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STGMavrick t1_ixt74ru wrote

I felt like hot shit with my palm pilot dialing out on a 56k modem to download my road trip directions with avantgo.

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Version-Abject t1_ixttlk5 wrote

I had one in the seventh grade, me and a buddy. Convinced the teacher it was just a fancy calculator. We would “beam” test answers to one another.

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STGMavrick t1_ixtw7sb wrote

I got mine my freshman year in college. At Devry they had some fancy projectors in all the classrooms. They all used IR and there was an IR remote app that let you clone IR signals. I had a lot of fun.

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Version-Abject t1_ixtx64y wrote

I had a LG android with an IR blaster for a while, so much fun. Swapping the channel on the game at the bar during pivotal moments was such fun. Absolute chaos.

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Blazien t1_ixu7bzu wrote

Wow that sounds like so much fun I may just have to order an ir blaster on Amazon today.

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Nakotadinzeo t1_ixup5x2 wrote

It was built into LG phones and tablets, so I don't know if you'll have the same experience.

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Blazien t1_ixv65u1 wrote

I had the HTC M8 which also had one internally. There is all sorts of options on Amazon though that can plug in externally via 3.5mm or USB C(compatible with both Android and iPhone).

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DP11117 t1_ixvn7bw wrote

The Mate 20 and bv9800 seem to be the last devices to have this capability

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Sintacks t1_ixuba6z wrote

I convinced my teacher I could take notes on it... it didn't work out as well as i imagined.

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GarbanzoBenne t1_ixujktz wrote

LOL yeah even taking notes on a modern iPad is still not quite better than paper.

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quinbotNS t1_ixupyx0 wrote

I still have two Palms and the IR keyboard for them.

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BabylonDrifter t1_ixt8t6i wrote

Avantgo on PalmOS was the absolute bomb. I had doctors shelling out five grand a month for that shit when it came out.

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Redwolfdc t1_ixuuba3 wrote

The palm pilot was revolutionary when it came out

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lhamil64 t1_ixuen8r wrote

Stuff like this is so interesting to me. It seems like old tech was so innovative with the limitations at the time.

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dildonicphilharmonic t1_ixv60on wrote

Oh absolutely. We were even texting Google on flip phones back in the early 00’s and it worked bizarrely well for many things.

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jamar030303 t1_ixtxk4o wrote

When I was in school I somehow convinced my dad to get me a cellular module and monthly data plan for mine. I too felt like hot shit even though I used it mostly for looking up Pokemon cheats and glitches during recess.

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GrandMasterMara t1_ixtypp6 wrote

download? Bitch, Print the directions!

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STGMavrick t1_ixv89ej wrote

Print?! Why would I want to do that when I could have it on my small barely legible device? Pleb...

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typing t1_ixuhxbl wrote

Haha I remeber avantgo. I got rid of all my mother palm pilots when get got her first iphone, they were great devices

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DP11117 t1_ixvncgn wrote

Avant Go was fantastic , but does anyone remember the fusion sync app?

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