Getting Obsessed with PDA

I recently got hold of the handspring visor deluxe. It is like the smartphone of the 90s, being able to install apps and stuff. One interesting thing about this particular PDA is that it has a slot for installing hardware modules. I have the eyemodule2 (camera), the backup module, the GPS module, etc.

The eyemodule is particularly interesting. The pictures it takes are weird from today's standard. I will post some of the photos at the end of this blog.

2021: The eyemodule can also take short videos. Here is a video compilation I made in 2021 (the videos were taken in 2017).:

The backup module

(Some photos here are from the future... 2021)

The eyemodule2

The GPS module

Magellan GPS Companion

The CF Card Adapter

Here are some photos taken with the eyemodule2. I manage to make it take screenshot with ScreenShot Hack for Palm OS (the original developer, linkesoft, is kind enough to give me the license key).

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