Computer Outlook
"Palm Handheld Lifestyles"
January 19, 2006

SHOW NOTES

Palm OS / PalmSource News
PalmSource Announces Winners Of PalmSource Powered Up Awards
- Best-In-Class = SonicAdmin 4.1
- Enterprise/Productivity = FieldRanger wGPS & GoodAccess
- Wireless/Over-the-Air = Pocket Express
- Multimedia = Pocket Tunes
- Games/Entertainment = EDGE
- In-House/Custom (not commercially available) = Palm Field Inventory by Medtronic, Inc.

The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years
- #4 PalmPilot 1000 (1996)
- #19 HandSpring Treo 600 (2003)


Palm News
Treo 700w released January 5
- $400 with new 2 year contract including unlimited data plan at $80/month and up
- Pocket PC Phone Edition, not Smartphone Edition
- Has Palm enhancements
- 128MB NAND RAM, 60MB user accessible
- 240x240 display
- Bluetooth 1.2
- No Dial Up Networking (DUN) support
- Verizon disabled this feature
- No WiFi, but supports the Palm WiFi SD card
- Positive review at TreoCentral [link]
- Negative review at New York Times [link] (Requires registration to view)

Four New Smartphones From Palm Next Year
- Treo 700w
- 700p – Palm OS version of 700w
- Hollywood – thin, PalmOS, no antenna
- Lowrider – $200, unknown OS
- An un-named device – GSM, UMTS, PalmOS


Other Licensees News
Garmin releases the iQue 3000
And new Bluetooth Kit


Software News
- Chapura's Call Log+ Syncs With Outlook
- New Weather Service For PDAs & Smartphones
- PhotoDial For The Treo 650
- Picsel Proviewer Now Available for non-Clie Palm Devices



About Landware
LandWare is a development and marketing company specializing in quality commercial solutions for handheld computers. Founded in 1994 LandWare's history is one of growth, excellence and commitment to the handheld industry. Over the last few years LandWare has established itself as one of the leading solution providers for Palm OS, Pocket PC and Newton handheld computers with over 35 products currently being sold worldwide.

LandWare solutions have received critical acclaim in leading industry publications such as Pen Computing, PC Magazine, MacWorld, MacAddict, Handheld Computing Magazine and Mobile Computing. Partners such as Hewlett Packard, CASIO, LG, Hitachi and Palm Computing have validated the excellence of our solutions, quality assurance and support services by including selected titles with their hardware. In 1998 Tap magazine awarded LandWare with its prestigious 'Company of the Year' award.


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