A demo version of a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) compliant browser for Net devices based on the Palm OS is now available. The browser, developed by Swedish AU-System AB, is available now from the vendor's Web site. It is adapted from a WAP-compliant browser developed by smart phone vendor Ericsson.

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CNET reports that Gates has been touting the latest version of Win CE at the Consumer Electronics show. Palm Colors has a new clear/graphite replacement case for the Palm III line. The USA today has an article on the rapid and widespread adoption of gadgets and electronic toys these days. Xircom has been demonstrating a Wireless Networking springboard for the Visor at MACWORLD. The device will enable wireless Internet, e-mail and communication over a network. I just got a very scary set of pictures of a smashed Palm V in the Graveyard. If anyone's out at the CES in Vegas drop me a line and let me know what's going on with the Palm scene there.

DDH Software, Inc. announced today the start of the first HanDBase Applet design contest. The winner will receive a free Palm V connected organizer. The HanDBase Applet Gallery is located on the DDH Software web site and contains many pre-made applets and databases available for download at no additional cost. All applets submitted to the HanDBase Gallery between January 1st, 2000 and February 28th, 2000 are automatically eligible for the opportunity to win the free Palm V organizer. More...

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Palm User Group will be Saturday, January 15th at 10:30am. We will meet upstairs in Border's Books + Music in West Hollywood - but not in Cafe Espresso (their coffee shop). The meeting will be in an area set aside for us near the music section. The address for Border's is 330 S. La Cienega Blvd. This meeting will focus on several products which we weren't able to demonstrate at the December meeting and a new one: the OmniSky modem for the Palm V, the BackFlip modem for the Palm III/VII, and the TRGpro. If you have one, please bring a compact flash card to try out on the TRGpro unit. See our home page for more info.

The Daily Radar has a report on Sony's plans for integrating their Palm OS pda (PocketStation?) with the upcoming PlayStation 2 console. They talk about wirless internet connectivity and a bunch of cool stuff you could use the device for such as storing game info, text input and sharing saved games. Check out more on the Sony Palm here.

In the Apple Computer, Inc. and Palm Computing, Inc. booths at MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco 2000 today, AvantGo, Inc. debuted AvantGo.com for the Apple Macintosh platform. By downloading and using AvantGo's desktop software, individuals with Macintosh computers will be able to synchronize Web information directly to their Palm Computing device via AvantGo.com, the popular interactive Internet service for handheld device and mobile phone users. Read more in this press release.

Palm connected travelers who conduct business in or make frequent visits to unfamiliar territories now have a new tool to help prevent the stress of getting lost. Rand McNally, the leading global provider of geographic and travel information, today announced the launch of two new products, StreetFinder® GPS for the Palm III(TM) organizer and StreetFinder® GPS for the Palm V(TM) organizer - lightweight, easy-to-use handheld GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver and mapping software packages designed for use with Palm III(TM) and Palm V(TM) connected organizers. Read more in this press release.

The BackFlip email service from PocketScience seen here before is now shipping according to their press release. The PocketMail BackFlip is a small hardware device that snaps on to the back of the Palm organizer. It allows users to send and receive e-mail or fax messages from any landline or wireless phone in the world, including digital CDMA, TDMA and GSM phones, without the need for a phone jack, cradle or cable. The BackFlip is only available for purchase through the PocketMail Web site at www.pocketmail.com for $99. Unlimited PocketMail service goes for $9.95 a month.

User review... TRG has started shipping their Palm Device, the TRGPro. It runs the same OS (3.3) as the other palms with flash upgrade ability with 8mb ram and Palm IIIx features yet sports a Compact Flash slot on the back, unlike the Handspring unit this is a standard CF slot and can utilize the CF cards currently manufactured for many devices of today. Example I can use mine with my Kodak digital CF card store pictures from camera pop into my Lyra MP3 player listen to a song, then put back into my palm to access information or backup/restore to the main unit (All with that little 64mb card), They also support the use of the new IBM MicroDrive 340 + MB drives available. More...

The folks at Qvadis - who also produce the Express Reader Doc viewer - have selected "The Little Prince" (Memoware) by Antoine De Saint-Exupery and "The Parachute Ward" (Editio-Books) by Brian Jeffrey Street, respectively, the Palm e-Book-of-the-Month fiction and nonfiction selections for January 2000. The print version of "The Little Prince" was recently voted (over "The Old Man and the Sea") as The Book of the Century, and the sold-out print version of "The Parachute Ward" is now only available as a Palm e-book. Read more about the selections, get the e-book or print book, or send in your nominations for the next Palm e-Book-of-the-Month via http://www.qvadis.com! Could your e-book or nomination be the next Palm e-Book-of-the-Month?