Tuesday, August 13, 2002
One Of The Most Novel Uses Of A Pocket PC I've Seen
Posted by Brad Adrian in "SOFTWARE" @ 11:01 PM
http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=311&platformId=2&productType=2&catalog=0&sectionId=0&productId=40416
If there's anything that I hate when I'm trying to sleep, it's the incessant buzzing of a mosquito flying around my head. It really drives me nuts. I'm serious; I seldom use the word "hate" when describing my feelings, but I truly HATE mosquitos. There were even some moments on a recent camping trip that I was tempted to pick up my bedside Pocket PC and use it to try to squash an especially persistent bug.
If only I'd had Mosquito Prevent from Kaisoft!
The idea is that this application plays a high-pitched sound loop that supposedly keeps mosquitos away. A simple solution to an aggrevating problem.
Now, I'm not saying that this is the best-written piece of software I've ever seen; the English translation of the instructions, for instance, is pretty awkward. But, it does illustrate just one more very innovative way that we are all learning to use our Pocket PCs. I mean, two years ago, we all pretty much thought our devices were good for PIM stuff, listening to music, and a few other things like tracking expenses. Now, we're using them to monitor and administer entire networks from remote locations, host forums, perform financial transactions, and, yes, repel bugs! I just LOVE the amount of innovation we've all been a part of since the launch of the Pocket PC.
I almost hesitate to ask this, but what do you think is the greatest innovative leap that's been made with the Pocket PC? Phone integration? Web services delivery? Pest control? Others?
If there's anything that I hate when I'm trying to sleep, it's the incessant buzzing of a mosquito flying around my head. It really drives me nuts. I'm serious; I seldom use the word "hate" when describing my feelings, but I truly HATE mosquitos. There were even some moments on a recent camping trip that I was tempted to pick up my bedside Pocket PC and use it to try to squash an especially persistent bug.
If only I'd had Mosquito Prevent from Kaisoft!
The idea is that this application plays a high-pitched sound loop that supposedly keeps mosquitos away. A simple solution to an aggrevating problem.
Now, I'm not saying that this is the best-written piece of software I've ever seen; the English translation of the instructions, for instance, is pretty awkward. But, it does illustrate just one more very innovative way that we are all learning to use our Pocket PCs. I mean, two years ago, we all pretty much thought our devices were good for PIM stuff, listening to music, and a few other things like tracking expenses. Now, we're using them to monitor and administer entire networks from remote locations, host forums, perform financial transactions, and, yes, repel bugs! I just LOVE the amount of innovation we've all been a part of since the launch of the Pocket PC.
I almost hesitate to ask this, but what do you think is the greatest innovative leap that's been made with the Pocket PC? Phone integration? Web services delivery? Pest control? Others?
