to 6 megabytes is enough for storing 2,000 scanned pages of text. Ah, yes pen ... For me personally, the acquisition of C-Pen is problematic for one sad reason. In my laptop has no serial or infrared ports. And in the PDA - no infra-red (the most unforgivable flaw Casio BE-300). So that connect C-Pen is simply not what. Unless, of course, does not adapt to a laptop computer external power adapter.

Infrared port

No, it is also not new. Adapters IrDA produced and sold a long time ago. With regard to notebooks, they are of two types - connected to the serial COM-port and connected to the bus USB (for desktop machines available modules - "comb", connected to the connector on the motherboard and fitted with an infrared transceiver - LED, which should be strengthened on the outside of the computer Corps). Since the COM-port on my computer is missing, had to choose an adapter for the bus USB. Describe any particular model is hardly worth all the adapters are about the same (for me - Tekram IR-210U). Plastic head with integrated transceivers, the base, tightly let into the adapter cable USB. Everything is quite ordinary. Installation under Windows XP went without problems. True, we had to use the CD as a Windows distribution is the only driver for the adapter, IR-210 for serial port. If I had a COM-port, we could try to install a standard driver, which seems to be rising without any problems. But cope and USB. Knowledgeable people warned - infrared adapter for the USB bus sometimes naughty. It creates a virtual COM-port, and this leads to resource conflicts. I do not know, yet I have no conflicts befall. All the works on time, all synchronized, rewrites, pumps and so on. Moreover, the communication distance - twenty centimeters - quite "cabinet." PDA and cell phone is not necessary to attach too close to the laptop and the printer can move up and the laptop itself. Sorry, very sorry that the BE-300 is not equipped with an infrared link. Synchronization Palm `a (more precisely - Sony CLIE first, even three hundredth of the model) is very funny and without connecting any wires. Honestly, though Come over to Palm. Well, take some m100, they are now quite cheap ... And spare my eyes to it, because the monochrome m100 displeychike little I can see. Books I read with difficulty, that's for sure. Although ... Is it too bold for the person writing - and even read it?

One for all

And here - a real novelty. And even some new! Is a universal keyboard that easily connects to any handheld computer (well, not much to anyone), any notebook and any desktop computer, if it belongs to the family PC. External keyboard MDC-8231 TWINkey production unknown to me Maxmars resembles compact keyboards Genius (one of them I take a long time and very pleased) ... No, perhaps, TWINkey even less. All the keys of this TWINkey merged into one unit. Separate numeric keypad not, the cursor keys are located under the press Enter, a series of function keys (they reduced size) are placed on top and nothing from the main part are not separated. In the upper part of the body are the usual lights on number three, as expected according to the established canon. In general, similar to the "notebook" keyboard - someone may not like it. But - Dimensions ... In the standard step size keyboard keys do not exceed the discharge the same in a portable keyboard Go Type! (Exclamation mark here - part of the name). Technologically, the keyboard - the usual "band" (which clearly indicates that it is relatively inexpensive).Tightly integrated cable with PS / 2 is designed to connect the keyboard to the PC ... This is the "hard" - not very good because it reduces the portability of the device. Well, okay, all normal keyboard cable is built tough and is not detached. A near full-time cable on the back of the keyboard case, there is a connector to connect the PDA. To him is short (centimeters twenty or twenty-five) cable to sync pocket machines. To connect all this economy, and - went to type texts ... What kind of handheld computers TWINkey compatible? With many "Pocket." Namely - with Palm `Amami and their clones, with the iPaq (support for other Pocket PC also announced, but as something casual, not obviously) and ... for now. In the Palm `s third and fifth series (series m1hh absent), and Sony all modifications. Apparently, the only difference is the connection cable and plug that connects to the PDA. Well, certainly in the driver support. If there are no drivers for the m100, then this keyboard would be useless - in a very short time, as the owners of machines series Palm m1xx enterprising people (and Maxmars, presumably to catch the crows will not) ... How easy to solve long-standing problem of entering the information into a PDA! It would seem - to design the controller, providing a normal keyboard and earn the appropriate connector. But somehow it does not go. That is a niche market seemed trifling, or lacking intelligence. Universal Keyboard TWINkey buy even those who still do not have the CPC for the same reason that the future car owner buys a first alarm and a set of tools. And only then - the car. The authors, translation:

Songs and Dances of typewriters on handheld Pocket PC

Will focus on the unusual devices and even surprising. Namely - the presentational complexes, the signal source which is the smallest Pocket PC family of Pocket PC. Frankly, the complex of these gizmos are not particularly draw, because look quite modest and have a very small size. Nor is complex, but only connectors - adapters or converters (and then both at once), allowing to derive a picture with a tiny PDA screen TV or even on video. Desktop Pocket PC the size of "three to four" represent? That's what it is. Go denote the names of these worthy kids - FlyJaket i3800 and CF XGA JP-606. FlyJaket manufactured by Animations Technologies, JP-606 - Jess-Link Products. Both firms in Taiwan (which, in general, it is easy to guess). About FlyJaket in the Russian computer press Much has been written, so the device is more or less we know (besides, it might and main for sale in Moscow shops). But the JP-606 until the "dark horse", although that is a multimedia extension of Pocket PC is of particular interest, since it is compatible with all Pocket PC.

Turn on the Fly, and see

FlyJaket made as worn module for PC iPaq Series 3600, 3700 and 3800 (not compatible with other typewriters physically). Multifunction device, it built its own battery (hence, FlyJaket, besides its main function may be an additional source of supply for the iPaq, or at least not discharged during the presentations of the main battery PDA), CompactFlash slot to connect the wireless adapter Bluetooth (maps memory, or any other peripherals). The set includes a miniature remote control - in the form of pens.

FlyJaket on the iPAQ

But the most important thing in FlyJaket - DB15 connector for an external monitor and S-Video for connecting to a recording video equipment, televisions, video projectors. Inserting the iPaq in FlyJaket (or vice versa - wearing FlyJaket on iPaq) and connect the supplied Y-cables Pocket PC to your TV, you can display on a large screen video, slideshows, individual photos or pre-prepared presentation of Power Point. The same is also possible when connected to a video projector - in this case, a pocket typewriter can be used for demonstrations during lectures or seminars. That is, iPaq + FlyJaket = original presentational replacement notebook, portable, inexpensive (PDA and a multimedia unit cost less than any laptop), and, thanks to remote control, easy to use. Of the diverse abilities FlyJaket underlining the potential of entering the PDA video from your VCR or TV. The signal can be digitized and stored in memory machines (by writing to the flash memory card), albeit only in PAL or NTSC, and without sound. FlyJaket i3800 expands iPaq is that it has a CompactFlash slot and built-in rechargeable battery (capacity 1400 mAh, lasts for 2 hours continuous operation). Well, the output image on the big screen with a resolution of 640x480 pixels with 16-bit color and 1024x768 pixels with 8-bit color - the main purpose of the multimedia unit, for which it stands, and acquire (add: in Moscow, at a price of around $ 300). Technology "jackets" is borrowed from the world of portable personal computers - laptops. The idea is indeed remarkable - to take on the road with only what you need: Floppy Drive CD-ROM, floppy disk, a spare battery and so on. All that can be attached to a laptop (or, rather, to a subnotebook, modular models are small), thereby increasing the road a lot and functionality of your computer. But can all this economy to leave the house, taking with him only the laptop itself - light, not burdened with extra peripherals. For Pocket PC, especially the family of Windows CE, the problem of size and mass of the road is even more acute. Palm machine easily fits in a shirt pocket, but for the Pocket PC already need some kind of bag ...And if we exclude from the basic configuration of a slot for flash memory cards and make at the expense of the body is thinner and lighter, then the Pocket PC becomes as portable as a kid and Palm. In addition, the jacket can be used not just handheld devices - memory cards, modems, network cards, hard drives format PC card, memory card, unusual for Pocket PC formats, Bluetooth and much more. Or the same FlyJaket, which in itself is worn on the pocket pc expansion module. "Jackets" were so lucky find that they gradually became almost no industry standard. PDA Casio extra batteries and PC card slots available in the form of the same worn modules (in the sense - similar, but incompatible with the iPaq). And with the proliferation of various "card" the periphery is probably waiting for the further flourishing of technology interchangeable "jackets". Conveniently the same - to change the hardware configuration pouch machines running, one-handed operation, getting the "advanced" device, the digital video recorder with more memory, the laptop presentation center. However, the success of the iPaq (which is today the biggest-selling and most popular Pocket PC) is due not only technology, "jackets", but a good design. Stylish aluminum (hence the firm), housing, excellent ergonomics, the most advanced electronic filling and, at the same time, a wide range of models - from an affordable monochrome to sverhdorogih with built-in Bluetooth. Electioneering on money and needs.

Only card

Compared with the handsome FlyJacket module JP-606 looks skromnikom. Maybe he smaller - there is no internal battery, no extra slots CompactFlash. And there can be as JP-606 itself - Card CompactFlash Type I. This is his main advantage as a presentation module to Jess-Link is compatible with all computers of the family Pocket PC, built on the processors StrongArm, SH3, and MIPS. Equipped with a JP-606 is also simpler than multi FlyJacket. There are no connectors S-Video - only a standard VGA cable to the end of a short, built in the card. And the adapter itself is made ​​as modules and Bluetooth, modems or network adapters, in the form of "fine" CompactFlash card with a thickening in the butt. Because of this, the device is extremely portable, the place for him there in any briefcase, purse or even pocket. What can a module JP-606? First of all - staff actively discharged battery PDA. Power consumption stated in 0.72 W, and the maximum current - 200 mA. Not so much for such a technique. But a pocket typewriter every milliamp counts, so more or less prolonged presentation will search outlet. The image that the adapter can display on a TV, VCR or projector has a resolution of 800x600 pixels with 16-bit color or 1024x768 with an 8-bit color. For convenience, control adapter is attached a small remote control with built-in laser pointer (range and order, and another 10 meters). This does not handle like a FlyJacket, but also a very even nothing. What module JP-606 can not? Connect to conventional television and video equipment through the input S-Video. This means that to see a slide show on home TV screen does not work, since this is only suitable TV input VGA (usually hefty and doroguschy). The same with the VCR and the analog camcorder that the VGA input does not have, by definition. But with a computer monitor will be no problem - the adapter used standard connector DB15. As for video projectors, for which JP-606, in fact, intended, then with the adapter should work for five. Both devices - and FlyJacket i3800, and CF XGA JP-606 - can be considered attractive, but an optional extension for handheld machines Pocket PC. It is hard to imagine that "hung" ultramodern computer facilities manager of any company will go to the presentation of a PDA, not a laptop. A random situation here is hardly taken into account (for random situations will fit a piece of paper, pencil and artistry "ohmuritelya priests" - the above-mentioned manager). Another thing - an attempt to surprise an interested audience to handheld machines.Yes, that is, literally, knocks off his feet - when you see an intimate small screen PDA increased the whole wall. But be that as it may, and I personally are very clever contraptions and really like. Like them and my associates - the owners (or users if the machine service) Pocket PC. For in the field of handheld computers are completely different laws than in conventional "desktops. Principles of reasonable sufficiency and appropriateness are giving way to imagination and fleeting desires. Such is life ... And here there is a crazy idea. Buy all these fintiflyushek - a couple of memory cards, mikrovinchester modules, GPS satellite navigation and cellular GSM. Ah, to walk, so walk - a Bluetooth card and now this tiny media adapter JP-606. And take a GSM cellular modulek not simple, but with the support of packet data GPRS. And (almost forgot) - plug-in digital camera. Rassovat all pockets. Get into the hands of its people's (zamechatelno!) Kasya "BE-300. Calculate the cost of improvements. And to discover that because of these budget cards "Kasia" rise in price in exactly six times. With the money I could buy two of the most expensive iPaq `a, issuance of new extensions to which I am sincerely glad, though, and I have it on the slightest of reasons. The authors, translation: