Did you or did not know our business together - the family came to Palm. Well, not home, of course, Palm, and licensees - the company has released a new model for Handspring Treo communicator at number 270 and Treo handheld computer 90. These things happened to a significant event on Monday, March 27 - a gift to the beginning of the working week :-) We were pleased with our company if Handspring or upset - now let's see.
Treo 270
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So, Treo 270 - the first color smartphone from Handspring. Externally, except, of course, color screen, it is no different from its closest relative Treo 180. Also uses the keyboard, which is in the model, where all the "right» Palm - Graffiti area, also has a nice lid with transparent window and a built-in microphone in it. The most interesting thing that Handspring has no plans to release a similar device with graffiti (think model Treo 180g), but can it, in the case of the device and not need it? After all, the keyboard proved to be the best light, and all the functions that were previously available through graffiti, with the same success and work with the keyboard. Button in the Model 270 is now highlighted - a small but nice addition. In addition to the keyboard has a scroll wheel control, which Handspring calls in his own way - Rocker Switch, in honor of the company, to integrate into the operating system. In continuation of the story on the governing bodies should be mentioned on / off button ring, which is located on the top bar, next to the antenna and an LED.
Screen
The company Handspring decided, apparently, a few to save on this part of his creation. As a result, the Treo 270 screen can display only about 4000 colors (12 bit) and made it the technology CSTN. This is a passive matrix, akin to what is in the Palm m130, but various sources say that the Treo screen is slightly smaller than most "home» Palm. Coming soon only here refers to the model 500y series, because the less 100y - it's just digital watch some! Nevertheless, it remains the standard resolution - 160 by 160 pixels. Recall minus such screens is that, thanks to backlighting, readability in bright daylight, to put it mildly, not on the level. Itself Handspring, incidentally, also mention it.
Memory, speed and other characteristics
New memory device is not deprived - 16 megs, but the processor and operating system is pumped up - Motorola DragonBall processor 33 MHz, OS 3.5. For storing the operating system, as in the 100-th line of Palm is used not writable mask-ROM, so that the operating system if a sudden there will be such a fantasy, update will not succeed. The only way out - so-called patches - software patches. One such patch is already in the plans of the company - it should allow the new device to work on a protocol GPRS.
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In the Treo 270 is installed Li-ion battery, according to the manufacturer's promises for up to 2 hours of talk time (when using the Treo as a mobile phone, of course) and up to 180 - in idle mode. Actively use the new device as the organizer can be one week since the battery is fully charged before their discharge. Fans stands for synchronization - the cradle will be somewhat disappointed to learn that the bundled are only cable and the charger, though, the coveted accessory you can buy separately.
Telephone part
Nothing particularly interesting. Available in two versions - 900/1900 version for America and 900/1800 - for Europe. The technology used is simple - the user or spread out and brings to the ear phone itself, or enjoy going to the bundled headset. Dial numbers can be either directly on the screen using a special program, either through the hardware keyboard.
The announced price of this model - $ 499 with a contract for the connection and 699 without it in America.
Treo 90
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Handspring have long promised to abandon its line of Visor-s. Talked about it directly and indirectly, director - sales on the site, when coupled with handheld computers offers modules Springboard - business cards Handspring. And here, on Monday the general public were presented the results of these rumors - The Treo 90. Very roughly speaking this is what happened when the model 270 tore the phone. Apparently, it will now be such PDA Handspring - get used to it. In some respects, Treo 90 - a step forward compared with previous models. For example, at last, there was an SD slot and the operating system 4.1. According to the site Palminfocenter transition to a more recent version of the system (in the early models of the company with an enviable tenacity has used a specially adapted version 3.5) is due to the inclusion in the design expansion slots standard, Secure Digital, as it is accepted now, "palmovyh. The slot, however, another story - it does not support the SD Input / Output short SDIO, which limits its use only to the memory card - Bluetooth Card will not work. Promise to fix this problem a few months later release a special patch - the operating system in the Treo 90 is traditionally not an upgrade.
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Treo 90 - keyboard model and, as in the case of 270, with the option to do graffiti no one is going. It is unclear why Handspring decided to leave the graffiti - can statistics showed that keyboard models are a great success and can guide the company decided to make the keyboard of its regular business card .... Nevertheless, the hardware, in addition to the lack of built-in phone and dial controls, anything from Treo 270 is the same: the same screen, processor, same memory. Dimensions - 107 x 71 x 18 mm. Weighing in at only 114 grams - the lightest handheld on the market. For American users of the novelty will cost $ 299. With all the comforts of the keyboard it has one big disadvantage - the relative complexity of localization. That would not just crack to write - and then there's the keyboard driver is needed, and engraving or a sticker still one set of characters required. So that for Russia, both devices have yet to finish. But a start has been good, is not it? The authors, translation:
