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Old 01-05-2005, 09:41 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by ballistic
I personally prefer a "modular concept" for portable devices.

2. A Bluetooth GPS and BT headset.

4. A BT keyboard and mouse added to #3 for a laptop replacement.
Unfortunately, PalmOS doesn't allow Bluetooth to more than one device at a time, a MAJOR pain in terms of usability and functionality (i.e. you can't use your Palm device to dial your Bluetooth phone, and use a Bluetooth keyboard at the same time, or listen to OGG files on your Palm using your Bluetooth headset, and surf the Net using Bluetooth to your phone simultaneously).

I'm of the mind set that some convergence in functionality is fine, but merging two overlapping devices into one doesn't make sense, when you remove critical functionality from both.
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