From Microsoft of all places, actually…
MS is apparently trying to encourage us developers to work on PocketPC programs, so as part of a new promotion they sent free Viewsonic V37 PocketPCs out to those of us who filled out all the paperwork and such early enough. (No, I can’t get you one. MSDN members only and they’re probably all long gone now.)
Not my first choice of PDA due to the general crumminess of Windows CE, but it’ll suffice for the few things I’d want it to do. It’s not like I’m looking for a high-reliability server here. And hey, it was free, so I can’t complain too much.
Oh, crap. The V37 isn’t yet on this page, but my fingers are crossed and I’ll keep lookin’, as friends don’t let friends use Winblows. :-)
It depends on the ROM being flashable (unknown for the V37), and the ability to communicate with it — there’s no serial port, just USB, and that only works while WinCE is running of course. They’d probably have to write a special driver just for it, etc., so I’m not holding my breath.
Ah well, there’s a freely available eBook reader, and it plays MP3s, and that’s about all I need for now. :-)
There’s plenty of other PocketPC software available, but they seem to want to charge for every tiny little thing… “This program puts a tiny icon in the upper right corner that indicates your battery status. Only $10!”