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New Palm Lineup Reviewed: Tungsten T3 & E, Zire 21

Posted by timothy on from the can-they-play-ogg dept.

Geartest.com writes "PalmOne (AKA Palm) launched three new handhelds today: The Tungsten T3, Tungsten E and Zire 21. Without going on at length about the features of every model, the T3 has 64 MB RAM, a 320x480 display that rotates from portrait to landscape mode, a software writing area that slides out of the way when you aren't using it, built-in Bluetooth, a voice recorder, and Palm OS 5.2.1 that runs on an Intel XScale 400 MHz processor, which Sony dropped from the top-end CLIE in favor of its own silicon. InfoSyncWorld reviews the Tungsten T3, Tungsten E and Zire 21. PalmInfocenter also has a T3 review. ZDNet UK has a Tungsten T3 preview. And the Detroit Free Press has an overview of all three devices."

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  1. Re:We should be giving these things to kids. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    uffing? (Score:1, Interesting) first post!

    Sir Haxalot provides an article on the flip-side

    No...it was that I sent in the article.
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    all in all (Score:0)
    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01, @04:15PM (#7107281)
    palm's os isn't that bad and the hardware is great but i think i'll stick with my ipaq...plenty of software for PPC 2002 & hell you can't get everquest for the palm....
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    Sad news ... Stephen King dead at 66 (Score:-1, Offtopic)
    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01, @04:17PM (#7107301)
    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.
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    But the big question is: (Score:3, Insightful)
    by SHEENmaster (581283) <sheenmaster.frob@us> on Wednesday October 01, @04:19PM (#7107320)
    (http://frob.us/ | Last Journal: Friday December 27, @05:50AM)
    Do any of them have a console and the ability to run an onboard C (cross)compiler?

    If not, I'll stick with my Zaurus.
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    Re:But the big question is: (Score:0)
    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01, @04:20PM (#7107339)
    You can find one at Amazon [amazon.com] cheaper than at Barnes and Noble!
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    Tung Pilot? (Score:0)
    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01, @04:19PM (#7107332)
    Why don't they call these things Tung-Pilots? Come to think of it, that would imply a revolutionary way of inputting data into the things.
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    These things look pretty sweet. (Score:2)
    by Sheetrock (152993) on Wednesday October 01, @04:20PM (#7107344)
    (http://slashdot.org/...y&uid=442574&i d=4236 | Last Journal: Thursday August 23, @06:44PM)
    I was wondering when we'd finally see 128MB in a palmtop system. I'm kind of torn between getting one of these or a Tablet PC, although I suppose I'm inclined towards the latter because of the size and speed as well as the ease of use of Windows CE and compatibility that platform offers.
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    WHO GIVES A FUCK? (Score:0)
    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 01, @04:21PM (#7107350)
    SERIOUSLY, WHO GIVES A FLYING FUCK ABOUT ALL THIS NONSENSE EXCEPT WHINY LITTLE FAT GEEKS WHO CANT FIND A DEcent job and .... um... this is slashdot, isnt it? ... hm..... oh well

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    Good review (Score:2)
    by MountainLogic (92466) on Wednesday October 01, @04:21PM (#7107358)
    (http://www.mountainlogic.com/)
    A good review can be found at The Palm Information Center [palminfocenter.com] They also have strong coverage of the Palm OS in general.
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    We should be giving these things to kids. (Score:2)
    by thatguywhoiam (524290) on Wednesday October 01, @04:22PM (#7107367)
    Looking at the spec of the new Palm machines (and notin