palmOne - Support - Knowledge Library "Using a Treo smartphone as a 'tethered' modem for a laptop It is possible to connect your Treo smartphone to a laptop computer, and use the Treo's internal modem to supply an Internet connection to the laptop. However, we did not build the capability into the Treo smartphone. You'll need third-party software do to it."
Geekzone, mobile forums: "mVoiceMail is essentially a player for WAV and GSM files attached to e-mail messages. Many mobile service providers allow users to configure voice mail service on landline at office or home to be forwarded to regular e-mail account as WAV/GSM files. When this setup is in place and someone leaves a voice mail user will receive an e-mail with the voice mail attached as an encoded audio file - and mVoiceMail can be used to play it. mVoiceMail is implemented as an OS extension enabling the user to play sound files in WAV and GSM format from any PalmOS application that can properly handle file attachments. mVoiceMail
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Palm Store - Wireless Keyboard: "Model Number: P10946U One keyboard that works with all current Palm" Yes, that's all very well and good, but does this work with the Treo 600? I would assume so, since its an IR protocol, the Treo 600 has the right OS, but is there something that is inherently missing from Hanndspring (a.k.a the bastard stepchild of Palm) that is in the PalmOne devices. This enquiring, and somewhat fixated on wifi, mind wants to know...
Palm Store - Accessories: Vaja i-volution Treo: "Vaja i-volution Treo"
"Vaja i-volution Treo™ 600 2-Color Personalized Case. With full access to all the functions, a slim design, and the ability to sync with travel cable, this semi-rigid leather case delivers functionality. Supports the Treo™ 600."
TreoCentral: "the new Treo 650 is supposed to come with Bluetooth built-in."Bluetooth range is too short, I want to be able to connect directly to the web (without getting shafted by ATT pricing for web access) and bluetooth is easily hijacked.
palmOne - Products - Product Comparison Chart Compare your Treo600 to the other models in the Palm line of handhelds.
mytreo.net/forum - NEW TREO 600 CDMA CARKIT PATCH: "the miracle patch that should solve you incoming call no audio issue! THIS PATCH IS ONLY FOR SPRINT AND VERIZON CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING NO AUDIO DURING INCOMING CALLS!!!! " I heard about this issue, but I didn't know all the details. Apparently, it has been resolved.
Here's a set of forums for Treo owners with stuff like:
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I have absolutely no idea where this idea came from... heh.
The mind boggles.
on my Treo today (Truth About Cats and Dogs) and it didn't even put a tiny dent into my battery life. This is so cool. The only thing that I have seen as an issue so far is that occasionally the movies (.avi format) on my card get corrupted and I have to re-copy them onto the card from the computer. It really isn't a big deal, and it also might be from all the messing about I'm doing testing different sizes and such, but it is possible.
treocentral.com >> Products & Reviews >> Accessories >> Aluminum Hard Case: "Aluminum Hard Case " I still love mine, by the way...
Well, what do you know... I'm watching a movie on my Treo.
I got PocketDVD, MMPlayer (the Treo skin sucks, by the way) and am happily encoding my DVD's for viewing on the Treo.
The settings I use to encode the movie are 272x176(48k pixels 160x160). My friend Tex has a Tungsten C and he uses 320x217 or so for his screen. (NOTE:We have since switched both to the same setting, its a lot faster and the visible difference isn't all that great. The tradeoff is definitely in favor of performance.) There are distinct differences between the units. I also set my viewer in MMPlayer for best fit in the full screen mode and it looks really nice.
No skipping, the sound is great (but the Treo has some seriously good speaker action... compared to the Tungsten, its amazing.)
Here is their set of instructions on optimizing the output for your purposes.
I found a PQI 1 gig SD card the other day fro $109 (though Amazon has a 512 SD card, I didn't see a 1 gig version) and I can probably fit 10 movies on the card easily. I'll put some miscellaneous sitcom episodes on there, too.
(and a note about transferring the resultant files to your SD card: their instructions [here]. "We recommend to use a memory card reader to copy & paste the output file into your Palm. This can be several times faster than Hotsync."
Heh, I think they mean several million times faster... 1 MP3 file copying via HotSync takes a LONG TIME to copy and that's only about 3M. Can you imagine how log 80M takes?
But his has wifi and mine doesn't. grr.
treonauts A man after my own heart... (though admittedly, he's probably a little less bitter about the whole wifi thing... =;) ) ...and frankly, looking at the effort and passion he puts into this, should I really bother with my little blog here? OK y'all, this is where viewer feedback comes in handy... you decide if should soldier on with my Treo 600 blog or not. I'll make a decision in 2 weeks. You can either email or post in comments. Thanks.
PalmInfocenter.com: Orange Deploys Push To Talk With the Treo 600: "Over the last nine months, Orange has engaged in customer trials across Europe to develop and refine the commercial Talk Now� service, giving customers a new instant way of communicating alongside their existing voice and messaging services. It enables easy-to-access instant one-to-one and group calling with the added benefit of a real-time availability icon, so customers can see who is available to talk, and who is not. Customers can also create �team lists� that can be used to facilitate instant conference calling with up to 10 participants at any one time. Talk Now can also be switched to silent mode to ensure that people in the vicinity are not disturbed."
treocentral.com >> Stories >> Guides >> Treo 600 DVD Movies: As Simple as 1, 2, 3...: "1. Pocket-DVD Studio (Free 30 Day Trial download with 5-10 minutes encoding limitation or $32 to buy) 2. MMPlayer (Free Trial download but limited by message overlay when viewing movies or $14.95 to buy) 3. A DVD like the Star Wars Trilogy (You must own the DVD that you're copying... see disclaimer in read more...)"
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I got distracted and am now listening to:
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Pattern Recognition
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