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Old May 12th 13, 09:01 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Kimmo Hytoenen
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Default New PDA with e-ink display, internal barometer, gps etc.

At 07:37 12 May 2013, Matt Herron Jr. wrote:
e ink has a very slow refresh rate, so probably not suitable for

moving
maps, flarm alerts, thermal finders, rapidly changing numbers, etc.


If it works like this, I can fly with it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7ZwZppiIr8
The size is a problem for me, max. 5 inch would fit into our club
ships.
Another important thing is charging and connecting with variometer
and FLARM. We use IOIO cards for charging and data
communication. I hope the IOIO-OTG works with nook and other
similar devices.

Streak is still good enough.