Robot mania is sweeping the nation this year, as robot toys like Aibo are finding their way onto every kid’s wish list. For researchers at the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University, however, robots aren’t mere child’s play. A research team has designed a fascinating new robot with an off-the-shelf Palm device at its core. In this PalmPower exclusive, we reveal how you too can build and program a Palm powered robot of your very own.

Have you ever found yourself wanting to print something directly from your Palm device, without having to use the Palm Desktop? It’s easier than you might think. Jen Edwards has a review of PrintBoy, an application that puts the information stored on your Palm device on paper.

In this month’s edition of Letters to the Editor, a reader has a question about handheld email access, and we present a selection of responses to a November 6 mailing we sent encouraging everyone to vote. If that worries you, rest assured this article is guaranteed to be 100% free of chad references.

There is a battle taking place in the United States over who will win the presidency. Just under the surface of this conflict, another battle is raging over the perception of technology, as lawyers, pundits, and politicians argue about whether machines are really more accurate than humans at counting votes. In this month’s editorial, Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz weighs in on both of these issues as he considers the beast of this nation’s conflicting ideologies versus the beauty of America’s particular brand of democracy.

Steve Niles doesn’t know art, but he knows what he likes. What he likes are funny cartoon people and squiggly renderings of food products drawn using a Palm OS application. Miraculously, he’s found a site that provides just that, and he’s made it December’s PalmPower Site of the Month.

Here’s a unique and inexpensive gift idea this holiday season: ebooks. Ben Brickman is on the case once again with reviews of several excellent short mystery stories by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

It’s a question nearly all of us have pondered at one point or another. Should I HotSync my Palm device with Palm Desktop or Microsoft Outlook? Bob Draper has taken a long, detailed look at both contenders and broken down the pros and cons of each. You can’t afford to miss this exciting battle royal between two information management titans.

PalmPower Magazine Contributing Editor Michael Compeau had a chance to catch Carl Yankowski’s keynote address at the Product Development Management Association Y2K Conference. In this article, Mike provides an exciting summary and analysis of the plans Yankowski revealed for Palm’s future.

While the four built-in Palm applications alone are great tools for sales people, there are a lot of third-party applications you can add to your device to make you an even more efficient sales machine. Steve Niles surveys some of the cool products available today that are specifically intended to help you boost your sales success.

In this month’s editorial, Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz introduces you to the brand new PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition.