Windows Phone Thoughts: Building An Ultraportable Desktop

"I have previously written how I incorporate the diminutive Sony U-70 into my daily workflow and I am still convinced it is the best computer for me. The news that Sony is going to bring an updated version of the U-70 to the US market is welcome and means we will likely see a lot more of the little workhorses in the near future...I did a lot of research on what was available that might fit my needs and settled on the Billionton Bluetooth (CF) card, the Stowaway Bluetooth Keyboard and the Bluetake BT500 portable Bluetooth mouse. These three components take up almost no room in my bag yet provide a completely functioning desktop, all without wires or hassles. This also gives me the opportunity to use the Motorola v710 Bluetooth phone for high speed connectivity when WiFi is not available."



James Kendrick has assembled a truly drool-worthy setup with his U70 Mini-PC, and has written up a very nice review of it. At first, I started thinking how I could start saving up money for a similar arrangement, but then it occurred to me that I might as well do it with my Toshiba e805, a CF BT card for it, and the Think Outside BT mouse and keyboard. Throw TextMaker in, and I've got a complete wordprocessing solution! The e805 can handle landscape as well, so that's not too bad. The only thing is, I couldn't do Java development using Eclipse or C++/C# development with Visual Studio .NET... anyway, do any of you have a similar setup using your Pocket PC?