Registered: Feb 2000
Location: El Segundo,CA
Posts: 374

Not much here but check http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/sto...689441,00.html

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Last edited by j762538 on 02-26-2001 at 07:25 AM

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Metro Station, Hollywood and Highland
Posts: 1018

Not much indeed

Pretty terrible. What was the point in getting a review unit of the VisorPhone when everything they wrote could've been written without having used it. They give a very superficial overview of its features (incomplete, to say the least), then say they don't like the idea of holding a PDA up to their face. It's not necessarily an invalid opinion, but anyone could've written it -- with or without direct experience with the product. And there's absolutely no mention of the VP's data capabilities beyond SMS text messaging. Even if Handspring plays down the VisorPhone's internet capabilities in its marketing, that's hardly a minor feature.

The worst part: "If you carry a Visor with you everywhere and use it constantly, you'll probably like the VisorPhone. But if you spend most of your time on a cell phone, instead, the VisorPhone probably isn't for you (or us)." Uh, aren't people who carry a Visor around with them everywhere and use it constantly the target market for this product?

Registered: Mar 2001
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Posts: 18

Visor Phone Data Transfer

You are right that HS plays down the Visor Phone's data transfer and web browsing functionality. I read in Handheld Computing that you could browse the internet in color (on Prism) with the appropriate service. Does anyone have any more info on this? How is Visor Phone as a wireless modem?