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Lonely Planet CitySync Average Customer Review:  CD-ROM list price: $49.99 US | Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France Editorial Review While there are fine freeware products that present maps and similarinformation, sometimes it's just worth investing the cash in a product asfantastic as Lonely Planet's CitySync. So well designed and so encompassing, andyet bite-size, CitySync provides information in categories such as shopping,nightlife, safety, and sleeping in exactly the manner most likely toplease travelers most. Integrated maps, keywords to learn more specifics, up-to-datephone numbers, and other vital information from a trusted source make thisa key purchase for tech-savvy travelers. The product was painless to install, but it's worth describing some of thetechnical aspects of loading the program to a Palm. Like the Palm platform,CitySync is Mac and Windows compatible, so owners of either platform can beserved. We tested the product on a 2MB Handspring Visor and had more than enough room to store the informationCitySync provided. After installing the product on our hard drive, we were ableto seamlessly upload the specific cities we chose. One caveat: although manycities are provided, purchasing the software allows only four cities to beinstalled. Due to the limited window space, the interface is necessarily complicated. Themain screen is icon based, though, and easy to understand. Once you select ahotel or location for more information, things get more confusing. There are aseries of drop-down menus that guide you through the vast number of choices.Having spent an hour or two playing with the program, we determined thatunderlying architecture of the program is sound. It's easy to understand thatone series of drop-downs is, for example, a list of neighborhoods within asection of Paris. Where CitySync is truly exemplary, though, is in two areas: maps and reviews.These two key elements are also linked, which is an impressive and much-neededfunctionality. (The makers also include a notepad function where you, the user,can make additional comments as if writing in the margins of a Lonely Planetguidebook.) The maps are clear and well marked, and the content of the reviewsis wildly well written. For example, match these introductory sentences to thecity they describe:
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I found theinformation to be basic for someone familiar with a particular city, but itwas accurate and potentially useful for a tourist. After buying thesoftware I loaded another city. (Even after buying the software you'relimited to loading no more than four cities, so carefully select the citiesyou will use most.) I loaded Vegas prior to my last trip there and, eventhough I'm fairly familiar with the city, I found the information to beuseful. The restuarant reviews may be somewhat typical and brief, butwhen you need to make a choice on the run a quick check of the Palm can bevery helpful. Also, once you're familiar with using the software the mapscan be useful and much easier to carry than a paper fold-up map. ... Read more Asin: B00004U1QS |
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Handspring Visor Deluxe (Graphite) Average Customer Review: Electronics list price: $129.99 US | Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France Editorial Review The Handspring Visor Deluxe is the hot new handheld that runs the popular Palm OS, so it's compatible with thousands of existing applications. It's also expandable with Springboard modules that can add extra memory or a modem, or transform your Visor into an MP3 player, video game, GPS receiver, and more. Plus, its fast-synchronizing USB connection is compatible with both the PC and Macintosh. To set up the Handspring Visor Deluxe, we followed the Getting Started instructions printed on the software CD-ROM case, inserting the batteries, calibrating the touch screen, entering the date and time, connecting the included USB cradle to our PC (an optional serial cradle is available), installing the desktop synchronization software, and synchronizing the Visor with our PC. The entire setup process was straightforward and intuitive, requiring only about five minutes. Fans of Palm Computing's Palm III line of connected organizers will have no difficulty using the Visor, as it runs on a licensed version of the Palm OS. All the popular Palm personal information management (PIM) applications are included and work exactly the same way as they do on the Palm. The Visor also uses Palm's Graffiti handwriting recognition system for text entry, which takes only a few minutes to learn and a few hours of practice to master. Handspring has added to the Palm OS an advanced date book, calculator, world clock, and support for floating-point math. The Visor Deluxe comes with 8 MB of RAM, providing plenty of room for thousands of addresses, to-do items, and memos; hundreds of e-mail messages; and several years of appointments. It also includes a USB synchronization cradle, two AAA batteries, a stick-on Graffiti "cheat sheet," a leather slip case, a stylus, a Handspring logo decal, a Quick Reference Guide, inserts describing accessories and cases, and a software CD-ROM. The CD-ROM includes Palm Desktop Software 3.01, a software link to Microsoft Outlook, and the full-length User's Guide. However, the Visor Deluxe does not come with an AC adapter. Using the Visor was intuitive and fun, just like the Palm III series organizers that it's based on. However, unlike the Palm, the Visor has an easily accessible expansion port that supports Springboard modules. For our tests, we installed a modem module, an 8 MB memory module, the Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf game, and a Physician's Desk Reference module (note that you can install only one module at a time). Installing these modules is very easy, and they can greatly increase the functionality, power, and usefulness of the Visor. (For more information, see the descriptions of the individual Springboard modules. Overall, we were very impressed with the Visor. It takes the best of the popular Palm platform, and adds memory and expandability--all at a great price. --Mike Brown Pros:
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I replaced it for the sony clie pega tj25 handheld. For all of you who have or plan to buy this item... Good luck.
The Palm OS on the Visor Deluxe is slightly outdated (3.1 instead of 4+) which can cause headaches if you are trying to install newer software.Also, the casing is a little too large to be a pocket item and the unattaching cover can be annoying at times.Those are some general negatives.Besides that I personally had other problems.I was very careful with my Visor and kept the plastic cover on it unless it was in use.Still, under regular, every-day abuse, the screen cracked while it was in my pocket.Replacement was a simple process and Handspring gets 5 stars on service (though it would have been nice if it wouldn't have had to be replaced in the first place).After receiving my replacement, however, I noted that the stylus was not held in place as it should have been while in the visor, which caused the loss of many styli.Sadly, again after much care, the screen of my Visor mysteriously cracked again.Thus, I am now looking into buying a new PDA and probably won't choose a Visor Deluxe this time, being that they don't withstand my handling well.If you choose to purchase a Visor Deluxe, be careful with it and I would recommend investing in a new protective cover other than the standard one provided.
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PalmOne IIIc Personal Handheld Organizer Average Customer Review: Electronics list price: $299.99 US | Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France Editorial Review For the technophile who refuses to see the world in black and white,Palm has created the Palm IIIc handheld--a color version of the company'simmensely popular Palm III handheld. Measuring 5.06 by 3.17 by 0.67 inches andweighing less than 7 ounces, the Palm IIIc handheld is one of the smallest andlightest full-color handhelds available. Its active-matrix screen producesvivid, crisp colors and is viewable from many angles in both dim and brightlight. While the color screen may be enough to dazzle many prospective users, the PalmIIIc handheld still performs all the functions of earlier models of the PalmIII. It offers date book, address book, mail, to-do list, memo pad, expense,calculator, and security applications. Its built-in 8 MB of memory is as high astorage capacity as is available in any Palm handheld. To quantify what 8 MBcapacity means, the Palm IIIc handheld can hold 10,000 addresses, five years ofappointments, 3,000 to-do items, 3,000 memos, and 400 e-mail messages. There iseven leftover storage space for databases, books, image viewers, and games,making the Palm IIIc handheld an ally to any serious PDA user. Equipped with a HotSync cradle and software, the Palm IIIc handheld is ready forlocal and remote synchronization out of the box. You can back up or transferdata to and from the handheld and your desktop PC or Macintosh (specialconnectors required) in minutes. It's also ready for a modem (availableseparately) and the Internet with its TCP/IP software. The Palm IIIc handheldincludes an infrared port, allowing you to beam data and applications to anyother infrared-enabled Palm OS handheld or to connect to other infrared-enableddevices such as cellular phones, pagers, and laptops. The Palm IIIc handheld runs for about two weeks on a fully charged lithiumbattery, which is included. The box also includes a synchronizing HotSync cradleand battery charger, a metal stylus, organizer software, a handbook, Palm'sGetting Started guide, and a DB-25 adapter. ... Read more Features Reviews (95)
When Palm released the IIIc, it was based on the highly successful flagship PDA - the Palm III.It would contain 8MB of memory - back in 2000 this was very good. It also would make use of a lithium ion battery. No more battery changes - you could easily just place the Palm IIIc cradle and a AC Adapter would plug into the cradle and you could get a charge (and powering on a PC was not necessary). While the standard Palm III had a gray casing, the IIIc was more black. There was a rumor that the color display was a battery hog. I can honestly say in the 3 1/2 years I had my Palm IIIc, I never had an issue regarding the battery.It comes with a sturdy stylus. The OS that comes with the Palm IIIc out of the box is OS 3.5.I never bothered or had a need to upgrade it - it did the job just fine for me.I never had an issue with loading applications. I make major use of HanDBase and AvantGo and all the applications run smoothly with no crashing. There are two issues I have had with the device.If you are buying this used - you should be aware of them. The first is the cover - the cover is plastic and is essential for keeping your screen clean and scratch free. Twice I have had the problem of a crack in the plastic on the hinge area. I had a heck of a time trying to get a replacement (see my next paragraph on accessories) - I eventually got one used and payed way too much for it on an online auction.That one then cracked as well and this time I resorted to superglue.The second issue is that after 3 1/2 years of use, the writing area has seemed to have worn out and my Graffiti isn't getting recognized consistently anymore I used the Palm IIIc everyday - several times a day.It got a workout, but I still expect that to last longer than it did. It was this problem that led me to upgrade my PDA. Accessories are in general a consumer ripoff with any product and Palm IIIc is no exception. What I have noticed about PDA accessories - especially Palm ones is that they are way overpriced when they are being sold, but if you wait to long you can't get replacement parts.I thought it was ridicolous how difficult I had to look around for a replacement cover.If you buy this used, you won't have an easy time getting accessories and parts. On the positive side, I did wait and get a keyboard and Travel adapter that was being cleared out in a clearance rack at a rock bottom price ($30 for keyboard and $20 for travel adapter). Just another gripe here -why can't Palm (or anyone else) figure a way to let you upgrade your PDAs and keep all of your same accessories. I think people would be more apt to upgrade their PDAs. One other note on the color display - it won't give you nearly the same pixel resolution that you can get on today's newer models, but it isn't all that bad. Look out and you may actually get a great deal and get a lot of use.Ask a lot of questions on the condition of it if its used.I got 3 1/2 years of some of the toughest daily use around. I feel I got my money's worth.
This was the first-ever color PDA, I bought one of the first ones and used it to death.Finally after banging the heck out of it, I upgraded to a Tungsten, but the IIIc is great for anybody who just needs basic Palm functionality with a color screen.
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Hewlett Packard Jornada 540 Color Pocket PC Average Customer Review:  Electronics list price: $479.99 US | Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France Editorial Review Windows PDAs have long fought an uphill battle. Users have flocked to the highlyfunctional Palm Connected Organizers and tended to ignore the more powerful,more expensive, and bigger Windows PDAs. The release of the new HP Jornada 540,among the first of the new Pocket PC devices to hit the market, may finally turnthis around. The Jornada is still a bit bigger, about 5 ounces heavier, and alittle more expensive than the Palm Vx. But it is sleek, robust, highlyfunctional, and the color screen is beautifully sharp. The "wow" factoris definitely there. The Pocket PC OS is also responsive and well thought out--a big improvement overWinCE. In addition to the suite of powerful pocket applications (Word, Excel,Internet Explorer, PIM, and Scheduler), the Jornada can also serve as a digitalvoice recorder (to capture those spur-of-the-moment thoughts), an MP3 player,audible content player, and even an e-books reader. The standard 16 MB memory is expandable using standard CompactFlash cards. Theproduct ships with a synchronization cradle (which supports USB or conventionalserial interfaces), a serial sync cable, and an AC power adapter. A microphoneand a small speaker are built in. For MP3 use, we recommend expanding your RAMto 64 MB with a CompactFlash card to provide an hour of near CD-qualitymusic. Most Windows users should be able to run through the setup wizard and startusing the Jornada and its applications without cracking the manual. Learning touse handwriting recognition, which is integrated into all the applications,requires mastering a few special stylus strokes, but you should be writingsmoothly within half an hour. In comparison with Palm's Graffiti system, thePocket PC system is fully on par. In our tests, setting up a connection to a desktop PC for synchronization wassimple. Within 20 minutes, we had installed the ActiveSync software, hooked upthe supplied cable to the serial port, plugged in the AC power, and establisheda connection. An optional USB synchronization cradle is also available.Synchronization is automatic and file transfer is simple using the WindowsExplorer-like interface. The only real caveat is that Pocket PC works best in a Windows-centric world. Atlaunch, it appears that there is no support for synchronizing with non-Microsofte-mail and scheduling applications. (With an optional modem or network-interfacecard, you can send and receive Internet POP mail directly via your ISP.) The choice between Pocket PC and Palm still comes down to tradeoffs. Palms arestill lighter, smaller, and cheaper, and they do the basics beautifully. TheJornada 540 is slightly bigger, 5 ounces heavier, a little more expensive, butvastly more powerful and flexible. The choice all depends on what you expectyour PDA to do. --Thomas Mace Pros:
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I also own a Palm IIIc and find it easier to use compared to the Pocket PC version.The Palm platform is almost idiot-proof, unlike Pocket PC which has a higher learning curve for ordinary users who are not so computer-literate.I didn't even need to read the manual to use my Palm Pilot. Also note that there are more software available for download onto the Palm platform. Upside is that Jornada 540's screen/display is great, you can work on Word & Excel documents, unlike in Palm Pilot, memory is expandable, you can play MP3's, record voice messages, and plug in your earphones if you want to listen to music.Compared to Palm Pilots currently in the market, Jornada has more features and better display resolution.
I downloaded Microsoft Transcriber (which is free) and I can't say enough about it. 10 times faster and easier than using graffiti, you just write as normal. When you're done it converts your writing to text. It even reads cursive! I have pretty mediocore penmanship and it can read things that even other humans cannot. It has a built-in microphone and speaker. It comes with PeaceMaker to exchange contacts and business cards with Palms. It has Internet Explorer so it can view regular web pages; not just preformatted AvantGo pages. I like the flat stylus better than the skinny Palm one...its wider, so you can grip it more like a normal pen than a toothpick. Here are the downsides: like every color screen, its hard to see in daylight, though there are preset brightness settings to help you out a bit. It needs more memory, so get a compactflash card. The serial cable is a bit slow; a USB cradle or cable will save you a LOT of time, especially if you transfer a lot of MP3s or web pages. It WILL crash every once in awhile. Its really not a big deal. All you do is take your stylus and tap the button on the back. 3 seconds later its up and running again. ... Read more Asin: B00004TCF3 |
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Game Boy Color Console in Atomic Purple Average Customer Review:  Game Cartridge list price: $69.99 US | Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France Reviews (91)
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Pokemon Silver Average Customer Review: Game Cartridge (12 October, 2000) list price: $34.99 US | Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France Editorial Review Featuring a new adventure that's filled with numerous enhancements andinnovations, this long-awaited sequel to Pokémon Red, Blue,and Yellow greatly improves upon the series' winning formula, and makesfor an even more insanely addictive and wholly absorbing gaming experience. Like Pokémon Gold--which essentially is the same story, with minorgameplay variations--Pokémon Silver casts players in the familiarrole of a young Pokémon Trainer who's out to collect as many differentkinds of Pokémon as possible. As in previous games, gameplay consistsmostly of exploration (completing various quests in the process) andPokémon battles, which employ a unique battle system that's like acomplex twist on rock-paper-scissors. But, despite the similarities, it's quite apparent that PokémonSilver is a whole new ball game from the start. The game is played out inreal time, with the current time and day of the week (recorded by an internalclock) having a direct impact on gameplay elements, such as what Pokémonyou'll find in the wild, and when certain events occur and characters appear. While there are too many new and improved features in PokémonSilver to list here, among the highlights are 100 new Pokémon(including two new types), new evolution processes (including breeding), and amore streamlined game interface that has better-organized menus and buttonshortcuts. Although it's easier to progress in Pokémon Silver than in theprevious games, the sheer amount of fun and game time that's involved isdaunting. You'd be hard-pressed to find a better value than this one. --JoeHon Pros:
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