Thursday, January 8, 2004
Bluetooth Stowaway Coming In Late May?
Posted by Janak Parekh in "HARDWARE" @ 07:00 AM
"The company expects this keyboard to be released sometime around late May. Because this is still several months away, not all the details of this release have been ironed out. However, a company spokesperson was willing to reveal that this device will definitely be released by an OEM...The Think Outside spokesperson wasn't willing to reveal at this time who this OEM will be. However, it is known that it will be a Pocket PC licensee. Think Outside is having difficulties with the Palm OS Bluetooth stack which will delay the release of a driver for this platform."
One word: oooh! I had my heart set on getting a Stowaway IR, but now I'm wondering if that's a mistake and if I should wait for this BT solution. I'm inclined to, but I'd like to see the setup -- for example, will the keyboard still have a stand for the PDA? The comment about having issues with Palm OS's Bluetooth stack was also interesting -- is it at all like the issue PalmOS is having with WiFi, that is, inconsistency across licensees/devices?
One word: oooh! I had my heart set on getting a Stowaway IR, but now I'm wondering if that's a mistake and if I should wait for this BT solution. I'm inclined to, but I'd like to see the setup -- for example, will the keyboard still have a stand for the PDA? The comment about having issues with Palm OS's Bluetooth stack was also interesting -- is it at all like the issue PalmOS is having with WiFi, that is, inconsistency across licensees/devices?