"Palm Handheld Lifestyles"
January 20, 2005
SHOW NOTES
Palm OS News
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Top 10 PDA Failures
- MLA Magazine just published their Top 10 List ten list of devices or initiatives that failed and shouldn't have.
- The MLAgazine is devoted to the history of the personal computer, the people that made it and the people who sold it.
- No Palm OS devices were included in the list!
PalmSource Dev Conference
- According to Ben Combee's weblog, "Combee On Palm OS", the next PalmSource Developers Conference will be coming up in May
- Should be held at the Fairmount Hotel in downtown San Jose, same location as last year.
- Ben Combee is a senior engineer at PalmSource in the Developer Technical Services group
AvantGo Just Released A New Client
- AvantGo is a free service that delivers rich, personalized mobile web sites to PDAs and smartphones.
- AvantGo also surpassed their One Billionth Sync!
New GPS SD Card Hits the Market
- The SSI-SDIO-1000 weighs less than an ounce but has an accuracy of 3 meters 50 percent of the time, and 6 meters 95 percent of the time.
- PocketPC and Palm OS compatible
- No mapping software included
New Bluetooth-Enabled GPS Receiver Coming from Garmin
- The Garmin GPS 10 Deluxe package will include MapSource City Select North America mapping software, which offers more than 5 million points of interest and detailed street-level mapping of the entire U.S. and metropolitan Canada.
- In addition, the Garmin GPS 10 Deluxe will come with Windows mapping software, allow it to be used with Bluetooth-enabled laptops.
pa1m0ne News
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Tungsten E2 Has Been Leaked
- Graffiti silkscreen, not virtual
- Bluetooth
- Like all leaks, take this info with a grain of salt. Until pa1m0ne actually releases the device, details are subject to change.
New WiFi sled for the Treo 600 & 650
- Internal batteries, so no drain on device
- Enfora says their Wi-Fi sled will be good for 3 hours of typical use with 5 days of standby time.
- The Treo 600 version will be available February 1, while the Treo 650 version will hit the market 30 days later.
- The price for each Wi-Fi sled will be $149.
Sony Clie News
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Sony Announces 4 GB Memory Stick PRO Card
- Although Sony has pulled the Clie out of the US market, there's still a large following and their products.
Tapwave News
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Tapwave and Virgin Digital Sign Deal to Make Music Downloads Effortless on Tapwave's Zodiac
- Compatibility with Virgin's 100,000 + CD library
- 99 cents per song or $7.99 per month
- Update to Zodiac's Music application - "as good as the iPod or better." (quoted from Byron Connell)
CrazySoft Is Now Renting Games
- The cost is $2.95 per rental that allow you 50 games.
- After you rent the game 5 times your rentals are transferred to a full version
- Rental fees are paid via PayPal
No New Zodiac Until 2006
- Tapwave executive recently told PC Magazine that a new Zodiac model won't be released for at least another year, and the wait might possibly even be two years.
- Although the new device is still well in the future, Byron Connell, one of Tapwave's co-founders, was willing to talk a bit about it. He said it will definitely include built-in Wi-Fi, a faster processor, and a more powerful graphics chip. In addition, it will probably have a built-in miniature hard drive.
- It is continuing to improve the current Zodiac models' software.
- More games, such as Madden NFL 2005 and Tomb Raider
- More multimedia
Other Licenscees News
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Garmin Releases the iQue 3600a
- Yoke mount/aviation cradle
- Jeppesen, terrain and U.S. obstacles databases
- "Terrain" mode offers TAWS-like warnings and "pop-up" alerts when proximity conflicts loom ahead
- Palm OS Garnet (OS 5)
Fossil Releases FX2008 Palm OS Wristwatch PDA
- Palm OS version 4.1
- 8 MB of memory (approx. 7.7 MB available to the user)
- 60 x 160 pixel LCD with backlight
- Touch screen input
- 3-way Rocker and Back button for one-handed navigation
- Customizable watch faces
- USB interface supports Windows and Mac
- IRDA infrared communication port
- Lithium-ion rechargeable battery (lasts approximately three to four days between charges)
Cool Deal Of The Month
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Save $100 Off Your Next Palm OS Device
- Sign up for Audible.com (12 months) and get $100 off
- BasicListener includes: (1) audiobook and (1) audio magazine, newspaper, or radio program per month for $14.95 a month.
- PremiumListener includes (2) audiobooks each month for $21.95 a month.
- You can access the special deal via Audible's "Device Center" store.
- This means you can get a Tungsten E for $99!
- Also includes iPod and other devices as well.