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| Pocket Loox |
In the world of portable computer PDA Pocket PC family occupy the position of persons of blue blood. This computer is not for everyone, although manufacturers diligently convince her otherwise. But if you look at the cost of ... A different machine at a price not inferior to the laptop. But communicators based Pocket PC and the more expensive. And yet attracted unusual. Beautiful, powerful, stylish machines that by the forces of almost all the same as the "real" computers. Even the hard disk drives - if we talk about miniature "cog" Microdrive. Plus, while not quite typical of the "pickpockets" charms, like the interaction with printers, wireless modules Bluetooth, cellular GSM, satellite navigation, GPS ... When we say "pocket office", the first thing we have in mind the possibility of communication device. Indeed, what use is it to use as skromnyagu Palm address database, if such a thing is in any decent phone? And the WAP browser here is not chiseled, and a simple email client. Necessarily need a full browser for viewing web-pages and e-mail client with attachment support. And some tools to work with these investments - a spreadsheet and text editor, which would understand the formats of popular programs for personal computers. To date, all listed in full on the shoulder, only Pocket PC (and, I might add, departing in the past computers Psion). Therefore, communicators based handheld computers that look like a real family, ready for practical use of "pocket office" not optimistic, and, alas, for the most part unfounded promise. In the end, precisely because of such typewriters the future - a bright color screen, fast processor, high-quality sound system and full support for wireless data transfer. This assumption is confirmed by the developer of the operating system Windows CE - Corporation Microsoft, has recently issued a special version of its "OSes" Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition, targeted at communications applications handheld computers and smartphones based on them. Very interesting, we should note thing ...
Communicators with stuffing from Microsoft
PDA Pocket PC family is still very little - only a few models, except for the untimely deceased concepts, and not left wall design laboratories. A more or less known (and described in detail in the computer press) come to mind only Trium Mondo, Siemens SX-45, Sagem WA-3050. All of them are based on Windows CE 3.0 and in this sense is already outdated. Device is running Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition on sale yet be seen, so it makes sense to describe an abstract model of the device. All the same, all models of the near future will resemble one another, as look like all Pocket PC 2002, regardless of brand name and manufacturer. Incidentally, the reason for such similarities - in the strict technical limitations that Microsoft (and, incidentally, the market) imposes on the developer CCP. Such restrictions on the size of the device, application specific processor type, the minimum amount of memory and so on, can not be denied reasonable. Moreover, it is not just about trying to capture as much of the market ...
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| Philips Nino |
Remember the history of the wonderful machines Philips Nino. Issued in the format of the first computers palm-size operating system Windows CE 2.0, they are least likely (compared with rival models of CCP) repeats form-factor PCs Palm. Nino was a relatively large machine with easy operation and a range of advanced solutions. Suffice it to say that Philips will soon released one of the first PDA with a color touch screen.But the machine (about which, incidentally, was much talk, since familiarity with computers, palm-size started with Nino - with the brightest, most impressive models) did not take place - the computer long ago removed from production. Was the cause uncertainty for Philips in the marketing prospects of the CCP do not know ... But Nino was indeed a little like a Palm, placed far from being in any pocket and a view of his looked more like a reduced Newton, than increasing the machine from the undisputed leader ... High degree of standardization of the CPC family of Pocket PC 2002 can be regarded as an intermediate fact, since future versions of Windows for handheld computers will be provided support not only the processors Strong ARM (apologies for my ignorance, I might add - seems to be). Consequently, in the near future diversity among the models must be at least partially restored ... But today, the user chooses for himself a small computer, it's hard to get lost - the differences between different Pocket PC only cosmetic. Whatever you take, do not make a mistake. It remains to add that any PC Pocket PC 2002 can also be a "Phone Edition" - enough to buy cellular module and install the included software support (keep it simple - use a phone with built-in infrared port). It is true that this decision will be only half of Microsoft. And in the convenience of practical use of high-grade communicators are likely to concede. What, for example, "pickpocket" did you see a special phone display, built next to the main screen, a convenient location microphone and speaker? And where, I ask, now that connect hands, God forgive me, free?
Telephone Supplements
New edition of the operating Windows CE for Pocket PC computers did not contain major changes. Phone Edition - this is just a set of auxiliary programs. But the set, if not pay attention to recently discovered a bug (which allows to bypass the protection device PIN-code), very comfortable - at least vpriglyadku. The main telephone programm - A keypad screen through which you can dial the number and the most common way to call, as we have to call from any cell phone. Buttons are drawn large pen (and who does not feel sorry for the screen - and finger) to miss hard. Borrowed from the Microsoft website illustrations provide a visual representation of how it looks on the PDA.
Configuring the connection handheld device like setting up network connections for Windows PCs. Prescribing all necessary parameters (phone number, email address, and so on) and to call the provider, get something like this picture.
To view the web-pages (here reduced WAP technology for anything, communicators Pocket PC can display the normal page, while viewing them from the small size of the screen is not particularly useful) and the acceptance of communication uses standard Windows CE - built-in browser and email Client Inbox. Inbox programm is used to create messages SMS (necessary service switches directly in the properties of messages - in line Service). Pop-up keyboard makes the creation of short messages in the fun. On the phone the same operation requires ekvilibristicheskih skills and fine musical fingers (me, for example, the right buttons the size of a saucer).
Phone numbers stored in the main contact database.By the subscriber's name and phone number can be added to address personal page on the Internet (which is for the communicator goes without saying), e-mail account to provide a text commentary.
And you can dial directly from your address book - the choice of the name from the list and the desired option from the popup menu (also my bank).
As any cell phone, PDA contains a SIM card work with which provides a special program - Manager SIM. With it you can read stored on your SIM information, change the PIN-code and generally make fun of the communicator, both over prostetskim cell phone.
Among the purely telephony features - an opportunity to make a list of "quick dial" in which each number is associated on-screen buttons.
Incoming call, if the number is entered into your database, immediately followed by displays information about the subscriber. Conveniently, once you see who will have to deal.
Enterprise users (and perhaps not only) interested in the functions conferencing and speakerphone - loudspeaker phone. This allows us to negotiate directly with multiple subscribers, placing the device itself on the table (always leaned to the microphone at the same time - it is something normal, and no not the "conference").
Of the remaining splendor can be the possibility to choose the type of incoming call indication - beep or silent vibrating alert.
Completes the overview of the program filling Cell Communicators Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition reference to the popular among the people the functions of selection of ringtones. The ability of these machines on the part of media are known. Is it any wonder that the call can sound like anything - even a horse neighing, though the harp to sing?
And what, you can write yourself and scare others with wild cries of misbehavior. Everyone thinks - it's time to surrender, but it's just the phone rang. In the sense - Communicator ...
Strawberries with cream
When meeting with the Phone Edition is hard to get rid of the idea that there is nothing revolutionary in the telephone version of the operating system from Microsoft do not.Usual for the Pocket PC programs makes that functionality, which they lacked. For example, e-mail client was in fact the client, rather than a means delayed viewing incoming messages. From the phone book can call and incoming calls to assign an individual sound. All this is in the prestigious class of phones (not to mention smart phones). But there is a large touch screen, software keyboard and the heaps of useful items can present in the Pocket PC. But what can I say, the phones do not and probably never will be E-Book reader, the editor of Pocket Word and Table Pocket Excel. And in the communicator based Pocket PC - is there. It is appropriate to note that Microsoft takes under his wing, not only producers of communicators and PDAs, but the actual phone. This, of course, expensive models, which are fully applicable to a group of smartphones - devices with relatively small (but colorful) screen-oriented work is not a handwriting input, and with standard telephone keypad. Smartphones are distinguished by some other screen on which to place tabs, multiple windows and abstruse menu is not there. While on the same site Microsoft, on the image display this phone, you can see the familiar daddy. What can I say? The designer appears next headache - how to squeeze in a microscopic cell phone housing a large color screen. Something will come up. For example, a magnifying lens or phone the size of a brick ... We all have long been accustomed to a nice Windows and do not notice that much of the work on a personal computer is to perform a variety of supporting activities - to open the System menu, select the folder to another folder, then a third folder, find the program shortcut to run the program, open the file . We are not a burden. On the contrary, we like, we got used to it, it seems to us that otherwise impossible. But this - computer, our assistant, partner, companion. With a handheld device, mobile communication is somewhat different. When in your pocket screamed a call to delve into a hierarchical menu, get a pen and aim them in the program shortcuts neither the time nor the desire not. Phone Edition Pocket PC 2002 greatly simplifies telephone operation purely ... But you imagine quite common situation - you need to call the person whose number is listed in the address base of the communicator, but not on speed dial. On the phone you have to do the following - by pressing two buttons to unlock the keypad, pressing the third button to call the address book of the same button is to find the caller's name, the fourth button to start the procedure for dialing. All this - with one hand, and even with one finger, because the buttons are located next to (the phone can be anything - they are all arranged like). And what with the Communicator Pocket PC? The front panel button (or touch the pen to the screen) call the address book, the navigation buttons (located on the lateral surface of the device - you can do with one finger, located on the front - have to use the second hand), scroll through the list, press the navigation button to display the menu, moving on this menu, selecting the line "call." Misses, cursing, takes out a pen. Again, run the address book, select the desired number ... Yes, at our usual rush hardly what you get ... There are two recipes to cook a delicious dessert - strawberries and cream. You can take the whipped cream and strawberries to fill them. Then a huge spoon, slowly, enjoying and smacking, to absorb a miracle to complete satisfaction ... But you can do otherwise. Get a dish of strawberries and cut each berry and fill her cream. The result is the same, but how many adventures ... So I say - more or less convincing alternative set of PDAs and cell phones with built-in modem so far seems to be not visible. Especially if both devices are equipped with an interface Bluetooth, the phone has a miniature size. In any case, such a kit is cheaper than a PDA-based PC Pocket PC 2002. And yet - what is she beautiful, this Phone Edition ... The authors, translation:
