by Frank McPherson, author of How To Do Everything With Windows Mobile

 
I've been reading James', Kevin, and Matt's posts on the Celio Redfly with interest. As I read their experiences with the device I am finding myself thinking that it could be useful. Adding a full size keyboard and larger screen could increase my use of Windows Mobile devices from occasional use devices for looking up info, triaging email, or making a phone call, to a pro-long use device for longer text entry such as long email or larger documents. It sounds like the Redfly is small enough to carry around, just as I found my Eee PC to be a perfect size to carry to meetings. However, the big obstacle is price. I can't justify $500 for what amounts to a phone accessory. By this I mean the device is useless unless you have a Windows Mobile device in hand because it has no processor, no operating system, and no storage. It just has a display, keyboard, ROM chip with software to connect and handle the display and input and some USB and VGA out ports. Now, if the price drops to $200 I think it is a no-brainer basically as a replacement to a Stowaway keyboard. I wouldn't mind playing with one; I am particularly intrigued by the Bluetooth connectivity.

Labels: 2008

posted by Frank at 6:48 PM

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