Created in the spirit of the PC game, Stress Reliever, and the online game, NetDisaster, with Stressed!, you can hammer and blast your frustration with the PalmOS, on the PalmOS.
Activate the game via the PalmOS commandbar (or hard button) and let the fun begin. You are able to choose one of four weapons of destruction: hammer, chainsaw, gun, and laser. It’s a straightforward game that is great for those spare moments when you need to unwind and get rid of some stress.
Requirements:
-256kb of RAM
-Device with a minimum screen resolution of 320x320
-Palm OS 5.0 or greater
Update History
Version 2.0
-Better user interface
-Automatically disables sound effects for unsupported, older OS5 devices
-Hard button activation option
-volume control, with mute button
-Customized instructions on usage per device
-Full landscape/portrait support
-Fixed and improved uninstall option
Version 1.0
-Initial release
Get it here.
Stressed! Updated to v2.0
Palm Treo 700p is Top Business Phone
CNET just published a business phone review entitled: Top 6 Phones for Business Users in which they choose the Palm Treo 700p as THE top business phone.
If the BlackBerry debacle taught us anything, it's how much we depend on devices to stay in touch with the office, get work done on the road, obtain news and more. Smart phones have changed the way we work, so no longer are we slaves to our desks.
So which models make the best business associates? A number of qualified candidates are out there, but these are our six favorites. These smart phones are stocked with productivity tools such as QWERTY keyboards, e-mail and software, as well as connectivity features such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HSPDA and EV-DO, and they've proven themselves in the performance department. Read on to see if one is right for you.
1. Palm Treo 700p
- Editors' rating: 7.7 (Very Good)
- The good: The Palm Treo 700p boasts EV-DO support, a 1.3-megapixel camera, increased memory, a sharp display and Bluetooth 1.2. The smart phone can also be used as a wireless modem and has solid call quality.
- The bad: The Palm Treo 700p lacks integrated Wi-Fi and runs the stale Palm OS 5.4.9.
- The bottom line: With EV-DO support, increased memory and enhanced multimedia capabilities, the Palm Treo 700p makes a powerful smart phone even better. Sure, it's not perfect, but the solid performance and new features make it worth the upgrade.
2. Cingular 8525
- Editors' rating: 8.0
3. T-Mobile Dash (aka HTC Excalibur)
- Editors' rating: 8.0
4. Nextel i930 by Motorola
- Editors' rating: 6.6
5. Sprint PCS Vision Smart Device (PPC-6700)
- Editors' rating: 7.0
6. Nokia E62
- Editors' rating: 7.3
As you can see, the Treo 700p did not receive the top Editors' rating, in fact two of these phones beat it out. But they didn't earn the TOP SPOT, and the Treo 700p did. I think this proves that the overall worth of a phone is not determined solely by how well it does individual tasks, but rather by how well the whole package works together. Despite the Treo's stale Palm OS it does excel at being a great overall smart phone. I encourage you to read the rest of the CNET article to find out for yourself why a better Editors' rating didn't mean the top spot in this Top Six list.
Canadians Honour War Dead
CBC News has a good article covering the National Remembrance Day service.
People across Canada paused for a moment of silence on Saturday to mark Remembrance Day and honour the more than 100,000 Canadians killed in war and peacekeeping missions during the past century.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, his wife and their two children attended the main ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa under rainy skies. Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean was also among the dignitaries.
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The prime minister was asked for his comments after the ceremonies and praised the three remaining Canadian veterans of the First World War.
"I said earlier this week we think particularly about the people who are serving in Afghanistan now. But there's been a lot talk this year about the fact there are still three World War One veterans living, and I think we should cherish every moment they're still with us."
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In Kandahar, Afghanistan, about 500 Canadian soldiers marked Remembrance Day with a poignant ceremony. They gathered on the parade square at National Command Headquarters in front of a grey stone cenotaph bearing the names and photographs of Canadians who have been killed in Afghanistan.
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Canadian Military Personnel Killed
First World War: 1914-1918 66,655 Second World War: 1939-1945 44,893 Korean conflict: 1950-1953 516 Peacekeeping: 1956-2006 121 Afghanistan: 2002-2006 42
Hillier said he's used to Remembrance Day sending a chill down his spine. "But this week, the chill down my spine and the emotion that I and all of us feel across this country is greater than it has ever been," he said during Ontario's first Tribute to the Fallen ceremony.
I recommend you read the full CBC News article.Canuck-PDA Remembers!
NS BASIC/Palm 6 Released
NS BASIC Corporation has announced the release of NS Basic/Palm 6.0. Major new features include enhanced features for Treo devices, faster compile times, Modal Forms and support for Vista.
"NS Basic/Palm 6 makes it easier for developers take advantage of the features of Treo devices.", said George Henne, President of NS BASIC Corporation. "Faster compile times and support for Vista make sure that developers can develop even better apps in the future."
The new release also includes PDB Creator Pro, a desktop application that allows you to create, edit and modify NS Basic/Palm databases on the desktop.
The new version is available immediately for $149.95 USD for single developers. An Enterprise Edition, allowing unlimited developers at a single location is priced at $449.95. There are no runtime charges for applications created using NS Basic/Palm. Combo packs with NS Basic/CE, allowing development for Pocket PC devices, are also available.
Upgrades for existing users start at $49.95. Registered users who bought after October 1, 2006 will get the upgrade for free. Existing NS Basic programs are upwardly compatible with the new version.
Here is some of what has been added in 6.0:
- 1. IDE: Navigation capabilities added for Treo and other recent Palm, Inc. devices.
2. IDE: Compile times are about 40% faster.
3. IDE: Support for Vista added
4. IDE: Modal forms with Tips now supported.
5. TreoLib: New functions added: GetLibRefNum, GetRingProfile, GetRoamMode, GetRoamWarnings, PhonePower, SetRingProfile, SetRoamMode and SetRoamWarnings.
6. Support added for PDB Creator Pro - Create, view and edit Palm databases on the desktop.
There are also documentation updates, new samples and bug fixes.
More about NS Basic/Palm
NS Basic/Palm allows developers who program with tools such as Visual Basic to use their experience to create applications for handheld devices. NS Basic is a complete, powerful environment enabling the development of applications for the enterprise, business, personal productivity and education. It includes features such as databases, net, serial and IR communications, signature capture and more.
Applications developed with NS Basic are distributed royalty free. NS Basic costs $149.95 for a single user. Enterprise licenses are also available. The toolkit allows development on Windows 98SE, 2000, XP and Vista.
NS Basic has the following NS Basic/Palm 6 information available online:
Press Release: http://www.nsbasic.com/palm/PR/PR.061107a.html
Tour: http://www.nsbasic.com/palm/info/Tour.html
FAQ: http://www.nsbasic.com/palm/info/faq.html
Specifications: http://www.nsbasic.com/palm/info/Specifications.html
NS Basic also has a Fall Sale on, which will save you $20 off the cost of NS Basic/Palm 6.
Thanks go to Ryan at Palm Infocenter for the heads up on this release.
Treo 680 FCC Approved
With the recent approval of the Treo 750v by the FCC yesterday, it's no surprise that the Treo 680 would see the light shortly after.
And now that Palm has been given the thumbs-up, Cingular customers will see the 680 on the shelves soon, and soon enough for Christmas time.
Of course, this is extremely good news. The only downside is... what colour to get?
Questioning NTP Patent Rights
From BusinessWeek.com:
"The people behind the Virginia holding company NTP struck gold when they settled a long-running patent dispute with Research In Motion (RIMM) for $612.5 million in March. They hope to do it again with a similar lawsuit against handheld maker Palm."Read the full story here.
By way of reminder, NTP says it came up with the technology used by both companies to provide wireless paging services. But now, Oren Tavory, a 43-year-old software developer living in West Palm Beach, Fla., says he got there first.
Tavory says he's not listed as a co-inventor "through omission, inadvertence and/or error," and is seeking to change that.
That [patent] review process is ongoing, a point Palm made in a statement issued Nov. 7 in response to NTP's lawsuit. "All seven of the patents asserted are being re-examined by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and have been rejected by the re-examiners as invalid.… Palm is disappointed that, after many months of silence and repeated rejections of NTP's claims by the PTO, NTP has chosen to sue on patents of doubtful validity."
A final dismissal of the patents wouldn't help Tavory's case, Conwell says. "We're not seeking to invalidate the patents at all," he says. "We're simply asking the court to add his name as a co-inventor, and to recognize his rights."
Treo Fanatic: Part Deux
Treo Fanatic: Part Deux
Last month I tore apart a Treo 700p dummy and tried to put my Treo 650 in it, only to discover that the 650's keyboard not only does not fit in the 700's front housing, but neither do the bottom and top rows of buttons line up. After a bit of case modification I got the 650's mainboard to fit in nicely, but that was it. This time, I got my hands on an actual 700p that had a broken screen but working everything else, and took its keyboard as the latest trophy in my quest for a one-of-a-kind 650 transplant. Read on to see what happens this time!
DISCLAIMER: Canuck PDA is not responsible if you try to do this at home! Any physical modification to your Treo will void your warranty, and it's all done at your own risk. You have been warned!
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