Treo 700W

Specs:

Operating System: Windows Mobile 5.0

Wireless: Bluetooth, Phone

Memory: 64MB

Resolution: 240×240

Input Device: QWERTY thumb keyboard

Handwriting Recognition: Yes

Digital Camera: Built-in 1.0 MegaPixel

My thoughts

I can't wait for this to come out. I've tried the Treo 600 and Treo 650. They are good products but I think Palm OS is just a letdown. Sure it's very stable and rarely hangs compared to MickeySoft Pocket PC OS. But you have to admit the Windows Mobile/Pocket PC platform is far better for multimedia apps.

That's the reason I'm excited about the debut of this shiny gadget at our shores.

Nokia 770

Nokia 770 Internet Tablet.

Specs:

Weight: 230 g
Dimension: 141×79 x 19 mm

It's OS is Linux with Wi-Fi capability.

Screen : 4.13” high-resolution (800×480) touch screen
Colours: 65,536 colors
Memory: 128MB Flash memory (over 64MB for user)

Package :- 64MB RS-MMC, 802.11b/g WLAN connectivity, Bluetooth 1.2, USB, 3.5mm stereo audio out, Nokia’s BP-5L battery for up to 3 hours browsing time and 7 days standby time, as well as 2 stylus pens.

As it uses Linux it already has some open source software available. Most can be found at Maemo.org.

Price :US$428

Palm TX

Palm TX handheld is for those who want affordable Wi-Fi to access the information that matters to them.

Features :

integrated Wi-Fi

Bluetooth wireless technologies

a large, high-resolution 320×480 color screen

a 312MHz processor; 128MB memory (approximately 100MB available for users)

expansion card slot for MultiMediaCard, SD (up to 2GB) and SDIO formats.

Casio EXILIM CARD EX-S600

This super slim model is only 16.1 mm in thickness, 90 mm in width and 59 mm in height.

Features:

Weigth: 115 g (without batteries)

6 Megapixel CCD sensor

2.2” TFT-LCD (354×240 pixel)

ISO 100/200/300/400 sensitivity

3x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom

Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface

8.3MB built-in flash memory (picture record area)

SD/MMC card slots and so on.

High quality 640×840 video with 30 fps and 4Mbps for up to 8 minutes 17 seconds using a 256MB SD card. Standard video quality (640×480, 30 fps, 2.1Mbps) and low video quality (320×240, 15 fps, 754kbps).

Source: Casio Japan

Nokia 3250 'twistable'

Nokia has unveiled the Nokia 3250 in Berlin.

It is a 'twistable' music phone.

Music features:

dedicated music key(s)

music pause/resume on incoming calls

support for 35-mm headphone jacks

extended battery life.

Dimensions: 103.8×50 x 19.8 mm
Weigth 115 g.

Screen
262K color Active TFT 176×208 pixels display (34.8×41.1 mm)

Camera
2 Megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom


Battery
10 hours of music play or 3 hours talktime with the standard Nokia BP-6M battery

Ringtone and File support
40 polyphonic ringtone, playback support for eAAC+, MPEG4 AAC, MP3, ARM-NB, ARM-WB, 64-chord/voice polyphonic MIDI, RealAudio Voice, RealAudio7, RealAudio8, WMA file formats, video recording in QCIF or SubQCIF mode with up to 15 frames per second

Phone features
triband GSM / EDGE / GPRS networking mode, as well as Bluetooth connectivity.


OS
Symbian Series 60 platform - Symbian OS 9.1

Memory
MicroSD slot - expandable up to 1 GB of storage space for 750 songs of great quality stereo audio with the new, advanced eAAC+ digital audio codec.

Colors
comes in 3 color options

Thought:

I love the black one!!

LifeDrive-Notebook alternative?

This PDA has a 4Gb internal hard drive!!


The very first PDA that shipped with a hard drive was thhe Sharp Zaurus SL-C3000 but it was only available in Japan.

First looks: Very Impressive!!

It weighs only 6.8 ounces but jam-packed with features that include:-

416MHz XScale processor

65MB of RAM

4GB hard drive

480 x 320-pixel

3.9-inch TFT

SD slot

802.11b

Bluetooth

plays MPEG and AVI video

plays MP3 audio

Palm OS 5.4.

USB cable interface

Negatives :-

probably the price : US 499 (Around RM2000).

Battery not swappeable - that's a big boo boo in my books

PalmOne markets this as a "notebook alternative" and it's pretty cool.

The LifeBook is now no. 1 on my wishlist (or My-Never-Can-Afford-To-Own-Dreamlist).

Related reviews and links:-

Mobile Tech Review

CNet Review