Ah. It never occurred to me that WAVTEK_HOTSPOT might be a generic name. So it's built on the false but unsurprising assumption that one always uses an internet connection in order to browse the web. Dumb, but I guess that's typical these days. Probably I can make it work once I get a Mini-SD loaded up with the right additional software pieces.
Yes, the price is right. I got this one for $10 plus postage off EBay. Various sellers have been offering them for that price if you hunt around a bit. I've seen them listed at valexonline.com for the same price. If you look for one, probably you shouldn't pay more than about 25-30 euro for it. There's a lot of information on the web about hacking the things, how to add connections for the serial port, where to get the connector and how to wire it for USB, how to jailbreak them, etc. The cross-development environment is available for download, too, but it's huge. About 10 GB so I haven't gone that far. Probably I'm not going to develop code for it at that level.
Using it as a cheap (very cheap) netbook is almost practical. I'll not be writing the next novel on that keyboard though. I guess you can add bluetooth and use a real keyboard and even a real monitor if you insist, but that sort of defeats the pocket sized portable aspect.
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Date: 2010-11-28 06:12 pm (UTC)Yes, the price is right. I got this one for $10 plus postage off EBay. Various sellers have been offering them for that price if you hunt around a bit. I've seen them listed at valexonline.com for the same price. If you look for one, probably you shouldn't pay more than about 25-30 euro for it. There's a lot of information on the web about hacking the things, how to add connections for the serial port, where to get the connector and how to wire it for USB, how to jailbreak them, etc. The cross-development environment is available for download, too, but it's huge. About 10 GB so I haven't gone that far. Probably I'm not going to develop code for it at that level.
Using it as a cheap (very cheap) netbook is almost practical. I'll not be writing the next novel on that keyboard though. I guess you can add bluetooth and use a real keyboard and even a real monitor if you insist, but that sort of defeats the pocket sized portable aspect.