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*HyperLightBRONZE Member old hand 1,174 posts Location: Great Malvern [UK]
Posted: Afternoon all,
I'm thinking of getting myself a PDA or Pocket PC some time soon so that I can re-program my HyperLights when I'm out at festivals 'n things. I need something with the following:
1) Absolutely MUST have a usb socket. 2) Cheap! 3) Reasonable battery life. 4) Should run an O/S I can code for (Windows Mobile would be ideal). 5) Ideally a decent graphics card so I can have a small display of what the poi will look like before I hit the 'program' button.
Any suggestions?
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Mr ChutneySILVER Member Tosser 1,712 posts Location: Bristol,UK
Posted: Are you likely to be eligable for a phone upgrade anytiome soon Jon? Most Service providers offer rebadged HTC WM5 PDA phones which would do the job, plus you could just uise you old phone and keep the new one as a pda
*HyperLightBRONZE Member old hand 1,174 posts Location: Great Malvern [UK]
Posted: I'm on pay as you go.. so there's no contract... so no
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Mr ChutneySILVER Member Tosser 1,712 posts Location: Bristol,UK
Posted: Sign up? Probably still cheaper than getting a new one, OR ebay?
zamiriiBRONZE Member newbie 44 posts Location: South Florida, USA
Posted: umm. if you want pocketpc based, i'd think about an IPAQ or go for a PalmOS based.
they both have their advantages and disadvantages.
pocketpc obviously cause if you can code C++/VB then you can write your own apps for it or port over some windows apps.
i think the question you should be asking is since you want to reprogram your hyperlights, do they use a proprietary interface or is it opensource or what?
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garthySILVER Member old hand 717 posts Location: Bristol, England