10:24 AM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

The GPE Palmtop Environment provide a free software GUI environment for basically any handheld device running Linux (e.g. Sharp Zaurus, Simpad, modified Compaq IPAQ). GPE 2.7 includes not only hundreds of bug-fixes, but also various new applications such as a new mini-browser, a GUI screenshot tool, a new online help bowser, and a port of the popular Internet chat tool Gaim. For desktop syncronization, you can use OpenSync which now includes a plugin for GPE-based PIM apps.

The next release of GPE (V2.8) is planned for June 2006.

10:04 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | Deals and Resources (No...

Unlike most other audiobook webstores, Unabridgedbooks provides their audiobooks without any copy protection schemes. The books and stories are from the public domain, though read by professional narrators. Of most works you can download the first chapter free of charge.

[via BoingBoing]

09:54 AM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

Whether you're a hardcore Amiga fan or just looking for a light nostalgia trip, PocketUAE is your best choice to get a blast from the past on your Windows Mobile device. It offers near-total emulation of the Commodore Amiga 500/1000/2000, and the latest build 20060121 also includes:

• Configurable buttons support
• Option to switch between GAPI and DIB video driver
• Windowed mode for Handheld PCs
• Option to rotate screen left or right
• Option to toggle debug-output
• Bugfixes in the sound output driver

Remember that the Kickstart ROM is copyrighted by Amiga International; thus it's not distributed with PocketUAE.

Related: PocketUAE - First Amiga emulator for PPC

07:57 AM by Laurens in E-Book Software | Reading and Management

From our friends over at PalmAddict a review of Quickipedia, a dedicated Wikipedia reader for Palm OS:

Another Wikipidia reader? After all we've got Genius. I can read Wikipedia in my Treo 650 browser or even use the PDA optimized Wapipedia. So what's the big deal? Well, I decided to download it and found, to my surprise, that there is a lot of value-added to this application and I certainly will keep it on my machine.

UPDATE: PalmAddcts has another article on this product.

The official blurb:

Quickipedia for Palm OS is a handheld client for accessing and reading the Wikipedia online encyclopedia. Wikipedia contains over 900,000 entries on everything from history to popular culture in a number of languages, making it perfect for educational purposes or for those seeking general knowledge.

Obviously, you need a wireless connection on your handheld to access the Wikipedia server. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be possible to fetch articles on the desktop and send them to your handheld for offline reading. Maybe in a future release?

02:33 PM by Laurens in Archive | Sunrise

As always, I'm pleased to announce a new Sunrise XP alpha!

The highlights of this release are support for non-Western language encodings and automatic updates.

• New: Support for non-Western language encodings. (Select the language in the Document Properties dialog.)
• New: Automatic updating of scheduled documents, including integration with Windows Task Scheduler for updating documents when Sunrise XP is not running.
• New: Atom feed support. (Both Atom 1.0 and Atom 0.3.)

See the full change log for more information. This also includes a roadmap for future releases.

Download page

08:47 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

Don't forget this weekend to pump up your iPod with the latest podcasts from PalmAddict and 1src, as always covering the latest marvels around the Palm OS world.

Link PalmAddict podcast #30
Link 1src podcast #59

08:29 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

Disregarding the fact that too much wireless noise may eventually turn us into zombies, we congratulate Belkin for its CableFree USB Hub which lets you connect high-speed USB peripherals to a PC without running wires to the computer. The four-port ultra-wideband hub will be available in early spring 2006 for $129.99 ESP.

PalmAddicts has more on it.

07:00 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Week in Review

Bite-sized MobileRead for your weekend pleasure:

Current E-Books Trends
De Tijd and iRex to launch digital paper delivery service
Wall Street Journal bullish on e-books
Washington Times bearish on e-books
Wired on the Sony Portable Reader

E-Book Webstores
Free Nebula Award stories at Fictionwise

General Chat
AdMob delivers pay-per-click mobile advertising
Lawrence Lessig's Google Print presentation
Linkdump 01/15/06: Google Mobile, "Mobile Me", NewtonOS, W-Zero3
PDA247 launches new gadget site
Podzinger -- Searches for phrases within podcasts
ROM matrix for Palm and Pocket PC devices

Other Gadgets
ElekTex Fabric wireless keyboard
Nokia 770 powered by Apple

Other Readers
Foxit Reader PDF Reader for Pocket PC

Palm
Ditch Palm's Tungsten C in favor of the Treo
Michael Mace (former PalmSource CCO) talks about mobile technology
Palm releases Treo 650 update for unlocked devices
Palm Treo instrumental in saving the world

Pocket PC
Hack your own Axim X50/51 ROM How-to
Opera Mobile 8.5 Beta for Pocket PC released
PocketXpdf 0.31 native PDF Viewer for WM
Resco Explorer 2005 V5.35 released
Windows Mobile 5.0 Developer Resource Kit available