From: linuxg33k <lin...@sh...> - 2004-10-20 08:34:23
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I agree with this. The majour strenght of a kit would be customization. The one feature that I have ALWAYS wanted in higher end pdas is a monochrome lcd for the battery longetivity, yet none of the manufacturers offered that option. Benjamin Hodgens wrote: > > > The only real conflict I see there is the "fits in pocket vs. fits in > carry-on luggage", as they're diametrically opposed. Given the > size/cost of the gumstix itself, I don't think that battery life, > cost, keyboard, or really anything else (aside from the cost of the > battery - likely not more than the $100 that your average laptop > battery costs) would have to be compromised - I feel certain that > something rugged with a 10+ hour battery, expandability, and a > backlit display could be made (and possibly sold commercially) for > under $500. Consider that the original Palm Pilot Pros could run for > at least 5 hours with the backlight on on two AAA batteries, or that > the original gameboy will run for days of use on dead batteries > (flashlight -> gameboy -> days of Zelda loving). The main drain on > power would be a backlit -color- display. Modern laptops use the > majority of their battery power to power the energy-hungry color > backlit displays in them. Using a display similar to the greyscale > palms would be quite energy efficient, and not in the least bit > impossible, when you consider that the Fujitsu Lifebook P1000 (sadly > discontinued) had 8 hours of battery life with a default battery, and > it has an 800x600 color display. > > > |