Until now, all Palm devices have been mainly aimed at businessmen. Palm V was the next step in expanding the market, thanks to its design. The only model that can be considered more or less "fun", this Palm IIIe SE, packed in a transparent body with colored caps, which can be changed according to your mood. Today, the company Palm launches the light model, which, as its creators hope, will open new markets for its simple but powerful Organizer.
In fact, Palm m100 has the same Palm IIIe with a few additions in, with an entirely new body and the ability to change its look with different color frames. No kreydla, but there is only a cable with a button for HotSync. The cost of the device in the U.S. $ 149.
The body of Palm sleek, stylish looks like a makeup case. Cover repeats these contours and is easy to open. When the lid is closed at the top of the window can be seen in the shape of D, a small hole at the bottom. If you press the button, visible through the hole, the upper window appear time and date. This function makes a good substitute for new Palm handheld clock.
Palm m100 dimensions are almost the same as that of the Palm V, though the new device is thicker than double. The device is powered by two AAA batteries that are hidden behind the door at the rear. The door to get more than the rest Palm devices and it is more difficult to open. As conceived by producers, such doors shall not give a battery "jump" from the compartment at the fall of the organizer.
One of the main innovations of this device - the ability to change its "face". In the U.S. there are many companies that produce all kinds of frames for Palm m100, such as those put on cell phones Nokia 6100 Series. This is a pleasant change the appearance of your computer without replacing your whole body. Additional frames are sold for $ 19.95.
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There are a number of new features besides the possibility to change the color of the frame. The power button is now located in the middle on top of the screen. This is not the most convenient place, but in this case is less likelihood that the computer turns on by itself. Scroll buttons at the bottom, separated, as in the model IIIc. It is pressing the top scroll button activates the clock for two seconds off. During operation, pressing this button activates the backlight. Right farthest button quick launch does not start Memo Pad, as in previous versions, and new program Note Pad. In contrast to the Memo Pad, also mounted on the organizer, Note Pad allows you to write directly on the screen. As a result, you can quickly record something, not using Graffiti. In the area of the screen for Graffiti also saw two small changes. In the upper left corner now have an image of hours. Clicking on it, you can call the same hours for two seconds, without leaving for this from the program itself.In the right corner of the icon is changing the contrast. The new Palm m100 is no longer the wheel or a button to change the contrast. All you need to do this several times to click on this icon to select the optimal image contrast. Display of the new device is much smaller than the rest Palm'ov. The screen size of Palm Pilot and Palm III - 2 3 / 8 inches, the Palm V - 2 1 / 4 inches, while the m100 - only about 2 inches (just over 5 cm). This makes the m100 more like a digital watch than to the device family Palm. The disadvantage of the small screen can be assumed that the pixels appear closer to each other, which makes the image darker.
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Palm m100 controlled Palm OS 3.5.1. The main difference from earlier versions - the presence of Note Pad and new hours, and the new help, help you quickly learn to work with the m100. Speaker in the new Palm m100 is very loud. Even the sound by simply pressing buttons seems too loud. It is believed that Roman numerals are not well suited for numbering products. Arabic numerals is simpler to use and distinguish. Although the company had used the Palm and the Roman numerals in the names of their products, now she has decided to call all their new products using the name of the Arab numerals, starting with the m100. This name is reminiscent of Newton MP100. We know that the letters represent MP Message Pad, but nobody knows what is still the letter "m" stands for the device Palm (may be, mobile?). In general, m100 is a solid PDA. Its "hard" design, he recalls Palm IIIc. It remains to wait for any frame will be for him to produce a variety of companies, especially nice would look under the scope of metal and wood. You can even to do something psychedelic with spray paint - you will have a unique frame for your m100. In my opinion, not a bad idea ... Sources, Materials:
Pen Computing
Club pilotomanov
The authors, translation:
Cyril Mozzhukhin
Shawn Barnett
