Kingston has announced a 128 MB SD card. Toshiba and SanDisk also sell cards of this size, but the largest SD card available from Panasonic is 64 MB. Kingston's 128 MB card will cost $200 when available. The company will also make SD cards with capacities of 32 MB and 64 MB.

Sony has announced that the PEG-N770C will be available in Europe at the beginning of November. The European version of SonyStyle is now taking preorders. It will cost 1,200 DEM. -Kenneth

A rumor has been circulating that the background on the T415's screen is paper white. A Sony spokesperson described it as being less green and more gray than the S320's and less dark, too. However, he never refered to it as "paper white". -Ed

According to Brando's Palm news site, Sony will be releasing a color version of the T415 in December. The site does not give any information on the source of this info. It also doesn't say what the screen resolution will be. It does say it will run Palm OS 4.1 and cost HK$2650, which is about US$340.

When asked, a Sony spokesperson gave the company's standard answer to questions about rumors, "No comment."

LUDIgames has released Lock'Em Up, an action/puzzle game in which the player has to maneuver four not too smart little characters through a maze. It has 35 levels with different challenges, four creatures with different behavior, and five difficulty levels. It supports both color and grayscale handhelds. It is available now for $15.

Red-M will begin selling a Bluetooth Springboard module later this month. It's small enough that using it doesn't make the Visor either thicker or taller. It allows users to connect via a Bluetooth access point to a network or PC or even another Bluetooth-enabled handheld or mobile phone. It will be in retail stores for $180.

Cirque and Fellowes have released adapters that let the PDA Pocket Keyboard be used with the Palm m125, m500 and m505 or future handhelds that use the Palm Universal Connector. They also introduced an International version.

The PDA Pocket Keyboard is a touch panel based on the Cirque GlidePoint technology. It can be used on a flat surface or held in the hands. Supposedly the suggested price is $40 but Cirque is selling them for $42.

Sailors and soldiers heading off to war are bringing Palm OS handhelds with them. According to a WSJ article, in the past year, Palm has sold between 30 and 50 thousand Palms to the Navy and 25 to 30 thousand units to the Army, mostly in the past year and a half.

Sailors on the USS McFaul, a guided-missile destroyer which is taking an active part in the attacks on terrorists in Afghanistan, use Palm V's to both perform their duties and exchange email with their families. They can access the ship's network through IR ports scattered through the ship.

Palm has announced several new programs aimed at helping the large number of third-party developers who write apps for the Palm OS.. They include an improved, two-level Palm OS Developer Program, a certification exam to recognize the most elite Palm OS developers, and a new Palm-authorized Online Training Program.

The Palm Developer Program now has an "Advantage" level that offers direct technical support from Palm, a quarterly resource CD containing the latest development tools and technologies, and marketing opportunities. This requires a yearly fee.

Update: The Advantage level costs $500 a year.

HandEra is now offering refurbished TRGpro's for just $99. -Mike Cane

Premier, the education wing of the FranklinCovey company, now carries a special value package. They offer Palm and Handspring models with bundles of extra software, extra warranty, and quantity discounts. -John Koetsier

Sony has announced a new mid-range handheld today, the PEG-T415, a 320 by 320 monochrome model that is, according to Sony, the world's thinnest PDA. Though only .39 inches thick, it has a Jog Dial and a Memory Stick slot.

It tries to strike a balance between serious and fun. For business users, it is the first Sony model to come bundled with Documents to Go for compatibility with Microsoft Office. For fun, its infrared port has been enhanced to let it be used as a TV/VCR remote and it has an improved speaker and audio abilities.

It will be available near the end of November for $300.

Sony has announced that the first non-memory Memory Stick will be a digital camera. With the not exactly exciting name PEGA-MSC1, this camera will be able to take pictures at up to 320 x 240 pixels. It has a swiveling lens that allows it to take a picture of either the user or what's in front of the user. It runs off power from the handheld so no additional batteries are necessary. It will be available in late November for $150.

Update: The MSC1 will only work with the N760C, N610C, T415 and OS upgraded N710C.