F. J. Taylor

Could Modu Be the iPhone Killer?

Yes, I do - a great product in its day, that was compatible with both Mac and PC, and started to make an impact - so Palm bought it and killed it...

I quote from the Wikipedia article;

While the Handspring Visor is out of production and is now considered passé by today's PDA market, the durability of solid state electronics, along with the power and verstility of the Visor series hardware, has sustained a substantial community of fans who continue to use the Visor today. This longevity was assured when the Palm people decided to make their newer operating systems (Palm 4.x and 5.x) backward-compatible with the previous OS (Palm 3.x) which drives the Visor series. Therefore, most of the software that was written for the Visor will also run on the later Palm devices including the new Treos (and vice versa).
There is an immense landscape of software still available, a user community on Yahoo Groups, and a supply of Visor hardware to be had on Ebay. The most powerful feature on the Visor is its Springboard Expansion Slot for which a great many modules can still be purchased.

Could Modu Be the iPhone Killer?

"iPhone killer"? I rather doubt it! I see no compelling reason to buy a device like this. With 1 GB, it is WAY underpowered and wouldn't even "carry over" a handful of my pics or music - and please help me with this - why should I trade one iPhone with most of the listed capabilities (and all I would want) in ONE slick, well-designed, and integrated device - which interfaces perfectly with my MacBook Pro - for a series of schlock-looking "jackets" which have to be plugged in and out...??? I think Mr. Moran should have quit with the flashdrive concept...