New SDIO WiFi Card in Development

C-Guys does what SanDon't. Okay. It's not as cool. =)

If this is $100 or less, sign me up! I'd love to surf from my couch while my wife watches TV.

-- Fammy

I'll believe it when I see it, but it does look good(I'd even volunteer as a bata tester!). However, it will need support for EAP and LEAP if it is going to be used in large corporations... possibly they may need to coordinate with a 3rd party vendor to ensure a positive launch.

Every tried emailing Sandisk? Pay attention to how long it takes them to respond (if they ever do), and the substance of their response.

Now (and I mean RIGHT NOW), email C-Guys. I'm dead serious. Just say something like, "Hey I'm a Palm user and I'm really interested in this product. Please release Palm drivers ASAP and I'll buy one!". Or whatever.

I've exchanged a few emails with these guys. I have a good feeling about them already. I'll be the first to admit if I'm wrong, but C-Guys are NO Sandisk, that's for sure.

Fammy: the card is already available for $105. It's the PalmOS drivers that are missing. Not sure why Ryan says there's no info on pricing.

Using WebPro which comes with the TT series, go to Menu, Preferences, Advanced, then un-check the "Use proxy server" box.

You can do this already, buy a bluetooth access point, plug it into your router and away you go.

I use the Bluetake BT300 AP, cost ~£60 probably ~$90 or so.

Ahh...excellent question. While my new card won't extend beyond the case in the orginal version, it will in FUTURE versions. Why do you care? ...because the version that I am about to release now will ALSO include a time travel function. Thus, all pictures that you take now will automatically appear as if the card did extend beyond the case. This feature is also good for finding lost keys. Just ask our reviewers - Bill & Ted.

Of course, we suggest leaving the time travel mode inactive when it is not in use as it tends to drain the batteries somewhat faster...and also sporadically transports SanDisk drivers into the future.

Weak or not, love it or hate it - a lot of companies already invested in this technology and they tend to be stubborn about moving to something else, since they also have to compensate for all of the people they distributed the software/clients to. Like even though 802.11g is out, many universities are reluctant to switch from b becuase they already spent huge $$ putting the wireless there in the first place. :(

-k

I know that. But one would expect "Garnet" to be an enhanced version of the OS5 (e.g., 5.4 or whatever is next). Since the B****D article specifies that the card will be compatible with Garnet, my question is whether it will be compatible with earlier versions of OS5 (like 5.2.1, which I think is what's on my device).

Maybe I'm reading into the news too much, but with all the problems SanDisk has had releasing drivers it makes you skeptical.

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M100==>M500==>T|T==>T|T2==> palmOne T4 or ASUS 730

Notice about PowerToGo!

Basically T|T4 will have both bluetooth + power hogging WiFi yet it is very sleek and live in your shirt pocket (unlike bulky PPC and Linux handhelds).

WiFi is built in the handheld itself, that's what everybody wants. What nobody wants is having bulky batterey builtin inside the handheld like in the T|C!

That's smart, isnt it?

Therefore, when you activate WiFi, it is highly recommended that you also attach PowerToGo to the back of the handheld, this way, the builtin internal batterey in the handheld is free to sleep for the next round more useful tasks.

You still can, however, rudimentarily activate WiFi without attaching PowerToGo (perhaps you forget to bring it in your bag). But you will know exactly what you are doing.

Users always have more options! Never limit what they want to do!

I meant, you are to attach the PowerToGo _only_ when you turn the WiFi on. Therefore, your handheld is bulky _only_ when you turn the WiFi on. In most other time your handheld is still very sleek!

Question:
Rather than just attaching extra batterey when you are WiFing, why not attach the WiFi device + its batterey like Enfora?

I see a big problem here..

Because inherently, serial I/O from/to external device is slow. Limited only 115 KBps! Therefore, Although Enfora can go up till 11 MBps, the throughput is effectively only 115 KBps.

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