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Chaos · 10-12-2005, 01:39 AM

First, a big round of (figurative) applause for PalmAddicts for getting this information out before anyone else (ok, 1src has it too - not entirely sure which was posted first

).

Next, on to the actual devices!

Zire 22
Find the specs over at Palm's website.

From what I can gather, the Zire 22 is very, very similar in capabilities to the Zire 31, except it's $30 US cheaper.

Very nice, in my opinion, for an entry-level PDA. Palm seems to be quite good at designing such devices, but they have a much more hit-and-miss record with the category the other new device is in...

Tungsten TX
Find the specs over at Palm's website.

Looks like the early information was bang-on. 312 Mhz, 128MB of memory, Bluetooth (only 1.1), and wifi (802.11b), and the standard 480x320 screen. Visually and in size almost identical to the T5, but with half the memory, a slower processor, wifi, and a cheaper pricetag. The TX comes in at $299 US. Not bad at all, for the specs. Now, is it reliable? Only time will tell if this turns out to be another seemingly rushed job, riddled with flaws at the time it's launched... Or not. (An interesting thing to note is that the TX appears to use the same grey colour scheme as the LifeDrive did, and not the blue scheme of the older Tungstens.)

So, now we know exactly what Palm's new models are (officially, anyway - the rumours appear to have been dead-on, for once)... Any opinions or discussion over these, now that they're confirmed?

[Just to link to PalmAddicts again... Zire 22 announcement, Tungsten TX announcement, Zire 22 datasheet, Tungsten TX datasheet, picture of the TX, picture of the Z22. Long list - Sammy at PalmAddicts has been busy!]

10-12-2005, 01:39 AM	#1
Chaos Evangelist Posts: 418 Karma: 281 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Device: Assorted older devices	Zire 22, Tungsten TX officially released First, a big round of (figurative) applause for PalmAddicts for getting this information out before anyone else (ok, 1src has it too - not entirely sure which was posted first ). Next, on to the actual devices! Zire 22 Find the specs over at Palm's website. From what I can gather, the Zire 22 is very, very similar in capabilities to the Zire 31, except it's $30 US cheaper. Very nice, in my opinion, for an entry-level PDA. Palm seems to be quite good at designing such devices, but they have a much more hit-and-miss record with the category the other new device is in... Tungsten TX Find the specs over at Palm's website. Looks like the early information was bang-on. 312 Mhz, 128MB of memory, Bluetooth (only 1.1), and wifi (802.11b), and the standard 480x320 screen. Visually and in size almost identical to the T5, but with half the memory, a slower processor, wifi, and a cheaper pricetag. The TX comes in at $299 US. Not bad at all, for the specs. Now, is it reliable? Only time will tell if this turns out to be another seemingly rushed job, riddled with flaws at the time it's launched... Or not. (An interesting thing to note is that the TX appears to use the same grey colour scheme as the LifeDrive did, and not the blue scheme of the older Tungstens.) So, now we know exactly what Palm's new models are (officially, anyway - the rumours appear to have been dead-on, for once)... Any opinions or discussion over these, now that they're confirmed? [Just to link to PalmAddicts again... Zire 22 announcement, Tungsten TX announcement, Zire 22 datasheet, Tungsten TX datasheet, picture of the TX, picture of the Z22. Long list - Sammy at PalmAddicts has been busy!]