PDA Reviews

Three words: "No" "Power" "Supply" :( You've got to pay $20 more for a power supply. That, and they don't even offer an automobile charger (if you don't use theirs you might void your warrantee). Compare this to a Compaq and it is obvious which is the better product. Take it from me; buy a Compaq iPaq.

The cradle works fine, but the whole idea of a spare cradle is to be able to leave one at work and one at home. Without a second AC adapter you'll be using batteries or carrying the original adapter back and forth. Don't forget to get an AC Adapter for another $20.

I dont know why there is so much neg. feedback. I find the cradle easy to use. yes it does lack the AC power but I charge my cassiopeia every night and have no problems.

My recorder worked ok for a couple of weeks till I had to change the batteries in my PDA; then whenever I put the module back in the PDA froze up and I had to do a hard reset. Also, their URL is apparently inactive? DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!

After fitting the myVox to my Handspring Platinum, I tried recording a few messages. Everything seemed OK, although the sound quality wasn't great as others have noted. However, after nine or ten messages, the PDA locked up, with a Fatal Alert: Fatal Exception message. Nothing would persuade it to work apart from a hard reset - even the power switch was locked ! Hard-resetting it meant that I lost all the data on the PDA, so I tried to hot-sync it from my PC to restore. After the hot-sync, the unit gave the Fatal Exception message again, and wouldn't go any further. Eventually I had to manually install all the applications and data that were there before installing the myVox, which took about six hours ! I re-fitted the myVox, but within another nine message recordings, the PDA went into a continual reset loop. Back to re-installing again today ...

Coincidentally, I have a second Handspring Platinum on temporary loan, and I tried to fit the myVox to that one to see if it was a problem with my particular PDA, or a conflict with any software I have loaded. This second one is factory-default - i.e. no 3rd party software. Again, in less than ten recordings, it was locked solid with the "Fatal Exception" problem. Incidentally, the version of software on the module seems flaky too. Selecting the "Purge" menu option always gives an error message "Form.c, Line 1728, Object not in form" which looks like a debug message - I wonder if this is an intermediate (unfinished) version ?

I can only assume that the myVox Springboard module is not compatible with the Platinum Visor, or with the version of PalmOS it runs (3.5.1, as opposed to the version 3.1 that the other models of Visor use), contrary to the claims on the Handspring website, but in any case, I'll be sending it back for a refund tomorrow.

I use this everyday! Mostly in the car/ at work / around the house to record stuff like "remember to call jim" or "Met the following at X meeting: Steve...".

Sound Quality? I think it's pretty darn good. Not CD quality, but that's not why I bought it. I did record gurgling brook in the Olympics recently though.

I LOVE that I can just push the button on top and record without even taking the cover off of the Visor. This is easily the best feature, and I can't imagine having to take off the cover, take out the stylus, turn it on, open the application, and pressing the "record" button (like the other voice recorder). Crazy.

Time? 8 Mins? I don't think I have ever gone below "5 mins remaining"

Crash? Yes it did once, but I am pretty sure that it was because I told it to set an audio alarm, then deleted it before it had the chance to play. Of course, that's when it crashed - when it tried to play the message that wasn't there.

This is a very lame product and it bugs me that HP has their name on it. It offers no protection for your Jornado, the button did not work on mine. the stylus is very hard to remove from the top of the case and it dosent really fit in the docking station very well.

This product was designed to protect the Jornada, but I think that it does more harm than good. To use it, you must remove the metal cover that is already on it, and the top of the leather case isn't nearly as durable as the metal. This is also drastically over priced and I would definately not recommend it. If you are looking for good protection from shock and weather, go with the Body Glove cases.

The cover does its job and looks better than the hard cover. I would like it to have a belt clip but the way it was designed it is not safe to hang it around your belt. Other than that I like it.

This product is terrible as are most screen protectors for the Toshiba Pocket PC e405. I tried several times and could not fix the problem, which was that the overlay kept trapping in many air bubbles. Your best best is to buy a aluminum case for it. I purchased one and it's working great (InnoPocket sells them for about $30).

Belkin lists the Toshiba e750/755 as PDA's that these overlays will fit. It is a very poor fit for this model. It's about 3/16" too narrow and too short.

Tha actual dimensions of the overlays should be published in the ads and on the packaging.

The bubbles will disappear over time (osmosis?). All you have to do is get as much of it out as you can.

I purchased this item ...about two weeks ago, ..., well the next day I wanted to see if this outragiously priced case would actually work, so I tested, I dropped it with an older model iPaq I own, and when it hit the ground, the screen went off, I picked it up and shook it. All I could hear was rattling from the compaq, so I tried to turn it on, wouldn't turn on. It was completely destroyed, all the components in it had fallen off the circuit board. So I would just like to let you know, buyer beware.

I purchased this item from a store about two weeks ago, and it diid cost $120.00, well the next day I wanted to see if this outragiously priced case would actually work, so I tested, I dropped it with an older model iPaq I own, and when it hit the ground, the screen went off, I picked it up and shook it. All I could hear was rattling from the compaq, so I tried to turn it on, wouldn't turn on. It was completely destroyed, all the components in it had fallen off the circuit board. So I would just like to let you know, buyer beware.

Great product a must have for the real user. Well thought out product. Compaq has doon it again. Side note * I hope the goofs from HP do not screw up Compaq.

Just as stated in other reviews, this case does drain the heck out of the batteries. I have owned my Visor Deluxe for only 17 days and I just inserted the third set of batteries! This bothered me since the FAQ's stated that the batteries should last at least 30 days. When I contacted customer support, I found that it could be the case. Now I am searching online for a new case. As a woman carrying a PDA in a pocketbook, it just isn't feasible to ask me to turn it upside down in my purse. How absurd. Spend the extra $10-15 for a good aluminum case.

I bought this case a few weeks ago, and suddenly my Visor batteries started to run down in about a day. Turns out that the front of the case taps the screen and keeps it on all of the time. Very lame! Even worse... Here was my response when I wrote to Handspring technical support: Thank you for your email. Yes, actually when you close the case it causes the Visor to turn on. I suggest that you turn the Visor face down when closing the case.

Thank you, Handspring Technical Support

What kind of solution is that? Turn the Visor face down??? That's crazy. It makes the device very inaccessible, which is a total pain. Anyway, was hoping to keep others from having to suffer this problem

This case is attractive and small, both features that I was looking for. The case is a tight fit but manipulating the leather to increase the softness is working. I haven't had the problem of the case draining the batteries but if you do turn the visor over I think it would provide more protection. All in all the price was right and the quality of the leather is good. It is difficult to remove the stylus within the unit when it is snapped into the case. Small inconvenience, I like it.

Despite the title, this is not a USB to Serial adapter. It is an adapter for users of the Hewlett Packard Jornada 720 only! If you don't own a Jornada, this product is useless and will not fit a USB connection. It has absolutely nothing to do with USB at all!

Despite what it's called in Amazon.com's listing, this is NOT a USB-to-serial adapter; it is a HP Jornada-to-serial adapter. When I finally received it, I noticed that nowhere on the actual box does it mention USB. It would appear that this is a listing error on Amazon.com's part.

When this product was delivered I discovered it has something that looks like a USB connector, but it is not a standard USB connector. It is useless to anyone other than the owner of the computer specified.

Yes - it is true. A bunch of baboons decided to start a company from deep within the zoo walls. While smart enough to fool zoo keepers and officals, they were unsucessful at keeping customers happy.

Their products are designed by a staff of donkeys. The Jackasses failed to develop a devied that could hold a position for any length of time.

Don't send the baboonbs your money! Go to the zoo.... throw peanuts at them.

Don't spend more than $150 on this device because the navigation software sucks. You will get lost. It sometimes has trouble pinpointing your location on the map. And even when it does it often directs you in circles. And one of the biggest flaws is that it cannot pronounce street names. Trust me, this is VERY important. Other navigation softwares do.

The good thing is the device itself works well and it's NMEA compatible so it's not a total lost. So, after spending $350+ on Navman, I'm planning to shell out another $100 to $200 for another navigation software only package. I'm still evaluating which one to buy, but so far most of them are better than Navman. Even one of the least expensive one, Mapopolis, works better and it can pronounce street names.

I am pretty disappointed with this product. I paid over $400 for a paperweight. The navigation/routing is not accurate. It takes you through tiny streets and dead ends. It routed me to a dead end while I was driving my 26 foot travel trailer. Try backing a 26 foot trailer for 100 feet. I wish that these companies would perfect their product before trying to rip us off!!! They refuse to refund their product.

This unit just died on me within three months. The charger works (I bought it separately) but I cannot hotsync anymore - what's the point of having a iPAQ that does not sync? It's either the connector to the cradle or the connector to the base of the handheld that's not connecting. For the high $$$ that I had to pay for this flimsy product, it's really a pity that HP will not provide a good product. It's poor design makes the iPAQ rock back and forth without a firm connection.

I gave this one star bcs it does NOT charge your unit, as one would expect. This cradle is just a display holder.

To charge your unit, there are four ways:

1. Buy a charging cradle, which is an extra cost (no universal one to fit several PDAs, just one for the 1910, according to hp tech support; I couldn't get an answer as to whether an other hp PDA would also fit the 1910 but I think I read this somewhere on a customer review site). This is the most expensive option.

2. Use the sync cable. Run it btw the USB port on your desktop and the USB port on the unit, hooking tog. as tho you are going to sync. This is the easiest option.
3. Get your cell phone A/C adaptor. Plug into the wall. Plug the male part of the A/C adaptor into hp's 1910 adaptor and plug the other end of hp's 1910 adaptor into the USB of your desktop. This requires purchase of the 1910 adaptor. Amazon has it for $.... $... elsewhere.
4. Buy a 2nd battery.

Some people buy two charging cradles (one for home, one for work) and others just carry around the sync cable.

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The cradle is a good buy, it holds the iPaq upright while charging and synch'ing it. It is true that the plug is not included but me advice is to get a travel plug from eBay and use the original with this unit. It works great, no problems. By the way, the cradle on eBay is going for [$$]so this is actually cheaper.

From the day that I opened the box and took the reader, then plugged it into my computer I could never get it to work right. With a system running Windows XP it normally installs automatically then works like a charm. However, this time it installed but never functioned properly. It would dissappear then reappear at startup.
If you where lucky, it would stay long enough you to try to use it, then you could try to use it. It would then say there there was no card in the drive, then dissappear until next startup.
This also happened with the drivers on the CD. I would strongly avoid this product.

The Dazzle DM-8100 will not read my 128mb Lexar memory sticks. It will only read the 16mb Sony stick that came with my camera. I emailed customer service. With no response after 3 days I called their 800#. After quite a long wait on hold, they were of little help. They said there might be a patch someday. But, they did not know when.

I've had nothing but trouble with this reader. Claims to be XP compatable but XP rejects it and Dazzle customer support is useless at best. If you have XP stay away.