Below is a copy of the announcement of the new m100 and Palm 7x devices that are
being released from Palm, Inc.(TM) today. If you are a memebr of the developer
program you will be receiving this by email as well.
-Ezekiel Sanborn de Asis
Palm Developer Support
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Dear Palm OS (R) platform Developers,
Today Palm, Inc. (TM) is announcing two new products. This email
outlines important hardware and software information for each new
product.
ROM image files for each of the new products will be made available
in the Provider Pavilion, and a fully compatible version of the
Palm OS Emulator with appropriate skins will be available in the
near future.
New devices should be available in the near future for purchase in
the hardware discount program.
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Palm m100 (TM) Handheld
The Palm m100 handheld is the first product in the new Entry Level
Product Line, where it is positioned as the entry-level consumer
Palm product. The device has a smaller overall form factor than
the Palm III (TM) device, and has an increased ruggedness and a
significantly enhanced industrial design. Faceplates for the Palm
m100 handheld are replaceable, and a variety of different colored
faceplates are available. The Palm m100 handheld will offer basic
Palm functionality and be positioned as the easiest and most
economical Palm product to use.
>From a hardware developers perspective, its new shape and size
will mean that hardware add-ons for other devices will not extend
to it. Specific information on the physical characteristics of this
new device will be made available through the Solution Provider
Pavilion. Further, the modem casing for the Palm m100 handheld will
also be obtainable, and information pertaining to this will be
posted in the Solution Provider Pavilion.
The Palm m100 handheld includes:
* ROM - 2 MB Masked ROM (4 MB on Japanese device)
* RAM - 2 MB DRAM
* Processor - 16 MHz Motorola Dragonball (TM) EZ (MC68EZ328)
* Display - 160 x 160 pixel (.29 dot pitch) 4-bit active matrix
TFT display. The LCD differs from that of other Palm
devices.
* Shape - Completely New Form Factor
* Serial - The pin order is the same as the Palm IIIx, however,
the size and shape is new.
* Battery - 2 AAAs
* Palm OS software 3.5.1
* Palm Desktop software version 3.5
* HotSync Manager version 3.06
Other Changes Worth Noting
* The alarm sound is significantly louder than that of any other
Palm device (Low = 50 dB in SPL, Med = 62 and High = 75)
* 3 ROM versions will be released:
-US (English)
-EFIGS (which allows you to pick between English, French,
Italian, German, or Spanish)
-JAPAN (Japanese)
* 3 New Applications have been added:
-NotePad (allows you to scribble out notes or draw on the
screen, as well as set an alarm for these. NotePad records
are synched back to a NotePad application that runs on the
PC or MAC, which remains separate from the Palm Desktop.)
-Clock (Clock featuring large numbers and alarm functionality)
-New Tutorial
* The European device running the EFIGS ROM will come bundled with
a new mail application designed to connect via a cell phone.
* Mail, Expense, and Network HotSync have been removed.
* The MemoPad HardKey now is set to map to the NotePad application.
MemoPad can still be accessed from the launcher.
* Two new selectors in the silk screen area. The new clock application
displays the time when the user taps a small dot in the top left
corner of the graffiti alphabet writing area on the silk screen
(analogous to the "abc" keyboard popping up when the user taps the
bottom left corner). Further, the contrast control is accessed by
tapping the top right corner of the graffiti number writing area.
* When the device is off, the user can access the clock display by
pushing the scroll up arrow hard key. This will wake the device up,
display the clock for a couple of seconds and then put the device
back to sleep. Note that security applications may prevent this
from working.
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Palm VIIx (TM) Handheld
The Palm VIIx Handheld includes:
* RAM - 8 MB DRAM
* Processor - 20 MHz Motorola Dragonball (TM) EZ (MC68EZ328)
* Display - 4-bit active matrix TFT display
* Color - Black.
* Cradle - The Palm VIIx device uses the same cradle the Palm
IIIxe (TM), and it is compatible with the current cradle
shipped with the Palm VII device. The cradle shipping
with the Palm VIIx device has pin 4 (DTR) and 9 (RI)
combined so that it can detect which com port the cradle
is connected to, thus making the installation process
easier for the customer.
* Stylus - Metal / black plastic combination
* WCAs - 37 new or revised web clipping applications on the device
or on the CD. For example, pre-installed on the device are:
abcnews.pqa, Amazon.pqa, AskJeeves.pqa, bn.pqa,
BrandFinder.pqa, CBS-Mktw.pqa, Fidelity.pqa,
MapQuest.pqa, Moviefone.pqa, Palm Inc.pqa,
Travelocity.pqa, TravelSOS.pqa, usatoday.pqa,
and Weather.pqa
* Palm OS version 3.5.0
* Palm Desktop software version 3.1
* HotSync (R) Manager version 3.1
The following features are the same as on the Palm VII device:
* ROM
* Batteries
* Wireless Radio
* Serial
* Shape/Form Factor
* English Language
All third party applications and conduits that currently run
on any Palm OS 3.5 device will run on the Palm VIIx handheld.
The Mail and Expense applications do not come pre-installed on
the Palm VIIx device.
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Current Palm OS documentation can be found at:
http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/docs/. A developer overview of Palm OS
software 3.5 can be found at http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/docs/palmos35/ .
Pictures of the new devices are available at http://www.palm.com.
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