New "cheap" versions of palm pilots....
 

Palm has new "cheap" versions of Palm Pilots...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a move to expand its market, Palm Inc. on Monday unveiled a $99, entry-level handheld computer, hoping that students and casual shoppers will find the low cost digital assistant a better way to stay organized than jotting notes on scraps of paper.

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does this one have USB connection?
i hate those serial Palms...

my uncle hated it when he had to update the calender from his comp

yes it does have a USB connection
you can check out the product here

not bad!
does it have backlight LED?

all i can find out about the screen is
maybe it doesnt have backlit

i think it does.....but im not sure...

i just checked and it does not have a backlit screen :(
but its still good for only $99!
here's where it says that it doesnt have a backlit screen

darn

my friend is looking for one that has backlit and USB
he is thinking of buying the Sony CLIE something...
the best black and white that Sony offers...

i c......

I am pretty sure that they own HandSpring Visor which has been making well hand-helds for under 100 for a while, and that that is where they got ideas for the technology (of the low cost components). Any one know about this?

who owns HandSpring???

in Taiwan, HandSpring's stock actualy worth more than Palm's

My bad...I was pretty sure they owned something that had to do with HandSpring. EIther way, both use the Palm OS and are below a hundred bucks, but the HandSpring is even cheaper. It would be interesting to see how they compare.

the Treo is something that my dad has been waiting for
PDA + cell

but not many people is buying it because its bulky and large design
only if they could make it smaller like the Nokia communicator but not that expensive....

They should make it smaller with the same resolution (since they don't want to change it) on a finer pixel, or just get over it and change the resolution. It will really suck if the standard becomes those phones with half inch screens and no power at all. Seems like they forgot to take into account that polling people generally gives them an idea of at least a basic need of the consumer.

the nokia comunicator is expensive :/ , but its very good with lots of features :biggrin:

i wish i could afford one..... :shake:

lets take it to Sony Ericsson

Sony is good at making PDAs
CLIEs are excellent

Ericsson is good at making cells
R320 is superior

so??
lets wish after months of cooperation, they will come up with a pda+cell under 200 USD in a good package

true....