The Palm VII was a personal digital assistant

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...

 made by the Palm Computing division 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 device featured an antenna used for wireless data communication, a first for a Palm device. Connectivity was provided through the Mobitex

Mobitex

Mobitex is an OSI based open standard, national public access wireless packet-switched data network. Mobitex puts great emphasis on safety and reliability with its use by military, police, firefighters and ambulance services. Mobitex was developed in the beginning of the 1980s by the Swedish...

 network, under the now defunct Palm.net

Palm.net

Palm.net was a wireless data communication service enabling limited wireless access of the World Wide Web, provided for certain Palm, Inc. Personal Digital Assistants. Connectivity was provided through the Mobitex network. Web Clipping applications made use of the network to process data. The cost...

 service. Web Clipping applications, also known as Palm Query Applications (PQAs) made use of the network to request and post web data. The devices also provided PQA developers with the user's position, in the form of a zipcode, making the Palm VII the first web-enabled Location Based Services mobile platform. The cost of service was $14.95 per month, and allowed a limited number of web pages to be viewed.

The Palm VII was the most expensive Palm sold to date, with unit pricing starting at US$599. Despite the high price tag, the Palm VII proved popular as one of the first truly wireless data-capable information devices.