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Official Photos / Link
http://palm.com/products/handhelds/tungsten-w/
Official Photos:
http://palm.com/products/handhelds/tungsten-w/photos.html
I like I like.
I don't swim in your toilet, so don't pee in my pool
RE: Official Photos / Link
I just saw the photo of W.Itlooks cool!! much better than T.it look high tech,futuretic.
btw, i think T look much better if there is no slider,it would look like in one piece...look better..
just my opnion..:-)
RE: Official Photos / Link
check out my review of a preproduction unit. It's german but you just can enjoy my photos :)
http://www.pdaforum.de/tungsten-w/
and if you want to reenjoy your palm soon check out my personal website: www.twgmusic.de (it needs some time...)
Delay?
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With great power comes great responsiblity.
RE: Delay?
owned: Pilot 5000, PalmPilot Pro, Palm V, IIIc, m505, Sony T615.
RE: Delay?
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With great power comes great responsiblity.
RE: Delay?
FBN
RE: Delay?
My guess is that the Dragonball/OS 4 combo is used primarily dur to battery life and cost. However, there's also the issue of timing here: this unit (like every other wireless Palm before it) has had a longer gestation period than a conventional Palm, thus the slightly older tech. contained within upon its release. For example, look at how inferior the original VII (clockspeed, screen etc) was to the Palm Vx and IIIx, even though all were relased at the same time...and then with the i705 only having 8 megs of ram instead of 16.
RE: Delay?
RE: Delay?
RE: Delay?
I am seeking information about Tungsten W. If anyone used it or trialled, I would like to find out more about the functionality and does it really works? I know that it is not out yet but any info will be considered.
Regards
I am working in IT Industry, and curreently I am working on a little project which may involve Tungsten W, therefore, I am seeking assistance or any information regarding to the product. Thanks guys
OS 4.1 and Hi-Res??
Glenn
RE: OS 4.1 and Hi-Res??
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Ben Combee, CodeWarrior for Palm OS technical lead
Programming help at www.palmoswerks.com
RE: OS 4.1 and Hi-Res??
It's have given developers time to come to grips and get some apps out using a non-Sony 320*320 high-res API so that there would have been plenty of stuff available by the time the Tungsten T was/is released.
That's just my thoughts on the issue, but I am honestly surprised Palm's been able to tread water as well as they have sales-wise throughout 2002 with hardly any "new" products at all up until today.
Tungsten W & Graffiti
Matt A.
RE: Tungsten W & Graffiti
I don't swim in your toilet, so don't pee in my pool
Head to Head with TREO....
As for me I am still waiting for the revolutionary T series with OS-5 from Sony.....
RE: Head to Head with TREO....
Glenn
RE: Head to Head with TREO....
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Ben Combee, CodeWarrior for Palm OS technical lead
Programming help at www.palmoswerks.com
RE: Head to Head with TREO....
RE: Head to Head with TREO....
Would love to get an insight on market segmentation issues.
The Kyocera 7135 it's more appealing
Technology moves faster than you can afford... at least for me.
RE: The Kyocera 7135 it's more appealing
It's great that the new Palm models have UC so we don't have to trow away our peripherals.
Technology moves faster than you can afford... at least for me.
RE: The Kyocera 7135 it's more appealing
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Ben Combee, CodeWarrior for Palm OS technical lead
Programming help at www.palmoswerks.com
RE: The Kyocera 7135 it's more appealing
Handsfree headset only way to use phone?
It's a shame; if this thing didn't need the headset, I'd be all over it.
RE: Handsfree headset only way to use phone?
My guess is that Palm believes most users of this product will seek the e-mail/web functions as opposed to the phone functions. Treo assumes people will use the phone & data just as much.
I would also guess all these companies are assuming these devices will be more for productivity than games and/or video. This would be why they've left out OS5 and the extra processor power. Battery life would be another factor.
Personally, I'd like to check out the upcoming Kyocera smartphone.
RE: Handsfree headset only way to use phone?
RE: Handsfree headset only way to use phone?
tungsten w with mic, spkr with fliptop accessory
this had a speaker and microphone on the front, if one wanted to speak into it. the fliptop (which resembled the cover on a paperback) seemed to be made of leather also had a rectangular hole cut into it so you could see the caller ID of the person who was calling.
just my $0.02
RE: Handsfree headset only way to use phone?
Thanks!
I have to wait? Ahhhhh...I see.
Oh...that's right. The current Palm phone is the HANDSPRING Treo, isn't it? Gee, I wonder if Palm is trying to stop potential PalmOS Smartphone buyers from picking up a Treo before they can get the Tungsten W out the door?
Nah...they wouldn't do that! ;-)
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James Sorenson
RE: I have to wait? Ahhhhh...I see.
we're faster: Review of a Tungsten W Unit!
I did the review on a Tungsten W unit!
http://www.pdaforum.de/tungsten-w/
This time it's in german but we're working on an english version!
So, enjoy all pictures!
Thomas
T.W.G
RE: we're faster: Review of a Tungsten W Unit!
RE: we're faster: Review of a Tungsten W Unit!
the Tungsten W is official announced in Europe.
Very simple case:
Nearly all european countries are using the modern GSM-GPRS digital networks and not the analogue CDMA-System like in USA which I can't understand because most High Tech came out of Japan, USA and Germany.
The Tungsten W uses GSM-GPRS on the european frequencies 900/1800MHz while the USA features 1900MHz GSM-Technology which is rare to find in your country.
So, most of our Triband-mobile-phones here don't work in every US-Location.
Hope to solve this with UMTS but no one believes in this technology...
greetings from Germany
Thomas
www.twgmusic.de (coming soon)
RE: we're faster: Review of a Tungsten W Unit!
What a letdown!
RE: What a letdown!
A good PDA/phone combo would be my next purchase, but it is not this Palm. This thing has ugly, Detroit-like design and is crippled by the headset requirement. Somebody should loose their job at Palm over this one.
Let see what the new Kyocera brings to the table. If it is tri-mode, it will be perfect (until OS 5:-). If not, I am sure Sony will step in before long.
The W shows the genius of the Treo
The Treo has another thing that the W will have to prove: workability. Though the Sprint network is not perfect, it works. And the unit is designed to work, and to have its elements work together beautifully. It is easy to create a frankenstein...look at the Samsung owners describe their pathetic units.
The Kyocera is nice if you like inputting text with 10 digits. How do you spell Kyocera? 5 2 9 2 6 3 2 3 3 2 7 3 2 1 no problem...by then you'd have crashed the car!
RE: The W shows the genius of the Treo
By the time the Tungsten W is RELEASED in the USA, then Handspring will probably have ANNOUNCED the new Treo 400 (with all the stuff you mentioned). Just like the Treo 180 and 270, we'll be waiting a few months after that to get it. It's the same ol' game: something better will always be available about 4 months later. The Tungsten W is the first to make my minimum requirements to upgrade from my beaten-up VisorPhone. I'll be picking one up.
As a side-note, I seriously doubt the next Treo will use an Arm processor, as Handspring has shown little interest in it yet (battery life, cost, etc). Sony has shown minimal interest in making cell-phones for the screwy US network. The Treo 270/300, Kyocera 7035 and the Tungsten W will probably be the best-of-breed for a while.
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James Sorenson
RE: The W shows the genius of the Treo
As a side-note, I seriously doubt the next Treo will use an Arm processor, as Handspring has shown little interest in it yet (battery life, cost, etc). Sony has shown minimal interest in making cell-phones for the screwy US network. The Treo 270/300, Kyocera 7035 and the Tungsten W will probably be the best-of-breed for a while."
I disagree. For one thing Sprintpcs offers today perhaps the most inexpensive plans in its 'vision' promotins. You can get unlimited web access for $10 or unlimited web access in nay plan over $85 bucks. The shear competitiveness and easy understanding of thses plans make the Treo 300 a good choice. Furthermore, the real question to ponder is not what kind of Treo Handspring will come out with next, but if they will be around at all in the future. I would love to see the CDMA Treo with 320X320 screen, SDIO, POS 5, BT, 16MB , virtual graffiti...
questions
wot bout the battery?? can it be taken out?
you laugh at me cause i'm different... i laugh cause you are all the same...
RE: questions
the keypad of the preproduction model of which I did the german review has NO backlight and this is very bad in my opinion and I hope Palm is going to change this in the upcoming production models!
The device itself feels very solid and comfortable!
they're working on a translation of my review and if they aren't fast enough I'm gonna try it my own.
But don't laugh about my english as a german, cause I'm not a native speaker.
greetings
Thomas W. Geuting
RE: questions
you laugh at me cause i'm different... i laugh cause you are all the same...
Any news on the Treo 400?
I use the 270 right now - and am bugged that it's just dual band, not tri-band. Currently keenly eyeing the Tungsten W
Anybody else in the same spot?
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