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Did you know that the Dell Axim was rather disastrous

Chris Leckness — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:51:01 +0000

Yep, I didn’t either. I don’t really like to stir things up here much and I don’t know why it bothers me that an old device is getting some bad press 2 years later, but it does so I guess I will stir a little. The Dell Axim was the love of my life for 4-5 years. It was a Pocket PC that turned that market upside down instantly. Until the Dell Axim X5 hit the streets, Pocket PC prices were through the roof. HP and Toshiba were laughing all the way to the bank with their $500 price tags. Enter Dell with the affordable X5.

Well, according to Sylvie Barak from Hexus.net, the Dell Axim was rather disastrous…

The move, which has been widely reported by the media and panned by most analysts, won’t be Dell’s first attempt to enter the smartphone space, but it will be the firm’s first effort in the US since its rather disastrous Axim WinMo PDA failed to take off and was shelved in 2007.

Hmm. I don’t know what they know that I don’t but jumping into a game with both feet strongly planted and making an big impact is far from disastrous. Dell went on to make several models and the last model, the Dell Axim X50 was wildly successful. Dell jumped back out of the game when the stand alone PDA was no longer valid for the masses. Smartphones took over that sector like a storm.

Anyhow, just had to vent a little.

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AxDroid – Android on a Dell Axim x51v

Chris Leckness — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:29:08 +0000

Ertan D has thrown Android on a Dell Axim x51. Now that didn’t take long for someone to try…

This is my first attempt at installing and running Android on my Dell Axim x51v. Touchscreen and buttons are working!

AxDroid – Android on Dell Axim x51v from Ertan D. on Vimeo.
More info at axdroid.blogspot.com. Source: Mobilitysite Forums

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Dell Axim in the Work Force

Chris Leckness — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:44:32 +0000

It’s always good to see Mobile technology at work, but it’s really special to see a device we covered so extensively at Aximsite out there. Just 10 minutes ago, I left a gas station that I stop at to grab a drink each morning. I walked up to the cashier and she had Fred, an employee of Cintas handing her a Dell Axim for a signature. Cintas is a uniform company that delivers uniforms for the companies employees.

It’s really nice to see the Dell Axim still being used as a tool. The device is still quite powerful and today’s modern phones and PDAs have done little to leave it behind in the performance department.

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