handheld computer - tapwave zodiac

Post by **4days** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:08 am

http://www.tapwave.co.uk

been thinking about getting one of these things after trashing my tungsten - anyone here got one/used one?

Post by **4days** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 5:59 pm

will take that as a no

anyway, this is a zodiac:

it's got a high-resolution (480 x 320) 3.8-inch, 16-bit color (65,536 colors) display, dedicated graphics and audio processors, okay battery life and (according to palm) still does everything an OS 5 palm does.

Post by **rep** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:03 pm

Old.

It's pretty shitty.

They're trying to sell people on the fact that it can play 3D games, but something is (or at least was) seriously wrong with it. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is on it and it lags really bad. I guess the 3D is nice but the 2D sucks? Who knows.

Anyway, be a man and buy one of those 600MHz iPaqs.

Christ... 624MHz. What would you even need that sort of speed for?

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:58 pm

Are you looking for a PDA 4days? If not, get a PSP.

Post by **losCHUNK** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:59 pm

Massive Quasars wrote:Are you looking for a PDA 4days? If not, get a PSP.

what i was about to suggest

wasnt sure if that thing was classed as a pda or not tho

Post by **Don Carlos** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:38 pm

gettin a DS at the end of the week...then a PSP when it hits stores here

Post by **andyman** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:40 pm

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Post by **4days** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:08 pm

Massive Quasars wrote:Are you looking for a PDA 4days? If not, get a PSP.

first and foremost a pda, this is a replacement for my old palm. but it'd be nice if it could play a couple of games as well - been reading up on this thing and it looks pretty good, can pick them up for < £100 so i'm sold

Post by **R00k** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:15 pm

andyman wrote:(+.[___]·:·)

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that's geeky even for ascii art. :icon19:

Post by **zeeko** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:56 am

andyman wrote:(+.[___]·:·)

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man i wish i had as much time as you...

Post by **Who** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 4:37 am

what i use http://www.mobile-review.com/review/son ... 0-en.shtml << does everything i need and more

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:49 pm

Tapwave Zodiac price drop

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 1:52 pm

Seen one of these in the flesh today, and am now suffering extreme techno-lust.
I have no need for one whatsoever, yet the desire to splash out on one is almost overwhelming.
Nice large and bright screen, light as a feather, spiffy analog controller.....
MUST...
RESIST...

Post by **4days** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:22 pm

they're great - the dial navigation takes a few seconds to get used to, as does the orientation of the screen, and the stylus clasp seems a little iffy. battery power's pretty good, used it as a walkman a few times now and had plenty of battery left after a few hours of use.

haven't actually had much time to play games yet - got a few train journeys coming up this month so will give the emus a bashing

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:25 pm

Memphis wrote: how you manage to buy everything for the sake of it on your fucking wages i'll never figure out

It's called debt.

Post by **andyman** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:50 pm

zeeko wrote:
andyman wrote:(+.[___]·:·)

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man i wish i had as much time as you...

i didn't make that

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:44 pm

I folded.
Currently charging, but it's gorgeous.
The bonus is, me camera's SD cards can double up as memory for the Zod

Bloody YakYak and their techy temptations

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:19 pm

Palm is shit.