Orbiter for Windows Mobile 5 or Windows Mobile 6

[zaphodB]

Hi @all,

Got 3 PDA's QTek 9000 (WM6), Qtek 9100 (WM5) and Qtek 2020 (WM2003).

Would be nice to use these Devices as an orbiter

I'm not able to get the treo-orbiter to run on these devices. Either with BT or WiFi.

Has anyone a PDA with the OS (WM2003, WM5WM6) running the Orbiter Software?

Need a HowTo for installation and confirguration am WM-Orbiter in the wizard

Can anyone help?

Thanks

zaphod

[tschak909]

installing the CABs from the orbiter page in the web admin didn't work?

-Thom

[atreidae]

I tired the Cab on my jasjam (mobile 6 upgraded). it locked the device up and i imagine maxed out the CPU as it got quite warm.

[Marie.O]

Anyone has a screen shot of the orbiters running on a Windows Mobile? Or is the orbiter identical to the N8x0 and the regular Windows orbiter?

rgds
Oliver

[cirion]

It's identical to UI1... So that would mean identical to N8x0...

[Marie.O]

Thanks Cirion.

Yesterday I had someone over and I gave him the N800. He really like the size and feel. However, he was a little bit concerned about the speed and the screen size.

How do you like the performance of the Windows Mobile based orbiter?

rgds
Oliver

[cirion]

I have a Dell Axim (First model PocketPC 2003).
I like the performance of the orbiter, but it can not be compared with the FiireChief.

The FiireChief is a lot easier and faster to use in UI2 than the UI1 of the PPC Orbiter.That is because of the combination of the UI, Gyro and lots of direct access buttons.

The PPC Orbiter, uses UI1 and that makes you press a lot more buttons to get things done. It's not slow to follow your actions. So the Orbiter itself feels fast enough.

It has some advantages over the FiireChief, since it can be used with the TV off and still have a UI. Great for music. All album covers and DVD/Movie/Series show up on the Orbiter. When playing a DVD you also get the on screen DVD Menu on the Orbiter.

[Marie.O]

Thanks for your thoughts.

Especially the use of the orbiter without the TV was a surprise for my visitor. It is very nice to just scroll thru DVDs and CDs to find what one wants to look and after deciding on it, start what ever is necessary with a single click. If I'd have to pick two things I like best about Pluto / LinuxMCE, it would be scrolling thru DVD/CD selection from remote, and Follow Me of the media.

rgds
Oliver

[zaphodB]

Hi,

thought to use these kind of orbiter to use LMCE without a mediastation or TV (music, climate, lights...all thing s which could be done without a panel).

@cirion

how you made the setup, how much ram you need for the orbiter, is it wifi or bt?

I use the 2020 (2003 v2) only to read my ebooks (KHB' an over 2000 PR's / text only).


The Qtek 9000 or the 9100 with the querz were nice to handle and have wifi & bt, but if i install the treo-pack they mean all is ok. But when i start the orbiter the ram was flooded 'til they freeze.

Ok, could buy a N800 but the 3rd PDA and only for LMCE?   NO!!!!

There were millions of WM 2003 - WM2006 PDA's, why it must be product, which only a few people have?

No solution to run Orbiter on newer PDA's with WM5 or WM6?

rgds
Thorsten

[hari]

N800 and PDA in comparision:

[Marie.O]

Hari,

that picture is very helpful. Do you mind if I put it in the Wiki?

Maybe other people would like to add pictures of their mobile orbiters as well, so people get a feeling for size and readability.

rgds
Oliver

[hari]

Hari,

that picture is very helpful. Do you mind if I put it in the Wiki?

Maybe other people would like to add pictures of their mobile orbiters as well, so people get a feeling for size and readability.

rgds
Oliver

feel free but it was only taken with my mobile phone's camera. Bad quality

best regards,
Hari

[Marie.O]

Thanks Hari.

The quality is good enough for me.

BTW: What version ipaq is that?

rgds
Oliver

[hari]

Thanks Hari.

The quality is good enough for me.

BTW: What version ipaq is that?

rgds
Oliver

hx2410

also have a 5550 but the battery is broken...

[zaphodB]

@hari

which orbiter-client *cab do you use with the wm2003 se? Using wiFi or BT?

Anyone using orbiter on wm5 or wm6?

rgds
Thorsten