HandEra is a manufacturer, software developer, and service contractor. HandEra's business revolves around Palm OS

Palm OS

Palm OS is a mobile operating system initially developed by Palm, Inc., for personal digital assistants in 1996. Palm OS is designed for ease of use with a touchscreen-based graphical user interface. It is provided with a suite of basic applications for personal information management...

, and devices running Palm OS

Palm OS

Palm OS is a mobile operating system initially developed by Palm, Inc., for personal digital assistants in 1996. Palm OS is designed for ease of use with a touchscreen-based graphical user interface. It is provided with a suite of basic applications for personal information management...

. Company headquarters are in Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...

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TRGpro

HandEra's first handheld was the TRGpro. At the time of production HandEra was under the name TRG. The TRGpro was made to compete with Palm, Inc.

Palm, Inc.

Palm, Inc., was a smartphone manufacturer headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, that was responsible for products such as the Pre and Pixi as well as the Treo and Centro smartphones. Previous product lines include the PalmPilot, Palm III, Palm V, Palm VII, Zire and Tungsten. While their older...

's Palm III

Palm III

The Palm III was a personal digital assistant made by the Palm Computing division of 3Com. It went on sale in 1998 as a replacement for the PalmPilot handheld. It was the first Palm handheld to support infrared file transfer and a Flash ROM-capable operating system...

 Series. The TRGpro provided a competitive edge with a built in Compact Flash slot. The TRGpro is powered by AAA batteries

AAA battery

A triple A or AAA battery is a standard size of dry cell battery commonly used in portable electronic devices. A carbon-zinc battery in this size is designated by IEC as "R03", by ANSI C18.1 as "24", by old JIS standard as "UM 4", and by other manufacturer and national standard designations that...

. http://www.handera.com/Products/TRGpro.aspx

Handera 330

HandEra's second handheld was the Handera 330. The 330 introduced many new features which were not standard for other Palm OS

Palm OS

Palm OS is a mobile operating system initially developed by Palm, Inc., for personal digital assistants in 1996. Palm OS is designed for ease of use with a touchscreen-based graphical user interface. It is provided with a suite of basic applications for personal information management...

 devices at their time. The Handera was the first Palm to provide virtual graffiti input. In addition the 330 also featured a jog wheel, a microphone, an internal audio amplifier, an MMC

MultiMediaCard

The MultiMediaCard is a flash memory memory card standard. Unveiled in 1997 by Siemens AG and SanDisk, it is based on Toshiba's NAND-based flash memory, and is therefore much smaller than earlier systems based on Intel NOR-based memory such as CompactFlash. MMC is about the size of a postage...

 / SD

Secure Digital card

Secure Digital is a non-volatile memory card format developed by the SD Card Association for use in portable devices. The SD technology is used by more than 400 brands across dozens of product categories and more than 8,000 models, and is considered the de-facto industry standard.Secure Digital...

 slot, and a Compact Flash slot. The 330 supports the use of four AAA batteries

AAA battery

A triple A or AAA battery is a standard size of dry cell battery commonly used in portable electronic devices. A carbon-zinc battery in this size is designated by IEC as "R03", by ANSI C18.1 as "24", by old JIS standard as "UM 4", and by other manufacturer and national standard designations that...

 or a Li-Ion battery pack. The 330 also supported various add-ons such as a Wi-fi

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...

 Card. http://www.handera.com/Products/HandEra330.aspx

The 330 was also the only PalmOS device to use QVGA. Because of this, compatibility and full use of the screen could become problematic. Both third- and first-party software is needed to launch applications from the expansion slots.

Services

While no longer producing handhelds, HandEra still provides their services. Their current services include Palm OS Development, OMAP Technology, Hardware Design, Software Design, EMC Testing, Mechanical Design, and individual projects. http://www.handera.com/Services/Default.aspx

TRGpro

• CPU: Motorola DragonBall-EZ MC68EZ328 operating at 16 MHz
• Memory: 8MB
• Display: 160x160 FSTN LCD, 16 Gray Scale
• Sound: Internal audio amplifier and speaker
• External Connectors: 1 RS232 serial port
• Expansion: Compact Flash
• Wireless: Infrared
• Battery: Two AAA Batteries
• Size & Weight: 4.7 x 3.2 x 0.8 in (121 x 82 x 20 mm), 6 oz. (170 g) including batteries
• Color: Black
• Casing: Plastic

HandEra 330

• CPU: 33 MHz Motorola DragonBall-VZ
• Memory: 8MB
• Display: 240 x 320 QVGA, 16 Gray Scale
• Sound: Internal audio amplifier and speaker, Microphone
• External Connectors: 1 RS232 serial port
• Expansion: Compact Flash, SD/MMC
• Wireless: Infrared
• Battery: Four AAA Batteries, Li-Ion Battery Pack
• Size & Weight: 4.7 x 3.2 x 0.7 in. (121 x 81 x 17 mm), 5.4 - 5.9oz
• Color: Silver
• Casing: Plastic

External links

• HandEra Home Page
• Gadgeteer review of the Handera 330