Week in Review: Sept: 30 - Oct. 6
Certainly the top story for the week was the release of the Samsung I300 smartphone, albeit on a limited basis. The second most important one was probably the announcement that Matsushita will soon make 256 MB and 512 MB SD cards available.
It was a good week for people who want to use Word and Excel files on their handhelds. New this week is iambic Office, while Quickoffice was updated. Docs to Go will be included free with all Visors for a time.
This was also a good week for anyone looking for a good deal on a Palm powered handheld. There were price drops on the Visor Prism, HandEra 330 and the Palm m105 and m100.
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RE: Handera Rules.
RE: Handera Rules.
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James Sorenson
RE: Handera Rules.
RE: Handera Rules.
Have you ever owned, let alone used, Palms that you mentioned to be of poor nature? If no, go to a store and try one out and if they, still, are not of suitable nature to, please do go on insulting the rest of the Palm OS device family even though they are much alike with your HandEra 330. If you have used them, please state the reason why they are not of appropriate nature to you. I, too, may have said statements like that in the past after purchasing a Palm with no research. I almost bought an m100 (shudder) just based on its form, and, unfortunatly, bought a IIIxe, when the m105 was just 2 months away. Now, I await the arival of the m125 in Canada as it seems to be the most suitable device for me in my price range. Yes, you may reccomend me a HandEra, but I don't need a high-res screen to take notes down at school because I am just a simple 9th grader. The reason being that different Palm OS devices are made for different people. For example, a doctor may purchase an m505 because of its slim form factor, mettalic finish, and the color capabilities for reference pictures. A regular ninth grader (like me) may purchase a Palm m125 due to its expansion compabilities, interchangable faceplates, cheapness, the fast proccessor and the Memopad app. A Palm geek (also like me) may purchase a Sony Clie PEG-N760 due to high-fidelity sound, seperate graphics controller and image quality comparible with the iPaq (hell, why not get the iPaq?) As I said in the beginning, Palm OS has something for everyone.
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Palm_pilot_guy
RE: Handera Rules.
RE: Handera Rules.
The beauty of each device is in the eye of the beholder.
RE: Handera Rules.
RE: Handera Rules.
RE: Handera Rules.
RE: Handera Rules.
1) Uses Serial Sync (I haven't used a serial cable in about 9 years!)
2) Only 240x320 resolution (compared to Sony's 320x320)
3) Takes 4 AAA batteries (compared to Palm's 2 AAA's)
4) Only has 2 memory expansion formats (compared to Handspring's 5 or so)
5) Has "virtual" graffiti (compared to every other company's REAL graffiti)
I think Palm should ban HandEra from making any more crappy devices. We should all sign a petition for HandEra to move to PocketPC so Microsoft goes bankrupt.
RE: Handera Rules.
Anyhow, the guy claimed the Handera would crush all other Palms, and then made a few other comments that don't need repeating. Glad to see the moderator at work.
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James Sorenson
RE: Handera Rules.
> at your hand.
Without John Sculley and the Apple Newton, Jeff Hawkins wouldn't have had the imagination to make a cheap, pale imitation of a Newton.
ZX 81; ZX Spectrum
Palm_Pilot_Guy
RE: Handera Rules.
>>1) Uses Serial Sync (I haven't used a serial cable in about 9 years!)
Good for you. Being a Palm (III & IIIx) user for 4 years now... it may be nice to be able to re-use my old devices.
>> 2) Only 240x320 resolution (compared to Sony's 320x320)
Lets wait and see what the future holds before bashing the alternatives. Read about the details of the API first (see other threads on this topic).
>> 3) Takes 4 AAA batteries (compared to Palm's 2 AAA's)
More power = longer life. Enough said.
>> 4) Only has 2 memory expansion formats (compared to Handspring's 5 or so)
CF & SD/MMC - native support in the HandEra (no extras to buy in order to access). How much did you spend on "extras" to access those 5 (or so) formats? Hmm? They are also more "standard" than the HandSpring slot (available on multiple manufacturer's devices - HandEra, Palm, etc.).
>> 5) Has "virtual" graffiti (compared to every other company's REAL graffiti)
And what is so bad about this?
If you're going to bash, then do so with some real facts. I too like alternatives and hope all the main players keep producing options and devices that are different.
HandEra can help the Palm OS.
RE: What's the deal with no sarcastic comments? n/t
How is the cellular coverage area for Sprint PCS?
RE: How is the cellular coverage area for Sprint PCS?
If you are outside of a major metro area bet on roaming as Sprint coverage in these areas is poor.
Xerox-Palm case sent to lower court
A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court's dismissal of a patent infringement suit brought by Xerox against Palm, Xerox said Monday.
The suit focuses on patented handwriting-recognition technology, which Xerox claims Palm violates in its handheld computers.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7448351.html?tag=lh
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