️ Has anyone tried using a Windows Mobile 6 device (or older) as a daily driver in 2025? Like, I doubt you could use a WM phone in the current year due to 3G being so old (if you do, please tell about it!!), but like, how is it as a productivity machine/PDA?
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Kicker. Looks like it's for WinCE. Controls, action menus are called only by physical buttons.
File provided by #Ink321
A Nokia Lumia 1520 throwback of this plant. #Nokia #NokiaLumia #NokiaLumia1520 #Lumia1520 #Lumia #PureView #CarlZeiss #CarlZeissOptics #Plant #Photography #WindowsPhone #WindowsMobile #Microsoft
I'm pre-cropping some wallpaper/ backgrounds for my PocketPCs with VGA screens.
I cropped them at 480x640 but then realized that the Start bar and bottom bar overlay and block the full image. Irritating...
I want to pre-crop them. 480 is obviously correct for X and I'm assuming Y will probably be a resolution of less than 600ish?
I'm gonna have to toy around and see if I can nail the exact resolution of the viewing area.
Some basic but interesting differences between #PocketPC #WindowsMobile devices.
This shows how the #Dell Axim has different image icons compared to the #iPaq.
More info is in the image description of each one.
Very interesting animation when starting the game. The ball breaks through the screen of your PDA, it's impressive. The 3D component is not bad, but the graphics themselves could have been made more attractive. On a real device, playing this is very inconvenient and greatly damages the screen of the device. On a PC emulator, playing this is incredibly enjoyable.
#PocketPC #WindowsMobile #PDA #retrogaming
The community seems to like this game. Here it is, get it. 
#PocketPC #WindowsMobile #PDA #WindowsCE #retrogaming
No code is needed to register, just click register.
Thanks to #Ink321 for the file.
#PocketPC #WindowsMobile #PDA #retrogaming
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@Rusty @dragonarchitect well, it's because @mozillaofficial fucked up #FirefoxOS, #SailfishOS was run into the ground, #webOS got neglected, #Microsoft halfassed #WindowsMobile and #Apple refuses to license #iOS to 3rd parties.
- Thus #Android is the only option if you device doesn't want to look like it's from the early 2000s...
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10/10
I won’t argue with results. It works & I love it, but why does it work?
Even though it supports HID it is still transmitting it over #Bluetooth LE and should not be compatible with a Classic Bluetooth #PDA. Whats going on here?
Looking up only the second line from the chip give us a different Cypress data sheet that lists Bluetooth 3.0!
Does this #Keyboard have a 2 in 1 chip? Both Classic and BLE for ultimate compatibility?
https://mm.digikey.com/Volume0/opasdata/d220001/medias/docus/752/CYW20730_RevJ_4-25-17.pdf
#WindowsMobile #PocketPC #Palm
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8/10
I can’t believe it! Goal achieved.
The Arteck is a new easily obtainable & affordable #Keyboard. It connects to every persistent #WindowsMobile #PocketPC device that I tested! It’s driverless and the layout is almost perfect for it’s size. It’s also backlit!
I’m confused though. It’s #Bluetooth LE 5.1 and should not work with these Bluetooth Classic 1.2 and 2.0 devices. Whats going on here?
Lets crack it open and take a look.
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7/10
Now the best for last! The Arteck HB030B #Bluetooth #Keyboard.
This is a cheap keyboard that you can still find new. It has a chiclet design, is backlit & doesn’t compromise much on the layout other than messing a bit with the Alt, Ctrl and Windows key button arrangement.
Amazingly this Bluetooth 5.1 keyboard connects to all of my iPaqs (111, 210, HX2495, HX2795b) & my #Dell Axim X51V using Passkey 1234!
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6/10
This is the #Ipad Kensington Key Folio Pro K39357US.
This #Bluetooth chiclet #Keyboard is fantastic! It is sleek, responsive and feels modern. It also has a decent layout and doesn’t forget the right shift key like the previous Key Folio.
Once again it effortlessly connected to all of my iPaqs (111, 210, HX2495, HX2795b) and surprisingly also connected to my #Dell Axim X51V using Passkey 1234!
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5/10
Next up is the #Ipad Kensington Key Folio K39294.
It’s a #Bluetooth 2.0 spill proof rubber covered #Keyboard that drove me crazy due to the right shift key being absent. LOL.
It’s connectivity was identical to the Freedom Pro. It easily connected to all of my iPaqs (111, 210, HX2495, HX2795b) and unfortunately refused to connect to any of my #Dell Axim X50 and X51 series.
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4/10
First up is the Freedom Pro #Bluetooth #Keyboard.
This keyboard folds in half and has a slide out removable stand for your #PDA.
I didn’t like it. It was probably decent for the time but we can do much better these days.
Regardless, it easily connected to all of my iPaqs (111, 210, HX2495, HX2795b) and unfortunately refused to connect to any of my #Dell Axim X50 and X51 series.
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3/10
It was already going to take some luck to get great compatibility with a random #Keyboard but I also had another goal; the #Bluetooth keyboard needed to run under the HID profile so no driver installation would be necessary.
The dream is to get a new keyboard, connect over Bluetooth and just start typing!
I began researching and securing a variety of keyboards to try & focused my testing on persistent #WindowsMobile 5.0+ devices
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2/10
Unfortunately after talking with people & reading up on the #Bluetooth protocol I learned that Bluetooth Classic (1, 2, & 3) is not compatible with the current Bluetooth LE (4, 5, etc.). I had no idea!
A new keyboard seemed doubtful and everyone I talked to suggested buying an old expensive #PocketPC or #PDA #Keyboard but then I got a great suggestion; get an old #Ipad keyboard.
Those are plentiful and cheap!
1/10
Those who have followed me for a while know my obsession with #RetroTech. After my #Palm TX bit the dust, I took the opportunity to jump into the world of #PocketPC.
I wrote several tutorials in the past and recently turned my focused to finding a new #Bluetooth #Keyboard that would be compatible with them. There were some made back when these devices were new but there had to be a better, current solution.
Since #Bluetooth doesn't require you to install drivers, would a current Bluetooth #keyboard work with an old #PocketPC or #Palm #PDA?
I know that they had Bluetooth keyboards made for some of them back in the day but I am not familiar with the backwards compatibility of the Bluetooth standard.
Unfortunately, I do not currently have a Bluetooth keyboard to test. Does anyone else know the answer to this?
Two versions of the game are presented by #Ink321 to the community. This is the Japanese version, and the USA version.
#PocketPC #WindowsMobile #PDA #retrogaming #Ink321
https://archive.org/details/metalion-japan-arm
https://archive.org/details/metalion-usa-arm
