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2008-08-18 , 06:16
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I got the 770 about two years ago. It was a fun while it lasted, but I eventually got an iPhone.

So I have an old 770 Internet Tablet, and I use my iPhone much more frequently as an internet tablet. If I sold the 770, I would get maybe 50 bucks, right?

So what practical use could the 770 serve for me? I'm interested in hacking it, making it into a clock or something fun.
 
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2008-08-18 , 06:24
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So what practical use could the 770 serve for me? I'm interested in hacking it, making it into a clock or something fun.
Do that! Mine now hangs in the kitchen serving as a clock, music player, and RSS news reader.
 
CleverJake is offline CleverJake
2008-08-18 , 06:40
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Frontend for a Carputer?
Wireless remote for a media system?

keep it in mint condition and sell it in 20 years as a piece of fascinating history?
 
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2008-08-18 , 07:09
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some options:
-wireless remote to pc (vnc / rdesktop)
-bedside clock/alarm
-gift? (children will love it !)

...will think of other usages...
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Karel Jansens is offline Karel Jansens
2008-08-18 , 09:45
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Best! eBookreader! Ever!

(cheapest too)
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2008-08-18 , 10:13
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Do that! Mine now hangs in the kitchen serving as a clock, music player, and RSS news reader.
How do you power it, do you have charger constantly attached? Does it charge itself as needed? I was thinking about switching charger off and on when low on battery via some interface (usb in host mode perhaps) but I guess it is just too complex and not really needed (to save power).
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2008-08-18 , 10:38
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The charger is attached constantly. Sometimes I pull it to let the battery discharge. But I don't worry too much about the battery. My 770 has had its time as a mobile device.

Sometimes I also pull it out for reading an ebook. As Karel already noted, the 770 is the best ebook-reader ever. I fully agree!
 
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2008-08-18 , 11:19
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Now that the touchscreen on mine has gone flaky, its being used primarily as a digital photo frame - its got a much better/higher res screen than darned near every dedicated frame I've seen.
 
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2008-08-18 , 12:10
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it's a good movie player for the kids while you wait at the hospital/clinic or on a road trip.

add some games like "frozen bubbles" and it will keep them quiet.
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prk60091 is offline prk60091
2008-08-18 , 14:27
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small liteweight webserver
 
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