Expanding Your
PDA
Or…
What ELSE Can
You Do with Your PDA?
(Hardware and Software!)
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Core Software Applications…
Address
To Do
Memo
Date Book
Mail
Calculator
Expense
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A World of Expansion
Possibilities
Groupware:
Enterprise Productivity:
• Business Information
Management
• SQL Database
Transactions
• Lotus Notes
• Novell GroupWise
• Microsoft Exchange
• Enterprise Resource
Planning
• Field Force
Automation
• Sales Force
Automation
• Time & Resource
Tracking
• Server Management
Synchronization with:
• all major desktop PIMs
• major LAN-based
e-mail packages
Address
To Do
Date Book
Memo
Mail
Expense
Calculator
Shareware &
Freeware:
• Graphics
• Sound
• Games
• plus much more…
Data Communications:
• Remote access &
synchronization
• Web browsing
• Internet e-mail
• Paging
• Faxing
• Global Positioning
Systems
Development Tools:
• Metrowerks
CodeWarrior
• Conduit SDK
• 3Com HDK
• C, C++, Java,
Assembly, Forth, …
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Software Expansion
For Palm: 80,000
Downloadable Applications!
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Expansion Capabilities
The Portable Office
Handheld Communications
Business Tools
Life Management Tools
Travel Tools
Games and Multimedia Applications
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The Portable PDA Office
Documents
Spreadsheets
Databases
Printing from your Handheld
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PDA Office on the Go
Your PDA: The more memory the better!
Keyboard: suggested!
Document Editor: Create and edit large documents in
MS Word format
Spreadsheet: Create and edit Excel spreadsheets and
charts with macros
Database: Manage data
Document Reader Read documents and e-books in
the Palm .doc format
Print: IR Print Capabilities
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PDA Office: eBook Document Readers
Other popular document readers include:
The Palm Reader
iSilo
TealDoc
Mobipocket Reader
TomeRaider
More:
http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/docreaders-review.html
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PDA Office: Printing Software
IRPrint:
http://www.irprint.com/
TealPrint:
http://www.tealpoint.com/softprnt.htm
PrintBoy:
http://www.bachmannsoftware.com/products-printboy.htm
PalmPrint:
http://www.stevenscreek.com/palm/palmprint.shtml
Comparisons:
http://www.its.uiowa.edu/cs/sp/pda/palm-printing.pdf
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PDA Office: Printing Hardware:
IR Print Adapters
You have an IR port on your PDA,
we've looked at several programs
to enable your PDA to print on IR
enabled Printers
But, if your printer or fax machine
is not IR enabled, you can make it
so!
http://www.alphasmart.com/langua
ges/german/produkte/pc_ir_podde.
html
http://ucables.com/products/IRAdapter/
http://www.tekram.com/hot_product
s.asp?Product=IR-210
http://www.bachmannsoftware.com
/infraready.htm
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Handheld Communications
E-Mail
Internet Access
Faxes
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Handheld Communications:
Palm E-Mail Solutions
Reviews: http://palmtops.about.com/cs/palmE-Mail/
MultiMail:
http://www.actualsoft.com/
PocketFlash for AOL E-Mail:
http://www.powermedia.com/pilot/index.shtml
Eudora for the Palm OS:
http://www.eudora.com/internetsuite/
The Palm Mail FAQ:
http://www.palm.com/wireless/E-Mail/faqs.html
An Introduction to Palm Pilot E-Mail
http://www.palmpower.com/issues/issue199807/handson001.html
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Handheld Communications:
Internet Access
Off-Line Browsing
Live Web Browsing
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Handheld Communications:
Off-Line Internet Access
If you suffer Web withdrawal every time you
leave your desktop computer, AvantGo
www.avantgo.com may offer the antidote
After registering on the AvantGo site and
downloading and installing the free PDA software,
you can select from a large and growing array of
Web sites (called "channels" by AvantGo) from which
to capture content
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Handheld Communications:
Off-Line Internet Access
Avantgo channels can be restricted to text to save
space and download time, or include images (more
successfully on color models than on grayscale models)
Every time you HotSync while online, the content for your
chosen sites is updated
There are hundreds of channels available, organized topically, and if
your favorite site isn't represented you can create a custom channel
for it with a bit of tweaking
While surfing, you'll also find sites that have an AvantGo link to let you
download and HotSync specific content appropriate for a PDA
Your options are limited only by the memory aboard your PDA
(you can limit the amount of RAM allocated to each site) and your
tolerance for long HotSyncs
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Handheld Communications:
Off-Line Internet Access
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Handheld Communications:
Live (On-Line) Internet Access
One you have a modem, a cell phone
connection or wireless access, grab a browser
and surf the web dudes!
Review: Web Browsers:
http://www.palmspot.com/software/Internet/Browsers/
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Handheld Communications:
Fax Software
Use Your Palm as a Fax Machine
A PDA can receive pages, send faxes, make
printouts, and transmit information wirelessly
Mobile WinFax by Symantec
http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/pilotsoftware/launchpa
d/mobilewf.html
NOTE: Requires a modem or wireless
connection
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Multimedia Capabilities
E-Book Libraries
Photo Albums
Movies
Creativity Software
Games
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Multimedia Capabilities:
E-Book Libraries
http://www.ebookmall.com/palm/
http://www.memoware.com/
http://www.fictionwise.com/
http://www.textlibrary.com/palm_free_ebook_library.htm
http://www.pdabookstore.com/
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Multimedia Capabilities:
Movies & Photo Albums
Manifest Technology Site
Products, Screen Captures, Comparisons
http://tinyurl.com/mvc
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Multimedia Capabilities:
Movies & Photo Albums
http://tinyurl.com/mvd
PhotoSuite Mobile Edition
Video at 30 frames a
second
Video files
.MOV .AVI .WMV
Photo files
.JPG .TIF .GIF .PNG .BMP
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Multimedia Capabilities:
Movies & Photo Albums
http://www.tealpoint.com/
softhome.htm
TealPaint
TealMovie *wow*
FireConverter with Video
http://www.firepad.com/pr
oducts/fireconverter/
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Multimedia Capabilities:
Creativity Software
Music
Language
Painting and Drawing
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Multimedia Capabilities:
Music Creativity Software
Your PDA device can teach you how to finger a guitar
chord, record simple melodies, be a tuning fork, or even
be a metronome!
http://tinyurl.com/mvf
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Multimedia Capabilities:
Language Creativity Software
Visit http://tinyurl.com/mvh
Over 400 programs available for download!
Your PDA can teach you Japanese, translate individual European
language words, even act as a simple phrase interpreter
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Multimedia Capabilities:
Paint & Draw Creativity Software
Picasso Palm Paint
http://tinyurl.com/mvk
PDA Drawing Programs
http://tinyurl.com/mvl
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Genealogy Software
http://www.ghcssoftware.co
m/gedstar.htm
GedStar works closely
with your PC-based
genealogy program, and
is fully compatible with
any program that can
export data in the
standard "GEDCOM" file
format.
This includes all known
free and commercial
products that are
currently on the
market.
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Multimedia Capabilities:
Palm Games
http://www.palm-games.com/
http://www.palmtown.com/
http://www.palmgamingworld.
com/
http://www.whitehorsegames.
com/
http://www.astraware.com/
http://www.handmark.com/pr
oducts/games.html
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Hardware Expansion
Modems and GPS and Beepers, Oh My!
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Hardware Expansion Capabilities
Data Communications Hardware
Sled Expansion
Memory Expansion Types
Handspring Springboard Modules
Other Fun Stuff
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Flexible Data Communications Hardware
Paging card
Two-way text pager with IR
Infrared
CDPD wireless
modem
GSM adapter
Serial port
HotSync™ cradle
Ethernet
HotSync™ cradle
(in development)
HotSync™ cable
Modem cable
Data/fax modem
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Data Communications Hardware:
Beeper
Your paging options are a PageMart card (which
replaces the battery door on an old Palm Pilot,
Palm PDA, or WorkPad model) which can
receive pages
Or a OneTouch cable/software kit that lets your
Palm PDA plug into your existing beeper
Need your Palm PDA to vibrate instead of beep?
Get a TaleVibes doodad that plugs into your Palm PDA's
HotSync jack
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Data Communications Hardware:
Pager
Compatible with all versions of the Palm PDA
2MB of RAM + Motorola Flex Pager
PageMart Wireless Service
local, national and international roaming options
http://www2.pagemart.com/personal/palm.html
modified memory door
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Data Communications Hardware:
Pager and E-Mail
Supports SkyTel’s
SkyWriter or MCI
Interactive Service
Two-way & One-way
messaging
Send/Receive E-Mail
Group pages and E-Mail
Uses Palm address book
http://www.jpmobile.com/beamlink.asp
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Data Communications Hardware:
Phone
GSM phone adapter for Palm
devices
Supports over 40 mobile
phones including Ericsson,
Nokia, AT&T and Sony
Supports remote HotSync,
SmartCode products HandStamp, HandFax &
HandWeb
SMS support with Handphone
application
http://www.option.com/start.htm
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http://www.gpspilot.com/
Data Communications Hardware:
GPS
Magellan, the originator of the hand-held GPS receiver,
introduced the GPS Companion for the Palm Vx
connected organizers
The small, lightweight receiver combines two devices into
one by clipping onto the Palm for a sleek, comfortable fit
without cables
GPS Companion shows the user's position on a map, tracks a
course, and provides navigation details such as speed, distance and
time of arrival
Great for travel or outdoor activities, the GPS Companion is not only
the most affordable GPS clip-on, it's the most versatile
Alternate the software for applications such as golf, mapping, restaurant
guides and more
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Sled Expansion:
Palm Digital Camera
Lightweight and
miniature-size digital still
cameras are available
that can capture color
images
Some models feature a
rotating lens so you can
take pictures from
various angles
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Sled Expansion:
Wireless Modems
Novatel
OmniSky
Yada Yada
Earthlink Mobile:
http://www.earthlink.net/m
obile/
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http://www.i-vox.com/
Sled Expansion:
Other Options
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Memory Expansion Types:
Compact Flash (CF)
Aimed largely at enterprise users, the TRGpro is
a Palm III on steroids, with 8MB of RAM, a
beefier speaker, and a Type II Compact Flash
card slot.
The latter provides many interesting possibilities,
including the storage capacity of the IBM Microdrive,
currently available in sizes up to 1GB.
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Memory Expansion Types:
Secure Digital (SD) / MMC
The latest entry in the Palm OS race at this
writing is the Sony Clié, which provides memory
expansion in the form of Sony's Memory Stick
modules.
Palm itself now sports multiple models with an
expansion slot which accepts postage sized memory
in SD and MMC formats
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Memory Expansion Types:
Sony Memory Stick
Enjoy virtually unlimited data storage with your
handheld. Memory Stick media comes in 8MB, 16MB,
32MB, 64MB, and 128MB
Transfer digital content between your CLIÉ handheld
and other Memory Stick compatible products including
digital camera, digital camcorder and PC
Store your favorite music, video, and pictures on Memory
Stick removable media and take them wherever you go
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Hardware:
Handspring
Springboard
Modules
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Other Fun Stuff:
C Pen Scanner
C-Pen is a digital reader pen
that reads, remembers,
processes and transfers
printed text, cordlessly or by
cable, to your Windowsequipped PC and PDA
products.
C-Pen is in essence an
electronic highlighter that
saves the text you are marking
http://www.cpen.com/cpen/frame.asp
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http://www.seikosmart.com/products/inklink.html
Other Fun Stuff:
Seiko Ink Link
The ultimate tool for instantly capturing
your handwriting or drawings directly to
your handheld, laptop, or desktop PC -easy to use, works on ordinary paper up
to legal size and easily clips onto 50
page tablets. Comes with its own
carrying case that fits in a pocket or
purse.
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More Options?
If you want to follow that various hardware
upgrades I purchase, keep track of what’s in my
Palm at:
http://www.technoweenies.com/palm/mygear.html
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Hardware: Wireless IP Modems
Novatel, Minstrel, OmniSky, Yada
Yada
Compatible with Various Palm
Models
Bundled with POP3 client and text
based web browser
External battery recharger
CDPD wireless technology
Compatible with most ISPs
Now, once you have one of these,
or any wireless device…
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http://www.chuma.org/newton/pqa/starbucks.html
The Starbucks Locator!
http://www.palmtracker.com/
Search for starbucks
Click on Starbucks Store
Locator
Download the tiny, free .pqa
file, HotSync and you are good
to go!
Might need Where-2-Go
http://hotfiles.zdn
et.com/cgibin/texis/swlib/hot
files/info.html?fco
de=001DF2&b=z
dpalm%20
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Any Questions?
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