Turn Your Old Palm PDA into an LCD Display
For this lazy Sunday, here's something you can do if you have an old Palm PDA lying around. palmorb is another product of Open-Source, and it allows you to convert any Palm OS 2.0 or higher device into an external LCD display. The software's website shows an example, displaying free memory (pictured) or net traffic, but I'm sure you can come up with cooler uses.
Unfortunately, as of February 2005, the project is no longer maintained, meaning you can expect no more improvements. The software is designed for Windows or Linux use; maybe Creative Weblogging's new Linux blogger can help you out.
Maxing-Out the Oldies: This reminds of how newton users tried to stave off their device's age through various hardware and software hacks.
Thanks to Hack a Day for the heads-up.
Used Refurbished Laptops
April 15th, 2009 at 5:28 am #
We’ve already had some experience with big, wide desktop monitors. One of them, the Sony GDM-FW900, is a CRT with a 24-inch diagonal display (22 inches viewable), but it’s no longer manufactured (you can sometimes find refurbished units for about $1,200). LCDs have begun appear in widescreen format in the past couple of years, and these typically cost several thousand dollars. One of them, the Samsung 240T, weighs in at around $2,000. The best price we’ve seen for another, Sony’s 23-inch SDM-232, was a bit over $1,600. And apple’s 23-inch Cinema HD can be found for under $1,600 if you look hard enough.
Now Dell has decided to drop the price bomb. The UltraSharp 2405FPW 24-inch widescreen LCD will cost a measly (by comparison) $1,199. It’s the classic Dell approach: Not pioneering a new market or category, but entering it later and at high volume, usually with a significantly lower price.