 The
Zire 31, the successor to Palm's Zire 21, is designed for
value-conscious students, parents, and anyone who wants to keep
their most important day-to-day schedule and contact information
close at hand.
The bright color screen lets you show off your favorite
snapshots (stored on optional expansion cards) to friends,
family, and coworkers.
The Zire 31 also offers a built-in MP3
player and Secure Digital card expansion for storing digital
audio files and photos.
The 16 MB memory (14 MB user available)
can store thousands of phone numbers, addresses, lunch dates,
meetings, birthdays, doctors' appointments and shopping lists.
The
Palm Zire 31 offers the following improvements to the Zire 21:
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Color
display (versus the Zire 21's monochrome screen)
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16
MB of Memory (versus the Zire 21's 8 MB)
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MP3
digital audio capability
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Palm
OS 5.2.8 (versus 5.2.1 for the Zire 21).
The included RealPlayer for Palm OS enables you to listen to MP3
music files stored on optional expansion cards via the built-in
speaker or optional headphones/ear buds.
RealPlayer for Palm OS makes it easy to transfer your personal
MP3 music collection to expansion cards and organize your songs
by creating and editing playlists right on your handheld. It
also offers an auto-dimming capability to help conserve battery
power.
The Palm Zire 31 features a 160 x 160 color STN screen that
displays thousands of colors and features contrast and
brightness controls.
The Zire 31 uses Multimedia Card and Secure Digital
expansion cards, which instantly add software applications,
additional memory, large databases, and more without taking up
built-in memory space. You can synchronize to your desktop PC
via the mini-USB connection on the side of the handheld.
The Palm Zire 31 is powered by Palm OS 5.2.8, which provides higher
performance, enhanced multimedia features, and enterprise-class
security. It useses the intuitive and easy-to-learn Graffiti 2
writing software to input data into the handheld (as well as an
on-screen keyboard). Windows users can synchronize calendar,
contacts, tasks and notes with Microsoft Outlook.
The Palm OS features the following organizer applications:
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Contacts:
Lets you store several addresses for each contact, and it
adds new contact fields for more phone numbers, multiple
email addresses, instant messenger IDs, and a website for
your contacts.
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Calendar:
Use the new Agenda view to see upcoming calendar events,
tasks due and important email, and color-code your events to
provide an easy way to reference your Calendar in the
Agenda, Day, Week, and Month views. Take more notes, or
synchronize more details from your desktop, into the larger
Memos and Notes fields on the handheld.
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Tasks:
Use tasks with alarms and repeating tasks to set reminders
for important commitments.
Along with the standard Palm software, you'll receive a Software
Essentials CD-ROM containing RealOne Mobile Player (Windows only
desktop application), PalmOne Photos, Solitaire, powerOne
Personal Calculator, Handmark Splash Money, Handmark Mobile DB
(keep track of birthdays, auto maintenance, and more), and
Audible Player for palmOne handhelds (Windows only).
Compatibility:
The Palm Zire 31 is compatible with PCs running Windows 98,
NT 4.0, 2000, Me, and XP, and with Macs running Mac OS 9,
version 9.1 or higher, or Mac OS X, version 10.2 or 10.3.
What's
in the Box: This package contains the Zire 31 handheld,
built-in rechargeable battery, protective flip lid, mini-USB
HotSync cable, power cable, stylus, CD-ROM with Palm Desktop 4.1
software for Windows and Macs (as well as bonus software), and
printed Getting Started guide. The rechargeable lithium-ion
battery with a battery life of up to a week under normal usage
or around 6 hours with continuous digital audio playback.
Features:
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160x160
color display with contrast and brightness controls supports
thousands of colors
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200
MHz Intel ARM-based processor, Palm OS v5.2.8, 16 MB RAM (14
MB actual storage)
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Expansion
slot supports MMC, SD, and SDIO memory cards
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Standard
mini-USB connector
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Comes
with Palm Desktop Software for Windows and Mac and Software Essentials
CD
Technical
data:
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Memory:
16MB (14MB actual storage capacity)
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Operating
System: Palm OS v5.2.8
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Processor:
200Mhz Intel ARM-based processor
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Screen:
160x160 color STN display with contrast and brightness
controls. Supports thousands of colors
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Battery:
Rechargeable Lithium Polymer 900mAh battery
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Expansion
Slot: Supports MultiMediaCard, SD and SDIO expansion
cards, sold separately
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HotSync
Cable: Standard Mini-USB connector
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5-way
Navigator Button: Access information with just one hand
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Stereo
Headphone Jack: Accepts standard 3.5mm stereo headphone
plug. Headphones not included
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Dimensions:
4.4 inches by 2.9 inches by 0.6
inches
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Weight:
4.1 ounces
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