InfoSync has an article on Palm rumors. Besides mentioning the much talked about Palm m125 model, the article also reports Palm’s Chief Competitive Officer, Michael Mace, will be introducing new home networking solutions and products at the CommVerge conference taking place September 19-21 at California’s Santa Clara convention center.

CNET News.com has picked up the rumor story that Palm may be releasing a new midrange device expected to be called the Palm m125.

miniMusic released NotePad 1.1. The new version can now notate much larger chords than before (previously limited to four notes at a time), and will now let notes be entered from any attached electronic musical instrument like a keyboard or an electronic wind instrument. This is in addition to all of the existing note entry options like the on-screen piano, interactive musical staff, the Graffiti handwriting recognition, or the “piano roll” grid where anything you draw becomes music.

PSC Inc. announced the availability of its Momentum II bar code scanner module that plugs directly into the Springboard expansion slot of a Handspring Visor, transforming the handheld computer into a pocket-sized portable data collection terminal. Capable of decoding and autodiscriminating most bar code symbologies, Momentum II is able to scan and store thousands of bar codes into its 2MB of flash memory. The memory also serves as a back up to the Visor memory and enables the module to be shared between handhelds.

Anycom, Inc. announced that it has opened its U.S. headquarters to distribute, sell, and market its own brand of Bluetooth wireless technology solutions for client devices, printer modules, access points, and accessories. Anycom mobile solutions have been sold throughout Europe since 1995, and now will help service the demand for wireless communications in the United States. Anycom’s Compact Flash Card will be available by the end of the quarter along with BlueJacket Palm V sleeve and their AP-2001 Access Point during the fourth quarter of this year. Additional Bluetooth products and applications are currently under development.

Jen Edwards has an article at Brighthand on the HandEra 330 saying that it looks and feels like a Palm III, but that it’s certainly more Star Trek-inspired than other recent PDAs.

HandEra has released pricing and availability for new power accessories, including the Lithium-Ion Battery and the AC adapter.

Handspring, Inc. announced a distribution agreement with Merisel Canada, a distributor of technology products, to bring the Visor line of handheld computers and Springboard expansion modules into the Canadian enterprise distribution channel. Beginning immediately, Merisel plans to help Handspring build on its presence in enterprise markets where handhelds are becoming commonplace tools, such as sales and field force automation, education, health care, and financial institutions.

CNET has a bit of commentary from J. William Gurley suggesting that it’s time to say goodbye to Bluetooth, saying it will fail to be relevant due to the rising stardom of the 802.11b wireless Ethernet standard.

The Register has an article on the lawsuit brought against Palm alleging PCs have been damaged when synchronized with a Palm handheld.