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see.my.sig.4.addr@nowhere.com.invalid wrote:
> I figure I'll be looking for a replacement for my Visor
> ... powerful enough IR
> ... rechargable instead of AAA's,
> ... SD slot for backup/restore
> ... Color not a req., but would be nice.
> ... nice, is one that takes AAA's but can use the rechargable
> kind and charge them in the unit
> ... bonus would be if it takes the same charge plug as Treo's.

HandEra 330?

- powerful IR; OmniRemote makes use of QVGA (240x320-screen)
- rechargable Li-Ion battery pack (optional, don't buy without)
- SD slot ( plus CF slot)
- no color, just greyscale
- takes 4 AAA instead of the battery pack
(battery pack is chargable inside, not the AAA)
- charge plug is a plain standard one
(standard as in 'world' not as 'in one PDA line' ;-)


Gruß
Uwe

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On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 09:53:37 +0100, U. Lippke wrote:

> HandEra 330?
>
> - powerful IR; OmniRemote makes use of QVGA (240x320-screen)
> - rechargable Li-Ion battery pack (optional, don't buy without)
> - SD slot ( plus CF slot)
> - no color, just greyscale
> - takes 4 AAA instead of the battery pack
> (battery pack is chargable inside, not the AAA)
> - charge plug is a plain standard one
> (standard as in 'world' not as 'in one PDA line' ;-)

And not the plain old 2-bit grayscale either. But while nice,
there's no need for the Li-Ion battery pack. At the time I bought
my 330, the store had no battery packs in stock, so I started using
alkalines, and quickly switched to NiMH AAAs. They work well, last
a long time (presumably not as long per charge as Li-Ion), and are
far less costly (less than $10/set vs. $70 for Li-Ion, IIRC). Is it
still possible to buy new Li-Ion battery packs for the 330? That
is, packs that haven't been deteriorating while sitting on a shelf
in a warehouse for several years?

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In article <t9dd011vis7iuvotej78q9hrkk14ji9e0u@4ax.com>, BillB wrote:
>> - powerful IR; OmniRemote makes use of QVGA (240x320-screen)

Haven't tried it with OmniRemote; does it really work better than
a standard Palm?

> And not the plain old 2-bit grayscale either. But while nice,
> there's no need for the Li-Ion battery pack.

The LiIon pack isn't *vital*, no. But I noticed that it provides
higher current/voltage than AAA batteries. For most things, this
doesn't matter, but my WiFi card seemed to work better with the
LiIon battery than with alkalines or NiCads (never tried NiMHs).

> Is it still possible to buy new Li-Ion battery packs for the 330?
> That is, packs that haven't been deteriorating while sitting on a shelf
> in a warehouse for several years?

Nobody's making new ones, I'm sure, but there are unused ones
available sometimes, and I've gotten two in the last couple of
months, both worked just fine. LiIon batteries have a finite
number of charge cycles. Keep them charged as often as possible
and they will last a long time.

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In article <hj7b01pp1hb135es50pauthnbt61bfl0v1@4ax.com>,
see.my.sig.4.addr@nowhere.com.invalid wrote:
> So, I need something with
> powerful enough IR to duplicate that use (have yet to see one without
> having to spend on IRBlaster), hopefully rechargable instead of AAA's, and
> with an SD slot for backup/restore for when it's cap. chokes down the
> line.

I was looking for replacement Palms recently, and the Sony NR/NX series
have built-in consumer IR. From what I gather they aren't "learning"
remotes, but apparently OmniRemote supports it. Memory Stick, not SD,
but perhaps that's close enough.

This link might prove useful:

http://www.pacificneotek.com/range.htm

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Ray Ingles (313) 227-2317

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On 7 Feb 2005 08:59:18 -0500, Ray Ingles wrote:

> In article <t9dd011vis7iuvotej78q9hrkk14ji9e0u@4ax.com>, BillB wrote:
>>> - powerful IR; OmniRemote makes use of QVGA (240x320-screen)
>
> Haven't tried it with OmniRemote; does it really work better than
> a standard Palm?

Don't know. That was written by "U. Lippke" <shorttext@gmx.net>


>> And not the plain old 2-bit grayscale either. But while nice,
>> there's no need for the Li-Ion battery pack.
>
> The LiIon pack isn't *vital*, no. But I noticed that it provides
> higher current/voltage than AAA batteries. For most things, this
> doesn't matter, but my WiFi card seemed to work better with the
> LiIon battery than with alkalines or NiCads (never tried NiMHs).

I'd guess that Li-Ion works "better" because (with its higher
capacity) it operates longer with the WiFi card. Alkaline voltages
would drop very rapidly, making them a poor choice. But even though
NiCads have the lowest capacity, while they still have power
remaining, they can probably supply much more current than the other
battery types. You still wouldn't want to use them inside the 330,
but for field use an external battery pack using 4 high capacity
(sintered plate) NiCad D cells would do a good job, if you could
tolerate the bulk and weight.  


>> Is it still possible to buy new Li-Ion battery packs for the 330?
>> That is, packs that haven't been deteriorating while sitting on a shelf
>> in a warehouse for several years?
>
> Nobody's making new ones, I'm sure, but there are unused ones
> available sometimes, and I've gotten two in the last couple of
> months, both worked just fine. LiIon batteries have a finite
> number of charge cycles. Keep them charged as often as possible
> and they will last a long time.

The Li-Ion batteries are the one type I'm much less familiar with,
but I've read numerous times that they have a much more limited life
in years, irrespective of how many charge cycles they go through. I
don't know how accurate this info. is though. I recently got out a
pair of cheap, no-name lithium battery packs bought as spares for an
old Nokia cell phone. The were stored unused for several years, and
after charging them several weeks ago, they appear to work just
fine, lasting just as long per charge as the Nokia NiMH battery pack
that came with the phone. Had I tried this several years ago I
don't know if the results would have been the same, or if the
Lithium battery packs would have lasted longer.

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Ray Ingles wrote:
> me wrote:
>>> - powerful IR; OmniRemote makes use of QVGA (240x320-screen)
>
> Haven't tried it with OmniRemote; does it really work better than
> a standard Palm?

Yes. The HandEra's IR is good and reliable at 10 meters.
I use it to trigger off my digicam.


Gruß
Uwe

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BillB wrote:
> [HandEra 330]
> The Li-Ion batteries are the one type I'm much less familiar with,
> but I've read numerous times that they have a much more limited life
> in years, irrespective of how many charge cycles they go through.
> ...

I'm using my HE330 with it's Li-Ion since late 2001 (with backlight 'Always
on'). Until now I haven't noticed any sign of degeneration.


Gruß
Uwe

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On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 20:13:20 +0100, U. Lippke wrote:

> I'm using my HE330 with it's Li-Ion since late 2001 (with backlight
> 'Always on'). Until now I haven't noticed any sign of degeneration.

That's pretty good. I'm happy the way my 330 performs with NiMH
though. Another advantage is that when I travel there are several
other devices I often bring along that use rechargeable AAs and
AAAs, such as digital cameras, radios, CD or MD players, etc. I
only have to bring along one very small charger.