> FG> I'm not all too familiar with the zaurus 5500, but if i were going > FG> to keep the zaurus assembled, I would move the serial display to a > FG> small usb serial converter. > > You know, you work on something for so long, and sometimes you totally > miss an obvious thing like this. It's a good idea. I may end up > going this route, but there's at least one reason why you wouldn't > want to do this. > > If you plan on stripping the Zaurus down, including losing the LCD and > chiclet keyboard, then if you want a console, it's best if you use the > built-in serial port as a serial console. The USB subsystem gets > started so late in the boot process, that if something stops you from > booting before you get to it, you'll never know. The serial console > gets started almost right away. > > This isn't a problem if you're leaving the unit assembled, of course, > because you'll still have the screen as your console. Fully agreed. Having not owned a 5500, I was only thinking of easy access to the dock for charging and stand-alone use. On the other side, I wouldn't imagine needing to boot very often once all the development was done. Speaking of rebooting, what are you going to do for power? I know the 5500 has pretty poor battery life, my co-workers says he gets about 5 hours using it just to play music. the usb draw shouldn't add too much, but even with the loss of the lcd and backlight, i would be surprised to get more than 6 hours out of just the motherboard and the things it powers. Actually, i just saw this external AA battery pack for the cl-700, so I suppose an external power source (perhaps shared between all the devices) would go a long way. http://conics.net/shp/pda/zaurus-sl-c700/batt-pack/ > Oooh! Very interesting. Thanks for the link! It would be wonderful > if I could cobble Bluetooth into these bone conduction headsets, but > again, the power issue. i've seen bluetooth headsets claiming 8 hours of talk time (the plantronics m3000). I've never tried it, but you could probably connect your conducting headphones to the headset's earphones pretty easily and instantly have a set of 8 hour bone conduction headphones. This link has a roundup on manufacturer listed times. Looking around for specific reviews would turn up how accurate they are. i was going to buy the jabra because it was cheap and ended up with the sony ericsson hbh-35 as i got it for about the same price ($90 with taxes). the 5 hour talk time is probably pretty close to the mark, i use it for about 4 hours in the morning, then let it recharge an hour or two, and use it for another 4 hours in the evening, then recharge it overnight. http://mpr.mobiles.co.uk/bluetooth-accessories.html > The Zip-LinQ retractable cable that the Frogpad came with is > super-cool and useful. I want a bunch of these. Those may be my next purchase. I'm getting tired of carrying around bundles of cables all the time. > And it'd be really, really interesting if Tekgear or someone offered > an M1 with a serial adapter, using the BOB-3 tied right into the > RS-170 driver board. there is the microptical serial hmd, but it's not exactly priced to compete with an m1. --francois -- Subscription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" toWear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.blu.org Please, *PLEASE* don't subscribe through a forward/expander/false domain
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