Registered: Oct 2001
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News from Abroad

German food discounter Aldi offers a low price branded version of Visor Platinum, and Handspring opens a second store.

http://www.visorcentral.com/content/Stories/1321-1.htm

Registered: May 2000
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pic of aldi medion vpl clone

fom http://www.aldi-sued.de/aktuell_do.htm ... scroll down on the left frame and click "handheld pc"

Registered: May 2000
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well, they are selling medion stuff in the US, too, so maybe we will be getting a discount vplat soon!

http://www.aldifoods.com/pr1123_31.htm and www.medion.com

Registered: May 2000
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hmmm

Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Germany
Posts: 1

Visor Platinum Offered by Aldi

Yes, it may be a bit cheaper, but after buying one, I find that everything's in German! That would be OK if (like every cell phone in Europe) a language could be selected. I now gather (from the FAQs on the Handspring Web site) that the language cannot be changed. Bummer! Do I take it back or learn better German? Or am I mistaken about changing the lanuguage (to English)?

Registered: Dec 2000
Location: Bonn, Germany
Posts: 55

Two comments:

A. language being fixed is another result of the OS being in flash ram, it cannot be changed.
B. Just install third party apps/launcher that are in english, you will then hardly notice that the device is german
B.2. Learn german, at least enough to use your organizer. I brought my blue vdx with me from the states, and reinstalled the german versions of all my 3rd party apps.

Kg