Derek's newest toy

[DerekRx]

So yesterday at work my cellphone/other brain took a spill off of my desk. I tried to catch it, but ended up just volleying it higher into the air before it crash landed on the hard floor. The impact caused the Treo to crack pretty hard, and while it still worked, the screen was in bad shape and I didn't want to have to use it. So I just HAD to upgrade to the newest and greatest. Since the new Treo isn't going to be released for another few weeks, I decided maybe it was time to switch operating systems to Windows Mobile PPC since they have a lot more phones out now and coming out in the future than Palm. Its got Wifi, Bluetooth, QWERTY keyboard, Windows Mobile for PPC 5.0, and best of all, EVDO- meaning DSL speeds on wireless! Best $600 I spent all week!

All is well again...or will be once I find Windows programs that did what my Palm programs did

Check out this sweet feature!

I've gone to the darkside with Windows

Hooray for money!

Everything still works, including the phone, but the screen just looks bad

It looks pretty bad here

So Treo 650 didn't survive its plunge unscathed

[Meteornotes]

Looks cool. Let me know what you think of it, as I've been thinking of getting one.

 

dt

[CoasterCrazy]

Awesome phone!

 

I would like to have features of a PDA but I don't think I would want to lug one of them around with me. I like my Razor but I wish internet surfing wasn't so crappy on it. Also, it would be nice to have a keyboard when trying to type long messages.

[TheStig]

When I first saw the heading, I though I would see a few pictures of Nicole! That thing looks pretty cool, but it looks like it's too big for somebody like to me lug around...

 

Colin C

[Wes]

Hey Derek I know this isn't much but I did a little something for you.

From TPR To You

[Florida420]

Best $600 I spent all week!

 

$600.00

 

Does it have motion control sensors? Blue Ray player? Can you play Halo 3 on it?

 

Ohh, sorry 8)

 

Wrong $600.00

 

P All "Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii"

[BeemerBoy]

Derek, I'm curious....what kind of battery life does one of those things have?

[Jew]

^^I love you Wes.

 

And I'll probably be buying the Treo 700w (Windows Mobile version of the Treo) in a few weeks if I get promoted and actually need to get email synced up.

[woah_killa]

Hey Derek I know this isn't much but I did a little something for you.

 

Hm...I feel like i've seen this before....

 

I wish I had one of those.

[DerekRx]

Looks cool. Let me know what you think of it, as I've been thinking of getting one.

 

dt

 

So far I haven't really had much time to play with it, but I added pretty much every program I had on my Palm over (or an equivalent of) and most of the programs are now able to read both formats the same, meaning all my Treo info is now in the PPC. The interface is nice, there's lots of programs for it, and its really easy to use. The only downsides so far are programs don't remove as easily as you'd think, and the phone dial pad is kinda tough to use without actually looking at it. Other than that, its great so far!

[Erik Johnson]

Nothing better than upgrading something becuase the old one breaks. I am rather enjoying my new Xbox360 right now because my old Xbox bit the dust last week. Hey, at least these purchases are justified!

[mcjaco]

I had a cell phone with a QWERTY keyboard for text messages...how I miss that phone.

 

I'm sure once you use it for awhile, everything will become second nature. I'm still grabbing for the gear shift on the dash, when my new car has it between the seats.

 

^Erik, just curious on what part of the XBox bought the farm? I'm getting disc read errors all of a sudden.

[Erik Johnson]

There is a web site that shows that explains your Xbox error right here. Naturally I pretty much got the rare, "You are so screwed" error. I am pretty sure, like it says, my hard disc crashed or died. That seems to me to common problem for some of the early systems. It had been kinda iffy for the past year, but I guess it finally gave up.

 

 

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/210562

[waterviper]

This report just in!!!!!

Rumor has it that Nicole has something to do with the breaking of Dereks old toy!!! Speculation has it that it was being used other then its intended use!

[DerekRx]

Crap, you found me out. Nicole, did you tell because I sure didn't!

[niiicolaaah]

MIKE, have you installed hidden cameras in my room????

[DerekRx]

If you do have hidden cameras, please share the footage with the rest of us (except Barry)

[waterviper]

Dude I will never share anything with Barry!

 

Yes Nicole I have and have been imensly enjoying it!

 

Derek I will send you the footage by tomorrow!

[DerekRx]

Sweet, I'll enjoy that on my new phone! And I thought having the "Since U Been Gone" video on my old phone was awesome.

[BarryH]

I thought this was Derek's new toy!

 

[DerekRx]

Got the new case for the phone this weekend, to protect it from other disasters. The case was expensive and I can't use the keyboard with the case on, but I can always take the case off if I have to use the keyboard for email or word processing. Anyway, here's some pics.

The case holds the phone nicely, and will prevent any pending doom in the next 6 months until I switch providers

Easy to open with a magnetic closure, but not too easy for the phone to slide out accidentally

Covers everything when closed except for the speaker, which is good! At least now I can hear the phone ring

Leather case form fit to the PPC-6700

[waterviper]

Right on!!! A PDA condom!!