Handspring Visor

...no longer in production, although Handspring does sell reconditioned Visors at about £50. My main purpose in writing this review is to show what PDAs were like 3 years ago, and how much PDAs have advanced technologically nowadays. -PRODUCT INFO- Processor : Motorola MC68EZ328 16 MHz RAM: 2 MB Display: 2 Bit (4 grey levels) Input Device: Touch screen Battery: 2 x AAA battery Average run time: 2 weeks (this depends on how regular you use it. ...
...it a bit disappointing that Handspring didn't include a built in voice recorder with the Visor. I owned my Visor for 3 years and I have never operated the microphone. -IR PORT- The left side of the unit has an IR port. As with other Palm OS units, this port can be used to sync, and transfer data / files. The Visor can send and receive data from other IR enabled Palm OS devices. -STYLUS- The right side has the stylus silo. The stylus looks like ...

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As you probably know the Handspring was created by the person who originally invents the Palm, so it runs the most widely support PDA operating system Palm OS (v3.5). You can tell its been well thought out and basically it gives the impression of a Palm Pilot version 2. It has all the things that 3com wished they had on their Palms. Basically your get a very fast PDA (Its faster than a Palm Pilot Vx) but you also get an expansion slot. This expansion ...
...as there are a growing number of devices created for it. These range from MP3 players -> GPS -> Large Games -> Mobile Phone -> E-Books. The list just goes on. For a complete list goto www.handspring.com The Visor isn't just faster as a handheld, due to the fact that its hotsync cradle (The device you use to back it up/load software to it) is USB its blindingly fast! So you can literally press a button on the cradle just before you leave your computer ...

mark_johnson 07.12.2000 · Read full review
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...thanks to the innovative features Handspring introduced when it was first released. For a long time it was the only PalmOS device to support synchronisation over USB, a feature only recently introduced by Palm on their m500 series units. I'm really very happy with my Visor Deluxe. Although it's stuck with PalmOS 3.1 (there's no way of upgrading the operating system as it lacks a flashable ROM). It features Handspring's proprietary Springboard slot, ...
...add-ons available like add-on memory / backup units, MP3 players (the MiniJam and SoundsGood), a mobile phone (the VisorPhone), a digital camera (the EyeModule) and so forth. Problem being, most of them are grossly overpriced i.e. an 8Mb Springboard module costs about the same as a 32Mb Compact Flash card. The MP3 players cost more than their stand-alone equivalents, the Visorphone is fundamentally flawed (I will post a review here soon), and the ...

ponty 05.07.2001 · Read full review
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The handspring visor is a powerful little device, and it has proved to be an extremely useful one too. The basic functions that are available on the PDA such as date book, address book etc, are essential for anyone with a hectic lifestyle, any no self-respecting businessman/ woman should be without one. There are literally thousands of downloadable programmes on the internet, from translation aids, and maps to fun games and full novels. If you want ...
...is a must (this is the port that connects the PDA to your desktop computer), it is also very useful as it acts as a backup incase anything should happen to your PDA. It is just as functional as any palm or psion, but as far as I know it is cheaper, and has more memory than most, mine has an 8mb capacity, and as hard as I tyr to fill it, I can't even get close! All in all a very useful, smart piece of kit. ...

ophirshmuel 01.09.2000 · Read full review
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Handspring has come out of the gate with two competitors to Palm Computing's big sellers. The Visor Deluxe matches up mostly against the Palm V (even moreso now that Palm has dropped its prices to approach the Visor's) and the Visor compares loosely with the Palm III. If you want to hear about the heavyweight bout, see my review "Handsrping over Palm for Flexibility" on the Visor Deluxe. At the risk of being redundant, this is a review comparing ...
...existing Palm Pilot line, the Handspring brass knew what it would take to break into the handheld, Palm Operating System market. Since almost everyone who has one seems to like their Palm handheld device, they needed to raise the bar with something other than marginally better performance or a handful dollars shaved off the price. Their solution is functionality. Instead of "anything you can do, we can do better", the Visor is playing "can't touch ...

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...about the features of the Handspring Visor Deluxe, other than to say its what you'd expect from a high spec PDA. Of course, you're either smitten with Palm or Windows and thats your choice. I decided to buy mine after seeing someone with a Palm iii in a wallet and thinking "That'll be handy". So I went for the Handspring on the grounds that it's got everything the Palm Vx has got, costs less and has a useful looking expansion slot. At the same time ...
...the machine has impeccable performance - fast, effective, reliable. Everything I'd expect from a £200 piece of kit! But then again, so has my mate's Vx, which, although it cost him an extra £200, is a hell of a lot slimmer and handier for the pocket or wallet... As for the really useful expansion slot, I thought it would be dead handy, but so far, I've just been tempted. There are a lot of gadgets in development, and it feels like theses are taking ...

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My brother has just purchased one of these excellent electronic organiser, it’s brilliant for anyone who’s quite busy and needs reminding of important dates, meeting etc. (I just put my birthday) in aswell. However, I was rather disappointed to find that it can not be set up with your work PC if you use anything below Windows 98. Thank-fully, we don’t have that problem, but a friend of ours does, and it’s a shame especially ...
...quite light and it’s easy to carry around, that was the main reason why my brother didn’t purchase the Psion because of the size. The Visor is a great thing to have, and it’s come in very handy, it’s got good memory space and it looks and works wells. It’s expensive but worth buying, it will be a good investment and help organise you better. The only downside is that it doesn’t have a keyboard and typing can be ...

begum 03.03.2001 · Read full review
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I recently purchased a handspring Visor, from the Carphone Warehouse. I wanted to connect it up to the internet with my 7110, so I called the technical support line for some assistance, having no luck myself. They advised me that they could only support the Palm PDA's, as Handspring write their own version of the Palm OS, and that it would not correctly support the iRDA connection. I found this a little strange, so I contacted Palm, who told me ...

cheekypixies 01.03.2001 · Read full review
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When the handspring first came out I was very excited about the concept, the springboard system seemed very interesting, allowing you to turn your PDA into a camera, a GPS system, an MP3 player and much, much more. Unfortunately the reality now is a little dissappointing. Don't get me wrong it's still a great PDA, especially for the price of the unit itself, but the springboard modules tend to be extremely expensive for the jobs they perform and ...
...The battery usage is very good, but it would be nice to have a rechargable battery builtin, rather than needing to keep replacing AAA batteries. I'm not sure if this is common, but mine has the nasty habbit of occasionally becoming corrupt when battries are changed and required restoring from backup. While at the time that it was produced PalmOS really was the route to go it is beginning to look a little pale when compared to the newer breed of ...

Galevay 31.07.2003 · Read full review
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The shear beauty of this product is the way it combines great value and superb features. Handspring, formely a sub division of Palm Pilot have thought carefully about this product and have pitched it at the right market. It is aimed at young professionals who not only need it for business but also want added features to keep them amused. A multitude of games can be played on it - including all game boy games! Great to while away the time spent on ...

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First PDA I have owned. Organsiser and memo pad is CD ROM and can be backed up-unlike a diary you are never lost if the unit goes missing. I'm really impressed by some of the freeware and shareware programmes available over Internet. Useful book to buy is "Visor, I didn't know you could do that". Gives a wealth of information and useful web sites, providing anything from games to tracking your money. Only drawback and a minor one at that, it does ...

juliejuly 10.03.2001 · Read full review
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