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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

It means the pda has infrared connectivity

IrDA = Infrared Data Association

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

o i c can it be used to go on the internet and surf around?

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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

yeh it should work like that

btw please dont double post, use the Edit button

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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

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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???

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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?

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No no no!
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

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...