How to find essential add-ons

Want to replace your laptop with your Series7/netbook (or even your Revo at a push)? Here we look at some of things that you might want to consider, including some cool peripherals that you can enhance you Psion with.

Mobile Phone
For connectivity, albeit at a slow rate, you can't beat a mobile phone. The easiest way to connect it via infra red.

Obviously you don't want to be carrying around a bluky charger for you phone so search out a USB phone charge lead. One end plus into your phone and the other into a standard USB port.

PCMCIA Modem card
Those that have a Series 7 or a netbook there is another way, invest in a PCMCIA modem card. Ensure that you get one that is compatable - check out ... netbook users can also get a combined modem/ethernet card.

ebay is a good place to find a good value card a V3.4 card will go for about £10 to £15.

Memory
COmpact flash
microdrive

PCMCIA Compact Flash adaptor
Likely to run out of memory - fit some more into the second slot of your S7/netbook. Backup - insert the cf from you digital camera.

Try expansys £10 .

Infra red printer adaptor
Away from home and need to print the infra red printer adaptor may be the answer

Psion have these reduced to £15.

Siemens Pocket Reader
OCR now discountinued

Voyager VGA card
OCR now discountinued

Palmtop GPS
OCR now discountinued