New Dana Model Goes WiFi

gvtexas · 07-03-2003, 09:57 AM

I've always toyed with getting one of the AlphaSmart psuedo-laptops for writing on the run, and now they've added a twist that makes this a viable StarBuck's unit!

Click here to see the BrightHand review of the upgraded AlphaSmart Dana.

Some features:
* runs PalmOS4.1
* 16-shade grey display
* 802.11b WiFi
* 16mb ram
* two SD/MMC slots
* USB/infrared
* 30-hour rechargeable battery (put that in your laptop and smoke it!!)

More info available here at the Dana page on the AlphaSmart site.

Anybody wanna give me $500US to try one out?

Cheers,
Gary

sUnShInE · 07-03-2003, 11:02 AM

You forgot to mention that this machine is *huge*... If I remember correctly (saw this yesterday), it's like the *size* of a laptop!

Now if they could just make the same unit with 320x320 hi-res color display (hi-res+!) and replace the keyboard with a thumb-board, we might be talking...

Oh wait, isn't that the T|C?!

gvtexas · 07-03-2003, 11:14 AM

Yeah, it's not going to pop into one's pocket (if it does, I have a nutritionalist I can recommend...

).

It's a hybrid Palm/PC device...some of both worlds...and I agree on the display: crank it up to hires, add color, and you've got something. 'Course, you won't have the mega-battery-life it now has...(and who can type worth a bean on thumbpads? maybe notes, emails...but not the next great American novel...)

sUnShInE · 07-03-2003, 01:12 PM

So the solution is simple: cough up the $30(?) and get yourself a foldable keyboard.

Or may I recommend the South Beach diet?

07-03-2003, 09:57 AM	#1
gvtexas Addict Posts: 346 Karma: 7797 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Texas Device: Sony Clie TH55	New Dana Model Goes WiFi I've always toyed with getting one of the AlphaSmart psuedo-laptops for writing on the run, and now they've added a twist that makes this a viable StarBuck's unit! Click here to see the BrightHand review of the upgraded AlphaSmart Dana. Some features: * runs PalmOS4.1 * 16-shade grey display * 802.11b WiFi * 16mb ram * two SD/MMC slots * USB/infrared * 30-hour rechargeable battery (put that in your laptop and smoke it!!) More info available here at the Dana page on the AlphaSmart site. Anybody wanna give me $500US to try one out? Cheers, Gary

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07-03-2003, 11:02 AM	#2
sUnShInE Drama Queen Posts: 784 Karma: 11712 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: United States Device: Palm Tungsten T\|T3	You forgot to mention that this machine is huge... If I remember correctly (saw this yesterday), it's like the size of a laptop! Now if they could just make the same unit with 320x320 hi-res color display (hi-res+!) and replace the keyboard with a thumb-board, we might be talking... Oh wait, isn't that the T\|C?!

07-03-2003, 11:14 AM	#3
gvtexas Addict Posts: 346 Karma: 7797 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Texas Device: Sony Clie TH55	Yeah, it's not going to pop into one's pocket (if it does, I have a nutritionalist I can recommend... ). It's a hybrid Palm/PC device...some of both worlds...and I agree on the display: crank it up to hires, add color, and you've got something. 'Course, you won't have the mega-battery-life it now has...(and who can type worth a bean on thumbpads? maybe notes, emails...but not the next great American novel...)

07-03-2003, 01:12 PM	#4
sUnShInE Drama Queen Posts: 784 Karma: 11712 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: United States Device: Palm Tungsten T\|T3	So the solution is simple: cough up the $30(?) and get yourself a foldable keyboard. Or may I recommend the South Beach diet?

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