Posted Tuesday, April 18, 2000 3:18:27 PM PST
by Ed
The
eyemodule digital camera, which allows Visors to take snapshots, went on sale today for $149.95. The eyemodule utilizes a CMOS imaging array to create digital images with very low power requirements. Preview images are viewed on the screen of the Visor in real time. More than 500 small black & white images, or more than 125 large black & white images, or more than 25 color images can be stored on a Visor Deluxe. Software included with the eyemodule enables images to be viewed, printed, and e-mailed as JPEG files. Images can be categorized, annotated, beamed to other Visor handhelds or PalmOS devices, or transferred to a PC. It should soon be available on the
HandSpring store and it is available now at
PalmGear.
Posted Tuesday, April 18, 2000 12:08:21 PM PST
by Ed
Delphi Automotive Systems and Palm
have announced an initiative to develop new multimedia products and services for vehicles. At a press conference, Delphi demonstrated a prototype of the Communiport Mobile Productivity Center, that will HotSynch with a Palm V, allowing drivers access to Palm content while in the vehicle. The system is designed to be used hands-free in the vehicle through voice recognition and a text-to-speech engine to retrieve information from and load information into the Palm handheld. Thanks also to Austin Burns for sending in
this ZDNet article on the Palm Car system.
Posted Tuesday, April 18, 2000 11:47:46 AM PST
by Ryan
The Palm OS compatibility portion of the
WizCom QuickLink Pen is now available to
download. The upgrade enables beaming of text from the Pen to a Palm, Visor, Nokia 9110 Communicator and other IrDA enabled computers. Mike Cane who brought us the
preview of the QLink pen will be working on the full review. He also recommends that you make sure you have a fresh set of batteries in the pen before performing the update.
Posted Tuesday, April 18, 2000 8:28:19 AM PST
by Ed
Electronic Data Systems, one of the largest consulting and computer systems integration companies,
announced yesterday a suite of banking services to help financial services companies connect customers to their accounts via the Palm VII. EDS said its services will allow banks, credit unions and other financial institutions to offer their customers the ability to access and maintain their accounts, as well as pay bills, via wireless devices. They joined a growing list of firms, including
w-Trade and Consolidated Data, offering these same services.
Posted Tuesday, April 18, 2000 8:08:36 AM PST
by Ed
Today, Encyclopaedia Britannica released a version for the Palm VII. Britannica Traveler -- available for free at Britannica's Web site or at
www.palm.net -- doesn't download the entire contents of the 32-volume printed encyclopedia, which goes for $1,250. Instead, a wireless connection to the Britannica.com server allows quick searches of the entire Britannica database and access to specific articles.
Posted Tuesday, April 18, 2000 6:38:27 AM PST
by Russell Smyth
The Official
Dreadling (previously Doomling) 'Fansite' has been launched at
www.netpath.co.uk and provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date news on the most eagerly anticipated Palm game of the year. Includes news, screenshots, reviews, FAQ, level designing guide and more. (Also check out 3DAction planet's
interview with James McCombe developer of DREADling. -R)
Posted Monday, April 17, 2000 6:56:05 AM PST
by Ed
Have you always wanted to create your own Palm applications but didn't have time to learn to program in C? Well,
PDA Toolbox may be just the tool you are looking for. It allows you to create simple database-driven Palm applications without any programming at all. Read on for the full review.
Posted Saturday, April 15, 2000 1:57:04 PM PST
by Ed
According to a
ZDNet article, at a recent House Judiciary Committee meeting, Rep. Joe Scarborough, R-Fla., asked Assistant Antitrust Chief Joel Klein if the DOJ had any new "targets" for future investigations in mind, and named as a possibility Palm Inc. Klein responded that only a few companies are likely to be subject to antitrust scrutiny now or in the future.
Posted Friday, April 14, 2000 7:37:01 PM PST
by Ryan
This CNET
article details, "In the relatively near future", Palm will market versions of the Palm III and the Palm V that contain built-in capabilities for wireless communications. What technology Palm will incorporate is unclear but the likely choice is
Bluetooth. The article also mentions that Palm may alter its current Roman numeral naming convention in favor of something simpler. Also rumored is that Palm will integrate the wireless antenna into devices to allow a smaller form factor and always-on net access.
Posted Friday, April 14, 2000 4:34:24 PM PST
by Ed
Palm's
stock closed Friday at just over $31.50, down about 8% on the day, after starting the week at over $40. The stock is now below its IPO price. Palm's stock is listed on the
NASDAQ, which lost about 10% of its value Friday as investors dumped technology stocks.
Posted Friday, April 14, 2000 9:54:28 AM PST
by Ryan
Wired news has a rather in-depth and interesting
interview with Bob Olodort, known to the Palm Economy as the inventor of the
Stowaway (aka
Palm Personal) keyboard. Olodort describes how he got started in the inventing game and how the keyboard allowed him to launch his own design company. He mentions that the keyboard was in development for 4 years and they are now working on smaller designs for cell phones and the next generation of wireless handheld computers.
Posted Friday, April 14, 2000 9:16:12 AM PST
by Ed
Tap Magazine has changed its name to
Handheld Computing Magazine and will soon start appearing in several different versions including a monthly magazine. a quarterly buyer's guide, a weekly electronic edition, and an enterprise edition. Current subscribers of Tap Magazine will continue to receive Handheld Computing.
Handheld Computing Magazine - Published bimonthly, provides Palm-related news, reviews, previews and interviews, along with invaluable tips, tricks and technical help. Available later this month on newsstands nationwide.
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