Posted Thursday, May 2, 2002 3:18:38 PM PST
by Ed
Online retailers must have just gotten in shipments of the Sony NR70V because several of them now have it listed as being In Stock. Included in this is Amazon, Best Buy, and Circuit City. All of of these also list the NR70 as In Stock, too. SonyStyle, Sony's own webstore, lists the NR70 as in stock but is still only taking pre-orders on the NR70V. The NR70 has been available at many brick-and-mortar retail stores since the end of last week but this marks the first appearance of the NR70V, which is the more expensive version with the built-in camera.
Posted Thursday, May 2, 2002 9:02:38 AM PST
by Ed
Palm, Inc. has just named Todd Bradley as president of its Palm Solutions Group. This means Mr. Bradley is in charge of the company's handheld computer hardware; software, such as enterprise email software; and
add-ons, such as keyboards and SD Card and MultiMediaCard expansion cards. Once the company splits off PalmSource, its subsidiary that makes the Palm OS, the Palm Solutions Group will basically be Palm, Inc.
Posted Thursday, May 2, 2002 8:51:49 AM PST
by Ed
OrbWorks, Inc has released
OrbForms Designer, a combination of high level programming language and tool for creating Palm applications. Based on the company's PocketC product family, it integrates a visual design environment with a C-like language and an object-based API. It is available now for $95.
Posted Wednesday, May 1, 2002 8:46:49 AM PST
by Ed
In March, Sony announced that it would be soon be releasing the NR70 and NR70V, two models with built-in keyboards and 320 by 480 color screens. Both also have built-in MP3 players and, as if that weren't enough, the NR70V has a built-in digital camera. News Editor Ed Hardy has had a chance to play around with the NR70V and brings us his first impressions.
Posted Wednesday, May 1, 2002 8:37:26 AM PST
by Ed
Many early adopters of the Handspring Treo have complained that their smartphones had significantly shorter standby times than Treo models sold just a couple of months later. Fortunately, this turns out to not have been a hardware problem but a software one. Handspring has released the
Treo 180 Series Updater 1.0 which will increase the standby battery life to approximately 100 hours from about 60 hours.
Posted Wednesday, May 1, 2002 8:18:14 AM PST
by As Listed
The
Sony NR70V is now listed on the SonyStyle Canada webstore for $1000 CAD. It is not yet in stock. Oddly, the NR70 isn't listed. -Al
STNE Corporation is now doing 16 MB memory upgrades for the Palm m125 and the whole Sony N series. These are available now for $115. The company also does upgrades for most Palm OS models. -Will
Posted Tuesday, April 30, 2002 9:53:58 AM PST
by Ed
While Bluetooth has the potential to revolutionize the way handhelds interact with peripherals, the revolution won't start until more peripherals are Bluetooth-ready. Troy Wireless can help people who don't want to buy a whole new printer. Its
WindConnect Bluetooth adapter can be attached almost any printer. Together with IS/Complete's
BtPrint, users can wirelessly print directly from their handheld to their current printer.
Posted Tuesday, April 30, 2002 8:29:32 AM PST
by Ed
ARM Holdings has launched the ARM11 microarchitecture, which targets a performance range of 400 to 1,200 MIPS, while meeting the low power needs and cost requirements of battery-powered devices. It forms the basis of a new range of ARM11 CPU products.
ARM Holdings does not make processors; instead it licences its designs to other companies, like Intel and TI, who make the actual chips. Processors based on ARM designs are at the heart of most handhelds, including those that will run Palm OS 5.
Posted Tuesday, April 30, 2002 7:49:59 AM PST
by As Listed
After some technical problems,
CliéSource is now back online. -Reggie
DDH Software is holding a HanDBase Summit on June 11 and 12. It aimed at educating and training HanDBase users on getting the most from the software. There will be sessions on new features of V3.0, development strategies, enterprise connectivity solutions, and wireless syncing. The advanced price is $100. Each attendee will get a copy of the HanDBase v3.0 Enterprise Edition, which includes HanDBase v3.0, the conduit, and the HanDBase ODBC Driver. -PR
Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 3:41:44 PM PST
by Ed
The InkLink from Seiko Instruments transfers handwritten notes or drawings from any pad of paper to a handheld. The InkLink Data Clip is attached to the top of a pad of paper and continuously monitors the position of the InkLink pen. As the users writes on the pad, the Data Clip communicates its exact position to the handheld, which creates a drawing mirroring what's on the paper. News Editor Ed Hardy has this review.
Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 1:31:16 PM PST
by Ed
Late last year, Fossil announced that it would be releasing the
Wrist PDA, a watch that can communicate with via infrared with a Palm OS handheld and store addresses, to-dos, memos, and appointments. It is available now for $145. The watch's built-in applications provide read-only capability and can store up to 190 KB of information. It can send and receive business card info and store twenty business cards.
Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 9:48:05 AM PST
by Ed
Mark/Space is currently working on an OS X version of
The Missing Sync, its application that allows Sony Cliés to work with Macs using Palm Desktop 4.0. The new version of the app will allow users to HotSync and mount Memory Sticks on their OS X desktops. It will come with iTunes and iPhoto plug ins. However, the app is being held up because the company is waiting on technical information it needs from PalmSource, Inc. to develop transport plug-ins for the Palm Desktop.
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