Product Description

• All the functionality Palm handhelds are famous for plus flip-of-the-antenna wireless Internet and email access. Check stock quotes from the airport. Send email from a taxi. Book a flight, get directions, and read the news almost anywhere, anytime
  
• Palm OS Software v3.5
  
• Date Book, Address Book, Mail*, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, Calculator, Security, Games, HotSync® technology for local and remote synchronization with your PC.
  
• Import CSV, Tab delimited, TXT, vCard and vCal. Drag and drop links to Microsoft Excel and Word
  
• Palm¿ VIIx handheld
  

Palm VIIx 8MB Handheld PDA (3C80501U) The new Palm VIIx handheld lets you access the best of the Internet, communicate via e-mail, and stay on top of your information - wirelessly and easily. With 8MB of memory, you can customize the Palm VIIx handheld with your choice of hundreds of web clipping applications and thousands of third-party add-on applications. The Palm.Net wireless communication service in more than 260 U.S. metro areas allows you to trade stocks; get quotes, news items, or sport scores; look up addresses, flight information, or weather forecasts; and send and receive e-mail virtually any-where. Activation is easy and instant, and you can choose from a variety of monthly service plans. With more web clipping applications and more memory, the Palm VIIx handheld gives you the best of the Internet, where and when you want it. 8 MB RAM, 4 times the memory of the standard Palm VII handheld. Stores thousands of addresses, appointments, to-do items, and memos. Provides instant access to the Internet, e-mail, and messaging. Wireless connectivity requires Palm.Net service, featuring several monthly subscription options. SKU: 3C80501U

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Product Description

• 320x320 Transflective TFT color display with touchscreen, supports more than 65,000 colors
  
• Built-in Bluetooth technology for connecting to compatible wireless devices, such as mobile phones, laptops, and printers
  
• Powerful, yet affordable, with 32 MB of memory (26 MB actual storage capacity)
  
• Create and edit Word, Excel, Adobe PDF, and PowerPoint compatible files
  
• Supports SD, SDIO and MultiMediaCard expansion-cards to add extra memory, features or content
  

Life isn't stagnant - it moves constantly. Wherever your life is going, the sleek, stylishly designed Tungsten E2 handheld from palmOne is the perfect handheld to take along for the ride. With a brighter, richer color screen, it brings your calendar, contacts, documents and presentations, photos and videos to life. Just as important, its flash memory keeps all that information safe even if you don't have time to recharge. There's even built-in Bluetooth technology for wireless connectivity. Taking work to go? Create and edit Word and Excel documents, view PowerPoint presentations and PDF files. Easily sync your calendar and contacts from Outlook. And grab your MP3 tunes, too. It's one portable device you don't want to be without. Tungten E2 helps your life move where you want it to go. Read and draft email when you're out of the office with VersaMail application. Sync and send when you're back at your computer MultiMediaCard, SD and SDIO expansion-card compatible with built-in expansion slot. This enables storage of MP3 files for play. Also id your digital-camera uses SD memory for picture storage, your pictures can be easily transferred to the Tungsten E2 for display. Listen with headphones (sold separately) using the built-in stereo headphone jack Track appointments To Do Lists Calendar functions Long life rechargeable battery Includes Stylus, Power Adapter, Flip Cover

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Product Description

• Built-in WiFi and Bluetooth wireless support so you can easily carry all the essentials of your busy life
  
• 320 x 480 high-resolution, color display with choice of portrait and landscape viewing
  
• Support for POP, IMAP, and Exchange e-mail accounts helps you stay on top of your e-mail at WiFi hotspots around the world
  
• Plenty of room for storage with a 4GB hard drive
  
• Also includes a voice recorder, MP3 player, and photo viewer
  

PalmOne introduces the all-new LifeDrive mobile manager. With a 3.85 gig user accessible hard drive and built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support, you can easily carry all the essentials of your busy life and use them as you will. Files and folders from your desktop computer, 300 songs, 2.5 hours of video, vacation photos, and more are right there with you. Quickly drag and drop files from your PC onto your LifeDrive mobile manager. Folder structure remains intact so you can easily locate important information when you need it. Select the files you want to keep in sync, and automatically update them whenever you sync with your computer. Use your device like you would any USB removable drive to easily upload files to any PC or Macintosh. Built-in Wi-Fi 802.11b and Bluetooth v1.1 Access your POP, IMAP and Exchange email accounts via Bluetooth Use Bluetooth to connect to compatible devices nearby-sync with your Bluetooth laptop, wirelessly send a document to a Bluetooth printer or dial a Bluetooth phone. Retrieve documents from your desktop computer with the WiFile software. Use the included web browser, optimized for the mobile surfing experience. Service provider and an ISP, sold separately. Some Wi-Fi hotspots require fee for usage. Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or VPN may be required. Within wireless service coverage area and requires a connection to the same network that the networked computers are on Support for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Acrobat More room for MP3 files, photos and video clips Built-in voice recorder Camera companion and camera companion software Expansion possibilities with built-in expansion card slot which supports SD, SDIO and Multimedia Card formats. Optional GPS Road Navigator transforms your LifeDrive device into an in-car navigation tool. Portable wireless keyboard unfolds to full size for work on the go, which is bought separately. Included Addit

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Buy at your own risk

I won't re-hash the issues that others have experienced. However, be forewarned that, if you do purchase this device, think twice about installing Software Update 2.0. There have been LOTS of problems with this update. It rendered my device completely unusable, and after returning the device to Palm for repair (which didn't correct the problem), and three subsequent calls to Customer Support, it still isn't working properly.

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I was considering buying this seemingly "cool" product because my friend had one. My friend used to bring it to work but that lasted only for a month. Why? It froze.

I was lured by the manufacturer's presentation of its specs but I knew that they were only deceiving me. Most of the cool stuff featured are the ones that customers of Amazon are complaining about. My opinion is based on the 117 reviews on Amazon. I have painstakingly read every one of them. I have noticed that the customers who gave high ratings are the ones who have been using their Lifedrive for less than 4 months and/or those who have never experienced a major crash yet. Wait till they do.

I have read all the reviews on Palm T|X and I am convinced that this indeed, outperforms the Lifedrive.

Product Description

• Fully integrated phone and PDA with digital video and camera capabilities
  
• Integrated Bluetooth technology
  
• Vibrant 320 x 320 touchscreen display
  
• Backlit QWERTY keyboard
  
• Email access to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 using VersaMail
  

The PalmOne Treo 650 boasts all the legendary features of the venerable Treo 600, plus a whole lot more. Now with Bluetooth, a higher resolution screen, a removable battery, and an improved keyboard, the Treo 650 is once again on the cutting edge of Smartphone technology. It offers all the functionality of a high-end Palm OS-powered PDA, a cell phone and a VGA camera. Simply put, it's the ultimate mobile office companion.

Design

Click the image to get a closer look at the Treo 650's features.

Under the hood, the Treo 650 features Palm OS 5.4, 32MB of RAM (23MB available for end user storage), and an Intel PXA270 312 MHz processor. The design retains the same popular form factor as the Treo 600 with a few subtle, yet significant, changes. The unit's screen has been dramatically enhanced to support 320 x 320 resolution and the full QWERTY keypad has been redesigned for greater ease of use. The top of the unit features an expansion card slot for SD and MMC-based memory and expansion cards. There's also an infrared port here for line of sight data transfers, as well as a handy switch for turning off the phone's ringer. A five-way navigator controls most of the phone's menus and operating system functions, while quick application buttons on either side of the navigator get you to your favorite applications in a snap. The left side of the unit features a volume up/down toggle plus a handy user-customizable button that can be assigned to any phone or PDA function. The rear of the Treo 650 houses a loudspeaker, as well as the VGA (640x480) camera unit. A touchscreen stylus can be tucked away on the right side of the phone. Meanwhile, a combined charging, data, and accessory attachment port is housed on the bottom of the unit, as is a standard 2.5 mm stereo headset jack.

Calling and PDA Features
All the of the Treo 650's phone and PDA functions are designed to provide an integrated, seamless experience. For instance, you can type in the name or initials of a contact on the keypad to dial them. Or, use the touchscreen and stylus to copy information from an email and quickly paste it into another email or text message. All of the latest phone features folks expect are built-in, too, like a handsfree speakerphone, polyphonic ringtones, a vibrate mode and picture caller ID. The capacity of the unit's address book is only limited by the amount of internal and expansion memory available. Use the Treo 650's Bluetooth capability to wirelessly sync your contacts with your PC or Mac (yes, Mac!). Headsets, car kits and other wireless peripherals can also be paired with the unit via Bluetooth.

The Treo 650 is also a fully functional Palm OS device. That means that a huge library of applications, from spreadsheets to word processors to games, can be added to the Treo 650. It's easy to perform multiple tasks like checking your calendar while talking on the phone or dialing calls directly from your contacts list. Familiar Palm OS software ships with the handset including calendar, calculator, clock, contacts, memo, and task management applications. Real Player for video and MP3 playback, VersaMail email client, and DataViz Documents to Go for mobile access to spreadsheets and text documents, are also included.

The unit's memory expansion slot allows you to transfer music, photos, and video from your desktop. Or, use it to load additional games and applications.

Messaging and Internet
The device fully supports SMS and MMS messaging for rapid exchange of pictures, text and video via Cingular's instant messaging system. Other Cingular services are also supported, such as mobile email and web browsing. The Treo 650's web browser supports full-size web pages, and you can enter secure pages with 128-bit SSL encryption. POP3 email accounts provided by SBC, BellSouth, Yahoo, Earthlink, Comcast and AT&T Worldnet are all compatible with the 650's email client application. IMAP and Exchange-based email systems are also supported, and you can view photos, HTML, Word, Excel and PowerPoint attachments.

Vital Statistics
The PalmOne Treo 650 weighs 6.30 ounces and measures 4.40 x 2.30 x .90 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 6 hours of digital talk time, and up to 300 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 800/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

What's in the Box
Treo 650 handset, lithium-ion battery, USB HotSync cable, headset, AC charger, user manual, software CD-ROM.

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Dont waste your time with this phone.

First of all I want to mention a few details that I think are important for any review of a Treo 650. A lot of the problems seen in previous reviews may have already been fixed by new firmware, or they are caused by unstable 3rd party software or user error:
- The Firmware Version - 1.31 the latest as of Oct 15, 2005
- User (me) level - Expert.. I am a software programmer by trade.
- This is a Cingular Treo 650 (big difference from a Verizon Treo 650)
- I have not installed ANY software on the phone. All default software, so I know that problems are not caused by 3rd party software.

I tried out the phone for about a week and returned it today. Here's why:
- Reception is terrible - I tested this along a 100-mile stretch of the 101 & 405 highways in Southern California. My wife carpools with me and she has a Cingular Motorola V551 so we used to compare the signal strengths when placed side by side. The Treo 650 was ALWAYS 2 bars less. I would never get a signal in many places I used to earlier with my old Siemens S46 phone. Interestingly, the Cingular rep I spoke to when cancelling said this is a known problem with this phone !!! No wonder Palm is being sued.
- Voice quality - Unacceptable.. Not only is there a lot of static, but the sound level is REALLY low. Its very hard to hear in the car when driving and I have a very quiet car. You have to get a software called VolumeCare to bump up the volume (thats $15 over an above a $400+ phone.. amazing). And even then the voice becomes distorted.
- Phone turning off randomly - Well it turns out that this is due to a defect in the little plastic tray that holds the SIM card. It causes the SIM card to loose contact with the phone connectors. This is a known problem on the web. Palm knows about this and will ship you a new SIM tray for free.. search for "SIM tray defect Treo 650" on google. Altenatively, you can fashion a piece of padding to lift up the SIM card, using a piece of business card. Btw.. the Cingular rep at the store or Best Buy where I bought the phone had NO idea about this problem.
- Software Crash in VersaMail. I just can't open that app. Apparently this is another known problem.. You have to get an app called FileZ to fix the corrupted files which does happen when you soft-reset the phone. FileZ did not fix this problem for me.
- Palm OS sucks - Its very non-intuitive, there is no consistency in the UI. The lack of visual indicators is stunning. If you are a Windows user, this is a big step down.
- Web Browsing Slow - I got the unlimited data plan from Cingular for $15. Dont even think about browsing without an unlimited plan. At 1 cent/Kb, most web-page will cause you a buck each. Cingular's EDGE network is widespread. I couldn't find any places where I had a signal but no GPRS. But the throughput sucks. Its appears painfully slower than dial-up... borderline unusable, but I probably would have stuck with it since it has such high-utility value in an emergency. The Blazer browser that ships with the Treo 650 appears to agressively discard cached pages, so you end up downloading the entire page again when you click the back button!!! Very frustrating. At $15 compared to Verizon's $45 you really get what you pay for.
- Instability on Versamail - Even before I installed ANY software on the phone, there was at least one day when the phone would keep hanging, especially when playing around with the HotSync settings. A hard reset fixed that. Other than the VersaMail issues I didn't see any crashes or hangs after that.
- Lack of apps - Compared to a Windows Mobile PDA/Phone the software that same with this phone is seriously lacking or requires unnecessary extra conversion steps for Windows users.

Here's some other things I learned from this experience:
- I was an AT&T customer and made the mistake of porting my number over to the new Cingular Nation plan. It was a BIG PAIN to port the number back to the original settings, but BEST BUY handled that for me. They were very helpful.. one of the managers in the wireless department spent about an hour on the phone with Cingular to reverse-port my number.
- Best Buy folks seemed to know surprisingly a lot about the phone features, but when it came to questions on the problems I was seeing after I bought the phone, they had no clue (but neither did the Cingular store so I'm not surprised)
- The problems above seem to have something to do with Cingular's version of the Treo 650. I know 4 guys at the office, three own Treo 650's from Verizon, and one owns a Treo 600 from Sprint. None of them have these problems. Funny thing is that they didn't know what a hard reset for the Treo was.
- Dont buy a phone at a store on Saturday, because Cingular Customer support that deals with things like Web Browsing issues is closed on Sunday !!! Cingular didn't set up my phone correctly for web browsing and it was frustrating to have to wait till Monday to get that fixed. Cost me a trip back to Best Buy.

After this fiasco I went to try out the SCH-i730 at a Verizon store. The sound quality was amazing and the browsing was FASSSTTT. But I didn't buy it was a couple of reasons:
- no one could tell me if the phone would be eligible for a Windows Mobile 2005 update later this year
- the price of the Unlimited data package at $45 is just too high.

Overall I think PDA/phones are not ready for primetime.. I think I will wait for the Windows MObile 2005 phones to come out later this year. A WM2005 on the Verizon network will rock. The Treo with WM2005 on Verizon has already been announced.

Product Description

• View, edit, and create Word, Excel, and PowerPoint compatible files3
  
• Built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technology
  
• High-res 320x480 screen, rotates to landscape or portrait
  
• 128MB1 flash memory keeps your information safe
  
• Browse the web and send email2
  

Created for today's fast-paced mobile landscape, the sleekly lightweight Palm TX handheld keeps you connected to your most important data--from email to files stored on your office PC--while you're away from your desktop with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless connectivity. It also features a high-resolution 320 x 480-pixel screen (with portrait and landscape orientation modes), a fast Intel 312 MHz ARM-based processor, expansion slot for Secure Digital (SD), MultiMedia (MMC), and Secure Digital I/O (SDIO) cards. The 128 MB of non-volatile flash memory (of which approximately 100 MB is available for files and software) protects your documents and information, even if the device is not charged and the power runs down. And, of course, the Palm TX features Palm's suite of information management applications, the ability to edit Word- and Excel-compatible files, and synchronization with Microsoft Outlook (Windows only).

Built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Wireless Connectivity
Stay connected easily when you're on the go with the built-in Wi-Fi wireless connectivity (802.11b), which enables you to access email and browse the Web at hotspots such as at coffee shops and in airports, or in your office if you have a wireless LAN network. You can even retrieve documents from your main computer with the included WiFile LT software. The Palm TX also comes the following enhancements:

• Added ability for the device to scan for available networks
• Improved connection logic to automatically connect to available compatible networks
• Three steps to easily set up a new network connection
• A free 30-day subscription to all T-Mobile Wi-Fi hotspots

With built-in wireless Bluetooth connectivity (version 1.1), you can synchronize the Palm TX with a Bluetooth-enabled computer from across the room (within a range of 10 meters, or approximately 30 feet). But that's just the start. Using a compatible Bluetooth-enabled phone, you can send and receive e-mail and connect to the Web, send multimedia (MMS) or text (SMS) messages, and even automatically dial any number in your handheld's Contact's application. (You can also synchronize data the "old-fashioned" way via the USB connection at the base of the handheld.)

For mobile professionals, the Palm TX provides all the conveniences of managing email on the road. With Wi-Fi access or Bluetooth technology, you can check corporate or campus email as well as personal accounts; download, read and edit a Word or Excel report on the fly; synchronize Outlook contacts, calendar, tasks and memos; and work with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, using VersaMail software, to synchronize email and calendar

Expansion Capabilities
The expansion card slot for MMC, SD and SDIO formats lets you insert a memory card from a digital camera and view photos on the large, color display; you can even can add transitions between photos and present them as a slideshow. The Palm TX handheld's compatibility with SD Cards up to 2GB lets road warriors carry a few favorite home videos and be entertained on long trips.

Support for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files
With the included DataViz Documents To Go software, you rehearse your PowerPoint presentation discreetly in an airport, make last-minute changes to a Word document, and check the numbers in an Excel spreadsheet and update them on the spot. The Palm TX comes with support for native Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. And with the included Adobe Reader for Palm OS, you can download and view converted Acrobat files.

Multimedia
The Palm TX comes bundled with Pocket Tunes MP3 player for playing music files or Podcasts, which allows you to create and edit play lists, shuffle songs and navigate by album, artist or genre. The Palm TX also includes built-in software for viewing digital photos and video clips. And with MobiTV software (sold separately), you can view a wide range of television programs, including news, sports and entertainment, directly on the Palm TX handheld.

Operating System and Software
Veteran Palm OS handheld users will immediately notice the new Favorites view, which provides easy access to applications, files, and folders. The installed Palm OS 5.4 also introduces the Files application, which enables easy navigation among folders and files. It uses the intuitive and easy-to-learn Graffiti 2 writing software to input data into the handheld (as well as an on-screen keyboard). Windows users can synchronize their calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes with Microsoft Outlook. The Palm OS features the following organizer applications:

• Contacts: Lets you store several addresses for each contact, and with new fields for more phone numbers, multiple e-mail addresses, instant messenger IDs, and Web sites.
• Calendar: Use the new Agenda view to see upcoming calendar events, tasks due, and important e-mail, and color-code your events to provide an easy way to reference your calendar in the Agenda, Day, Week, and Month views. Take more notes, or synchronize more details from your desktop, in the larger Memos and Notes fields.
• Tasks: Use tasks with alarms and repeating tasks to set reminders for important commients.

Compatibility
The Palm TX is compatible with PCs running Windows Windows 2000 (SP4) and XP (Outlook synchronization requires MS Outlook 2000, 2002, or 2003; sold separately), and with Macs running Mac OS 10.2.8 to 10.4.

What's in the Box
Palm TX handheld, flip cover, USB sync cable, power adapter, 3-step setup poster, Graffiti 2 sticker, Software Install CD-ROM with Palm Desktop, Tutorial, Getting Started Guide, User Guide, and bonus software.

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Product Description

• Treo 600 combines a full-featured mobile phone and Palm OS organizer with wireless applications like email, text messaging, web browsing and even a digital camera
  
• QWERTY keyboard makes entering text and accessing information fast and familiar-perfect for messaging and a must have for email
  
• Built-in color web browser, Blazer, gives you fast access to nearly all the sites on the web-not just the ones optimized for mobile devices
  
• Take a picture or share images with others via email-you can even attach a photo to a phone number so you can see exactly who's calling with Picture Caller ID
  
• Because Treo 600 runs the popular Palm OS, there are thousands of applications you can download and use-like MP3 players, etc.
  

Treo 600 is a small, simple to use smartphone with a built-in QWERTY keyboard. It seamlessly combines a full-featured mobile phone and Palm OS organizer with wireless communication applications like email, messaging and web browsing, and even a digital camera-to simplify both your business and personal life. The keyboard, five-way navigation button and other cool design features make it possible for you to get more done in fewer steps, with just one hand, and without having to swap back and forth between applications. And it's still lightweight, stylish and small enough to fit in your pocket. CDMA Model: 800/1900 MHz nationwide coverage by Sprint

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