Archive for February, 2005

Hey, doesn’t this look familiar?

Thursday, February 10th, 2005

Sorry; we couldn’t help but make light of Orange’s new smartphone announcement (shouldn’t it be in the PDAphone category?) but yes; it’s yet another iteration of the infamous HTC Magician design.
We are just too plain lazy to list yet again what the Magician’s called all over the world with various phone carriers/manufacturers. What we really [...]

What happened to the iPAQs, PDA-1 predicts again

Thursday, February 10th, 2005

Given the hoo-ha on Wall Street and some very nasty remarks for Carly Fiorina quitting as Chairman/CEO of HP earlier this week, one might be forgiven to overlook what’s happening to the latest iPAQ models.

But … the iPAQs hx2755 and hx2715 has been out for months before. Why is there no buzz about them; which [...]

Great deal on Zire 72

Wednesday, February 9th, 2005

Techbargains.com tells us that BuyDig.com has the palmOne Zire 72 (original blue edition) for only $189.00 after palmOne’s $50 MIR. If you have been holding out for a good deal on the 72, this is your chance.

BT headset for the active

Wednesday, February 9th, 2005

If you are the active type - fitness trainer, techno DJ, compulsive jogger, jackhammer operator - you might want to check this Bluetooth headset out from Logitech named … uh, the Mobile Bluetooth Headset. With that mean-lookin’ head-clamp styling, you’d be hard-pressed to shake the fella off.

It’s going for a low $49.00 at ComputerGeeks.com; the [...]

Acer wireless notebook bargain

Saturday, February 5th, 2005

If all you do with a PC/notebbok is to get online, sync your PDA with that info, and store your multimedia files, this Acer notebook is right up your alley:

Acer TravelMate TM2201LCi-XPH with free HP DeskJet 3650 Printer, $699.99 after $80 MIR.
You just can’t beat the value on this thing. What we like best about [...]

$100 discount for Treo 650 before 2/2/05

Friday, February 4th, 2005

That sounds a whole lot better than palmOne making a “pricing error” in selling the unlocked Treo 650 during Cingular’s/palmOne’s co-launch on Wednesday for $599.
palmOne on the very next day says, oops - our bad: It’s supposed to be $699, folks. But consumers aren’t so sure that it was a pricing error (neither do we). [...]

Upcoming replacement for HP iPAQ h6315

Friday, February 4th, 2005

The PDA communities are a-buzzing again with “leaked” pics of the h6315 replacement, tentatively known as the hw6500 Mobile Messenger series, meaning there will be a couple of variants for essentially the same thing.

Palm Store deals

Friday, February 4th, 2005

Following up on yesterday’s coupon sale at Palm Store, here’s a list of what Palm Store has for us:

Zire 31 + free MP3 Kit (until 2/13/05), $149.00.
Zire 72 Special Edition + free Universal Wireless Keyboard (until 2/13/05), $349.00 after $50 MIR which expires 5/5/05.
Tungsten E + free MP3 Kit (until 2/13/05), $199.00.
Tungsten C + free [...]

Never enough storage space!

Friday, February 4th, 2005

We are firm believers in oodles of space, for life … or your data Check out this latest beefy 300GB external drive from Maxtor that feeds from your PC or notebook just fine via speedy Firewire or USB 2.0:

Maxtor OneTouch II FireWire and USB Hard Drive, 300GB = $259.99 with free shipping.

Palm Store blowout sale via coupon

Thursday, February 3rd, 2005

Very good palmOne PDA deals at Palm Store; we just regret catching it so late … The following models are still available with a 20% off coupon. The code is indicated beside the model names in bold; prices are after coupon application:

palmOne Zire 21 + code DEVBUY2 = approx. $79.00
palmOne Zire 31 + code DEVBUY10 [...]