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plc
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Posted: 2005-01-08 22:45
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SE P910 is really nice, but I want a phone which is powered by Microsoft Windows. can you guys suggest some?
A phone which has a camera, IrDA & bluetooth connectivity, and offers touchscreen...
masseur
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Posted: 2005-01-08 22:48
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I'm currently using the i-mate JAM and its great!

I just started using Microsoft voice command and it makes a great package almost perfect!

OluYom
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Posted: 2005-01-08 23:01
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MPx aka MPx300. Havent used it yet though, so you may want to go through reviews...

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97blkSE
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Posted: 2005-01-10 02:11
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have you looked at the MPx 220?

i played with the MPx220 at cingular and it seemed like a really nice phone too bad its out of my price range at the moment. whats the difference between the boxes with black dots compared to the orange dots?
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Posted: 2005-01-10 04:12
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This one almost perfect!
O2 XDA II Mini





The improved O2 XDA II Mini PDA-phone runs on the faster Intel PXA 272 416MHz processor, and is powered by the second edition of the Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 Pocket PC Phone operating system. This means you can have popular tools and applications like Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, and PowerPoint and PDF viewers at your fingertips; and create, edit or view files and messages in landscape or portrait mode. For such a small device, the O2 Xda II mini also gives you ample space to store plenty of contacts, files and messages.

But for those of you who are addicted to program and media downloads, there's an MMC/SDIO slot to boost storage capacity. If you want to touch base with someone, you have several options. You can call, SMS, MMS picture message, email, or chat with them using MSN Messenger. You can keep up to date with everyone, and know what's new with them no matter how near or far they live.

Besides using the O2 Xda II mini to satisfy your business and social needs, you can also use it to unwind, relax and have fun. For example, the built-in 1.3 mega pixel camera lets you capture compelling memories and artistic visions with increased resolution. It's effortless. Just point and click. If you wish, you can use Multimedia Album and Picture Editor to manage and edit those images, and share them via MMS, email, Infrared, Bluetooth 1.2, or Wireless LAN using an optional WLAN card.

If you can't live without music, the O2 Xda II mini is an ideal device for you. It is a complete digital entertainment centre. With the latest version of Windows Media Player 10, you can chill to the world's largest collection of digital music and MP3 files, or watch high quality MPEG-4 video clips comfortably on the device's 2.8" 65K-colour TFT-LCD touch screen.

Dimensions of the o2 XDA II Mini
- Approx. 58 (W) x 108 (H) x 18.1 (T) mm
- Weight with battery: 150g

Platform on the o2 XDA II Mini
- Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 PocketPC Phone Edition Second Edition - Small PDA form factor integrated GSM / GPRS, Bluetooth and 1.3 mega-pixel VGA camera

Processor on the o2 XDA II Mini
- Intel PXA 272 CPU
- Clock speed: 416MHz

Memory on the o2 XDA II Mini
- Flash ROM: 64MB
- RAM: 64MB

Display on the o2 XDA II Mini
- 2.8" Transflective TFT LCD display
- 64K colour with 240 x 320 dots resolution
- LED back light
- Sensitive touch screen

Audio on the o2 XDA II Mini
- Microphone
- Loudspeaker and receiver
- Support speakerphone operation

Keyboard / Button / Switch on the o2 XDA II Mini
- 5-way navigation pad
- 4 programmable buttons: Camera, Voice Recorder, Contact and Calendar
- Power button
- Reset switch
- 2 phone buttons: SEND (Yes) & END (No) buttons
- Volume control button (up and down)

Camera on the o2 XDA II Mini
- Colour CMOS 1.3 mega-pixel camera
- Preview mirror for self portrait
- Support still image and video capture

Interface
- Bluetooth 1.2 compliant class 2
- Infrared IrDA SIR (115 kbps)
- Mini-USB connector
- SIM card slot
- MMC / SDIO card slot
- Earphone / microphone Audio jack (2.5mm ΓΈ)

Applications packaged with the o2 XDA II Mini
Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 standard applications: Pocket Outlook, Pocket Excel, Pocket Word, Pocket Internet Explorer, MSN Messenger, ActiveSync, Windows Media Player, Calculator, Terminal Services Clients, Games (Jawbreaker, Solitraire)
- Multimedia Album
- Picture Editor
- Camera (phone and video capture)
- ClearVue PDF and PPT
- Integrated MMS
- Java MIDlet Manager (J2ME)
- Photo Contacts
- SIM Manager
- Wireless Modem
- xBackup

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Ayush
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Posted: 2005-01-10 04:18
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Dopod 535. But no touchscreen.

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Posted: 2005-01-15 17:06
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I would suggest a pda2k. I really love mine, and i dont think any other currently available phones would intrest me in its place
EastCoastStar
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Posted: 2005-01-15 20:18
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look through the iPAQ phones/pdas they have a few there... but i have to admet.. the imate jam looks wayyy better (havent played with it though....)

i nevert realized the imate jam and the xda II (and mini) have the same body?? are they alike ojn the inside?? or are they almost identical and im just being retarded?
plasmadog
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Posted: 2005-01-15 20:51
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the imate jam and xda II are the same. with different branding.
the hp ipaq 6xxx series are pretty good too...
EastCoastStar
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Posted: 2005-01-15 23:16
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@plasmadog thank u for clearing that up for me
amnesia
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Posted: 2005-01-16 00:59
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i use an iMate JAM.
(despite its constant freezing)
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plc
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Posted: 2005-01-20 01:42
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amnesia: what do you mean by constant freezing? does it hang most of the time? what do you like about the pda?
amnesia
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Posted: 2005-01-21 11:51
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well my one freezes when i do multifunctions or certain functions.

E.g. if I'm searching for a bluetooth device and then cancel, it freezes.
If I receive a message while the phone is ringing, it freezes.
The phone resets pretty fast, thats why it didnt bother me.

Its a really nice tiny phone in my opinion. Feels good, and makes me feel like I've got the P1000 .
It's camera isnt that great though. Whats nice is that it uses the WHOLE screen as a view finder.
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masseur
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Posted: 2005-01-21 12:03
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I haven't had a single freeze yet and I am finding I don't even need to soft reset it anywhere near as much as I do my iPAQ but even my latest iPAQ 4700 doesn't need to be soft reset any where near as much as the previous ones did

all in all I still haven't found anything that makes me want to get rid of it in a hurry
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Posted: 2005-01-27 11:44
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Heh, I used to use a I-Mate PDA2K...Now, I use the JAM, both are great PDA phones to consider.
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