palmOne Zire 73 is just a fantasy

Colin Dunstan · 04-11-2005, 04:43 AM

Brighthand's Ed Hardy is running the story this morning that despite all recent rumors, palmOne is not planning to release a palmOne Zire 73 device. But fear not, according to Ed, palmOne has something much better up its sleeve:

palmOne's next consumer-oriented handheld is going to be the LifeDrive, a model that bears almost no resemblance to its predecessors. This device will get really serious about multimedia. It will include a large screen, a 4 GB microdrive, and multiple kinds of wireless networking. The Zire 72 can play audio and video that has been converted on a PC and them moved onto the device. Please forgive me for using a cliche, but that's so 1990s. The LifeDrive will be able to play audio and video streamed directly from a web site, without users having to go to the hassle of converting it to a new format.

You can read more about his LifeDrive praise here. With all the joy let's not forget that Pocket PCs have been able to play native audio and video files for quite some time - even streamed from the Web or a shared network drive.

Bob Russell · 04-11-2005, 06:22 AM

Nice story. It will be interesting to see how Palm sells it and positions it for future models. And I wonder if the market is ready for such a high priced model (but I'm very glad to see it). I just wish they had a partner model with clamshell design. Hopefully the corporate business will boom with it, but that might have to wait for the Linux core.

trekfan · 04-11-2005, 10:41 AM

I've seen info on the lifedrive on other sites as well. It looks like a really good product and being from Palmone a suspect it is. By the way that should be 4 GB not 4 MB of memory. 4megs wouldn't do a whole lot of good and would be a waste of a good microdrive.

[moderator message: moved to the right thread]

ignatz · 04-11-2005, 12:53 PM

Morpheus, I corrected the 4MB and one other typo...

Pride Of Lions · 04-11-2005, 12:54 PM

I guess now we can start to see threads like "Where can I get a case for my LifeDrive?" or "What cases do you recommend for my LifeDrive?"

It's never too early for some people.
POL9A

Alexander Turcic · 04-11-2005, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ignatz

Morpheus, I corrected the 4MB and one other typo...

ignatz, look at the original article... they got it wrong, Morpheus was just quoting it

ignatz · 04-11-2005, 02:57 PM

Doh! Didn't check...

gadgetguru · 04-11-2005, 10:48 PM

The Zire73 is probably in development and should arrive this fall. That's my guess. Right now, they have the Lifedrive. Releasing two products which might have overlapping audience only lessen the sales of one or the other so releasing the Lifedrive and Zire73 together doesn't make good business sense.

04-11-2005, 04:43 AM	#1
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	palmOne Zire 73 is just a fantasy Brighthand's Ed Hardy is running the story this morning that despite all recent rumors, palmOne is not planning to release a palmOne Zire 73 device. But fear not, according to Ed, palmOne has something much better up its sleeve: palmOne's next consumer-oriented handheld is going to be the LifeDrive, a model that bears almost no resemblance to its predecessors. This device will get really serious about multimedia. It will include a large screen, a 4 GB microdrive, and multiple kinds of wireless networking. The Zire 72 can play audio and video that has been converted on a PC and them moved onto the device. Please forgive me for using a cliche, but that's so 1990s. The LifeDrive will be able to play audio and video streamed directly from a web site, without users having to go to the hassle of converting it to a new format. You can read more about his LifeDrive praise here. With all the joy let's not forget that Pocket PCs have been able to play native audio and video files for quite some time - even streamed from the Web or a shared network drive.

04-11-2005, 10:41 AM	#3
trekfan Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2004 Device: Sony Clie tj27	I've seen info on the lifedrive on other sites as well. It looks like a really good product and being from Palmone a suspect it is. By the way that should be 4 GB not 4 MB of memory. 4megs wouldn't do a whole lot of good and would be a waste of a good microdrive. [moderator message: moved to the right thread] Last edited by trekfan; 04-11-2005 at 10:43 AM.

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04-11-2005, 06:22 AM	#2
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Nice story. It will be interesting to see how Palm sells it and positions it for future models. And I wonder if the market is ready for such a high priced model (but I'm very glad to see it). I just wish they had a partner model with clamshell design. Hopefully the corporate business will boom with it, but that might have to wait for the Linux core.

04-11-2005, 12:53 PM	#4
ignatz mechanoholic Posts: 582 Karma: 1000217 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sarasota, FL Device: Nook STR/iPhone 4S/EVO 4G	Morpheus, I corrected the 4MB and one other typo...

04-11-2005, 12:54 PM	#5
Pride Of Lions just kinda geeky Posts: 381 Karma: 30 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oakland, California Device: iPhone	I guess now we can start to see threads like "Where can I get a case for my LifeDrive?" or "What cases do you recommend for my LifeDrive?" It's never too early for some people. POL9A

04-11-2005, 02:57 PM	#7
ignatz mechanoholic Posts: 582 Karma: 1000217 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sarasota, FL Device: Nook STR/iPhone 4S/EVO 4G	Doh! Didn't check...

04-11-2005, 10:48 PM	#8
gadgetguru Addict Posts: 214 Karma: 6370 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Asia Device: Tungsten T5	The Zire73 is probably in development and should arrive this fall. That's my guess. Right now, they have the Lifedrive. Releasing two products which might have overlapping audience only lessen the sales of one or the other so releasing the Lifedrive and Zire73 together doesn't make good business sense.

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