umm half french- half english. love the net (I am not addicted...no really...)
umm half french- half english. love the net (I am not addicted...no really...)
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Wow
When I saw the first ever "palm-pilot 1000" (the pilot bit was dropped after a lawsuit from the pen company) I was in love. Bought immediately and enjoyed from then on. Even its limited memory (128k to the Vx's 8meg) was luxurious for me.
Well when I finally upgraded to the Palm Vx (palm is now a seperate company to 3com) I fell in love all over again. Its curvy slimline figure, clear screen and brushed aluminum case had my heart jumping.
When we get past the physical properties and down to the specs- 8meg rom (memory), greyscale screen, a battery life that goes on and on (lasts about 1 week till I maxed it out) and an all important infared port.
To "hotsync" or communicate/transfer data with your computer you have a hotsync cradle which also acts as the charger for the inbuilt lithium ion battery. Its very simple and only requires the touch of a button to sync.
You use a special alphabet called "graffiti" to enter text into the palm which I learnt within 10minutes and you just keep on improving- you can also buy fullsized keyboards for it that fold into palmsized parts
What can the palm do? - well you literally have thousands of programs from palmgear.com among others- ranging from arcade games- including some with spectactular 3d graphics (eg RaceFever), to programs that allow you to sync word documents with your computer. Avantgo.com allows you to download any website to your palm through your computer and view it later- and has plenty of premade pages such as news and sports. Tealmovie even offers films on your palm (only minutes tho not full hour epics)
With the infared port you can connect your phone to your palm and SURF :-) apprently this actually works really well apart from youru phones slow download speeds.
What else... oh yes the piece de la resistance- despite their curvy and waif like appearnce these things are like heavily armoured tanks- mine survived a spin wash and 60degree tumble dry :-))))
But what about the new palms- m500 and m505 -> well they offer card expansion (good if you have memory intensive tasks) and the m505 has a colour screen-> but since I have never played with these babies I don't know much. A good thing from them is that the wonderful Palm Vx's price will go down :-)
Want one? I can't live without one :D
ribbit
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Handheld - 128 MB RAM - Screen: 4 in inch - Display: TFT active matrix - CPU: XScale PXA310 - Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi - Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0, Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Classic
Bargain! The best Bluetooth clip-on device for the Palm V and Vx range at an astonishingly ... more
low price. This unit enables wireless dial-up networking, remote access and email applications for Palm V and Vx handheld devices. blue5 attaches to the back of Palm V and Vx series handhelds to provide instant Bluetooth connectivity and interoperability across different telephony and computing platforms. Using blue5, Palm V users can 'hot sync' to notebooks and desktop PCs, use dial-up networking, email applications and gain access to the Internet and Intranets.Simply connect blue5 to your Palm V or Vx, and you can communicate via Bluetooth to other Bluetooth-enabled devices like mobile phones, PC Cards and USB adaptors. Connect your Palm to a mobile phone with Blue5 and youre connected via GSM for high speed GPRS or HSCSD connections to the Internet. Powered by the Palm battery, software running on the Palm enables it to control almost all the functions of a mobile phone over the Bluetooth link, which means youcan access the full power of Internet-based information services from anywhere, at any time.
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Fully mirrored screen protection: Reflective and hard coated!Acts as a mirror and a ... more
protection film on the screen of your device.When the screen is turned off, it acts as a mirror. when the screen is turned on, it acts as a screen protector that allows you to access the screen totally.Transparent when the screen is turned on - mirror effect when the screen powers off.Position can suit on-site conditions at any timeMultiplereusability, washableRejecting dirt and grease, reduces fingerprintsScratch resistant surface, hard coating with 4H pencil hardnessComfortable writing- touch screen optimizedRemovable without residueat any time even after yearsEasy installation -100% free of blisters mountablewith cleaned screenBorder adhesion andaccurate cuttingare guaranteed - including latchSensational adhesive qualities by specialsilicone bonding layer- no glue!Guaranteedquality processingby use of most modern high-precision engineering´sExtreme long service life- according to manufacturer recommendation a change of the film is not necessaryScope of supply:1 screen protector1 cloth1 soft card1 assembly instructionsYou receive one screen protection film for each screen for devices with several screens (e.g. interior and exterior screen).
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Dazzle-free and hard coated!FX Anti Reflection protective foils are absolutely ... more
mar-resistant (pencil hardness: 3H) reducing disturbing light reflections and increase the display contrast. Unlike to other non-reflecting brands of protective foils the display view is not corrupted and the colors are represented true to the original by our Antireflex Display Protection Foils.This display foil is tailored to the respective display concerning the fit factor and the exact contours and is to be assembled dryly.Dazzle-free surface for the drasticreduction of light reflectionson the displayPosition can suit on-site conditions at any timeMultiplereusability, washableRejecting dirt and grease, reduces fingerprintsScratch resistant surface, hard coating with 3H pencil hardnessTransparentcolorfast reproductionComfortable writing- touch screen optimizedRemovable without residueat any time even after yearsEasy installation -100% free of blisters mountablewith cleaned displayBorder adhesion andaccurate cuttingare guaranteed - including latchSensational adhesive qualities by specialadhesive bonding layer- no glue!Guaranteedquality processingby use of most modern high-precision engineering´sExtreme long service life- according to manufacturer recommendation a change of the foil is not necessaryScope of supply:1 foil / 1 foil set1 assembly instructionsYou receive one display protection foil for each display for devices with several displays (e.g. interior and exterior display).
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Bargain! The best Bluetooth clip-on device for the Palm V and Vx range at an astonishingly ... more
low price. This unit enables wireless dial-up networking, remote access and email applications for Palm V and Vx handheld devices. blue5 attaches to the back of Palm V and Vx series handhelds to provide instant Bluetooth connectivity and interoperability across different telephony and computing platforms. Using blue5, Palm V users can 'hot sync' to notebooks and desktop PCs, use dial-up networking, email applications and gain access to the Internet and Intranets.Simply connect blue5 to your Palm V or Vx, and you can communicate via Bluetooth to other Bluetooth-enabled devices like mobile phones, PC Cards and USB adaptors. Connect your Palm to a mobile phone with Blue5 and youre connected via GSM for high speed GPRS or HSCSD connections to the Internet. Powered by the Palm battery, software running on the Palm enables it to control almost all the functions of a mobile phone over the Bluetooth link, which means youcan access the full power of Internet-based information services from anywhere, at any time.
Postage & Packaging:£6.73 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Advantages: Looks gorgeous; loads of apps to download; recharges while you sync Disadvantages: Fewer features than the new Win CE handhelds (MP3 player, colour, etc.)
jefferson 19.07.2000 ·
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Advantages: Do what they set out to do better than any machines on the market. Disadvantages: Don't have all the pretty bells and whistles (and problems) that WinCE machines have
JamesHalliday 19.07.2000 ·
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