Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Palm iPod killer?

This is an IPOD killer!!

The first time I read it in last week's Computimes, I didn't know what to make of it. Was it a PDA ? They didn't call it a PDA. Was it a MP3 player like the iPod?

But it can view movies too.

It has an internal hard drive just like an iPod. Over 4Gb worth of space.

Then I read the specs.

Oh .... it has a Palm OS and have software like DocToGo
- so it's "just" a PDA but jam packed with features.

'PalmOne





The very first PDA that shipped with a hard drive was thhe Sharp
Zaurus SL-C3000 but it was only available in Japan.

Then came iPod as the very first MP3 player with a internal hard drive.

My first looks: Very Impressive!!

It weighs only 6.8 ounces but jam-packed with features that include:-

  • 416MHz XScale processor
  • 65MB of RAM
  • 4GB hard drive
  • 480 x 320-pixel
  • 3.9-inch TFT
  • SD slot
  • 802.11b
  • Bluetooth
  • plays MPEG and AVI video
  • plays MP3 audio
  • Palm OS 5.4.
  • USB cable interface


  • Negatives :-

  • probably the price : US 499 (Around RM2000).
  • Battery not swappeable - that's a big boo boo in my books. Cannot change battery when in middle of listening to song.

    PalmOne markets this as a "notebook alternative" and it's pretty cool.

    Still with the shortcoming of no extra battery, the LifeDrive is now no. 1 on my wishlist. I will get it at the end of the year with my bonus (provided
    there is one :)

    Related reviews and links:-

  • Mobile Tech Review
  • CNet Review

5 comments:

Jon Choo said...

You mean 'LifeDrive'.

Anonymous said...

Hey, I saw it in Low Yat. Lots of shops have started selling it. RM 2069 if I was not mistaken. :p Cool thing.

DumbWebProgrammer said...

Oops sorry yeah LifeDrive. Making corrections now :)

DumbWebProgrammer said...

to surfnux:-

Wow! Thanks.I'll go over to Low Yat in the weekend and drool all over it.

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