AWESOME! New PDAs

[rxmedicine]

This will be my next pda that was announced about a month ago...this is what I think everyone here has been wanting...

Garmin IQue

here's the specs:
-OS 5 with ARM processor
-32mb RAM
-BUILT-IN GPS w/ voice guidance
-mp3 and voice recording
-SD slot
-320x480 VIRTUAL GRAFFITI !!!!!
-projected price $589
-will be here 2nd quarter

here's the link

http://www.garmin.com/products/iQue3600/#

http://www.techtv.com/freshgear/products/story/0,23008,3414425,00.html

[rxmedicine]

this is also pretty cool now with the cross-over of pdas and phones...

KYOCERA 7135 or Samsung SPH-i500

http://www.techtv.com/freshgear/products/story/0,23008,3414425,00.html

http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2002/06/24/192702.html


http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2003/01/10/204721.html

[JackAxe]

This is ooooooold news. SONY's released 12 PDAs since this was announced.

<]=)

[rxmedicine]

well it suppose to be released this year....anyone know anymore about them?

[Shogmaster]

I do know that the Garmin's pretty fugly.......

[quiller]

well, besides the fact that this is months old, you can ditch your thoughts about 32mb of RAM. What Garmin doesn't advertise is that 16mb is for applications and 16mb is for map data... in actuality, you only have close to 15mb. Whether Garmin follows the Sony or Palm T|T side is unclear, but if they go Sony expect only 11mb free.

[Shogmaster]

Originally posted by quiller
well, besides the fact that this is months old, you can ditch your thoughts about 32mb of RAM. What Garmin doesn't advertise is that 16mb is for applications and 16mb is for map data... in actuality, you only have close to 15mb. Whether Garmin follows the Sony or Palm T|T side is unclear, but if they go Sony expect only 11mb free.

That's old news too. You won't have more than 16MB of RAM until Palm OS 5.2 devices come out.

[jedix]

Isn't the Garmin going to be a OS 5.2 device? I thought I read that. I know that 16 mb is just for the maps, but I was still curious.

[mashoutposse]

The Garmin is also 0.8" thick -- thicker than an NR70V.

In addition, by the time that it is released (May), the next NX will have been announced. I predict that the next clamshell CLIE will be far more compelling than the Garmin.

It's a nice device, but we all know that 'the device everyone's been wanting' is the svelte, sexy T-series with a hi-res+ screen. If the Garmin were acceptable, then I'm betting people could live with an NX with the screen flipped over, too.

[Shogmaster]

Originally posted by jedix
Isn't the Garmin going to be a OS 5.2 device? I thought I read that. I know that 16 mb is just for the maps, but I was still curious.

I only read that it was OS 5, not 5.2.

[jedix]

Oh well, I guess that I was wrong. 5.2 will be out soon enough!

[lxk8745]

Even the Samsung one that was mentioned is outdated by the next model, the SGH-i500

http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=5108

[rob_squared]

Yeah, but even if the GPS one has hires+. I doubt if it'll be able to use Sony's API, and palm doesn't have a hires+ api as far as I know. Which means it'll have to use its own. And any program that wants to use it will have to update their software.

[sindu]

I want my OS 5.2 with hires+ VG2 + BT and T form factor...

[Shogmaster]

Originally posted by sindu
I want my OS 5.2 with hires+ VG2 + BT and T form factor...

Get in line spanky! ;)

[sindu]

Originally posted by Shogmaster


Get in line spanky! ;)

If I were to have to wait in line, then I would add: TV tuner + Triband GSM phone + and able to make good cappucino :D :D

[jimod]

If not cappucino, at LEAST a good, DRY martini!

[XCalibur]

Shaken, not stirred.