Quickies: Switzerland, Palm Reader, Fry's

Posted By: As Listed Tuesday, February 26, 2002 8:47:22 AM

Handspring has announced that the Treo will be available near the end of March through Orange Switzerland, a provider of Swiss mobile communications services. It will cost 600 CHF with a service contract and 1100 CHF without one. -PR

Palm Reader 1.1.8 has been released, adding support for the HandEra 330's hi-res screen. -Jerry

The Fry's Electronics in San Jose, California has brand-new Sony T415 units on sale for $192.50. This offer is good only today. -Brian

Speaking of Fry's, several readers have reported that it is selling the Palm Bluetooth SD Card for $130, despite it not being available from the Palm Store yet. -Ed

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SD bluetooth card availability

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/26/2002 10:02:14 AM #
These are definitely coming off the virtual shelves in the UK; Expansys delivered mine this morning, and my only complaint is the 950Kb of drivers/apps the installation seems to have irreversibly installed on my m505.

Ian Davenport


RE: SD bluetooth card availability
I.M. Anonymous @ 2/26/2002 10:13:48 AM #
Will have mine delivered from Expansys to Sweden Thursday

RE: SD bluetooth card availability
I.M. Anonymous @ 2/26/2002 10:15:21 AM #
The Treo is for sale in Swdeden.The price is about 1050€.

RE: SD bluetooth card availability
Xian @ 2/26/2002 10:33:43 AM #
Yeah, the install drivers are a bit big :| But I love this card so far.
Now I'm just waiting for delivery on my Bluetooth 1.1 spec PC Card for some wireless hotsyncing

What about Palm Reader Pro?

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/26/2002 10:15:56 AM #
Anyone know if Palm Reader Pro has also been updated? The download page still says "2.x.x", so I don't know if it's been updated. I suppose I could download and install it to see if the version number is different, but it would be nice if they'd actually post the version number.

RE: What about Palm Reader Pro?
I.M. Anonymous @ 2/26/2002 10:21:12 AM #
Never mind... the download contains a changelog.txt file, which lists the current Palm Reader Pro as v2.0.6.

RE: What about Palm Reader Pro?
I.M. Anonymous @ 2/26/2002 12:39:17 PM #
So what's the scoop, does 2.0.8 support the HE330, and if it does, how does one get the updated version without paying full price again?

RE: What about Palm Reader Pro?
I.M. Anonymous @ 2/26/2002 1:01:36 PM #
Never mind, I answered my own questions. For those curious, 2.0.6 does support the HE330 in full screen mode. To download the current version, access your account on peanutpress.com.

RE: What about Palm Reader Pro?
narnia_77 @ 2/26/2002 4:26:14 PM #
Do you subscribe to their newsletter? It mentioned the two new versions (free & Pro) that just came out. HandEra support was one of the things I was waiting for - I'm happier now. ;)

"There's always hope, because it's the one thing nobody's figured out how to kill yet." -- Galen, Crusade (B5)

Anyone have an evaluation of PalmReader Pro

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/27/2002 2:50:42 PM #
I am interested in the Fonts that are available for the pro as well as the free dictionary that's included.

Do the fonts look any good ?
Are they worth the price ?

Does the dictionary have a phenetic search ?
How fast is the dictionary ?
The franklin reader dictionary is very slow.

RE: Anyone have an evaluation of PalmReader Pro
I.M. Anonymous @ 2/27/2002 4:28:11 PM #

>> Do the fonts look any good ?
Some do, some don't. I use Utah MT Condensed 18 as my default font,
which is a narrower font than the standard one, so
more info can fit on the screen without much sacrificing
the readability. (I have a CLIE N760).

>> Are they worth the price ?
I thought so, because I read a lot on the Palm. Other apps
can use the fonts as well, if you install Fonthack 123.

>> Does the dictionary have a phenetic search ?
I don't think so, but I don't use the dictionary all that
much. It's vocabulary is extremely limited.

>> How fast is the dictionary ?
Decent, but certainly not instantaneous.


Is Palm Reader now faster?

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/28/2002 3:25:43 AM #
Just tried the new version. Seems to be faster/more responsive than v1.1.6. (I have an old Vx, with OS3.5.3 and Quickbits).

Anyone else notice this or am I just imagining it?

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