The following describes the part shortages :
"While component shortages have eased overall, Bruner said some parts woes continue
and full relief isn't expected until February or March. In particular, Bruner said Palm has
had trouble getting enough of a radio-frequency part needed in the Palm VIIx as well as
driver chips needed to power the screens on the Vx and m100 models. "
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The new Palm products will be designed around the upcoming Palm OS 4.0 which will have :
-- At last week's PalmSource(TM) 2000 developers' conference, Palm
released to developers the beta version of the Palm OS 4.0, which
supports telephony, 16-bit color, an SMS client, notification of e-mail
and other events, and enhanced security features. Palm also
communicated its plans for the development of Palm OS 5.0, which will
support ARM processor technology.
During the CC, they didn't give out more details about the SD slots. They didn't say if it's a read-only (like Sony memory sticks now) or fully rewritable slot.
-- At the same event, Palm demonstrated devices working with Secure
Digital (SD) expansion cards and Bluetooth connectivity technologies.
SD cards, the size of a postage stamp, add data storage and
input/output capabilities to future Palm handheld devices. The first of
these advanced Palm handheld devices is expected to begin shipping in
the first half of 2001.
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