[Gllug] Interpocket - USB for iPAQ/Zaurus

[danny]

if you use rechargable batteries the output voltage is lower and may be 
a better option

Richard Cottrill wrote:
> John Hearns wrote:
> 
>> I just saw this on the Handhelds site.
>> Interesting if you have an iPAQ or Zaurus (and many people ont he list 
>> do).
>> Its a Compact Flash dorm factor adapter, to connect USB peripherals to an
>> iPAQ.
>> And its a British company  http://www.interpocket.co.uk/
> 
> 
> On a different tack, I like the idea of storing digital photos from my 
> camera onto a hard disc; if I can figure out a way to get sufficient 
> power to my hard disc. Basically I see it as a way of changing the 
> storage capability of a handheld by an order of magnitude - relatively 
> cheaply.
> 
> I suspect that the power requirements of my hard disc will exceed that 
> avaiable from this card. Does anyone know of a pocket USB hub that will 
> accept a bundle of AA batteries as a power supply? Failing that, does 
> anyone what to hazard a guess of what will happen if I hook up 4 AA 
> batteries in series and plug it into my hard disc? In my mind, that's 6V 
> going into a 5V device, therefore a problem.
> 
> I'm also interested in a Terrapin Mine, but I recall they're very 
> expensive, single-use devices, and not 'pocketable' (where a PDA can be 
> stuffed in a pocket, and a hard disc left in a bag elsewhere).
> 
> Usual call for comments...
> 
> Richard
> 
> 



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