PalmSource, Inc. presents Cheryl Richardson’s Stand Up for Your Life Tour, a seminar series offered May 9 to June 5, 2002, in six cities across the United States. The series is based on Richardson’s latest book, “Stand Up for Your Life” (published by Free Press with ebook version from Palm Digital Media). The New York Times best-selling author of “Take Time for Your Life” and “Life Makeovers” will challenge attendees to begin an interactive training program that will transform internal obstacles such as self-doubt, conflict phobia, and a fear of what others think into a new foundation of courage, confidence, and self-esteem.

Adults only: Radical-Tek has released an update of the Lounge Lizard wireless gambling/nightlife travel directory subscription service. Featured destinations now include New Orleans, Chicago, Reno, London (UK), Paris (France), Monte-Carlo (Monaco), and Hong Kong. Subscribers can now access listings for nightclubs, casinos, racecourses, dog tracks, motor speedways, and other entertainment venues from any wml-compatible wap mobile communications device.

SCOTT eVEST has announced Version 2.0s-SPORT. Version 2.0s-SPORT is made from hi-tek performance, lightweight, water, and wind resistant fabric designed for warmer weather and outdoor activities. It is designed with ventilation in mind. The SCOTT eVEST 2.0s-Sport has zip-off sleeves and 17+ hidden pockets for storing all your gadgets and gear.

Handheld Media Group introduced its premiere issue of Handheld Computing Developer, a monthly publication that will cover every aspect of creating products for Palm Powered handhelds. While the central focus of this newsletter will be tutorials and tips for creating Palm OS applications, Handheld Media Group will also cover other topics that are of interest to the development community.

Palm, Inc. and Pico Communications announced that the first published interoperability/user experience report on the Bluetooth industry from In-Stat/MDR gave the highest rating for Internet and LAN access solutions to a Bluetooth-enabled Palm handheld paired with a PicoBlue Internet Access Point.

In the March 2002 report from In-Stat/MDR, “Bluetooth Real-World Deployment & Product Evaluations: A User’s Perspective,” numerous client devices and access points were tested for interoperability and ease of use. With extra credit, the Palm m505 color handheld equipped with the Palm Bluetooth Card connecting to the PicoBlue Internet Access Point rated higher than the coveted top 5 blue teeth rating of “very good to excellent user experience.” Extra credit, which brought the solution rating up to 5 1/2, was given for the Pico Communications software that resides on the Palm handheld called PicoConnect, a one-tap application that connects the user to the Internet via a PicoBlue Internet Access Point.

Trust Digital LLC announced that its PDASecure Enterprise/Policy Editor application was named a Judges Award finalist in Secure Computing Magazine’s 2002 Annual Awards competition in the Best New Security Solution category. PDASecure helps companies safeguard the data that is stored on their employees’ handheld computers through password protection, multiple levels of data encryption, and a host of administrative control features.

Interactive E Books announced the release of The Flame Of Illean, the first interactive fantasy adventure in the Legends of Mystaris series. Left as an orphan outside the Adventurer’s Guild, you are determined to make your mark on the world. Seeking the legendary gemstone called The Flame Of Illean you journey to the remote mountain fastness of Vulkos, braving Fire Demons and the mad cult of the god Obenor in your quest. The Flame of Illean is released now for Palm OS. More adventures set in the world of Mystaris will follow later this year.

iGolf Technologies announced the launch of iGolfgps, a new and revolutionary golf GPS software aimed at significantly improving a golfer’s level of skill and playing ability. iGolfgps provides golfers with accurate distance measurements from any location on a golf course. It is designed to provide the distance from the point of the golfer’s ball to the front, center, and back of the green. Combining U.S. government Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites along with a Magellan GPS receiver, iGolfgps is designed to provide accurate distances on any golf course throughout the world.

Pendragon Software is now shipping a new version of its re-branding and royalty-free distribution tool, the Pendragon Forms Distribution Toolbox. The new Distribution Toolbox is designed for software developers looking for a way to add database synchronization to existing desktop applications.

NS BASIC Corporation announced the availablilty of TcpIPLib. This shared library adds net connectivity functions to NS Basic for Palm, bringing the ability to write net aware applications to all programmers. The library includes a comprehensive Tech Note which introduces the basic principles of net programming. It is intended to give programmers who have never done net programming before enough information to write their first application.