Palm wrap-up
CNN wraps up all of the announcements from Palm yesterday. The article takes a quick look at the Palm IIIc, Palm IIIxe and the new Palm VII unlimited service plan.
It’s built, but will they come?
Here’s News.com’s take on the Palm IIIc. In this article, they ask if people will actually buy the new color device.
Palm IIIc and the Pocket PC
US News compared the Palm IIIc to an early version of Microsoft’s Pocket PC. According to the reviewers, the Pocket PC has better screen resolution. The article also mentions that Handspring is expected to announce a color version of its Visor.
Thin-client in stores
ICL announced that retailers have a thin-client, handheld device using Windows CE for in-store connectivity. The Fujitsu TeamPad 7500, available immediately, reduces total cost of ownership (TCO) while you can perform inventory management, price verification, queue busting and other in-store tasks.
New Palm.Net service plan
Palm, Inc. also announced a new service plan for its Palm.Net service. Called the new “Unlimited Access Pricing Plan”, you can now have access to Internet content and e-mail for $44.99 per month.
Palm IIIxe, Portable Keyboard
Palm, Inc. introduced the Palm IIIxe handheld computer. The Palm IIIxe product has a dark-slate case, 8MB of memory and an estimated retail price of U.S. $249. Palm also announced shipment of the Palm Portable Keyboard, a collapsible full-size keyboard that enables data entry from any Palm computer. The Palm Portable Keyboard is now available worldwide for an estimated street price of U.S. $99.
Palm IIIc and the Pocket PC
US News compared the Palm IIIc to an early version of Microsoft’s Pocket PC. According to the reviewers, the Pocket PC has better screen resolution. The article also mentions that Handspring is expected to announce a color version of its Visor.
Palm, Lotus join initiative
ZDNet reports that Psion will team up with companies such as Palm, Lotus, IBM, Starfish, Motorola and Nokia to for the SyncML Initiative. The SyncML Initiative’s goal is to develop an open standard for synchronizing data across different computer platforms.
More on Palm IIIc
Wired News has this article on the new Palm IIIc. The article added that about 50 software developers are ready to release color applications.
Chat with Palm, Inc.
Palm, Inc. will be holding an online chat Tuesday, February 22 at 3:30 pm PST. You can chat with the folks behind the scenes at Palm, Inc.
