Re: Wireless and Waterproof Remote PC screen

"cavelamb himself" <cavelamb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Capt. JG wrote:
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" <jim@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>"Wayne.B" <waynebatrecdotboats@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>Every once in awhile something interesting shows up in my inbox buried
>>>>under all of the other advertisements.  Yesterday I received this one:
>>>>
>>>>http://tinyurl.com/yrl8bb
>>>>
>>>>It pur****ts to be a wireless, waterproof, touch sensitive screen for
>>>>remote control and display of a PC.  It looks like it might be
>>>>particularly useful for the cockpit of sailboats or on small power
>>>>boats.  Apparently it is battery operated.
>>>>
>>>>Anyone have any experience with something like this?
>>>>
>>>>I have no connection with the product or vendor.
>>>
>>>Pricy for what it is. I wonder about it's viewability in sunlight. If
you 
>>>need to build a sunshade for it, you might just go ahead and build a 
>>>water resistant enclosure and throw a laptop into it.Very short battery

>>>life which is understandable. There may be a practical application, but
I 
>>>can't think of any.
>>>I spoke too soon. I just thought of something. How about reading 
>>>rec.boats while taking a shower. Kidding of course.
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>> I agree it's pricey, but the practical apps would include chart-reading

>> and general nav issues?
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> FWIW, I think it's too small for that...


I guess it's a compromise between readability and size/weight. Seems like 
the price should be 1/4 of what it's going for, which would help. Also, 
you'd have to have a good place to put it... a holder of some sort.

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