Review

“Just to show that the big names don’t have it all their own way, the Swedish-designed O2 Cocoon impressed us with looks and features. We like the cheap and stylish Sagem my150X and the Motorola FONE proved to be both clever and cost effective. The Nokia 7500’s mad design may not appeal to all, but [...]

Mobileburn has reviewed the latest smartphone on T-Mobile: the Shadow. Overall, it appears to be a great smartphone … for novices.
“The T-Mobile Shadow, built by HTC, is the first Windows Mobile 6 device to sport Microsoft’s new Neo home screen. Neo is an attempt at making the power of a smartphone accessible to novice users, [...]

MobileBurn is carrying this in-dept review of the Nokia N810 Mobile Internet Device, including an extensive gallery:
“The Nokia N810 is the third product in the Internet Tablet lineup from the Finnish handset manufacturer. Featuring a large 4.1″ touchscreen with 800×480 pixel resolution and based on Maemo, a Linux based user interface, Nokia’s Internet Tablets are [...]

“The Sidekick LX is the latest member of the Sidekick family, and brings quite a feature set. Multimedia is covered by a 1.3 megapixel camera with flash, a built-in music player application, and a microSD card slot for expanded memory. Upgrades from its predecessor, the Sidekick 3, include an improved screen, quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) support, [...]

Pros
Easy, central location, full-featured ringtone manager.
Cons
Plays Windows default tones simultaneously with Ringo selected tones with large Contacts database.
The Bottom Line
Ringo brings out the smart in your smartphone by making easy to configure ringtones for friends, colleagues, and family. With its ability to attach a custom tone to categories as well as its SMS custom tone [...]

Tam Hanna of TamsPalm writes:
There are a lot of leather cases from several distributors on the market. Today, I looked at Proporta’s Alu-Leather case on my Palm TX. It is said to work with the Tungsten T5, too!
The case is padded all around, and the flipping part is strengthened with an aluminum piece, and it [...]

Tam Hanna of TamsPalm writes:
The Treo 600 does not ship with a cradle. While I’ve written about the weakness of the cradle concept more than once, being the animal of habit that I am, I wanted a cradle for my Treo 600 - and Brando complied. Brando shipped a really good Palm Z22 cradle and [...]

Tam Hanna of TamsPalm writes:
A few days ago I got a mail from the developer who ported an emulator that lets you use real PC apps on a Palm. It’s the Palm OS port of the well-known DOS emulator DOSBox. It doesn’t only emulate an x86 CPU but also a DOS environment, so you can’t [...]

Tam Hanna of TamsPalm writes:
The Treo 600 is a classic smartphone, and aluminum hard cases are classics, too. This combination would immediately score big in the Retro carnival - but let’s see how Proporta’s aluminum hard case for Palm Treo 600 fares in a TamsPalm review:
The aluminum case ships in a blister labeled in French [...]

Tam Hanna of TamsPalm writes:
Palm OO Garnet isnt dead yet - at least not for GSPDA. Recently, it announced the new M70 smartphone on its Web site.
The machine is advertised to be supporting push email - one of the reasons the Austrian carrier T-Mobile refused to carry the Treo 600 (met the product manager in [...]

Tam Hanna of TamsPalm writes:
Almost every Palm OS5 device can play a variety of audio files. My Treo 600 is no exception… but it lacks a media player. A basic version of NormSoft’s PocketTunes ships with all new handhelds - let’s look at how the Deluxe version fares.
PocketTunes’ main screen can be customized with a [...]

People who listen to demo scene radio stations like Nectarine probably know the MOD format. A mod file is basically a midi file that brings its samples along and thus sounds the same everywhere (German readers probably still remember T.W.Geuting’s Treo 600 experience).
Movemento is a demo of the Modula game engine developed and marketed by [...]

As PalmOS handhelds get more and more connected to the Internet, the idea of using them as mobile HTML editors gets more and more feasible. DragonEdit is the only dedicated HTML editor for PalmOS - let’s see what it can do.
DragonEdit is an editor that seems to be based on a technology similar to Tejp [...]

I explicitly checked with Katrina… this time, it’s a true magnesium case Palm hard cases made of metal always were built out of aluminum so far - Proporta now offers magnesium cases from InnoPocket for selected mobile devices like my Treo 600. While the weight loss doesn’t really affect me, this is still one of [...]

Much has changed in the last two years in my life… thanks also to TamsPalm readers and Tamoggemon Customers! However, one thing has stayed constant: my PDA. My trusty Tungsten T3 served me well and honestly… but now, the Palm Treo 600 has replaced it as my first PDA. Let’s look at why I changed.
Basically, [...]

Leather cases were considered the ’suit version’ of aluminum hard cases for a long time - Proporta’s aluminum-lined leather technique has changed that. But let’s see how the case fares in a review:
Proporta’s case ships in a classic blister for leather cases. A belt clip is contained, too.
The case itself looks cool, although the leather [...]

Just when you thought that there couldn’t possibly be another thumb-style keyboard available for the Palm, I’m here to tell you that you’re wrong! Seiko Instruments, Inc. has its own thumb board for the Palm V/Vx, m500, m505, and m515 that has been conveniently named the Thumboard. I was sent the m505 version to review.
When [...]

Pros

Most incredibly packed POI database anywhere
Accurate map database
Right on the money GPS positioning
Amazingly super sensitive GPS antenna
Excellent voice prompts

Cons

Little on the large side
Poor battery life
Inability to offer compass direction names for streets if not entered by user (i.e. N. Main St must be entered instead of entering Main St. and N Main St and S [...]

Pros
Ease of use and perfect integration with your cell phone brings your music and phone together as if they were a single device.
Cons
No auto-pause of the iPod when taking a call.
The Bottom Line
When you have a need to stay in touch with your phone yet you desire to enjoy some personal entertainment, myTalker is your [...]

Pros
Small, convenient, and practical.
Cons
miniSync cord length is a bit too small.
The Bottom Line
If you have a device that needs charging, such as a phone, camera, or digital audio player, this is all you need!
Overall: 4/5
Ease of Use: 5/5
Usefulness:5/5
Durability:4/5
Price:5/5
Recommended
Yes.
Full Review
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