Dress Up Your m505 with a PDA Jacket

Anyone who is bored with the look of their m505 or Palm V should consider getting a PDA Jacket. This is a thin film that fits around the outside of the casing that changes the appearance. They are available for the front, the back, or both. There is also a version for the leather flip cover that comes with the m505. Front and back skins cost $8 with specialty colors $3 more. The flip-cover version is $6 and a name or message is $3 more.

All skins are available in solid colors, specialty colors, and patterns such as bravo burl, carbon fiber, and more.  Logos can be added to the skins by special request.

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LOL

I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 9:43:09 AM #
Is this supposed to draw attention away from the dull screen or is this another USB fix and we just dont know it yet?

Get a Life
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 9:56:24 AM #
These have been selling for a long time for the V series and the iPaq and they are obviously doing well enough that they are coming out with new versions.

I don't understand some people's need to criticize everything that gets introduced. Some people are so conservative its just sad. I can see their ancestors sitting around in a cave in the dark saying "Did you hear about that new fire stuff? Its so stupid. It will never catch on."

If you ever have an original thought in your life, (which I doubt) I hope someone is around to make fun of it too.

RE: LOL
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 10:25:23 AM #
Hey LOL.. go charge up your PPC... again!

RE: LOL
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 11:10:01 AM #
Comparing this "new thing" with Fire ?????

Please, fix the USB first !

By the way, maybe the Michael Jordan's PDA was the Wheel.

RE: LOL
mikecane @ 1/11/2002 11:21:47 AM #
It's not just for Palms...

http://www.pdajacket.com/default.htm

RE: LOL
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 11:30:25 AM #
I suggest you all stop crying about the USB fix because this product is from PDAJacket, NOT Palm!

Get a clue.

RE: LOL
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 12:41:39 PM #
My m505 rocks! Not everyone has an USB problem! If you are unhappy with yours, then buy a PPC.

uBid and eBay are full of refurbished iPaqs and Jornadas... Check for yourself.

RE: LOL
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 2:03:15 PM #
This is LOL and I do not own a PPC nor would ever dream of it.

I own a Sony Clie N710C with OS 4.1 and love it.

;-p

RE: LOL
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 2:18:03 PM #
I was just over in the palminfocenter forums and there are bunches of people who can't get their Sony 760s to sync. Maybe the 505's problems are better known because tons more of them have been sold but the 760 ain't perfect.

RE: LOL
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 2:47:32 PM #
> I own a Sony Clie N710C with OS 4.1 and love it.

What a surprise, the really obnoxious guy is a Sony user.

Don't hate me because I'm a Sony user...
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 10:41:21 PM #
"Don't hate me because I'm beautiful"

RE: LOL
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 11:04:43 PM #
I have a Sony 760c and it works perfectly... no problems wiht any aspect of the device (including syncing). It's awesome. And I agree with one of the previous posts. This new product has nothing to do with Palm's hardware issues...

I wonder what the advertising slogan is?

I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 9:44:37 AM #
"Keeps your palm fresher, longer!" Glad plastic wrap for the palm? What next.

RE: I wonder what the advertising slogan is?
Cheap @ 1/12/2002 4:11:43 PM #
I wonder if this provides protection against PDA viruses? LOL

Look at the closeup! :-S

mtg101 @ 1/11/2002 9:51:44 AM #
PDAs, like phones, are very personal items, and so it makes sense that people would want to personalize them. Just look at the huge market for phone personalization with changeable covers, rintones and logos.

However, you want your personalized deviec to look cool once it's been personalized. Just have a look at the closeup picture of the jacket and see how it looks. The plastic cover doesn't cover the whole of the front, and I think it just looks tacky.


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Russell


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RE: Look at the closeup! :-S
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 2:11:55 PM #
OK, so riddle me this:

Why the heck would I pay money to stick on a cheap, cheezy sheet of plastic (in garish colors, mind you) on my expensive m505 ?!?

And if you change your mind, I bet there will be extensive residue, making your palm hideous.

***

Sheesh, the company putting this stuff out must have bought a ton of the adhesive faux plastic from some auction. The kind of stuff you find at Walmart or Kmart in the home accessories department. Yeah, the stuff you pay $5 for a whole roll to make your bookshelves look like faux wood or flower & pastel patterns.



the same people that buy this crap

I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 10:14:15 AM #
are the same people who buy those fake chrome plastic hub caps for their low rider toyotas and hondas

RE: the same people that buy this crap
Midknyte @ 1/11/2002 11:03:03 AM #
Ok. So...

RE: the same people that buy this crap
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 5:51:31 PM #
CHEESEY AND CHEAP

''Gateway Palm III''

mikecane @ 1/11/2002 10:18:52 AM #
I had one of these kind of stickers on my Palm III. I got it free at PC Expo from the folks at PalmGear, who were giving them away. The one I chose was sorta like the Gateway black-and-white cow motif. It drew a lot of stares to my P3. My goal was 1) to make it ugly (success!), and 2) to make my P3 stand out so if it was ever next to someone else's, I could tell which unit was mine. I had it on for virtually the entire life of the P3 (until its untimely death from a fall to the sidewalk!). It worked just fine. (I doubt I'd cover an m505, however; I like that grey shell.)

Pathetic.....

I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 11:30:36 AM #
At the same time SONY moves from N710C, N610C, N760C, T415, T615C ......

Palm moves from m505, Michael Jordan m505, Britney Spears m505, blue m505, cranberry m505, and now m505 with new skin for choice of the color you like .......


Well done, Palm! That keeps your product alive.



RE: Pathetic.....
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 11:46:12 AM #
dumbass, the jackets are not made by the palm corp.

RE: Pathetic.....
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 12:07:23 PM #
Britney Spears m505? Oh, if I only saw that I wouldn't have bought my PPC.

RE: Pathetic.....
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 12:10:50 PM #
Britney...

Hmmm...someone should look into this. ;-)

Course, I would not mind looking "into" that either.

LOL

RE: Britney?!
mikecane @ 1/11/2002 12:23:26 PM #
Where's this alleged Britney m505? And is the Claudia Schiffer V-series still available?

RE: Pathetic.....
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 12:35:26 PM #
The Britney's PDA comes with a Silicone Soft case.

RE: Pathetic.....
mikecane @ 1/11/2002 12:44:27 PM #
Squishy?! Or hard?

RE: Pathetic.....
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 2:15:34 PM #
Yes, you are completely correct. Your handheld is infinitely superior while mine is a total piece of camel dung. Your decision to buy the model that you did was totally justified while mine was a hideous mistake that will inevitable leave my family out on the street and subject to daily shame and humiliation. Everyone who has ever doubted your genius on any topic really is a total moron who is in the fast lane to the loony bin.

There, now that you have been declared the utter and complete winner, can you drop this argument and move on to something interesting?

RE: Pathetic.....
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 2:19:40 PM #
In depends, Squishy in summer and Hard in winter.

YAWN...
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 10:32:32 PM #
Get a new response, buddy.

(((((Yes, you are completely correct. Your handheld is infinitely superior while mine is a total piece of camel dung. Your decision to buy the model that you did was totally justified while mine was a hideous mistake that will inevitable leave my family out on the street and subject to daily shame and humiliation. Everyone who has ever doubted your genius on any topic really is a total moron who is in the fast lane to the loony bin.

There, now that you have been declared the utter and complete winner, can you drop this argument and move on to something interesting?))))))



RE: Pathetic.....
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/13/2002 2:46:23 AM #
Anybody know when that Britney palm is due out? I'd upgrade to that.

So, what is wrong with this?

jumex @ 1/11/2002 1:10:29 PM #
I don't know what you guys are whinning about. I think this is really cool. I love the idea of adding color to my case.
This is especially good for those of us that will not spend $100s to upgrade, but want a cool new look.
Have you seen the market for custom cell phone cases, just go to your local mall, it's huge.

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Trevor Menagh
www.trevreport.org
RE: So, what is wrong with this?
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 8:40:29 PM #
I can not agree with you MORE,
I don't know why these guys are so strange,
it is NOT made by Palm. Inc,
and it's just another choice of "color" or a little protection.

What's wrong with it? If you do not like it , then please feel free not to buy it, OK?

Indication that the m505 is a success?

Ronin @ 1/11/2002 1:10:29 PM #
You know, despite the rabid commentary about this product and the m505, isn't the fact that 3rd party's are willing to produce such items an indication that the m505 is actually a sales success?

It seems to be often overlooked on these boards but companies are usually in business to make money. If there were not enough m505's "in the wild" these niche type accessories would not be appearing for sale because the company could not make a profit. Thus the mere fact that this product and the recently reviewed here - m505 bridge (and maybe the Parallel Design personality pack falls into this category as well) even exist is an indication that the much maligned m505 is actually selling well and is popular among consumers.

RE: Indication that the m505 is a success?
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 1:37:11 PM #
Where are the 505s? My Vx died today and I need a new PDA. I was going to get the Clie 610 but no store has them. So I asked for the 505 and there sold out also. Staples, OfficeMax, Circuit City, Best Buy in my local area are all sold out of 505s today. Whats up with that?

RE: Indication that the m505 is a success?
I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 2:16:18 PM #
Probably just a result of healthy sales at Christmastime. Wait a week or two.

As for the Sony 610, it's been discontinued in anticipation of the T615.

RE: Indication that the m505 is a success?
Midknyte @ 1/11/2002 4:11:51 PM #
Spend a week or two w/o a pda? I'm having withdrawel symptoms just reading that response. :)

What do they look like?

I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 1:45:34 PM #
Here's a radical idea for the company's web site. Show the damned product! You can see only blue and red (and a couple of other colors if you want to see what they look like on other PDAs) meanwhile there are lots of colors/styles listed. Some of which sound cool (I like the sound of that carbon fiber) but I will be damned if I am going to buy them sight unseen.

Also, I have this sneaky suspicion that installing these things is going to be like putting on screen protection--you need four or five of them before you get one on right.

Also from PDA Jacket

sandbuck @ 1/11/2002 3:35:33 PM #

Coach Jacket - wrap your Coach leather products in a leapord skin print plastic bag.

Diamond Jacket - snuggle your diamond ring in a protective nugget of pork fat.

More products to come....

Huh?

I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 7:23:30 PM #
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this stuff basically CONTACT PAPER? Looks tacky as hell, if you ask me.

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