04:02 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

Sure what better use could you have for your Pocket PC than to run a Motorola 68K emulator on it to play your favorite Palm OS games from the past. StyleTap allows software originally written for Palm OS handhelds to run on Windows Mobile devices. The fifth preview release (V0.9.080) is one step closer to the real thing:

• Compatibility improvements: Serial IO improvements; NetLib and TCP/IP: Autodial works with PPP modem connection configured in Pocket PC; improvements for Life Balance, MIMS, Mathpad, and SongBook.
• General improvements: Major performance improvements for graphics-intensive applications and games; special handling for AXIM X50v graphics accelerator (DIB mode color mapping); improved handling of armlets.

Click here to download the 14-days trial.

06:40 PM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

Resco just released an update of my favorite file browser for Pocket PCs. Resco Explorer 2005 V5.20 adds a Today plugin, new QVGA icons, easier button navigation, enhanced network scanning, and ZIP support for national characters. You can download it from PalmGear.

06:19 PM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Portable Audio/Video

Siemens plans to demonstrate DVB-H, the technology that may one day deliever high-quality broadcast to handhelds, at the IFA Berlin. PhoneMag: To demonstrate "Mobile TV", Siemens will for the first time use its new DVB-H test system comprising a server platform for mobile television and a handset prototype capable of receiving these services.

More over at PhoneMag

06:09 PM by Colin Dunstan in E-Book General | News

Remember EarthCore, the world's first podcast-only novel written by Scott Sigler? In her latest podcast (03:31mins), TeleRead's Mrs Ranson-Polizzotti reflects on Scott's podcast-to-p-book triumph and her own transitions. She raises one excellent question: Is the e-book a way to move away from print publishing or is it ultimately the print deal we are after?

05:58 PM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

It's safe to assume that the Nokia 770 is one of the most anticipated handheld devices of this year. The question is, does it have the potential to replace regular PDAs to become the new e-book hardware reader of our choice? Can it even replace the notebook for wireless Web surfing? Al of the 770 Fan blog wonders too why so many of us enjoy reading up on this device. Yes, why do we?

05:16 PM by Colin Dunstan in Miscellaneous | Lounge

Matsushita demonstrated at the Intel Developer Forum what's in store for next-generation long-life batteries. While conventional lithium-ion batteries offer about 300 to 400 watt-hours of power per liter (Wh/l), the prototype with a cylindrical cell form demoed at the exhibit achieves an effective energy density of 620 Wh/l. Matsushita's ultimate goal is to power notebooks for thirteen hours at continuous use. Thirteen hours, that should be enough to check your e-mails and perhaps a bit more.

[via Tech-On]

04:28 PM by Colin Dunstan in Miscellaneous | Lounge

Alexey and his team at Handy Entertainment must have spent the last days and nights carefully reviewing popular PDA-based Websites. The result is a collection of currently 77 RSS feeds which you can preview, link to, or download in full as an OPML file. We're delighted to see MR is already added to the list.

04:12 PM by Colin Dunstan in Miscellaneous | Lounge

Ming contacted us regarding the launch of pdaStyles, a new online boutique where you can buy fashion accessories for the Palm Treo (and possibly for other PDAs soon). The FabriX cases are designed to fit your PDA snugly, protecting it from scratches and minor bumps. Very classy.

They also give a 30% discount to the first 500 customers until 29 August 05. Try using the voucher PDASTYLES when you checkout.