Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 22

Hi I am curious as to how the visorcentral people and others at the expo used their own visors and modules.

For instance
-did you beam or recieve information?
-did you use stowaways to write reports?
-did you use the eyemodules for pictures in the articles?
-did you use voice recorders to do interviews?
-were any modems used to send reports?

I am really interested in real life examples of uses for my visor that exist at the present time, not just potential uses.

Thanks.

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Texan in Calgary for a while
Posts: 1361

I *should* have used my Visor more, but used it mostly to know the schedule and what booths to hit. I didn't bring my keyboard because I wasn't sure if the others would bring a HotSync cable or not.

I can't wait for the voice recorder modules to be ready to use, as I sure could have used them instad of my mini-cassette one.

We used a Kodak DC215 camera for our pictures.

Hopefully some of the wireless modules will be going by the next conference, and if that's the case, I'll be updating *during* keynotes instead of 4am

The Visor worked great when I sat at Newark Airport for THREE hours on the runway. I started my letter to Delta and played some Klondike.

By the next conference there should be enough modules to really get the most out of the Visor. I don't have a laptop yet, and my goal is to not need one!



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James Hromadka
VisorCentral.com
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Registered: Nov 1999
Location: New York, New York
Posts: 560

I used mine to read my avantgo pages while waiting for presentations to start.:-)

I used avantgo to check times on Chicken Run and The patriot. I saw both movies after leaving the show on tuesday and wednesday.

Felipe

Registered: Dec 1999
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Posts: 247

I work as a tech journalist and I've used my Visor extensively on the go since I got the Stowaway and the Handspring modem.

My native country is Malaysia (yep there's where all Visors are assembled, BTW...but I had to buy mine from the USA- go figure) and I've been using it on my overseas assignments.

For example, when I was in Boston for a Compaq event, I typed out my story (using SmartDoc) on the Stowaway and then emailed it to my office in Kuala Lumpur.

I also use the modem and Proximail to send and receive email from the office.

I also update my AvantGo using the Handspring modem.

It's all possible because of the modem and the keyboard and my ISP's global roaming-enabled Internet access.

I just can't wait for wireless...

[This message has been edited by Tan Kit Hoong (edited 07-03-2000).]

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Redwood City CA
Posts: 472

I beamed my business card, used a freeware booth finder, billed time, and read "Dead Souls" when things were quiet.

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: bright side of the moon.
Posts: 996

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Originally posted by Tan Kit Hoong:
For example, when I was in Boston for a Compaq event, I typed out my story (using SmartDoc) on the Stowaway and then emailed it to my office in Kuala Lumpur.

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Registered: Dec 1999
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Posts: 247

Sorry...should have made myself clear. I typed it out on SmartDoc but I still had to copy and paste the contents into the Mail application to email it off.

However, SmartDoc does allow you to upload a file into an FTP or HTTP server of your choice. Even better, it can save it as a .TXT file instead of a Palm .DOC file. I've done this before, but I still find it easier to copy and paste into a mail program.