PIC Exclusive: PalmInfocenter Handheld Hardware Guru, Dan Royea, brings us this hands on preview of the newly released Sony Clie PEG T665 and SJ30 Special Edtion models. The new, limited edition special casing colors are available today from SonyStyle.com. Both models have also seen recent $50 price cuts.

Kinoma has introduced Kinoma Player 1.5, and Kinoma Producer 1.5, an update to its tool for encoding audio, video, and still images. Kinoma Player provides full screen, full motion video playback with synchronized sound on nearly all Palm Powered handhelds and phones. The Player now features compatibility with the new Palm OS 5® for ARM processors, interactive VR objects and panoramas, and support for the Tungsten T handheld.

Astraware has released a new version of its award-winning Bejeweled game optimized to take advantage of the high-res screen, improved audio and faster processing speed of Palm OS 5 devices.

Cascata today announced the launch of Master Thief, a new Palm OS game. Master Thief is the first totally original 3D game created for the Palm OS platform, and was produced in conjunction with MobileWizardry using a modified version of their advanced 3D Deity Engine. The game will run in either grayscale or color on Palm OS® 3.3+ and 4.x. A modified version will be subsequently released for OS 5 XSCALE devices.

Palm, Inc. today introduced the Palm Tungsten T handheld. The Tungsten T handheld is the most compact Palm branded handheld on the market today. New features include: a collapsible graffiti slider design, one-handed 5-way Navigation, an ultrasharp, high resolution screen and integrated Bluetooth.

In addition Palm Inc has also announced the wireless GPRS Tungsten W.

Palm Inc, today introduced the Palm Tungsten W handheld, the first Palm branded integrated GSM/GPRS wireless handheld with a built-in keyboard for easy data entry; one-handed navigation; and a high-resolution color screen. In a separate news release today, Palm also introduced the Palm Tungsten T handheld.

Handspring has announced a $100 price drop on its grayscale Handspring Treo 180 and 180g communicators.. While supplies last, customers can purchase a Treo 180 for $249 when they sign up for a service contract from T-Mobile or Cingular. In related news, Amazon is currently running a $250 promotion on the color Treo 300 with a contract from Sprint.

PDA owners with a mind for healthy eating can now pull out their stylus and start pointing their way to nutritious food choices. A handheld version of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Nutrient Database listing more than 6,000 food items is now available for download free of charge for Palm OS devices. The searchable nutrient database program will soon be available for download onto personal computers as well.

Sony Japan has announced that it has developed some of the smallest TV tuners designed for PDAs and other mobile devices. When integrated with a mobile device the user would be able to receive and view broadcast television.

GoAmerica has announced it has sold its cellular digital packet data (CDPD) -networked subscriber base to EarthLink, which will continue to offer the wireless service. GoAmerica and EarthLink will work together to ensure a smooth transition of these subscribers and expect to complete the transition by the end of this year. Financial terms of this subscriber acquisition were not disclosed at this time.

Blue Nomad announced the release of WordSmith 2.2. The upgrade is free to all registered users. WordSmith is now Palm OS 5 ready, has a new 'Extend Selection' feature lets you easily select large quantities of text with your stylus and an Enhanced search/replace feature.

Metrowerks' next version of its CodeWarrior™ tools will support application development for Palm OS 5 handhelds that contain processors from Motorola, Intel and Texas Instruments based on ARM® core technology.