In-vehicle handheld accessories

Revolve Design announced the launch of Power UniMount and RoadWriter for Palm IIIc, Palm m100, Palm m105, and the Handera 330. Power UniMount and RoadWriter are mobile solutions utilizing in-vehicle handheld Charging, an integrated touch-type keyboard and on-board serial ports for connectivity to GPS receivers, modems, cell phones, and printers.

Posted on: May 17, 2002 9:00 am

New games from Astraware

Astraware announced their partnership with Trixiam Studios to bring Abysma and Elixir, two of Trixiam

Posted on: May 17, 2002 9:00 am

Free copy of WordSmith

Landware announced you can get a free copy of WordSmith, a document editor/viewer for the Palm OS by Blue Nomad, LLC, when you purchase the GoType! Pro Keyboard direct from the LandWare online store. WordSmith synchronizes and integrates with Microsoft Word, both Macintosh and Windows so that your desktop documents can be transferred to your organizer and vice versa.

Posted on: May 16, 2002 9:00 am

Memory upgrade price reduction

STNE Corporation announced the reduction of their memory upgrade prices. Effective immediately 8MB upgrades are now priced from $55.95 to $79.95, all 16MB upgrades are now priced from $94.95 to $109.95. Palm III series 8MB upgrades are $55.95, and Palm m125 & m130 16MB upgrades are $94.95.

Posted on: May 16, 2002 9:00 am

Tennis Addict released

Hexacto introduced a Palm OS version of its Tennis Addict sports game. The game features realistic ball physics, and all game input is through the Palm handheld’s stylus.

Posted on: May 16, 2002 9:00 am

Championship card games

DreamQuest Software announced its Championship card games are now available as a three-game bundle for Palm OS. Championship Hearts, Championship Spades, and Championship Euchre are included. Players can challenge the computer on a PC, PDA, or cell phone, and engage their friends over a local or wireless network.

Posted on: May 16, 2002 9:00 am

Planet PDA Boston account

Palm Station has a post with a first hand account of Planet PDA Boston, running May 13-16 at the Boston World Trade Center. According to the post, “it’s definitely enterprise-focused in general with cross-platform sessions concentrating on security, wireless networking, CRM, and setting policies for corporate PDA use.”

Posted on: May 15, 2002 9:00 am

GoAmerica announces results

GoAmerica, Inc. announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2002. As of March 31, 2002 GoAmerica had nearly 153,000 total subscribers compared to approximately 141,000 at the end of the fourth quarter. Subscriber growth during the first quarter was driven by the continued adoption of GoAmerica’s higher margin value-added services and a reduction in the average monthly customer churn rate. Customer churn during the first quarter was 3.3%, a decline from 4.4% in the fourth quarter and from 3.5% in the first quarter of 2001.

Posted on: May 15, 2002 9:00 am

The Pod carrying case

RoadWired is putting out a bag called the Pod. It’s got over 20 smart compartments, and is designed for your compact camera, MP3 player, or handheld computer, plus all the accessories that travel along.

Posted on: May 15, 2002 9:00 am

HanDBase Summit in June

DDH Software announced that its first annual HanDBase Summit will be held at the Embassy Suites in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida from June 11-12. Attendees will see the first public presentation of HanDBase v3.0 and a new top-secret application, plus one-on-one training sessions, and “Ask the Experts” panels in which the DDH Software development team will be on hand to answer questions.

Posted on: May 15, 2002 9:00 am