PocketPCTechs is a company that likes to push the envelope of what can be done with your Pocket PC based pdaPhones. They've just recently announced a couple of new products that would be of interest to pdaPhoneHome users.
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XDA Battery Upgrade
PocketPCTechs has released a Hi-Capacity Do-It-Yourself Li-Ion Battery kit for the HTC Pocket PC Phone Series (T-Mobile, O2 XDA, Siemens SX56, etc). The kits include detailed, fully illustrated instructions and all the tools & components needed to update the component being replaced. They also offer an in-house service that includes a full charge/discharge cycle to fully test the capacity of the battery.
The standard battery installed in the HTC PPCPE is 1500 mAH. The PocketPCTechs Hi-Capacity battery is 1800 mAH which is a 20% increase in capacity. Their testing is showing a higher capacity run rate due to some adjustments made to the battery interface circuitry.
Based on repeated full charge/discharge cycles on a 64MB unit, the standard battery tested out at 5.5 to 6.5 hours running KeepAlive with the backlight on. The PocketPCTechs Hi-Capacity battery has tested out at 9 - 10.5 hours. That is a 63% percent increase! Based on manufacturing tolerances and usage profiles, we are expecting a 25-40% average increase in runtime.
Please be aware that installing this kit/upgrade technically voids the mfg warranty on the unit.
Samsung SPH-i700 Lil Sync Retractable Sync Only Cable
The first version of the sync-n-charge shows the unit as charging, but it doesn't actually charge the battery. We're still working on a complete Sync-n-Charge solution, but decided to release the sync only version so users have a choice of where to purchase. This version will sell for $15.99 and is expected to ship by 9/22/03. PocketPCTechs is taking advanced orders now.
You can find out more about this product at
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