On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Art Alexion <[email protected]> wrote: > C'mon folks, the whole purpose > of these handheld things is using them away from a working computer. In a > sense, the "cloud model" (god, I hate that term) recognizes this. But at > this point, technology and pricing aren't very conducive to transferring > large bits of data over the air. In my opinion, for what that's worth, the > ability to use removable media is one of the greatest milestones in the > evolution of Palm handhelds.
I agree (not about hating the term "cloud"...at least it's distinctive). Anyone remember the HandEra 330? The two things I loved about that device were the dual flash slots (the only one ever to offer both CF and SD) and its revolutionary (for Palm-powered devices) QVGA screen. Maybe Palm will surprise us and the USB port on the Pre will be able to be put into Host mode so you can attach a USB flash drive to it. I don't think that'll happen, but until we see the actual product, we don't know for sure.
