Monday, July 21, 2003
Think Outside Working on New Windows Mobile 2003 Driver
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 10:17 AM
I just got off the phone with Jeff Duncan, Senior Manager of Field Sales Operations at Think Outside, and I have some good news: they're aware of the incomparability with Windows Mobile 2003 devices. In fact, that current driver (v.1.7.5) isn't supposed to work with 2003 at all, and they never claimed it did. 8O The reason why many of you think it was is completely my fault. :oops: Here's what happened...
When I tested the Stowaway XT with the iPAQ 2215, I installed the 1.7 drivers off the CD they gave me, plugged in the 2215, and it worked. Over the next few days while I was testing the device, I installed several other applications, not all of them noted for being Windows Mobile 2003 compatible. So when my 2215 started acting quirky (the power button not working to turn the device off or on), I had no idea what was causing it. I did a hard reset, and everything started working properly again. It wasn't until very recently I started receiving messages from people who were using the 2215 + XT keyboard and having the same power button issues as I did.
So please accept my apology for misleading you into thinking the Stowaway XT was compatible with Windows Mobile 2003 right out of the box. I don't have a firm release date on the updated driver from Think Outside, but I think we'll be seeing it soon. My sigh of relief was profound when Jeff told that they knew about the problem and were actively working on a fix. There's nothing worse than hearing from a company, "Gosh, that's news to us!".
When I tested the Stowaway XT with the iPAQ 2215, I installed the 1.7 drivers off the CD they gave me, plugged in the 2215, and it worked. Over the next few days while I was testing the device, I installed several other applications, not all of them noted for being Windows Mobile 2003 compatible. So when my 2215 started acting quirky (the power button not working to turn the device off or on), I had no idea what was causing it. I did a hard reset, and everything started working properly again. It wasn't until very recently I started receiving messages from people who were using the 2215 + XT keyboard and having the same power button issues as I did.
So please accept my apology for misleading you into thinking the Stowaway XT was compatible with Windows Mobile 2003 right out of the box. I don't have a firm release date on the updated driver from Think Outside, but I think we'll be seeing it soon. My sigh of relief was profound when Jeff told that they knew about the problem and were actively working on a fix. There's nothing worse than hearing from a company, "Gosh, that's news to us!".
