From 1src:
If you would like to buy software as a gift for a friend, business partner, or anyone else, just let us know in the comment box when you check out - we'll send you a version of the software that you can give as a gift.
* The Christmas Sale is only available at http://www.pdapstore.com/ until 12/25/05.
Check out a video of this neat new modification here:
http://www.palmpowerups.com/TXmic.avi
A while ago I started up page on Frappr for Canuck PDA. It seems to have been forgotten, so I thought I'd mention it.
So if you read Canuck PDA, I'd recommend you sign your name by clicking on the linked image below.
Changes since 1.61
On the Palm T|X, you can now have a HOME button, as on earlier models: Tap on the wrench to configure. Dithering control is now enabled for all models and is off by default. Added configuration and recolorize buttons to main form. Worked around OS problem with 8-bit applications and 16-bit skins (reload skin to activate solution).
Changes since 1.6
~implemented launching of applications that allow to be launched from the card only
~added Startmenu customization options to Desktop Settings dialog
~FIX: deleting card's root folder files and subfolders
For more info, visit TapTarget.com
Check out the Brighthand review here
Check out the Gadgeteer review here
Check it out and get it here
From PalmInfoCenter:
"The Core Pocket Media Player (TCPMP) has been updated to version 0.70. The update features a large number of bug fixes and some new features. TCPMP is a free and open source video and media player. It supports Mpeg, Divx, Xvid, H.264, mp3 nd ogg formats. This new version also includes support for enhanced podcasts (m4a with image slideshow)."In case you didn't know, The Core Pocket Media Player is a freeware all-in-one multimedia player for Palm OS and Windows Mobile based handhelds. It supports many video and audio codecs, now including specialized podcasts. Although it claims to be unstable in each new release (thus far), there have never been any major problems - of course, excluding all the little bugs that any pre-release application would have.
"In the next release 'BetaPlayer' will be called 'The Core Pocket Media Player' and as you can now see.... it will be on the PalmOS as well!!! (can someone say SD)It's been quite a ride ever since the whole The Core Pocket Media Player project started. I'm glad to say that I've been on the TCPMP bandwagon since day 1, and it's been a fun ride. One thing for sure is that whatever Picard has up his sleeve, it's going to be a great treat for all of us out there.
We will have a new website, new server, new forums... So what else is planned? Well for TCPMP it will be continuing towards the goals that Picard has set I have asked for and all of you have mentioned. Picards vision of porting BP/TCPMP to the PalmOS has been something he has mentioned (even in interviews) for months now. I have also asked to prioritize the development of skins, plug-ins structure as well as adding VIS Support.
Also as a side mention... and this is way early as the specs are being finished as we speak, but TCPMP will be the first mobile Media Player to support the upcoming Matroska Menu system. mmm as some of you might say... Matroksa Menu system?Whats that? Well imagine being able to have 'DVD like' menus, subtitles (OMG I said subtitles!!!), pictures all this in 'ONE' that right 'ONE' single file playing on a handheld or mobile phone! I'm over here F'n Drooling at even the thought of this!!!!!!!!!!!!! []
Obviously there are some things I am leaving out on purpose so as not to spoil it all till we launch the new site... so get ready!"
From www.dataviz.com:
Word, Excel, PowerPoint & PDF Files on your Smartphone or PDA
Leaving your office or leaving your laptop behind does not have to mean leaving your critical files and work behind too. Now you can work smarter, save time and be more productive by using files (view, edit & create) right on your smartphone or PDA.
- View, edit & create word processing, spreadsheet and presentation files.
- Native support for Adobe PDF files!
- View, edit and create Excel-like charts.
- Native support for Word and Excel files!
- View graphics and photos.
- Native support for PowerPoint files!
- Only product to support Word, Excel & PowerPoint plus WordPerfect, Word Pro, RTF, text, Palm DOC, Quattro Pro & Lotus 123.
- Never lose formatting when synchronizing files with DataViz's unique DocSync™ technology.
- Use password protected Word and Excel files.
- Native support for JPEG and BMP graphics.
- Spell checking support for word processing files eliminates embarrassing misspelled words.
- Built-in camera support. Pictures can be displayed in Documents To Go for easy viewing and emailing.
- Word count for word processing files helps you stay within your word limitations when writing ads, reports, articles and more.
- Enhanced Treo 600 5-Way support for file navigation.
- Choose the files you want or don't want to sync with Selective
Sync.- Save, categorize & synchronize files directly to expansion
cards.- Re-designed handheld applications for quicker navigation and new look and feel.
- Project presentations with Documents To Go and Margi™ Presenter-to-Go (requires Presenter-to-Go hardware & software).
- Full screen support maximizes screen real estate so you can see more of your documents and pictures.
- Embedded graphic, tables and font support in word processing
documents.- High resolution support including 320x320 and 320x480 screen sizes.
- View Chinese[*], Russian[*] & Greek[*] characters in word processing & spreadsheet documents. [* requires third party software]
- Landscape and portrait view modes for applicable models including the Palm LifeDrive, T5, T3, Sony UX series, Garmin iQue 3600 and Tapwave Zodiac.
- Bluetooth™ support. Exchange Word, Excel and PowerPoint files with Bluetooth enabled PCs, Macs and even Pocket PCs!
- Hot links in word processing files are integrated with popular handheld browsers & e-mail applications.Optimized for portable keyboards. With Documents To Go and a portable keyboard, now you can leave your laptop at home!
- Synchronize e-mail and attachments with included Inbox To Go™ application.
- Date range support when synchronizing e-mail using Inbox To Go™. Manage your inbox by choosing the number of days of e-mail to synchronize.
- Store e-mail attachments onto your expansion card. Save space on your handheld when synchronizing your e-mail with attachments using Inbox To Go™.
- Support for Palm OS 5 and ARM-Ready.
- Palm OS 5-Way Navigator support.
- Integrates with other e-mail applications including RoadSync, Inbox To Go™ Wireless, VersaMail™ and SnapperMail™.
- Multiple computer synchronization. Synchronize one handheld with multiple computers like your home and work computer.
- Print documents with 3rd party printing
solutions.- Multiple user support. Easily synchronize multiple handheld users with one computer.
- Sony Jog Dial support.
"The Palm Treo 650 is a powerful addition to TELUS Mobility's portfolio of innovative mobile communications solutions for our business clients across Canada," said Wade Oosterman, TELUS Mobility's executive vice president of Sales and Marketing. "The Treo 650 offers the look and feel of a conventional phone while delivering the power and functionality of a truly multifunctional mobile business solution."
"The Treo 650 smartphone provides TELUS Mobility's clients with increased mobility while simplifying the way they manage their work and personal lives," said Michael Moskowitz, general manager, America's International, Palm, Inc. "Whether it's reading email, viewing a presentation, making a conference call or simply listening to music, the Treo 650 helps people become more connected and productive than ever before."
Source: http://ir.palm.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=105423&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=781915
From PalmInfoCenter:
Palm CEO Ed Colligan has released an open letter to the Palm Development community. In his letter, he makes clear that Palm will continue to support the Palm OS and that new Palm OS handhelds and Treo smartphones are on Palms product roadmap. Colligan is addressing concerns that Palm's support of Palm OS is short-lived given the announcement of the Windows Mobile Treo. Read on for the full letter.
Dear Palm Developer,
I'm writing to you today because I'm concerned by the number of posts I've
read that suggest that Palm's support of Palm OS is either wavering or
short-lived. It is neither.
I thought I had made this perfectly clear with earlier statements, but let
me reiterate that our announcement on Sept. 26th that we'll broaden our line of
Treo smartphones to include ones made on the Windows Mobile platform is all
about growing the Treo market. We want to deliver the Palm experience on Windows
Mobile, strengthen our company's ability to deliver ever-more capable solutions
and answer current and potential customers' requests for a Windows Mobile-based
product from Palm. This is not a zero-sum game! This market is in its infancy,
and if we can expand our opportunities by being a strong cross-platform provider
of world-class smartphone products, then we should do so. At the same time, this
does not mean we need to walk away from our existing products or technology
partnerships, like Palm OS.
It's a fact that a large majority of businesses around the world use a
Microsoft-based infrastructure across their IT assets. And many of those
companies simply aren't open to products that use another OS. Some of our
carriers also have been asking for a Treo on this platform. Finally, many end
users in the world are attracted to the familiar Windows user interface. We can
either answer that marketplace demand with a Windows-based product, or we can
walk away from that business.
We have a rich product roadmap of Palm OS-based handheld computers, mobile
managers AND Treo smartphones that we intend to deliver. Our Palm OS customer
loyalty is extremely high, and we intend to continue to earn that loyalty with
great Palm OS-based products. We have sold more than 30 million Palm OS-based
products over the years, and it is not our intent to walk away from such a
strong and loyal user base. That's why in May we extended our license for Palm
OS, giving us the right to continue to make and market Palm OS-based products
until 2010.
So, I'd like to ask you to look at our Windows Mobile news as a way to
expand our market opportunity. We have every intention of continuing to support
our Palm OS developers and to encourage the expansion of the already rich array
of consumer and enterprise applications and peripherals for Palm OS. We're
pleased Access has initiated the purchase of PalmSource because we believe
Access has the resources to really invest in and develop Palm OS.
Net net, I believe that developing differentiated, software-rich products
on a range of industry-standard platforms puts us in a unique position with
customers and carriers and helps us expand the market opportunity for us, the
developer community and everyone involved in the smartphone category. I hope you
will agree.Regards,
Ed Colligan
Palm, Inc. president and CEO
* The Palm Retail Store at Valley Fair Westfield Shopping Town (San Jose), a new inline store that opens today, replacing the original kiosk location;
* The Palm Retail Store at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, which opened Oct. 24;
* The Palm Retail Store at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 3, which opened Nov. 5;
* The Palm Retail Store at Palm's company headquarters in Sunnyvale, which opened Nov. 2; and
* The Palm Retail Store at the Grove Shopping Center (Los Angeles), an entertainment and shopping destination, which opens on Nov. 14.
These stores represent close to 30 percent growth in Palm Retail Store locations, strengthening the Palm brand and reflecting the success of the retail-store strategy that Palm selectively began rolling out with the original kiosk location at Valley Fair three years ago.
"Our retail stores offer a casual shopping environment where Palm solutions experts put the Palm experience directly into the hands of new and upgrading customers, which benefits current and future sales across all our retail and carrier partners," said John Hartnett, senior vice president of Palm's worldwide sales and customer service. "Early surveys have shown that more than 31 percent of shoppers who stop at the Palm Retail Stores purchase from other retail partners, giving us confidence that the stores are a strategic as well as commercial success."
Retail Store Customers
The Palm Retail Stores embody the company's belief that the future of personal computing is mobile computing. According to IDC's Mobile Worker Forecast, nearly two-thirds of U.S. workers will travel for business in 2006. Many of the stores are located in some of the nation's busiest airports; these continue to be popular with Palm's main demographic of mobile business customers, who appreciate the ability to upgrade an existing device or purchase accessories while traveling.
Palm Retail Stores also are reaching new users who are buying Palm's high-end devices, demonstrating the rewarding experience customers have when they interact with knowledgeable staff and have a hands-on experience with Palm(R) products. Forty-three percent of Palm Retail Store customers are new to handheld computing -- 56 percent of those new users are buying Palm Treo(TM) smartphones, and 44 percent are buying Palm handhelds and Palm LifeDrive(TM) mobile managers.
"Our first Palm retail location, a kiosk at Valley Fair, was the beginning of a pilot program to get more consumers to experience Palm products and accessories," said Kanwal Sharma, director of Palm Retail Stores. "Today we're opening a stylish 800-square-foot store at Valley Fair, and have 22 stores nationwide. The solid growth in year-over-year revenue demonstrates the success of the retail strategy; for example, during the 12-month period ended Oct. 6, 2005 over the preceding 12-month period, revenue at the Valley Fair store grew almost 52 percent."
All Palm Retail Stores offer the following:
* a hands-on experience with the current line of popular Palm products and accessories, including Palm Treo smartphones, the Palm LifeDrive mobile manager, and the new Palm TX handheld and Palm Z22 organizer;
* software applications from Palm and third-party developers; and
* expert support and the exceptional brand experience customers expect from Palm, demonstrating the company's vision that handheld computing solutions can help people enhance their productivity and enjoyment of life.
More information about Palm Retail Stores and locations can be found at www.palm.com/retail.
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Source: http://www.palm.com/us/company/pr/news_feed_story.epl?reqid=779488
"MobiTV will be expanding the MobiTV Service to WiFi devices and networks. The first such offering will be launched for the Palm TX handheld later this year, in time for the Holiday buying season. With the exceptional bandwidth available through most WiFi networks, MobiTV will deliver broadcast quality television at 24 frames per second. At launch, the service will include approximately 10 channels offering a mix of news, weather, sports, and entertainment programming."
I have a feeling I'm not the only one looking forward to this new wi-fi version of MobiTV
From PalmInfocenter:
TVHarmony has released an update to its AutoPilot application. The program can now automatically convert TiVo recorded videos to a format compatible with Palm OS devices.
AutoPilot automatically transfers, converts and stores your TiVo shows. You can select shows or series to be transfered automatically, and you can even schedule the program to work in the night while your computer is idle. It also keeps track of what you already downloaded, making it east to transfer a whole series without duplicates.
The software is freeware and is available for Windows 2000/XP. The package requires a networked TiVo with TiVo Desktop & TiVoToGo installed. It can create video for Palm OS devices and played back with a video program such as TCPMP.
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