Growing handspring family offers expanded choices. (New products: tools for schools).Handspring, www.handspring.com, hardware, $199-299 Whether you're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. more storage capacity, speed or plug-and-play module options, one of Handspring's new products may be what you need to do your job better. The newest arrivals to the Visor An electronic PDA originally from Handspring, Mountain View, CA (www.handspring.com) that was introduced in 1999 by the people who invented and marketed the PalmPilot. Based on the Palm OS, it was the first handheld to use the USB interface. family of handheld computers are the Visor Neo and the Visor Pro. Both use the fastest operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. available (3.5.2H2 Palm OS) and are designed for memory-intensive applications, such as searching large databases. The Fast Lookup feature, first introduced with the Visor Edge, allows users to access contact information more quickly and with one hand, using application buttons instead of the stylus. The Visor Neo, the entry-level model, offers the same processor speed as the higher-end Visors. This handheld has 8MB of memory and runs on two AAA batteries. The Visor Pro's 16MB of memory can handle large multimedia files, databases and digital images. Its lithium ion A rechargeable battery technology introduced in 1991 that provides greater charge per pound than nickel metal hydride. In 1993, Toshiba introduced the first notebook in the U.S. with a Li-ion battery. battery charges right in the cradle. In addition, certain Springboard modules may be recharged by the cradle when they're inserted into Visor Pro's expansion slot A receptacle inside a computer or other electronic system that accepts a printed circuit board. The number of slots determines future expansion. See PC data buses. (hardware) expansion slot - A connector in a computer into which an expansion card can be plugged. . Both handhelds feature the Springboard plug-and-play expansion slot. More than Springboard modules are available; the newest are the 16MB Backup and the eyemodule2 digital camera. The Backup module allows complete data backup from the handheld with one touch. If data in a Visor is lost, the module can restore the entire memory of the handheld. The module costs $59.99 and is especially helpful for mobile users with limited access to their desktop computers to synchronize See synchronization. . The eyemodule2, which costs $199, turns a Visor handheld into a camera that can capture black-and-white and color photos, as well as eight-second "movies." The images can be converted to JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. files, and the movies can be converted to Quicktime. The eyemodule2 is ideal for field trips, says Mark Dadgar, product manager at Handspring. "The nice thing about it is when you snap a picture, you can make notes to go along with it," he says, adding that the module can also be used to document school events and classroom projects. "We've even seen people in corporate environments use it after a meeting to snap a picture of a dry erase board," he says. The eyemodule2 gives new meaning to the task of taking notes. CIRCLE #520 FOR MORE INFORMATION [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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