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Iron Gadget: Palm Foleo vs. DIY Palm Pilot notebook

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Here's a fun comparison on Gizmodo of Palm's new Foleo (a smartphone "companion") and a DIY version from MAKE, a Palm Pilot Notebook! - Link.

From the pages of MAKE:
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Palm Pilot Notebook. Modified hardback book contains extra-powered PDA and travel keyboard. MAKE 07 - Page 138. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 07 @ the Maker store now! - Link.

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Posted by: NekoHunter on June 4, 2007 at 1:11 PM

The Palm Pilot Notebook strikes me as a really cool gadget, and I'm very tempted to start building, but before I slaughter an otherwise intact PDA, I've got to ask, what are its uses? What are its builders doing with it?

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Posted by: BrK on June 4, 2007 at 3:04 PM

NekoHunter:

I agree. The presentation quality of the project is excellent, but I'm not sure what function it fulfills better than some of the alternatives. It is definitely not a competitor to the Folio in anything other than approximate dimensions and form factor.

It sort of reminds me of one of those children's laptops...

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