July 01, 2005
Cool Toy Of The Day
Is the Palm LifeDrive. It's a Palm Pilot with a 4GB disk drive stuck in it.
I sort of want one, but I already have a T3, so I'm waiting for a higher resolution screen, more memory, and a faster processor. The 416MHz Xscale is fine for most tasks, but falls flat when it comes to displaying video. Apparently the LifeDrive is better at this than the T3, but the T3 is complete crap for video, so that's not necessarily much of a recommendation.
On the other hand, 4GB! On the third hand, disk drive. Just what I need, more rapidly spinning mechanical components in pocket devices. I have a 1GB SD card in my T3; 2GB cards are available though not, as far as I can see, in Australia, so while 4GB is cool, it's not that cool.
On the fourth hand, I've been listening to the Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy again recently, and it struck me that with something like the LifeDrive, you could, well, do that.
I still want at least a 480x640 screen, though.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at 03:00 PM | Comments (5) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
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People always claim they want portable video, but I don't see much point in video on a tiny screen and the really short battery life that goes with it.
Posted by: Jojo at July 02, 2005 09:43 AM (08+db)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 02, 2005 11:17 AM (+S1Ft)
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Well, I went from a Sony SJ-22 to a LifeDrive (bought it 2 weeks ago with a rebate!), and I've found that it is bearable watching the Ah! My Goddess fansubs on it. The subtitles are readable (to my eyes, at least...) and the playback is almost perfect - if I pause and then resume, it sometimes takes up to 5 seconds to resync (but that could be divx issues.) Otherwise, 4GB!!!... Um, that is, I listen to mp3s on the way to and from work, have ~50-60 books to read on there, and a few pictures - my camera uses compact flash so I haven't tested the auto-download from memory cards.
I'm real happy with the battery life - after watching a 20 minute video, listening to ~1.5 hours of mp3s, and reading for ~1 hour, I still had 50% battery left - much better than my wife's Tungsten E.
I like it - time will tell how well the hard drive holds up, and I've had 2 spontaneous reboots, but so far the experience has been good.
Just my $.02 - your mileage may vary, buyer beware, etc...
I'm real happy with the battery life - after watching a 20 minute video, listening to ~1.5 hours of mp3s, and reading for ~1 hour, I still had 50% battery left - much better than my wife's Tungsten E.
I like it - time will tell how well the hard drive holds up, and I've had 2 spontaneous reboots, but so far the experience has been good.
Just my $.02 - your mileage may vary, buyer beware, etc...
Posted by: John Ballentine at July 02, 2005 11:51 AM (eeB2q)
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That's good to hear. My T3 is woefully inadequate at playing video, but the hardware is basically the same as the LifeDrive, so they must have done a lot of work on the software.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 02, 2005 06:41 PM (+S1Ft)
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