[missing-sync-hiptop-talk] May 9th, What's The Status?

[Gregory Seidman]

On Tue, May 11, 2004 at 01:40:40PM -0700, Gordon Meyer wrote:
} And I, for one, have no interest in having to cable my Sidekick to a 
} computer in order to synch it.

There is a certain appeal to being able to sync with a machine that
isn't network connected, such as a laptop that doesn't happen to be near
a wireless hotspot or ethernet cable. There are even a few people out
there who use dialup, and might find syncing over the net unpleasantly
slow. There are good reasons to want syncing directly through a cable to
the device.

In addition, it would be *really* nice to be able to use the GPRS
capabilities of the hiptop from a laptop on the road. There are plenty
of phones out there that can do it via Bluetooth. If only Danger would
expose the interface to the USB port...

} That's so last century. :-) M/S and Danger are taking the right 
} approach, IMO, let's just hope that T-Mobile and the other carriers get 
} on board soon.

It's the right approach, but it is hardly a one-size-fits-all approach.

--Greg