Posted Tuesday, February 26, 2002 8:48:44 AM PST
by Ed
In late December, a judge ruled against Palm and 3Com, saying that Graffiti does infringe on a patent Xerox holds on a handwriting recognition method, called Unistrokes. Though the case is being appealed, the two companies have been required to put down a $50 million bond. Should Xerox win that appeal, the bond "will ensure that Xerox is able to collect at least some, if not all, of the damages it will suffer as a result of 3Com's infringement during the appeal period," wrote Judge Michael Telesca, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York.
Posted Tuesday, February 26, 2002 8:47:22 AM PST
by As Listed
Handspring has announced that the Treo will be available near the end of March through Orange Switzerland, a provider of Swiss mobile communications services. It will cost 600 CHF with a service contract and 1100 CHF without one. -PR
Palm Reader 1.1.8 has been released, adding support for the HandEra 330's hi-res screen. -Jerry
Posted Monday, February 25, 2002 1:08:34 PM PST
by Ed
ardiri.com has released a long-awaited preview version of its 3D first-person shooter
Deity3D. This is the first official release of the game, though screenshots appeared on its website in late 2001.
The demo is monochrome but plays on handhelds with color screens. It's a fully-playable single level of the game. Mr. Ardiri said future versions of Deity3D will support add-on levels and color.
Posted Monday, February 25, 2002 9:05:40 AM PST
by Ed
Update: Much more information on the m515 and m130 is now available
here.
With the rumored release date of the m515 and m130 getting closer, information on these two models continues to leak out. As often happens in these cases, some of these rumors are contradictory.
A Staples employee who has provided very reliable info in the past has a sent in a scan of a Staples' ad flier scheduled for the week of March 10 - 16 that lists both these new models. The ad has the m130 listed for $280 and shows a device that looks just like the images that appeared on PDAGeek several weeks ago.
Posted Monday, February 25, 2002 8:28:39 AM PST
by Ed
A version of the
PDA Protector case is now available for the Sony N series from Brando, a well-known Hong Kong distributor of handheld accessories. The case is made of aluminium and is a clamshell design that opens upwards. It has an opening that allows N760C or N710C owners to have their headphones plugged in when the case is closed. It costs $32 plus $3 shipping to the U.S.
Posted Monday, February 25, 2002 7:55:40 AM PST
by Ed
Sony has dropped the price of the
PEG-T415 from $250 to $220. This is the second price drop on this device since it was released in late November. In January, Sony dropped its price from $300. As always, Sony gave no reasons for this and has a company policy to never call attention to price cuts.
This double price drop on a model this recently released is almost unprecedented. When a company cuts the price on a handheld, it's frequently because sales are weak and the company may be hoping to spur demand. That Sony has already had to do this twice for the T415 really isn't a good sign.
Posted Monday, February 25, 2002 7:35:31 AM PST
by As Listed
Several readers have reported that webstores are now shipping the Sony T625C in Europe. -Ed
Handspring is offering a free eyemodule digital camera with the purchase of a Visor Prism through the end of March. The Prism is $300. -Ravi
Posted Sunday, February 24, 2002 5:49:34 PM PST
by Ed
Handspring UK is now shipping the Treo 180 line of communicators. The price for UK customers is £400 with service activation, or £500 without. The price for other European customers is €700 without service activation. The price with a service plan isn't available yet.
While Handspring is offering the service activations with BTCellnet for UK customers, other Europeans will have to wait for their carriers to offer the Treo if they want to buy it with service activation.
Posted Friday, February 22, 2002 11:34:48 AM PST
by Ed
As more content gets distributed on SD or MMC cards, people are starting to run into a problem: where to keep all the cards? rileydog llc has come out with a card carrier that lets people store two SD or MMC cards in their wallet. News Editor Ed Hardy has this review.
Posted Friday, February 22, 2002 10:10:25 AM PST
by As Listed
On
SonyStyle, the blue T615C no longer says "pre-order" and appears to be available. -Mark
Starting March 1, Web Chat will be discontinued from Palm's online Support section. The free options that will remain are email and the Knowledge Finder. -PalmGoddess
Posted Thursday, February 21, 2002 2:59:22 PM PST
by Ed
Handspring seems to be moving out of the Japanese market. It closed its online store there at the end of 2001. It has never offered the Visor Neo or the Pro in Japan and the models that are available are at firesale prices. For example, the Edge and Prism are selling for 19,800 yen, which is about $150, down from 49,000 yen, or $370, their prices just a few months ago.
Posted Thursday, February 21, 2002 8:13:09 AM PST
by Ed
When a new handheld comes out, it usually takes a while before a good collection of accessories is available and Sony's T series is no exception. Several cases will be released in the next few weeks.
InnoPocket is currently working on a hardcase for the T615C that it plans to release next month. It's an aluminium case that opens to the side that has slots to allow access to the Memory Stick slot, IR port, and Jog Dial. It will be available on March 15 for $30.
Update: Much more information on the m515 and m130 is now available here.
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