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whats irda and what does it do by dennis on 01-24-2006 at 10:20 PM
im buying a pocket pc and i need to no what IrDA stands for and what it does and how to use it... any info would be fine
RE: whats irda and what does it do by Jhrono on 01-24-2006 at 10:25 PM
It means the pda has infrared connectivity
IrDA = Infrared Data Association
RE: whats irda and what does it do by kittymew on 01-24-2006 at 10:28 PM
Infrared Data Association: an organisation that defines the infrared communications protocol. A protocol used by many laptops and mobile cellular phones to exchange data at short ranges.
google it plenty of links and information
http://www.google.com/search?hs=ZKB&hl=en&lr=&cli...3AIrDA&btnG=Search
RE: whats irda and what does it do by dennis on 01-24-2006 at 10:40 PM
o i c can it be used to go on the internet and surf around?
cuz i bought this pocket pc
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Toshiba-Pocket-PC-E335-No-Rese...rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
and i was wondering if it can go on the internet like surfing around and doing things on the net kinda like wireless
RE: whats irda and what does it do by Reaper on 01-24-2006 at 10:50 PM
yeh it should work like that
btw please dont double post, use the Edit button
RE: RE: whats irda and what does it do by dennis on 01-25-2006 at 02:24 AM
quote:
Originally posted by dennis
cuz i bought this pocket pc
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Toshiba-Pocket-PC-E335-No-Rese...rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
and i was wondering if it can go on the internet like surfing around and doing things on the net kinda like wireless
COOOOOOOOOOL So it can surf on the internet and it can pick up wireless signals and then i can leech off of em?
because my neighbor has wireless and my labtop can get a signal
can my pocket pc get a signal as well? even if it only has IRDA?
so waht i think your saying is i can go on msn and talk to people there and go on internet explorer and go here and post a message and download things???
RE: whats irda and what does it do by Mike on 01-25-2006 at 06:49 AM
quote:No no no!
Originally posted by dennis
So it can surf on the internet and it can pick up wireless signals and then i can leech off of em?
What you are talking about is WiFi which is a completly diffrent thing!
The only similarity between them is that they are both wireless.
The Infrared Data Association (IrDA) defines physical specifications communications protocol standards for the short range exchange of data over infrared light, for uses such as personal area networks (PANs).
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irda
RE: whats irda and what does it do by CookieRevised on 01-25-2006 at 02:13 PM
With the infrared you can (wirelessly) exchange data from one pocket pc to another, or from your pc to the pocket pc, or from your cell phone to the pocket pc, etc.
It is like a remote control for your television; nothing to do with internet what-so-ever.
Compare if you will with Bluetooth, another kind of wireless short range communication system for devices...