REX 6000s available on uBid. (From Guy)
"I just received my Rex 6000 bought on uBid
yesterday. I paid $89 plus shipping. I would have posted this earlier but
just found this site."
Rexweather to become Web2Rex! (From Laurent)
"Here is the 'scoop' on what is coming next:
I am currently working on a version called "Web2Rex"
that extends the capabilities of what RWeather 1.0 is (was) doing. So far,
below is what is working and tested today (but not released yet):
EN=english, FR=french
1 - News :
a) 10 Top World News - EN (Yahoo.com)
b) 10 Top Tech News - EN (Yahoo,com)
c) 10 Top Sport News - EN (Yahoo.com)
d) 10 Top World News - FR (Yahoo.fr)
d) 10 Top Football/Soccer News - FR (Yahoo.fr)
2 - Weather:
a) 10 forecast days, any city in USA - EN (weather.com)
a) 5 forecast days, any city in Europe - FR (yahoo.fr)
3 - Email:
Just the very begining.
Rigth now I working on the possibility to add several
Area Codes (as suggested) and several news categories instead of just
one per web icon. As soon as this is finished (and after few days of testing)
I will release a Web2Rex 1.0 version.
But because all this is based on web pages (yahoo, etc)
that can change/be restructure, I am also thinking about a future version
where you can customize everything and even download any webpage you want
(hum, let's say almost everything...).
If I can not (or don't have time) to do all that, I will
just make a basic mechanism and leave the version "as is" with
source code to the public domain (so that it can be maintained/improved
and available freely to everyone).
So much much more is coming ..."
Italian REX 6000 source uncovered. (From Fabrizio)
"I've found some REX6000 in Italy in the cash&carry
chain called CDC (www.cdcpoint.it).
I've bought six (for me and my friends!), but it seems they still have some.
They also sell REX3000 at $2 !!!"
Rally round Battery Master in Australia! (From Andy)
"Battery Master
993 North Rd (factory 32)
Murrumbeena
Vic
Ph 03 9563 8460
Fax 03 9579 4844"
I would like to confirm that the above (from your website)
is absolutely correct and to thank the source [John]. I rang and spoke to
the very pleasant Sue at Battery Master. She is today express posting me
20 Panasonic CR2016s for A$1.00 each plus $7.00 p&h - plus GST of course.
Sue says the batteries have a shelf life of about 5 years which suits me
fine since I use a pair every 3 months at A$4.95 each - until now. Sue welcomes
any and all customers - give her some support Aussies."
Updated Piano add-in available. (From Ugg)
"Greetings fellow REX users...
I am releasing version
0.9 of my REX Piano addin. This version has all of the keys "tuned"
to their proper pitches (or as close as the REX will allow). See the link
on my web page for more info about the REX sound hardware and it's limitations.
(Link provided by Benjamin Green.)
With the release of 0.9, I'm also releasing the source
code. It's a bit messy, but it's all there. All I ask is that you send me
(or make public) any changes you make! Thanks!
I am still developing version 1.0 of the Piano addin, which
will include: playing saved melodies from memos (very close to finishing
this) and "sliding" notes (touch a note then slide to the next)."
RWeather 1.01 update to fix bug. (From Laurent)
"Sorry, I found a big bug so here is the version
1.01 of RWeather with:
- A fixed bug on the choice of the first tag to parse
the HTML web page of www.weather.com (resulting in download failure error
message).
- An updated weather icon
- Also available now: parameters are saved into "RWeather.ini"
file"
Fixed broken BMP2REX link.
Thanks to those who pointed it out - the BMP2REX
link is now working.
RWeather for weather forecasts for your REX. (From Laurent)
Lauren's has developed an application to help you get weather
information to your REX. His solution relies on VREXNET to direct the sync
of the XML file to your REX. See here
on our Web Sync page for more information on VREXNET.
"RWeather 1.0
is a freeware application that retreives weather forecast information
from the Internet (the source is www.weather.com) an save that into a
small XML web page for REX6000 (you need to use VREXNET on local to download
that). You can also change the weather icon (by using the freeware BMP2REX
for example)and also the template to display the weather forecast. All
important information are mentionned in the "readme.txt"."
Update to RexReader add-in - v. 1.3 released. (From Peter)
"RexReader
V1.3 is out with the following changes:
- Links to other memos can now be directly tapped
- PIN keyboard is shown for locked memos before viewing
- Back button goes to last read memo if linked memo or entered memo is
not found
- Database read bug fixed (some memos could not be opened by my code)
- User Interface and key assignment changed (should be stable now, the
enter button leaves the addin)"
REX 6000 still available in England. (From David)
"Following from the info
from Annaka, I can confirm that most of the retailers on Tottenham Court
Road still have Rex6000 USB in stock, priced from £129 to £179
- you MUST haggle, most will go down to about £115 but keep going
and you'll pick it up for £100 inc. VAT!
REX case option - how to "Palm" your REX. (From
David)
For those who'd like to carry just a bit more than their
REX, a Palm can be turned into an excellent home for your REX:
"Also have found a really good carrying case - the
Datasuit
for PalmV - has a clear plastic window where you can insert the Rex
and still use the buttons and touch screen. Also storage for stylus, bits
of paper, small notepad etc... and it's water resistant when zipped up.
Perfect!"
Dataslim2 source identified. (From Melody)
"I have found value price of Dataslim2 bundle with
USB card reader on the web. http://www.rakuten.co.jp/shopjima/111464/119478/.
May be this is the lowest price which I have heard!?"
Good news for Groupwise users. (From TC)
TC has uncovered a plug-in for Groupwise that allows seamless
sync of Groupwise data via Outlook - no exporting or other manual moving
of data reqiured. If you are using Groupwise 5.5 and have access to Outlook,
this may be just what you need:
"I read your rex-pages with
interest and like to give you some information about synchronizing the
Rex with GroupWise, my favourite groupware.
There is a free plugin for Outlook from novell (see Novell
webpage at downloads). After Installing you can easily access your Groupwise
message store with Outlook and have full calendering-, email-, task-,
notes-funktonality and so on. Only the extended funktions like document
management are not available.
In other words you can use Outlook as interface for GroupWise.
By this you also have an easy way to synchronize the Rex with GroupWise
because you can synchronize it with Outlook using the existing Software
for the Rex.
During the synchronization you don t have to open Outlook
and the GroupWise client can be used beside Outlook.
Hope this helps other users."
The Groupwise 5.5 plugin TC refers to is listed on
this page on the Novell site as:
27 Jun 2000 gw55ol2.exe 3654K GroupWise 5.5 Plug-In for
MS Outlook
There is more information on this plug-in on our Sync
Options page - click on Groupwise.
New developer tools to help create REX icons. (From Laurent)
"I made a small tool for the REX users/developpers
called BMP2REX.
The main purpose of this tool was first for me to generate
REX bitmaps/icons that can be inserted directly into a XML page (to be Synch
after with).
There's a "readme.txt" for more info in the
attached zip file. BMP2REX uses "convbmp.exe" and "MMencode.exe"
provided in the zip too. I don't plan to maintain it (so far). If it's found
usefull and/or needs to be improved I can provide the source code (in Visual
C++)."
Strange USB success with Windows XP.
It seems unlikely that adding more memory to a PC would
fix an install problem with the USB cradle, but in the interest of sharing
information . . .
"I have had some trouble installing my USB Cradle
in Windows XP. Windows XP detects the cradle and seems to install the
new drivers correctly (the cradle beeped and the green light went on).
Windows now wants to install the serial to USB converter. At the end of
the installation wizard the computer reboots before the hardware is completely
installed. Trying to install it again (Windows
XP prompts every time I logged in) would cause a reboot.
Today, I installed an additional 128MB for a total of
256MB RAM--the USB cradle installed with no problems!"
For more on troubleshooting the USB cradle, see our Operating
System page and the REX FAQ.
Update to Blackjack add-in. (From Joerg)
"Version 1.4 of BlackJAck is available at www.komedo.de
Changes since last version:
- BUG FIX - Dealer shows Black Jack now immediately after
Insurance decision
- DOUBLE rule can be selected
- DOUBLE can be chosen for every player hand
- DOUBLE only available for 9, 10 or 11
Have fun,"
More Aussie battery sources. (From John)
"On the issue of batteries for the
REX 6000. I'm form Melbourne Australia and had been paying around AU$4.50
each. I have since discovered a source (details below) of Panasonic CR2016's
at AU$1.00:
Battery Master
993 North Rd (factory 32)
Murrumbeena
Vic
Ph 03 9563 8460
Fax 03 9579 4844"
Update to cMemo released. (From Chris)
"I have posted cMemo
version 0.4, which fixes three bugs in version 0.3; see readme for details.
I have been unable to resolve one other very intermittent bug which results
in a cMemo error code being displayed (but NOT a Rex crash). If you see
this in version 0.4, let me know.
Also, please be aware that, due to a limitation of the
flash memory logic, the first time you run cMemo 0.4 you should launch it
from the Extras page, not from Adder. After that, it may be run from Adder
or Extras."
REX 6000 in Singapore. (From Sascha)
"I just had a stopover in Singapore and found that
the Electronics shops at Changi Airport (they're all owned bei Weitnauer
Electronics) have at least 20 REX6000s in total for around 200 Singapore
Dollars.
Just thought that someone from that area may be interested.
I don't know if they can ship them to customers."
Update on Radio Shack batter prices. (From Kevin)
"I just ordered 50 batteries from Radio Shack for
$33.50. The unit price per 25 order is now 16.75 with free shipping (67cents
a battery).
I guess the advantage with Radio Shack is that you can
call 1-800-THE-SHACK, engage in secure transaction, and know that they
are reputable and reliable."
See our Battery Vendors
page for more information on finding good prices on the CR2016 batteries
used in the REX. The page contains information on both the price and the
storage capacity of batteries you can purchase for your REX - both matter!
Minesweeper add-in available - translated from Japanese.
(From Daniel)
Daniel (of Rexdk fame) has been hard at work on a new toy
for all of us:
"Hi all, I have converted and translated the Mines
addin to work with the rex. The addin was originally written for the DS2
by Citizien and is a Minesweeper-like game. Have fun, Daniel http://rexdk.webhop.net."