Tiny Talking Computer

Demo of my HP Jornada 720 equipped with text-to-speech capability. I am very much enamored with Very Small Computers, and it's even cooler when they can talk. :)

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• computer
• technology
• electronics

[johnmonk66]

Couldn't help but notice your huge speaker, I read it is an Altec and they are good, but you might like to look through youtube for a set of Nokia MD-4 speakers. It is more portable and is made up of 12 mini speakers, and it gives fantastic sound. I myself bought two sets. I have some info on them in one of my unboxing vids.

[shinymetalbrain]

Wow...okay, yeah, the Nokia speakers look *super* snazzy! A pity they're a bit on the pricey side, but perhaps they will go down. Sounds like they have decent battery life, too. The Altec I have is large-ish, but light and still portable (I carry it and the Jornada in my army surplus purse-thing quite easily), so I'm rather happy with it, but something smaller would definitely be awesome.

[johnmonk66]

I think you would be interested in the vulcan flipstart, it is even smaller than the jornada but a full vista machine.

cute video

[shinymetalbrain]

OK, just found a spec on the battery life -- I guess the Flipstart is supposed to last 3 - 6 hours. Not horrid, but not great. And it's also currently $2000, which seems kind of insane for a machine that only comes with 512 mb RAM and isn't upgradeable.

[FraterO]

hi ;) does the speaker thing on the back just stick on??

[shinymetalbrain]

It sticks on with a piece of Velcro, and there's a cord with a stereo plug attached to the speaker that you bring around and plug into the computer. The computer's "built in" speaker is horrible, but the sound is actually quite good with the external speaker installed.

[12khfan44]

omg you are so pretty

[pughparkour]

What's the large thing on the back of the screen?

[vinngrizzle]

i just got one of theses for free

do u ever have it talk dirty to u ???

[SuperNumber19]

hey I was wondering .. shinymetalbrain.. can I connect this to a camera? because I'm about to buy it only if I can connect a usb camera to it.! thank you kindly please respond.

[girlstorm09]

wow how cool. I never seen one of those b4. It can get online right? If it does can it do stuff like skype and youtube? jw. 

[Fishpigg]

can anyone tell/show me how to get on line with my 728 jornada I have a Enterasys Roamabout card not sure if /I have the drivers ,it just wont work ,yet ?

[Fishpigg]

is this any better than the 680 ?

[Fishpigg]

@shinymetalbrain does this use a docking station ?thanks

[xtraflo]

Might want to clean up around the place @@)

[Hmf400ex02]

werid

[mvillasanac]

Hey, can you tell me the voice software name?

[MouseUnderDesk]

This machine was beyond its time...I have one since 2001 and still runs like a though horse, obviously with its limitations of a CE device, but I love It!