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News
Issue #2002 - 10 (March 2002)
(Updated Mar.
13, 2002)
DEVICES
Palm Expands Portfolio of Mobile
Devices
Palm has expanded its
portfolio of mobile devices with the launch of the Palm m130 and
m515, targeting the consumer and professional markets, respectively.
The economically priced m130 handheld device is designed to meet
the needs of the mass market, according to Todd Bradley, executive
vice president and COO of Palm’s Solutions Group.
"We’ve created the Palm m130 handheld to bring color and
rechargeable batteries to a broader market, giving value-conscious
consumers a fun and easy way to organize their lives, share photos
and video clips, and view, edit and create documents," he said.
On the other hand, the Palm m515 is designed with the mobile
professional in mind.
"With 16 MB of memory, the handheld lets businesspeople more
easily carry their corporate databases, important applications, and
Word, Excel and PowerPoint files anywhere for instant
productivity," Bradley said.
Features of the Palm m130 and m515
- 33 Mhz DragonBall processor
- RAM: 8 MB (m130) and 16 MB (m515)
- SDIO slot
- Palm’s Universal Connector
- 65,000 Display Screen (m515 has a backlighting and contrast
feature)
- Applications include
- DataViz Documents To Go for Word, Excel and PowerPoint
compatibility
- MultiMail SE for e-mail
- Web Clipping
- MGI Photosuite Mobile Edition
- AvantoGo Mobile Internet Service
For more information: http://www.palm.com
Mobileinfo Comments & Advisory: The
clutter of new shining handheld devices continues making the job of
selecting the right device or for upgrading to a new device more
challenging. Please plan your device acquisition strategy carefully and
plan for ongoing replacement every two or three years at the most.
temptation and business value of new functionality will be too great to
ignore. Acquire these devices only if wireless email is of little value
to you because of the way you work. Otherwise go for the i705.
Note: This news release may contain
forward-looking statements. Readers should take appropriate caution in
developing plans utilizing these products, services and technology
architectures. All trademarks used in this summary are
the property of their respective owners.
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