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Posted by Digisane on 10-22-2002 05:46 PM:

Visor II

Just curious and wondering.

If you're put in charge of creating the Visor II by Handspring, what are the features you'd put in, and what name would you give it, instead of freakin hard to remember model numbers as with all other PDAs now?

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Posted by K. Cannon on 10-22-2002 06:03 PM:

You are so right on the model numbers vs. names. How annoying!

I thought the "Treo" (for three main functions) was pretty clever. And I liked "Edge" (for innovation). Prism (for color) fit in too. I think Handspring has done well with naming devices.

But I lack creativity and have been unable to come up with any myself!

Posted by Keefer Lucas on 10-24-2002 03:25 AM:

Those Days Are Gone

When I was young, I never needed anyone, and makin' love was just for fun...those days are gone.

I'd like nothing more than the Visor Pro with Palm OS 4. Maybe an updatable OS. But since Palm 5+ is likely to part company with pre-existing hardware I think the upgradable aspect of a Palm device is fleeting.

As for the name, close your eyes and imagine the Sprint logo on your handheld...with nary a Handspring logo to be found. I do like the name "Pinnacle" though.

Posted by Digisane on 10-24-2002 10:05 AM:

Re: Those Days Are Gone

quote:
Originally posted by Keefer Lucas
When I was young, I never needed anyone, and makin' love was just for fun...those days are gone.
I'd like nothing more than the Visor Pro with Palm OS 4. Maybe an updatable OS. But since Palm 5+ is likely to part company with pre-existing hardware I think the upgradable aspect of a Palm device is fleeting.
As for the name, close your eyes and imagine the Sprint logo on your handheld...with nary a Handspring logo to be found. I do like the name "Pinnacle" though.

Yeah, I'd like to see a Visor Pro Color 16MB OS 4. Perhaps in a slimmer case. How I wished they'd just keep one Visor product line running and this would be it. Of course, I'm just dreaming.

Edited in:

I'd like to see the Visor really come with a VISOR this time, as in a flip cover to cover the screen. Oh, and chrome buttons. Oh, oh, and an IR port that' on the top. And NON-SCRATCH PAINT. And VIRTUAL GRAFFITI for more screen space. And VIBRATING ALARM (those tiny silent blinky alarms ARE USELESS). AND LOUDER SPEAKERS.

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Posted by PipSqueak on 10-24-2002 06:31 PM:

Visor II!!

- Built-in mp3 player
- colour resolution
- upgradeable os
- infinitely expandable (like springboards)
- maybe a wireless messaging system using infrared or sth... something I can play in class around with friends
- SD/MMC/Memstick/SM card slot
- faster input solution (own handwriting perhaps?)
- EXTRA loud speakers (since the mp3 player's built-in! :P) and loud alarm.. wav-like sounds
- Long lasting batteries with AC adapter option

and the name...

Opulence

Posted by Digisane on 10-24-2002 06:40 PM:

Re: Visor II!!

Was thinking of the name "Visor Wereallysorrytovisorusersfordroppingthesrpingboardandthiswillneverevereverhappenagain" but.. naH. Too long.

quote:
Originally posted by PipSqueak
- Built-in mp3 player
- colour resolution
- upgradeable os
- infinitely expandable (like springboards)
- maybe a wireless messaging system using infrared or sth... something I can play in class around with friends
- SD/MMC/Memstick/SM card slot
- faster input solution (own handwriting perhaps?)
- EXTRA loud speakers.. wav-like sounds (since the mp3 player's built-in! :P)
- Long lasting batteries with AC adapter option

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Posted by Toby on 10-24-2002 07:00 PM:

I propose PipeDream, VaporWare, or AintGonnaHappen for the name of a new visor.

Posted by EJSHUMAK on 10-25-2002 09:33 AM:

Those Sprint Visor phones they were giving away have removable Li-ion batteries--

A slick snap in piece---HS designed it??? That's the kind of Li-ion PDAs need----

Posted by Winchell on 10-25-2002 03:46 PM:

While we are dreaming...

I'd love a hi-res color screen that can be viewed outdoors, like the CLI� PEG-NR70V. Dream on.

As for a name, "Visor" was short for "Advisor". So the name of some historically famous advisor might be appropriate.

Posted by dsaroff on 10-25-2002 04:43 PM:

My Vision

OK. First it would be the Visor VisionTm.

1. Form factor of the Deluxe (so it fits all my cases and peripherals).
2. 320x320 hi res color screen (similar to the Clie t655)
3. Rechargeable AND replaceable battery (similar to the iPod)--GOOD BATTERY LIFE A MUST
4. SPRINGBOARD slot (or SD)
5. 16MB base RAM
6. OS 4.0 (don't care about 5 for a number of years)
7. 33Mhz Processor (66MHz if it doesn't kill batter life)
8. Modular crade so the recharger can be used separately

That's about it.

Options might be MP3, Voice Recorder, Rocker switch (but that means I can't use my existing Vaja case ), virtual graffiti

Posted by K. Cannon on 10-25-2002 04:56 PM:

Maybe "Pig-n-Flight"

Posted by Digisane on 10-25-2002 05:38 PM:

Re: While we are dreaming...

quote:
Originally posted by Winchell
As for a name, "Visor" was short for "Advisor". So the name of some historically famous advisor might be appropriate.

REALLY... i thought visor means like a sun visor or something. Now imagine this:

Visor Socrates.

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Posted by Keefer Lucas on 10-27-2002 09:33 PM:

Re: While we are dreaming...

quote:
Originally posted by Winchell
As for a name, "Visor" was short for "Advisor". So the name of some historically famous advisor might be appropriate.

What about the "Kissinger"?

Posted by fishy on 11-09-2002 08:10 PM:

remember how visors stunned everyone?

the visor delux for its expandibility.
the visor platinum, for its speed.
the visor prism for its display.
the visor edge for its size

why cant they do it again?????

200mhz ARM processor (with dragonball 66mhz emulation)
4Mb flash rom
32Mb memory
Springboard
CF/SD slot
HI-res COLOR display
Replaceable rechargeable battery.
mp3 player
voice Recorder
good speaker

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