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14th-19th February 2002 News Archive

19/02/2002 Iobox.com have released their versions of two classic arcade games- Defender and Robotron. They cost $14.99 each, are lo-res at the moment but look and play good and are available here.

This week's Competition! 19/02/2002 I have made this weeks competition a bit easier- no reviews or hard work needed. The best piece of news received on or before Friday 22nd February will win designsbybert.com's Deluxe Icon Set for either Action Names or Datebook (the winner chooses). Your news could be details of a software release or a low price you have spotted for Clie hardware in the UK- basically anything Clie related. You can either email me or leave your news on the forum. Winner to be announced on Saturday 23rd.

19/02/2002 The quite superb (and free!) Metro has been updated to version 3.7.0. This updates give the program the following new features- Improved networks: Dublin, Grenoble, Kyoto/ Osaka / Kobe (joined in 1 database), London (including WAGN lines in extended version), Madrid (end of works), Mexico, New-York (WTC station reopened), Paris (extended & tourist), Singapore, Tokyo, Washington/Baltimore (including a "tourist" version), Wien / Vienna. You probably don't care but Métro is now compatible with the future PalmOS 5 (checked by the PalmOS team), Support for multi-expansion card devices (Handera): the program finds its files on all the available cards, Small bugs correction. It also has Jog Dial support to allow for 'one-hand operation'- available at PalmGear.

19/02/2002 I phoned Mico Anvika today to see when they would have the T425 and T625 in stock. Their current brochure includes these models and they are expecting them on Friday 22nd. They have 4 shops in Tottenham Court Road and 1 in Croydon and also deal via mail order and the Internet. If you want more information call them on 0208 2560160.

19/02/2002 Some bad news added to the forum by Pauline re the N770CU- "They are being withdrawn as I managed to get the display model from my local John Lewis store in Glasgow. He looked it up on the computer, as they had none in stock, and told me I could have the display model with a 20% discount as it was now end of the line and was getting replaced."

19/02/2002 AudioBooksForFree.com is a site that offers free audio books (obviously). They are in MP3 format so you can play them if you own an MP3 enabled Clie and there are a lot of catagories to choose from including Science Fiction, Classics, Adventure etc. etc.. Here's the link.

18/02/2002 Here's a compact keyboard which is now available for the CLIE PEG-N750 C/N700 C/N600 C/S500 C/S300 models in Japan. It's specifications are as follows- Size:[86.0 / 59.0 ] 24.0 mm Weight: 44g Correspondence OS:Palm OS 3.3-4.0 System requirements : Windows 98, 2000, Me and NT4.0, Mac OS 8.5-9.1 Power consumption: At the time of use 3V, less than 2mA At the time of /sleep 3.5V, 0.3microA. Suspect it may be while before we see it in the UK but it sure looks good.

18/02/2002 ImageStation is a Japanese site holding original artwork created with Clie Paint (see article from 09/02/2002). The entire site is in Japanese but the pictures speak for themselves- if you have created a masterpiece on your Clie send it in and I will glady decorate the site.

18/02/2002 Animateer 1.0 is a new program from Palmetto Logic which is described as follows- it is one of the first applications designed for creating animated sketches on a Palm OS® handheld. With a little practice, you'll be creating animated sequences that will amaze your family and friends. The only limitations are device memory and your own imagination.

18/02/2002 Not exactly Clie related but worth a look (or a laugh?). News of this prototype PDA from MicroVision has been posted on the forum- the PalmInfoCenter article can be read in full here.

18/02/2002 Here's a nice program which gives me a quick diversion when waiting for a train- it's called Plex and is a Rubiks Cube emulator- it's smooth, colourful and does a surprisingly good job of re-creating the original brick in your hand- it costs only $5 and you can download it from PalmGear.

18/02/2002 Two extra pages added to the site- 'Justify your Clie' is a silly page which may help you get your partner's permission for a new PDA and 'Testamonials' which is a list of the nice messages the site has received so far.

17/02/2002 zed2art from SPUG sent me details about a fix he has found for loose Clie styluses. I have seen comments on various forums re styluses falling out and getting lost- somehow zed2art discovered that there is a part inside a standard disposable cigarette lighter that will fix the problem forever. Pure genius! Details here.

17/02/2002 Here's a game that takes absolutely no advantage of the Clie's higher spec features but is just so much fun! It's called TVGames and is designed to emulate the very first games from the late 1970's that plugged into your TV. If you are as old as me and remember the original you will be surprised at how close this game is to it. It's available here.

17/02/2002 Guitar Envision is a new program which has the following lessons- Reading Tablature, Guitar Parts, Instrument Care, Tuning, Finger Positioning, Strumming, Chords and Scales. Nice idea for a Palm program. Get it here.

17/02/2002 Lubak has added quite a few more Clie fonts to his web site. I have tried a few of them and they do look very good- some of them are also very easy to read.

17/02/2002 Thanks to Murray for emailing me details about item no. 1333290265 on eBay which is a Clie T415 with a 'buy it now' price of £200- could be worth a look. Whilst I was there I spotted some other goodies- item no. 1333262658 is a Clie charger and HotSync cable that works through your PC's USB port only- current price is only £9 with £9.10 for shipping in the UK.Item no. 2002712927 is a Clie Aluminium Hard Case for the 600, 610, 700, 710, 750, 760 and 770 models- currently at £42.57

16/02/2002 If you are a software or hardware developer and would like your product mentioned here please email me by clicking the envelope in the top right hand corner. One word of warning- I only put products on here I am prepared to 'recommend'- if the product's not too hot I won't post it.

16/02/2002 Microanvika.co.uk have the Clie t425 available for £169.36 + VAT and delivery charges start from £7 within the UK.

16/02/2002 Well done to Punk (again!) who wins the prize of a free reg code for Red Mercury's superb Acid Image. To be fair his competition was not much seeing as he was the only person to send in a review but then again why work for it when the program only costs $10 at the moment. I don't rave about many programs but this one is definately work looking at.Here's Punk's review.There will be another free registration code available for a different program next week.

16/02/2002 Ak Clock 1.0 has been released- as you can see from the screenshot above it's lovely to look at even though it's not hi-res. $10 from PalmGear.

16/02/2002 Insight now have available a 3 pack of Clie styluses for £14.09 + postage. Not cheap but you are ordering from within the UK and they are the only place I have seen so far that has them in stock.

16/02/2002 Liberty, the GameBoy emulator has been updated to version 1.3b2. Improvements include * Huge Sound Quality Improvement! * Many updates, more programs now work * Real-time clock (used in some games) now emulated * Special "trick" to speed up certain games (Donkey Kong Land 3, Joust, etc.)- it's available here.

15/02/2002 New information on the forum- Argos.co.uk have the Clie T425 available for £249.99 including delivery. Insight.com have it available for £177.41 + £9.95 postage.

15/02/2002 Palm TipSheet 27 has just been released- topics this month include Supercharging Your To-Do List and an interview with Argentine Palm user Gustavo Talavan. See here.

15/02/2002 Thought it was about time I gave Paul Ellams a mention- he has made some superb software for Palm powered machines such as Lottery Checker which covers the UK Lottery plus the ThunderBall game etc. and Air Hockey 3D which is a blast! Details here- no hi-res support yet but who knows what the future holds.

15/02/2002 PalmPilotUpgrade.com is a company offering memory upgrades for various Palm Powered machines including some of the Clies. You can give your S320 16MB ram for $119 or the N610/710/760C's 16MB ram for $139. You will get a 90 day warranty and the international shipping is your responsibility- click here.

15/02/2002 DayNotez from Natara now has support for the hi-res Clies- this application is described as follows- If you were a paper planner user, you may have searched in vain for the daily journal page when you purchased a Palm device. Try DayNotez and you will wonder why Palm left it out.

15/02/2002 The hi-res version of Boom Time has reached Beta 1.2- should be available soon- more here.

14/02/2002 The news articles for the past 5 days have been archived- they can be located via the left panel (8-13 February 2002). There are a total of 37 articles in this archive.

14/02/2002 Here's the current situation re the t625 availability in the UK:-Dabs.com- 1-2 days (£316.07)- time frames have been changing over the last week. The T425 is 'overdue' and £193.87Amazon.co.uk- 4-6 weeks dispatch (£329.99)- thanks to palmist500 on the forum.PC World- my local branch advised they will have stock on Friday 15th Feb- I'm not convinced!Expansys.co.uk- no listing yet for the t625 or 425.

14/02/2002 A new site has been set up as a way of providing an online help desk for Clie users-. It's very useful to keep bookmarked in time of trouble- click here. Here is a definition of what it hopes to acheive- * Look-up parts and prices * check shipping and repair status * Find Sony locations and service centers * Get the latest news on VAIO computers and CLIE * Get most recent updated drivers and fixes * Browse SonyStyle * See the Sony Global Community * Read helpful tutorials on CLIE and Sony software * Learn more about CLIE and VAIO computers * Read the FAQ * check on rebate status and promotions and lots more.....

14/02/2002 Jacksprat 2.0 Beta 2 has been released by Brayder- download here.

14/02/2002 If you are having trouble finding screen protectors for your Clie I'm not surprised- it's near impossible to find them in the Uk. One solution is to pop along to your local Staples and purchase a pack of Belkin screen overlays for the Palm VII, III- they are a bit big but you only need to cut about 4mm from top and side to have a perfectly fitting overlay- they work well and give good visibility.

14/02/2002 Here's an interesting new game called Piece War. The developers decsribe it as follows- Match pieces to form complete shapes in a Puzzle game or a Shoot´em Up game. Improve your visual skills and space perception while enjoying a highly addictive game play. Think your moves, act quickly and have lots of fun! It's available at PalmGear.