PDA with external microphone jack?

Handy · 04-08-04, 06:24 PM

Are there any PDAs that have an external microphone jack? That seems like a useful thing to have and I've heard that the ARM processor would support it.

I wonder if this will ever become a standard feature on PDAs?

I guess it might be possible to rig up a microphone with BlueTooth, but it seems like it would be better just to have a jack.

Gigi · 04-08-04, 06:32 PM

It is also possible to use a CF microphone like this one.

Handy · 04-08-04, 06:36 PM

I saw the CF microphone adaptor. Seems expensive and clunky. Just a simple built-in microphone jack would be nice.

Gigi · 04-08-04, 06:48 PM

Definitely.

Glisson · 04-08-04, 07:03 PM

That would be very useful indeed. Especially if you were going to take advantage of the audio recording often. I personally have never much cared for the sound quality of the recorded audio on the Dell Axim I use. Maybe this would kick it up a notch.

Glisson

AximPhreak · 04-09-04, 02:58 AM

you could do it yourself, just re-solder the mic input on the axim onto a 3.5mm jack, dremel a hole in the top panel of appropriate size and hot-glue it into place. a 5 min mod to save you a few bucks (voids your warranty, but any nerd worth his/her pocket protector does that 1 day after getting their ppc anyway)

Handy · 04-09-04, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by AximPhreak
you could do it yourself, just re-solder the mic input on the axim onto a 3.5mm jack, dremel a hole in the top panel of appropriate size and hot-glue it into place. a 5 min mod to save you a few bucks (voids your warranty, but any nerd worth his/her pocket protector does that 1 day after getting their ppc anyway)

Interesting idea. I wonder if anybody has actually done this? Don't know that I'd have the guts to disassemble my Ax and do this, but it sounds feasible.

Glisson · 04-09-04, 06:25 PM

If anyone actually does this please take tons of pics and post often. Hell I cna't even seem to get into the case enought to remove the jog dial switch so for now I'm out on this one.

Glisson

smeg36 · 04-09-04, 06:33 PM

The Toshiba E800's headphone jack also supports an external microphone (so I hear, I haven't actually tried it). I think it is supposed to be for a headset when using the built in VOIP software for using it as a phone over the internet.