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Palm Releases New Wireless Handheld

Posted by timothy on from the but-is-it-a-white-elephant dept.

Hadlock writes: "Well, palm has finally released their second-generation wireless Palm product. You can check out all of Palm's info at their 701i page, located right here. The Palm comes in a white color, using standard m100/505 design cues, the only real innovation here being the dual-color LED that signals either a wireless signal, or 'You've got mail,' as there are some AOL tie-ins, Instant Messenger being preloaded on the 701i. Palm also releases their mini qwerty keyboard, retailing at $60 USD." AOL isn't the only tie-in: the release here also touts the ability to "create, edit or view" various Microsoft-format documents.

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  1. Argh! by Yoda2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    "You've got mail" and Instant Messaging!? Great, now people can annoy you no matter where you are.

  2. document editing by Low+Key · · Score: 3, Funny

    who really cares about document editing abilities on a handheld anyway? I'd rather shoot myself than try to edit a word document on my handheld. Might as well use a rock and chisel.

  3. Yawn by NiftyNews · · Score: 5, Funny

    Someone wake me when those lazy scientists finally stop slacking and invent what I really want: A tiny computer I can just wedge into my skin!

    I'd also like to use my hand as a telephone, so keep that in mind too, scientists.

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    1. Re:Yawn by allanc · · Score: 2, Funny

      Um... I don't want to sound like one of the Natalie Portman, Hot Grits, and Goatse.cx crowd here but I for one wouldn't want a telephone embedded in my hand.

      There are all sorts of unpleasant possibilities for misdialing while looking at porn on the computer embedded into your skin.

      On the plus side, they could call that hypothetically hand-embedded handheld a Rosy Palm...

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