Palm (PDA)
Encyclopedia
Palm handhelds were Personal Digital Assistant
s (PDA
s) which ran the Palm OS
. Palm devices have evolved from handhelds to smartphone
s which run Palm OS
, WebOS, and Windows Mobile
. This page describes the range of Palm devices, from the first generation of Palm machines known as the Pilot through to the latest models currently produced by Palm, Inc including their new Palm Pre
line of consumer smartphones.
On 28 April 2010 it was announced that Hewlett-Packard
would acquire Palm for around US$
1.2bn. Although HP kept the Palm brand initially, all new PDA devices announced at press announcement on February 9, 2011, were branded as HP devices, not as Palm devices.
s manufactured by Palm Computing
in 1996 (then a division of U.S. Robotics
).
The prototype for the first Palm Connected Organizer was called "Palm Taxi". The first two generations of PDAs from Palm were referred to as "Palm-Pilots". Due to a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by the Pilot Pen Corporation
, since 1998 handheld devices from Palm have been known as Palm Connected Organizers or more commonly as "Palms". "Palm-Pilot" has entered the vernacular as a synonym for PDA
s, regardless of the brand.
The inventors of the Pilot were Jeff Hawkins
, Donna Dubinsky
, and Ed Colligan
, who founded Palm Computing
. The original purpose of this company was to create handwriting recognition software for other devices, named Graffiti
, but their research convinced them they could create better hardware as well. Before starting development of the Pilot, Hawkins said he carried a block of wood, the size of the potential Pilot, in his pocket for a week. Palm was widely perceived to have benefited from the notable if ill-fated earlier attempts to create a popular handheld computing platform by Go Corporation and Apple Computer
.
The first Palms, the Pilot 1000
and Pilot 5000, had no infrared port
, backlight, or flash memory
, but did have a serial communications port
. Their RAM
size was 128 kB
and 512 kB respectively, and they used version 1 of Palm OS
. Later, it became possible to upgrade the Pilot 1000 or 5000's internals to up to 1 MB of internal RAM. This was done with the purchase of an upgrade module sold by Palm, and the replacement of some internal hardware components. Originally, it was conceived that all Palm PDAs were to be hardware-upgradeable to an extent, but ultimately, this capability gave way to external memory slots and firmware-upgradeable flash memory after the Palm III series.
and PalmPilot Professional
, had backlit screens, but no infrared port or flash memory. Their RAM
size was 512 kB and 1024 kB respectively. They used version 2 of the Palm OS.
Palm III
, and all the following Palms, did not have the word "Pilot" in their name due to legal disputes. ("Pilot" was, and still is, a registered trademark for pens.) The Palm III had an IR port, backlight, and flash memory. The latter allowed to upgrade Palm OS, or, with some external applications, to store programs or data in flash memory. It ran on two standard AAA batteries. It was able to retain enough energy for 10–15 minutes to prevent data loss during battery replacement. It had 2 Megabytes of memory, large at the time, and used Palm OS 3. (Palm also produced an upgrade card for the Pilot series, which made them functionally equivalent to a Palm III.)
Meanwhile, with Palm Computing now a subsidiary of 3Com
, the founders felt they had insufficient control over the development of the Palm product. As a result, they left 3Com and founded Handspring in June 1998. When they left Palm, Hawkins secured a license for the Palm OS
for Handspring, and the company became the first Palm OS licensee. Handspring went on to produce the Handspring Visor, a clone of the Palm handhelds that included a hardware expansion slot (early Palm devices also had a hardware expansion slot, however this was for device upgrade purposes, not peripherals) and used slightly modified software.
The next versions of Palm used Palm OS 3.1. These included Palm IIIx with 4 Megabytes of memory, Palm IIIe without flash memory or hardware expansion slot (and available for cheaper price), Palm V with 2 Megabytes of memory, and, Palm Vx with 8 Megabytes of memory.
Palm VII had wireless connection to some Internet services, but this connection worked only within the USA. It used Palm OS 3.2.
Palm IIIc was the first Palm handheld with a color screen. It used Palm OS 3.5 which provided extensive tools for writing color applications.
Some of these newer handhelds, for example Palm V, used internal rechargeable batteries. Later this feature became standard for all Palms.
Palm handhelds initially ran on the popular DragonBall processors, a Motorola 68000
derivate. More recent models are using a variation of the popular ARM architecture
(usually referred to by the Intel Xscale
brand name). This is a class of RISC
microprocessors that is widely used in mobile devices and embedded systems, and its design was influenced strongly by a popular 1970s/1980s CPU
, the MOS Technology 6502
.
Palm handhelds continued to advance, including the ability to access computer hard drives via USB
cables, and began to merge with smartphones. The "Treo 700w
" was one of the later offerings that combined a Palm handheld with mobile phone, e-mail, MMS, and instant messaging (SMS) technology. It was also the first Palm-branded device to use Windows Mobile
instead of Palm OS. It became widely expected that Palm handhelds as a PDA-only device would disappear as multifunction Palm handhelds like the Treo 650 declined in price. Multifunction devices generally include several different abilities in the same package, such as: an MP3 player, a camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or several other options. The Treo 650+ series was a multi-functioning series, packing in a camera, mp3, Bluetooth, and a phone. The Zire 71 and 72 series also had these features. In 2007, Palm released the Palm Centro
, a consumer-oriented smartphone running Palm OS. In doing so, Palm took a step away from the familiar Treo smartphone by making it thinner and changing the overall appearance. The Centro was a somewhat successful smartphone, combining many features with a lower price. Afterward, Palm also released the Palm Treo 500v, a similar device to the Centro but directed at the consumer market.
Palm's final offerings, the Palm Pre
, and Palm Pixi
, used the company's new WebOS, which was an embedded Linux
operating system that hosts a custom user interface
built on standard web browser
technology.
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Palm T/X ML handheld bundle pack
Personal digital assistant
A personal digital assistant , also known as a palmtop computer, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. Current PDAs often have the ability to connect to the Internet...
s (PDA
Personal digital assistant
A personal digital assistant , also known as a palmtop computer, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. Current PDAs often have the ability to connect to the Internet...
s) which ran the 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...
. Palm devices have evolved from handhelds to smartphone
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
s which run 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...
, WebOS, and Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
. This page describes the range of Palm devices, from the first generation of Palm machines known as the Pilot through to the latest models currently produced by Palm, Inc including their new Palm Pre
Palm Pre
The Palm Pre is a multimedia smartphone designed and marketed by Palm with a multi-touch screen and a sliding keyboard. The smartphone was the first to use Palm's Linux based mobile operating system, webOS...
line of consumer smartphones.
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On 28 April 2010 it was announced that Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
would acquire Palm for around US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
1.2bn. Although HP kept the Palm brand initially, all new PDA devices announced at press announcement on February 9, 2011, were branded as HP devices, not as Palm devices.
Initial development
Pilot was the name of the first generation of personal digital assistantPersonal digital assistant
A personal digital assistant , also known as a palmtop computer, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. Current PDAs often have the ability to connect to the Internet...
s manufactured by Palm Computing
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...
in 1996 (then a division of U.S. Robotics
U.S. Robotics
USRobotics Corporation is a company that makes computer modems and related products. It sold high-speed modems in the 1980s, and had a reputation for high quality and compatibility. With the reduced usage of voiceband modems in North America in the early 21st century, USR is now one of the few...
).
The prototype for the first Palm Connected Organizer was called "Palm Taxi". The first two generations of PDAs from Palm were referred to as "Palm-Pilots". Due to a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by the Pilot Pen Corporation
Pilot Pen Corporation
is a Japanese pen manufacturer based in Tokyo, Japan. It produces writing instruments, stationery, and jewelry but is most well known for its pens. It is the third largest pen manufacturer in the United States and the largest in Japan...
, since 1998 handheld devices from Palm have been known as Palm Connected Organizers or more commonly as "Palms". "Palm-Pilot" has entered the vernacular as a synonym for PDA
Personal digital assistant
A personal digital assistant , also known as a palmtop computer, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. Current PDAs often have the ability to connect to the Internet...
s, regardless of the brand.
The inventors of the Pilot were Jeff Hawkins
Jeff Hawkins
Jeffrey Hawkins is the founder of Palm Computing and Handspring...
, Donna Dubinsky
Donna Dubinsky
Donna Dubinsky is a businesswoman who played an integral role in the development of personal digital assistants serving as CEO of Palm, Inc. and co-founding Handspring with Jeff Hawkins in 1995...
, and Ed Colligan
Ed Colligan
Ed Colligan was president and CEO of Palm, Inc. Colligan is currently working at the private equity firm Elevation Partners, a major financial backer of Palm....
, who founded Palm Computing
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...
. The original purpose of this company was to create handwriting recognition software for other devices, named Graffiti
Graffiti (Palm OS)
Graffiti is an essentially single-stroke shorthand handwriting recognition system used in PDAs based on the Palm OS. Graffiti was originally written by Palm, Inc...
, but their research convinced them they could create better hardware as well. Before starting development of the Pilot, Hawkins said he carried a block of wood, the size of the potential Pilot, in his pocket for a week. Palm was widely perceived to have benefited from the notable if ill-fated earlier attempts to create a popular handheld computing platform by Go Corporation and Apple Computer
Apple Newton
The MessagePad was the first series of personal digital assistant devices developed by Apple for the Newton platform in 1993. Some electronic engineering and the manufacture of Apple's MessagePad devices was done in Japan by the Sharp Corporation...
.
The first Palms, the Pilot 1000
Pilot 1000
The Pilot 1000 and Pilot 5000 were early Palm PDAs produced by Palm, Inc. . It was introduced in March 1996....
and Pilot 5000, had no infrared port
IRDA
IRDA may refer to:* Infrared Data Association, in information and communications technology , a standard for communication between devices over short distances using infrared signals...
, backlight, or flash memory
Flash memory
Flash memory is a non-volatile computer storage chip that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed. It was developed from EEPROM and must be erased in fairly large blocks before these can be rewritten with new data...
, but did have a serial communications port
Serial port
In computing, a serial port is a serial communication physical interface through which information transfers in or out one bit at a time...
. Their RAM
Ram
-Animals:*Ram, an uncastrated male sheep*Ram cichlid, a species of freshwater fish endemic to Colombia and Venezuela-Military:*Battering ram*Ramming, a military tactic in which one vehicle runs into another...
size was 128 kB
Kilobyte
The kilobyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. Although the prefix kilo- means 1000, the term kilobyte and symbol KB have historically been used to refer to either 1024 bytes or 1000 bytes, dependent upon context, in the fields of computer science and information...
and 512 kB respectively, and they used version 1 of 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...
. Later, it became possible to upgrade the Pilot 1000 or 5000's internals to up to 1 MB of internal RAM. This was done with the purchase of an upgrade module sold by Palm, and the replacement of some internal hardware components. Originally, it was conceived that all Palm PDAs were to be hardware-upgradeable to an extent, but ultimately, this capability gave way to external memory slots and firmware-upgradeable flash memory after the Palm III series.
The next generation
The next couple of Palms, the PalmPilot PersonalPalmPilot
The PalmPilot Personal and PalmPilot Professional are the second generation of Palm PDA devices produced by Palm Inc...
and PalmPilot Professional
PalmPilot
The PalmPilot Personal and PalmPilot Professional are the second generation of Palm PDA devices produced by Palm Inc...
, had backlit screens, but no infrared port or flash memory. Their RAM
Ram
-Animals:*Ram, an uncastrated male sheep*Ram cichlid, a species of freshwater fish endemic to Colombia and Venezuela-Military:*Battering ram*Ramming, a military tactic in which one vehicle runs into another...
size was 512 kB and 1024 kB respectively. They used version 2 of the Palm OS.
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...
, and all the following Palms, did not have the word "Pilot" in their name due to legal disputes. ("Pilot" was, and still is, a registered trademark for pens.) The Palm III had an IR port, backlight, and flash memory. The latter allowed to upgrade Palm OS, or, with some external applications, to store programs or data in flash memory. It ran on two standard AAA batteries. It was able to retain enough energy for 10–15 minutes to prevent data loss during battery replacement. It had 2 Megabytes of memory, large at the time, and used Palm OS 3. (Palm also produced an upgrade card for the Pilot series, which made them functionally equivalent to a Palm III.)
Meanwhile, with Palm Computing now a subsidiary of 3Com
3Com
3Com was a pioneering digital electronics manufacturer best known for its computer network infrastructure products. The company was co-founded in 1979 by Robert Metcalfe, Howard Charney, Bruce Borden, and Greg Shaw...
, the founders felt they had insufficient control over the development of the Palm product. As a result, they left 3Com and founded Handspring in June 1998. When they left Palm, Hawkins secured a license for the 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...
for Handspring, and the company became the first Palm OS licensee. Handspring went on to produce the Handspring Visor, a clone of the Palm handhelds that included a hardware expansion slot (early Palm devices also had a hardware expansion slot, however this was for device upgrade purposes, not peripherals) and used slightly modified software.
The next versions of Palm used Palm OS 3.1. These included Palm IIIx with 4 Megabytes of memory, Palm IIIe without flash memory or hardware expansion slot (and available for cheaper price), Palm V with 2 Megabytes of memory, and, Palm Vx with 8 Megabytes of memory.
Palm VII had wireless connection to some Internet services, but this connection worked only within the USA. It used Palm OS 3.2.
Palm IIIc was the first Palm handheld with a color screen. It used Palm OS 3.5 which provided extensive tools for writing color applications.
Some of these newer handhelds, for example Palm V, used internal rechargeable batteries. Later this feature became standard for all Palms.
Palm handhelds initially ran on the popular DragonBall processors, a Motorola 68000
Motorola 68000
The Motorola 68000 is a 16/32-bit CISC microprocessor core designed and marketed by Freescale Semiconductor...
derivate. More recent models are using a variation of the popular ARM architecture
ARM architecture
ARM is a 32-bit reduced instruction set computer instruction set architecture developed by ARM Holdings. It was named the Advanced RISC Machine, and before that, the Acorn RISC Machine. The ARM architecture is the most widely used 32-bit ISA in numbers produced...
(usually referred to by the Intel Xscale
XScale
The XScale, a microprocessor core, is Intel's and Marvell's implementation of the ARMv5 architecture, and consists of several distinct families: IXP, IXC, IOP, PXA and CE . Intel sold the PXA family to Marvell Technology Group in June 2006....
brand name). This is a class of RISC
Reduced instruction set computer
Reduced instruction set computing, or RISC , is a CPU design strategy based on the insight that simplified instructions can provide higher performance if this simplicity enables much faster execution of each instruction. A computer based on this strategy is a reduced instruction set computer...
microprocessors that is widely used in mobile devices and embedded systems, and its design was influenced strongly by a popular 1970s/1980s CPU
Central processing unit
The central processing unit is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, to perform the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system. The CPU plays a role somewhat analogous to the brain in the computer. The term has been in...
, the MOS Technology 6502
MOS Technology 6502
The MOS Technology 6502 is an 8-bit microprocessor that was designed by Chuck Peddle and Bill Mensch for MOS Technology in 1975. When it was introduced, it was the least expensive full-featured microprocessor on the market by a considerable margin, costing less than one-sixth the price of...
.
Recent history
Palm Computing was spun off into its own company (called Palm Incorporated) in 2000. Handspring later merged with Palm to form palmOne in 2003 when Palm Inc. split into companies based upon selling hardware (palmOne) and the software (PalmSource). In 2005, palmOne acquired the full rights to the Palm name by purchasing the shared rights PalmSource owned and changed names back to Palm again. PalmSource was acquired by ACCESS Systems in 2005, which subsequently sold the Palm OS source code back to Palm, Inc. in December, 2006.Palm handhelds continued to advance, including the ability to access computer hard drives via USB
Universal Serial Bus
USB is an industry standard developed in the mid-1990s that defines the cables, connectors and protocols used in a bus for connection, communication and power supply between computers and electronic devices....
cables, and began to merge with smartphones. The "Treo 700w
Treo 700w
The Palm Treo 700w is a Windows Mobile-powered smartphone that was officially announced on September 26, 2005. As Palm's first Windows Mobile-powered Treo, the 700w offered an alternative for users who want or need to use Microsoft software. It was offered by Verizon Wireless, and other CDMA carriers...
" was one of the later offerings that combined a Palm handheld with mobile phone, e-mail, MMS, and instant messaging (SMS) technology. It was also the first Palm-branded device to use Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
instead of Palm OS. It became widely expected that Palm handhelds as a PDA-only device would disappear as multifunction Palm handhelds like the Treo 650 declined in price. Multifunction devices generally include several different abilities in the same package, such as: an MP3 player, a camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or several other options. The Treo 650+ series was a multi-functioning series, packing in a camera, mp3, Bluetooth, and a phone. The Zire 71 and 72 series also had these features. In 2007, Palm released the Palm Centro
Palm Centro
The Palm Centro smartphone has been marketed by Palm, Inc. since its release on October 14, 2007 — offering the functionality of the larger Treo 755p in a smaller size....
, a consumer-oriented smartphone running Palm OS. In doing so, Palm took a step away from the familiar Treo smartphone by making it thinner and changing the overall appearance. The Centro was a somewhat successful smartphone, combining many features with a lower price. Afterward, Palm also released the Palm Treo 500v, a similar device to the Centro but directed at the consumer market.
Palm's final offerings, the Palm Pre
Palm Pre
The Palm Pre is a multimedia smartphone designed and marketed by Palm with a multi-touch screen and a sliding keyboard. The smartphone was the first to use Palm's Linux based mobile operating system, webOS...
, and Palm Pixi
Palm Pixi
The Palm Pixi and Pixi Plus are multimedia smartphones, developed by Palm, which was purchased in 2010 by HP. The device is viewed as a successor to the Palm Centro smartphone and was Palm's second webOS device, after the Palm Pre....
, used the company's new WebOS, which was an embedded Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
operating system that hosts a custom user interface
User interface
The user interface, in the industrial design field of human–machine interaction, is the space where interaction between humans and machines occurs. The goal of interaction between a human and a machine at the user interface is effective operation and control of the machine, and feedback from the...
built on standard web browser
Web browser
A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of content...
technology.
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Handhelds
- Z22Z22 (handheld)The Z22 was one of the first of Palm, Inc.'s handhelds to be released under the new "Palm" brand, and the first to be released without the "Zire" moniker. Released on October 12, 2005, it replaced the monochrome Zire 21, and was priced at $99 USD. The Palm Z22 featured Palm OS Garnet 5.4.9 and a...
- Zire 72Zire 72The Zire 72 is Palm, Inc.'s second Personal Digital Assistant with an integrated digital camera. Introduced in 2004, It is the replacement for the Zire 71, having a 1.2 megapixel camera, 32 MB of memory, built-in Bluetooth wireless communication, video recording and playback capability, a...
- Tungsten E2
- TX
Palm T/X ML handheld bundle pack
Trēo Smartphones
- Trēo Pro
- Trēo 800wPalm Treo 800wThe Palm Treo 800w is a combination PDA/cell phone offered exclusively by Sprint. It is Palm's third Windows Mobile Treo. The short-lived device was replaced by the Treo Pro.-Specifications:...
- Trēo 755pTreo 755pThe Treo 755p is a smartphone developed by Palm, Inc. It was released on May 15, 2007 as the first CDMA Treo without an aerial antenna. This Treo has a form factor similar to that of the GSM Treo 680, and is equipped with the full Palm OS. It has been described as a Treo 700p in a Treo 680's body...
- Trēo 750vTreo 750vThe Palm Treo 750v is a quad-band smartphone based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 software. It was the first Treo model to be made available in Europe based on the Windows platform - previous Treo handsets were based on the Palm OS.-External links:*...
- Trēo 750Treo 750The Palm Treo 750 is a GSM/UMTS smartphone released on January 8, 2007.-Features:*Communications**UMTS tri band: UMTS 850, UMTS 1900, UMTS 2100, HSDPA **GSM / GPRS / EDGE quad band: GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900-Carriers:...
- Trēo 700pTreo 700pThe Palm Treo 700p is a cell phone with advanced capabilities, commonly referred to as a smartphone. Unlike the slightly earlier Treo 700w, this model is based on Palm OS...
- Trēo 700wTreo 700wThe Palm Treo 700w is a Windows Mobile-powered smartphone that was officially announced on September 26, 2005. As Palm's first Windows Mobile-powered Treo, the 700w offered an alternative for users who want or need to use Microsoft software. It was offered by Verizon Wireless, and other CDMA carriers...
- Trēo 700wxTreo 700wxThe Palm Treo 700wx is a smartphone offered by Sprint, Alltel and Verizon as an update to Palm's earlier release of the Verizon-only Treo 700w. It is Palm's second Windows Mobile Treo.-Specifications:...
- Trēo 680Treo 680The Palm Treo 680 is a combination hybrid PDA/cellphone, or smartphone as the successor to the company's Treo 650.It is the first Treo based on the Palm OS to have the external antenna removed.- Specifications :...
- Trēo 650Treo 650The Palm Treo 650 is a Palm OS based smartphone that was officially announced on October 24, 2004 as the successor to Palm's Treo 600. It began shipping in November 2004, but has since been discontinued...
- Trēo 500
- Trēo 500v
webOS Smartphones
- Palm PrePalm PreThe Palm Pre is a multimedia smartphone designed and marketed by Palm with a multi-touch screen and a sliding keyboard. The smartphone was the first to use Palm's Linux based mobile operating system, webOS...
- Palm PixiPalm PixiThe Palm Pixi and Pixi Plus are multimedia smartphones, developed by Palm, which was purchased in 2010 by HP. The device is viewed as a successor to the Palm Centro smartphone and was Palm's second webOS device, after the Palm Pre....
- Palm Pre Plus
- Palm Pixi Plus
- Palm Pre 2
- HP VeerHP VeerThe Veer is a smartphone announced by HP on February 9, 2011. The device uses webOS, is powered by a Snapdragon processor, and has a 2.6-inch screen. The smartphone is notable for its credit card-sized dimensions...
- HP Pre3
Discontinued models
| Discontinued Model | Replacement model |
| Pilot 1000 Pilot 1000 The Pilot 1000 and Pilot 5000 were early Palm PDAs produced by Palm, Inc. . It was introduced in March 1996.... |
PalmPilot Personal |
| Pilot 5000 Pilot 1000 The Pilot 1000 and Pilot 5000 were early Palm PDAs produced by Palm, Inc. . It was introduced in March 1996.... |
Palm Pilot Professional |
| PalmPilot Personal PalmPilot The PalmPilot Personal and PalmPilot Professional are the second generation of Palm PDA devices produced by Palm Inc... |
Palm III |
| PalmPilot Professional PalmPilot Professional The PalmPilot Professional is a personal digital assistant. While the PalmPilot was released March 10, 1997 as an updated version of the Pilot 5000, there was delayed general availability of the Professional model in the marketplace.... |
Palm IIIx |
| 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... |
m100 |
| Palm IIIe Palm IIIe The Palm IIIe is a PDA from Palm Computing released in 1999 briefly after the more expensive and more advanced Palm IIIx.It shared the same screen as the Palm IIIx, which improved upon the Palm III's screen by featuring a new enhanced and easier to read LCD. The Palm IIIe had 2MB of RAM, which is... |
m100 |
| Palm IIIx Palm IIIx The Palm IIIx is a PDA from Palm Computing released in 1999, briefly before the scaled down Palm IIIe was introduced into the marketplace.The Palm IIIx improved upon the Palm III by featuring a new enhanced and easier to read LCD and 4 MB RAM and opposed to the 2 MB in the Palm III... |
m105 |
| Palm IIIxe Palm IIIxe The Palm IIIxe is a discontinued Palm personal digital assistant that was designed and manufactured by Palm, Inc.- Dimensions :* Width: 8.1 cm * Depth: 1.8 cm * Height: 12 cm * Weight: 170 g... |
m125 |
| Palm IIIc Palm IIIc The Palm IIIc was the first colour PDA made by Palm, Inc. It ran Palm OS 3.5, the first Palm OS version to have native colour support and supported paletted 8-bit colour modes. The machine has a TFT LCD that is bright indoors, but almost unusable outdoors. The Palm IIIc features the classic... |
m130 |
| Handspring Visor | Zire 31 |
| Palm V Palm V The Palm V was a personal digital assistant made by the Palm Computing division of 3Com. While functionally similar to the predecessor Palm III series of PDAs, it distinguished itself by its sleek design, anodized aluminum finish, and built-in rechargeable battery . The Palm V's design was created... |
Palm m500 |
| Palm Vx Palm Vx The Palm Vx was a personal digital assistant made by the Palm Computing division of 3Com. It benefited from the sleek design and low weight of its predecessor, the Palm V, while increasing the available storage to 8 MB. At 114 grams, it was one of the lightest models ever offered by Palm... |
m500 |
| Palm VII Palm VII The Palm VII was a personal digital assistant made by the Palm Computing division of 3Com. The device featured an antenna used for wireless data communication, a first for a Palm device. Connectivity was provided through the Mobitex network, under the now defunct Palm.net service... |
VIIx |
| Palm VIIx Palm VIIx The Palm VIIx was a personal digital assistant made by Palm, Inc.. The device featured an antenna used for wireless data communication. Connectivity was provided through the Mobitex network, under the now defunct Palm.net service. Web Clipping applications made use of the network to process data... |
i705 |
| Palm m100 Palm m100 series The Palm m100 series consists of four Palm OS based personal digital assistants titled m100, m105, m125, and m130. These models were intended to be "entry-level" PDAs. Their cases were built from cheaper materials, the covers of the LCD screens and the digitizers were plastic rather than glass,... |
m105 |
| Palm m105 Palm m100 series The Palm m100 series consists of four Palm OS based personal digital assistants titled m100, m105, m125, and m130. These models were intended to be "entry-level" PDAs. Their cases were built from cheaper materials, the covers of the LCD screens and the digitizers were plastic rather than glass,... |
Zire |
| Palm m125 Palm m100 series The Palm m100 series consists of four Palm OS based personal digital assistants titled m100, m105, m125, and m130. These models were intended to be "entry-level" PDAs. Their cases were built from cheaper materials, the covers of the LCD screens and the digitizers were plastic rather than glass,... |
Zire 31 |
| Palm m130 Palm m100 series The Palm m100 series consists of four Palm OS based personal digital assistants titled m100, m105, m125, and m130. These models were intended to be "entry-level" PDAs. Their cases were built from cheaper materials, the covers of the LCD screens and the digitizers were plastic rather than glass,... |
Zire 71 |
| Palm m500 | Tungsten E2 |
| Palm m505 | m515 |
| Palm m515 | Tungsten E2 |
| Palm i705 Palm i705 The Palm i705 was an upgrade from the last series of Palm PDAs to use the now discontinued Palm.net service to access the World Wide Web from Palm devices. It featured 8MB of onboard memory and SD/MMC slots... |
Treo 650 |
| Tungsten E | Tungsten E2 |
| Tungsten T | Tungsten T2 |
| Tungsten T2 | Tungsten T3 |
| Tungsten T3 | Tungsten T5 |
| Tungsten T5 | TX |
| Tungsten W | Treo 600 |
| Tungsten C | TX |
| Zire | Zire 21 |
| Zire 21 | Z22 |
| Zire 31 | none |
| Zire 71 Zire Handheld The Zire Series was Palm, Inc's "consumer-grade" brand of Personal Digital Assistant.-Background/Overview:The lower-end models emphasize price — Palm's original Zire model was the first PDA under $100 from a major manufacturer — and the higher-end models emphasize multimedia capacity, including... |
Zire 72 |
| Zire 72 Zire Handheld The Zire Series was Palm, Inc's "consumer-grade" brand of Personal Digital Assistant.-Background/Overview:The lower-end models emphasize price — Palm's original Zire model was the first PDA under $100 from a major manufacturer — and the higher-end models emphasize multimedia capacity, including... |
none |
| Handspring Treo 90 | none, last Handspring PDA |
| Handspring Treo 180 | Treo 270 |
| Handspring Treo 180g | Treo 270 |
| Handspring Treo 270 | Treo 600 |
| Handspring Treo 300 | Treo 600 |
| Treo 600 Treo 600 Treo 600 was a smartphone developed by Handspring, and offered under the palmOne brand after the merger of the two companies. It has a number of integrated features and it is possible to check the calendar while talking on the phone, dial directly from contacts list, take pictures or send emails... |
Treo 650 |
| Treo 650 Treo 650 The Palm Treo 650 is a Palm OS based smartphone that was officially announced on October 24, 2004 as the successor to Palm's Treo 600. It began shipping in November 2004, but has since been discontinued... |
Treo 680, Treo 700p, Treo 755p |
| Treo 700w Treo 700w The Palm Treo 700w is a Windows Mobile-powered smartphone that was officially announced on September 26, 2005. As Palm's first Windows Mobile-powered Treo, the 700w offered an alternative for users who want or need to use Microsoft software. It was offered by Verizon Wireless, and other CDMA carriers... |
Treo 700wx |
| Treo 680 Treo 680 The Palm Treo 680 is a combination hybrid PDA/cellphone, or smartphone as the successor to the company's Treo 650.It is the first Treo based on the Palm OS to have the external antenna removed.- Specifications :... |
Centro |
| LifeDrive LifeDrive The LifeDrive was a Palm OS-based handheld personal digital assistant device that was produced by PalmOne, a former incarnation of Palm, Inc. The device was PalmOne's first and only foray into the "Mobile Manager" device category... |
none |
| TX | none |
| TE2 | none |
| Z-22 Z22 (handheld) The Z22 was one of the first of Palm, Inc.'s handhelds to be released under the new "Palm" brand, and the first to be released without the "Zire" moniker. Released on October 12, 2005, it replaced the monochrome Zire 21, and was priced at $99 USD. The Palm Z22 featured Palm OS Garnet 5.4.9 and a... |
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See also
- Palm OSPalm OSPalm 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...
—includes discussion and links to Palm OS–compatible and Palm OS - WebOS
- List of Palm OS Devices
- PalmSource, Inc.
- 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...