to go with that last one, and PLEASE don`t try to make this into something it`s not, okay ?? ... actually, more questions than answers, anyway, but sure beats sitting around and feeling sorry and venting 24/7 ... just my opinion, of course ... hope you have a great weekend !!
HP iPAQ h5450 Pocket PC
Beauty & Convergence... but at a cost!
There is no question that the iPAQ h5450 is probably the most powerful and sexiest consumer Pocket PC in Canada today. Along with that title, comes one other: “The Most Expensive”. Approximately $200 more than the Toshiba e740 (its closest rival), the HP iPAQ h5450 packs a powerful combination of features including: 400-MHz XScale processor, 64mb Ram/48mb Rom, Wi-Fi (802.11b), Bluetooth, SDIO slot, Removable Battery and Biometric Security.
Other Misc. Features
The h5450 now sports a vibrating alarm and a dual input/output jack capable of microphone/headphone capabilities. This comes in useful for VoIP applications and if the h5450 ever mysteriously acquires cellphone functions in future models or releases. (Look underneath the battery and you will notice an unused SIM card slot which is not currently connected to the motherboard)
For true gadget freaks (I am one of them), there's also Nevo, a cute piece of software that transforms your iPAQ into an infrared remote controller supreme. It lets you control TVs, VCRs, DVD players, and other audio/visual devices from the h5450. his is accomplished through a commercial grade infrared port with great range.
The ability to use the IPAQ as a multi/universal remote for your home theater system can easily save you $200 or more. Drawbacks: it still transmits data as 115.2 Kbps. There are several other PDAs that have incorporated the faster 4MB per second IR port.
Infrared (IR) is the electromagnetic spectrum situated exactly between radio waves and visible light. It can be used to communicate between two or more devices equipped with IR ports.
Advantages
IR is extremely cheap – transmitters and receivers can be installed for a few cents per unit.
Can transmit at up to 2 gigabits per second. Current IR protocols operate at up to 4Mb/s, which is four times the bandwidth of Bluetooth.
The short distance and inability to pass through walls, while also disadvantages, are advantages by decreasing the ability of hackers to access your data, and therefore increasing security.
IR is a ‘clean’ alternative to the potential problems with exposure to radio waves.
IR does not require bandwidth on a highly regulated radio spectrum.
Disadvantages
IR requires a clear line of sight between devices, versus the larger area available over an entire radius.
IR does not pass through walls.
IR only works between two devices at a time. A network would require multiple transmitters/receivers with multiple lines-of-sight.
"Our latest OEM news is an agreement we announced last week with Softeq Development Corporation to develop a wireless digital audio design for Hewlett-Packard.
The current focus of our partnership is developing a custom MP-3 player headset incorporating our patented MicroOs 3.0, and a unique wireless infrared interface." [Fred Falk Conference Call Feb 26, 2003]
Microsoft later this month will unveil the next version of its handheld operating system, as hardware partners new and old line up with devices using the OS.
The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant will debut Pocket PC 2003--code-named Ozone--on June 23, according to sources close to the company. The operating system is not expected to be a major revision of Pocket PC 2002, but it will include new features such as built-in support for wireless technologies Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The OS overhaul will occur in the next version of the operating system, code-named Magneto, due out next year.
Meanwhile, HP is expected to release this month a handful of new iPaq devices--recently approved by the Federal Communications Commission--that likely will use Microsoft's new OS, sources close to HP say. Two of the devices, to be called the iPaq h1930 and the iPaq h1940, will be added to the low-end 1900 series and will come with a built-in Bluetooth chip. The FCC also approved iPaq h2200 devices that come with an Intel XScale PXA255 processor for handhelds and a built-in Bluetooth chip. The sources say HP also will announce two high-end devices for its iPaq h5500 series, both of which will come with Bluetooth. HP declined to comment on the devices.
1. Headset has to interface ["uniquely"] with something, right ?
2. Something that would function as the control ?
3. Headset would always have be in close proximity at all times to function, right ?
4. Would a PDA be a good candidate ?
5. Can IR and Bluetooth co-exist on the same device, if necessary ?
6. If Microsoft`s Pocket PC 2003 is the OS, would we most likely have to consult with them in order to integrate MicroOS 3.0 and the interface ?
7. Do you think "iPAQ" could be considered an OEM ?
8. We may deliver headsets before the end of this month, and Pocket PC 2003 will debut on the 23rd, and HP is expected to release this month a handful of new iPaq devices ... just coinsidence ?
... probably, but what the, hey !?!
Regards,
NEWe.LONG
P.S. Hope you don`t mind, but this was originally addressed to those two smart kawsins, EDIGlong and D.inkie, over on Agora ... they know all that technical stuff ... I can always come up with questions ... it`s just the dang answers I have trouble with ;~))
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