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To: Bux who wrote (4975)	11/27/2000 1:11:31 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 196485

I don't recall hearing of any GSM Palm OS devices. Did I miss the announcements? I think MOT is aiming to get a Palm OS device out by the end of next year....Nokia is going for 2002. I think Handspring might alreay have a GSM attachment for their Palm device. I'm not real familiar with the spec's on the various Palm devices. How does this compare in terms of memory, size, battery life....etc? I think the original pdQ was sold for something like $799....would this be competitive at that price? I love to think of the royalties, if this phone takes off. Slacker

To: Bux who wrote (4975)	11/27/2000 1:58:36 PM
From: surfbaron	Respond to of 196485

The only app missing is a digital camera.

To: Bux who wrote (4975)	11/28/2000 8:51:29 AM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196485

Bux, << Wow, that's the first phone to raise my pulse since Qualcomm released the Thinphone >> Same here. My blood pressure was raised, however, when the QCP860 (which had a great Palm Vx/phone organizer case and connecting data cable) was essentially obsolesced by (BAM) Verizon when they introduced revised national rate plans that required a tri-mode handset. << . I don't recall hearing of any GSM Palm OS devices. Did I miss the announcements? >> Yet another article on the Kyocera Smartphone with comparative references to 2 GSM "Communicator" devices (not Palm) is linked below. This one from ComputerWorld: computerworld.com I am somewhat enamored with the Symbian devices that are becoming available in GSMland (that eventually will be available for us CDMA users) on the one hand, but I have accumulated a fair amount of Palm software on the other, so this Kyocera device is right up my alley and I need look no further for a "Communicator". If you don't use a Palm already, the 8MB of storage memory might seem a little "wimpy". It really is not. The Palm OS is remarkably efficient. << Notice how the flip-down keypad doesn't cover the entire screen. >> That is a neat feature. The Handspring Visor (Palm OS) with GSM phone module lacks a built in keyboard (Tap, Tap). I am assuming that a range of Palm accessories will be available. The most utilitarian accessory that I use with my Palm Vx is a compact cordless keyboard (GoType) that I carry in my briefcase. While the keyboard on the SmartPhone, might do in a pinch for short messaging, this type of keyboard is a must for extended e-mail responses. As users, we will not be limited to WAP, and the UP (phone.com servers). Using AvantGo, or ProxiNet, with data compression and data optimization, V.90 equivalent speeds can be realized even at a 14.4 kbps connections. One great feature of the Palm OS is that it is very battery efficient. Release notes for the Smartphone say: The Smartphone, which has a built-in version of Eudora* for email, can also act as a wireless modem for a laptop PC through its charging cradle or an optional serial cable.* I might add (for those that do not use a Palm already) that The Palm OS supports synchronization with a variety of e-mail clients (Outlook, Outlook Express, Lotus Notes) and contact managers such as ACT! 2000 and Goldmine. I once viewed the Palm as a "toy". It is not. On any business trip I take that does not require making laptop presentations, I leave the laptop at home, and stay connected the CDMA way (using the phone as a modem (cause I hate WAP). Palm has viewers available for Word, Excel, Power Point & PDF files. A Palm version of Quicken is available. You conjecture that the phone might be equipped with the MSM1000. I hope so. I also am hopeful that it will be equipped with the MSM5000, even if 1xMC is not yet available on Verizon or Sprint PCS. Regardless, I am likely to purchase one anyway, and upgrade when a 1xMC capable device is made available in conjunction with 1xMC service. - Eric -