Comments on: Patent Filed For PDA With Detachable Cellphone http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/04/13/patent-filed-for-pda-with-detachable-cellphone/ Deliciously Geeky... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:25:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Matt H. http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/04/13/patent-filed-for-pda-with-detachable-cellphone/comment-page-1/#comment-176643 Matt H. Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:59:03 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/04/13/patent-filed-for-pda-with-detachable-cellphone/#comment-176643 No... I think it's a NuBus connector on the bottom, so you can plug it into your old Mac II. But seriously, this reminds me a little of the VisorPhone which was a springboard module for the Handspring Visor. If you didn't want to lug that around, there was a third party that made a very simple interface (12 keys + send / hangup.) The benefit was that the phone wasn't so honkin' huge. I think that's what these guys are going after... you have a regular small / stylish phone for typical use. When you want to do web browsing or email checking, you plug it in. Sort of like what we were supposed to be able to do with Bluetooth. No… I think it’s a NuBus connector on the bottom, so you can plug it into your old Mac II.

But seriously, this reminds me a little of the VisorPhone which was a springboard module for the Handspring Visor. If you didn’t want to lug that around, there was a third party that made a very simple interface (12 keys + send / hangup.) The benefit was that the phone wasn’t so honkin’ huge.

I think that’s what these guys are going after… you have a regular small / stylish phone for typical use. When you want to do web browsing or email checking, you plug it in. Sort of like what we were supposed to be able to do with Bluetooth.

]]> By: Alex http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/04/13/patent-filed-for-pda-with-detachable-cellphone/comment-page-1/#comment-175803 Alex Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:08:52 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/04/13/patent-filed-for-pda-with-detachable-cellphone/#comment-175803 Why cant you just have a mobile phone with PDA features? :P Why cant you just have a mobile phone with PDA features? :P

]]> By: Dave http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/04/13/patent-filed-for-pda-with-detachable-cellphone/comment-page-1/#comment-175016 Dave Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:12:33 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/04/13/patent-filed-for-pda-with-detachable-cellphone/#comment-175016 I don't think that is DVI connection, theres no "crosshair" interface on the left/right side. It looks like a basic drawing of some proprietary connection port that coincidentally looks like a DVI connection, but if it were a DVI it would be useless. I don’t think that is DVI connection, theres no “crosshair” interface on the left/right side. It looks like a basic drawing of some proprietary connection port that coincidentally looks like a DVI connection, but if it were a DVI it would be useless.

]]> By: Dave http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/04/13/patent-filed-for-pda-with-detachable-cellphone/comment-page-1/#comment-175014 Dave Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:10:58 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/04/13/patent-filed-for-pda-with-detachable-cellphone/#comment-175014 Its all about smart phones now, they are the same size as PDAs basically are PDAs with a built in cell phone without the wasted time of removing a device from it. I guess for the removable cell phone there must be two separate batteries. Its all about smart phones now, they are the same size as PDAs basically are PDAs with a built in cell phone without the wasted time of removing a device from it. I guess for the removable cell phone there must be two separate batteries.

]]> By: Tekjock http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/04/13/patent-filed-for-pda-with-detachable-cellphone/comment-page-1/#comment-174974 Tekjock Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:13:51 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/04/13/patent-filed-for-pda-with-detachable-cellphone/#comment-174974 WOW, you can connect a monitor to it ... WOW-zers. It looks like a DVI connection on the bottom. WOW, you can connect a monitor to it … WOW-zers. It looks like a DVI connection on the bottom.

]]> By: nomadicalloy http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/04/13/patent-filed-for-pda-with-detachable-cellphone/comment-page-1/#comment-174887 nomadicalloy Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:00:36 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/04/13/patent-filed-for-pda-with-detachable-cellphone/#comment-174887 patents are getting silly, its all about money patents are getting silly, its all about money

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