The much-anticipated color Palm IIIc is here! This color version of the insanely-popular Palm Computing line is being billed as the smallest and lightest (6.8 ounces) color PDA on the market. Besides the addition of the TFT color screen, the Palm IIIc also ships with the new PalmOS 3.5 operating software which offers some improved software features.
For the technophile who refuses to see the world in black and white, Palm has created the Palm IIIc handheld--a color version of the company's immensely popular Palm III handheld. Measuring 5.06 by 3.17 by 0.67 inches and weighing less than 7 ounces, the Palm IIIc handheld is one of the smallest and lightest full-color handhelds available. Its active-matrix screen produces vivid, crisp colors and is viewable from many angles in both dim and bright light.
While the color screen may be enough to dazzle many prospective users, the Palm IIIc handheld still performs all the functions of earlier models of the Palm III. It offers date book, address book, mail, to-do list, memo pad, expense, calculator, and security applications. Its built-in 8 MB of memory is as high a storage capacity as is available in any Palm handheld. To quantify what 8 MB capacity means, the Palm IIIc handheld can hold 10,000 addresses, five years of appointments, 3,000 to-do items, 3,000 memos, and 400 e-mail messages. There is even leftover storage space for databases, books, image viewers, and games, making the Palm IIIc handheld an ally to any serious PDA user.
Equipped with a HotSync cradle and software, the Palm IIIc handheld is ready for local and remote synchronization out of the box. You can back up or transfer data to and from the handheld and your desktop PC or Macintosh (special connectors required) in minutes. It's also ready for a modem (available separately) and the Internet with its TCP/IP software. The Palm IIIc handheld includes an infrared port, allowing you to beam data and applications to any other infrared-enabled Palm OS handheld or to connect to other infrared-enabled devices such as cellular phones, pagers, and laptops.
The Palm IIIc handheld runs for about two weeks on a fully charged lithium battery, which is included. The box also includes a synchronizing HotSync cradle and battery charger, a metal stylus, organizer software, a handbook, Palm's Getting Started guide, and a DB-25 adapter.
Product Description
The future just got brighter. Meet the Palm IIIc connected organizer. It combines functionality, speed and a brilliant color display in a pocket sized, easy-to-use package. And its every bit as sleek, smart and connected as the other Palm III series organizers. Use as your daily companion to store and instantly access all your important information - calendar, e-mail, address book, to do lists, expense lists, memos, etc. Run any number of applications from the thousands available.Synchronize daily with your PC to keep data safe and current using HotSync technology. Vivid active matrix TFT color display provides high contrast to make reading easier and graphics more pleasing. Includes applications such as: AvantGo's Web Channel Manager for off-line web browsing in color, Whitehorse Development's Gammon backgammon game, Infinity Softworks' powerOne enhanced color calculator, and Club Photo's AlbumToGo to view color pictures on your Palm IIIc connected organizer. The memory has been expanded to 8MB. Reliable lithium ion battery supplies up to two weeks of normal usage, yet recharges in just a few minutes. Add color to your world today! Get a Palm IIIc connected organizer!
Great screen, plenty of memory and good battery-life!,
August 18, 2000I recently took my new PalmIIIc on a trip to Paris. It was great to take on the plane and the backlit color screen looks crystal-clear. I loaded it with a world clock so I could keep track of the time-difference, I used the memo-pad to keep a daily journal of my adventures, and the built-in alarm woke me up every morning! The unit's battery was only half-empty after a week of moderate usage. As a college student, I'll have a lot of use for this machine in the comming year - class schedules, deadlines, etc...
I've also downloaded color subway maps (with a shareware program called 'fireviewer' onto the unit, which have come in really handy and look really cool.
I also have been happy with a shareware program called 'AvantGo' which lets you download pre-chosen web sites onto your palm with the touch of a button for free. (I get the New York times on mine...). Durring my morning train ride to work, it's great not to dirty my hands fumbling with a ink-covered newpaper!
If having a color screen and lots of memory (8 Megs) is important to you, this is THE choice and take my word, it's a good one.
