Totally Trygve - Gadgetman!

At day, I'm just a ordinary computertechie.. (Long hair, glasses...) but at night, I put on a loosefitting suit, and becomes Gadgetman!, and go out into the world dispencing justice, and generally making a nuisance of myself...

Actually, some of what you'll read here is true, some is exaggerated a little bit, and the rest I make up... (I will try to be technically correct though...) This page will also contain tests of 'non-EPOC' electronics... (It's my pages, I write what I want!)

[16.09.2002]
Listening to the CD 'Billie Holiday 20 reflective recordings'...
No, me listening to this kind of mood music isn't the point, what I'm listening with, though...
I'm using a digital wireless headset from Sennheiser (The HDR-30 to be exact), and to say that the sound is crisp, is an understatement. This headset is expensive, VERY expensive in fact, but if you like the music pure and at a reasonable level, you can't go much wrong with this set.
That aside, it's not perfect. It uses a Ni-mh rechargeable battery pack, probably made for this model, which in itself isn't too bad, but... You have to remove it from the headset and slot it into the transmitter to recharge it. That's BAD...
I would have preferred a system where the batteries were recharged just by placing the headset on the base.
The fit is quite good, the cups pivot several ways and the foam pads can be removed. (They're fastened with velcro. It may be possible to buy replacements)
[14.05.2002]
I've been playing with a new computer for a few days now. It's the Parallax Basic stamp 2p24 computer. Want to know more? It's in the Special computers section...
[03.04.2002]
Added the Web@nywhere watch in the pocket computers section.
Maybe it's time to add a section just for watches?

Note: If anyone happen to have an old Seiko wrist databank(and the cradle with keyboard) or the Sinclair Data watch, I might be interested...
[31.03.2002]
Daylight Saving... AAARRGH!!!
Having to adjust all those machines....
[27.03.2002]
I recently received the Option FirstFone, and have been playing a bit with it. Take a look in the assorted section to read more...
I've also begun typing in some manuals, and are just now working on the Casio SF-8000
On a more somber note, my boss received a compac iPac just before easter. I'm NOT impressed...
The 'TrueSynch' software (V3.5) doesn't like his Toshiba laptop so much that it has problems finding the serial ports(can't use USB because it's running NT 4.0), and it's bl**dy impossible to restart the software WITHOUT restarting the PC...
The power connector on the machine is integrated in the DATA port(long, thin connector). This probably works OK when he uses the docking station, but that's a bit too fiddly to bring with him on travels...
He also got a 'Jacket' with two PC-Card slots and an internal Li-Ion battery to power them. This one have a round power plug, and when you insert the iPac into it, you can't use the docking stand, or get access to the DATA connector.
The PSU that accompanied it have both plugs, so that's not too much of a problem, or is it? (He has to unplug it from the docking cradle to recharge the Jacket). He also got an extra 'slim' power supply to take with him on journeys, so that he wouldn't have to unplug the usual one. But... the slimline one only have ONE plug; the DATA plug...
He won't be able to recharge anything but the iPac with that.
Use the slimline to power the iPac while at the office, and bring the standard on travels?
Noo... You see, the docking cradle have a round power connector...
[14.02.2002]
I guess that I haven't been too good at updating these pages... Anyway, check out the Psion part of the Pocket computers section... I finally managed to get hold of the Holy grail of PDA's, the Psion Organiser One!
There's been a few(!) other new addiotions too...
[02.12.2000]
I have been playing with my newest PDA, a Psion netBook for a whole week now...
Imagine, a 190MHz SA1100 Processor, 32MB RAM, a backlit VGA Colour screen, full size keyboard AND 8,5Hour active use on one recharge, all packed into a 1,15kg Sub-notebook package. The fact that it's built to be used don't hurt either...
[27.07.2000]
What would you say to a laptop computer with 20Hour's battery life?
Quite probably: Where can I get it! Admit it, that's just what you have always dreamed of...
And now I have one! It's the Psion MC 400, and it was produced 10years ago. Imagine, a 8086 processor, a large LCD screen, touchpad!, a graphical UI, Multitasking OS... and NO GPF's... (M$, cry your eyes out!) This of course means that all other projects are put on hold for a few days while I play with it and sets up the Magic Castle pages for it...
[22.07.2000]
A small update...
As everyone can see, there's a new menu at the lefthand side... Not all the selections work yet... I will try to add pages for every computer that I get hold of. (Not necessarily just when I get it, but...) The pages will be updated when I learn omething more about the computers. But first out is the Casio PB-100 'Personal Computer'(yes, it says so on the front :-)
What else is new? well... I managed to borrow a Nokia Card Phone II recently... It's basically a dual band (900/1900MHz) GSM phone but with a few peculiarities...
It is shaped as a PCMCIA card, and uses a technology called HSCSD... It's a 'banding' technique, allowing the phone to use up to 4 GSM channels at once, giving it somewhat better DATA transmission capabilities than the average GSM phone...
Since it was shaped like a PCMCIA card, I couldn't help but test it in the Psion PCMCIA adapter... I slid it in, connected the adapter to my Psion S5, fired up Comms and typed AT.... Guess what... The phone answered... Now, if only I ould get it to use the banding technology... (I still can't get it to connect at more than 9600, and the help file isn't that helpful)
I did manage to get the REX card to synch... But only after deinstalling the synch program and removing every trace of it from the registry... It seems like it didn't like being installed on D:
[26.05.2000]
Today I received a cool gadget...
The Xircom REX-3DS, the smallest series of organisers.
How small? They're the size of PCMCIA-cards, that's how small. They're the same shape too... To synch them with your PC based programs, you just slide it into a PCMCIA slot of your laptop, and press the synch icon on the taskbar...
That does pose a few questions like: why would anyone with a laptop need a electronic organiser?
The answer is that it's not always desirable or possible to bring a heavy laptop. They also have a tendency to run out of batteries just before they are about to remind you of the important meeting...
How does it work? I have no idea... I inserted the batteries, and studied the manual. Then I tried to install the Truesynch or whatever software that came with it... I got the message 'The setup program has detected that a prior install/uninstall have necessitated a reboot' or something like it, then it quit. Strange, because I had just booted the PC... I tried to start installing other programs... No other program reported that error...
I'll try to download a newer version after the weekend.