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| 27th May -1st June 2002 News Archive | ||
 01/06/2002  Joel
Suplido has sent in details of the new Vaja I-Volution Dyna Case
for the NR70V which has a
special compartment to hold the MP3 remote and headphones- nice!more details |
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  01/06/2002 Action Names 5.21 has been released- improvements include Numerous High Resolution+ Improvements and Fixes Improved Jog Dial Support in all views. Private To Do now working properly Fixed Fatal Error when attempting to Snooze alarm Fixed problem when in ¼ view not displaying days properly when Quarter begins with December Fixed numerous display problems in Block View more details |
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 01/06/2002 Watch 1.0 has been released- it's a graphical hi-res clock which will in the future feature more designs. more details |
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 01/06/2002 Thanks
to Lubak for sending in details of Xiino 1.0.9E- Xiino is a
full-function web browser for PDA.
It is the successor product of Palmscape, which received raved reviews
as the best web browser forPalm. Xiino moves a step further more details |
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 01/06/2002 Bet you never though you would have a train set in your hand- well, now you can with HandRail 2.0- HandRail gives you a working railroad model right on your Palm compatible handheld. Lay a variety of track, switches, loops, bumpers, and landscaping. Add trains in different colors. Then start the system, adjusting throttles and switches as the trains run. Save your favorite layouts for running later more details |
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  31/05/2002 Reinoud
Vaandrager has sent in a link to a site with some excellent pictures of
the new T650C.more details |
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 31/05/2002 UK Area Codes Pocket Directory DB 4.0 has been released- No need to struggle with a large phone book if you have the United Kingdom Area Codes Pocket Directory Database! Categories include: City names in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland, each with assigned area code Area code numbers, with assigned locations Specially assigned codes, such as directory assistance, emergency numbers and mobile device prefixes Dialing information for local and international calls. It's only $1.95 as well. more details |
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  31/05/2002 Palm
eBook Studio for Palm Reader is now available- Palm eBook Studio for
Palm Reader Creates eBooks that
can be read by the Palm Reader and Palm Reader Pro software on Palm OS®
or Pocket PC handhelds. With Palm
eBook Studio you will be able to easily design the navigation of your
document, format it, and convert
the finished document for reading on a handheld. Thanks
to Joel for the information.more details |
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 31/05/2002 This could provide a lot of fun for $1. It's called Riddles and Puzzles and contains 59 riddles and puzzles, all of them collected from the internet. more details |
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 30/05/2002 Well
it's official- there is such a machine as the T650C. Thanks to
everyone who emailed the confirmation
(sorry, too many of you to mention personally but much appreciated!).
All specs are in the news article
dated 27/05/02.more details |
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  30/05/2002 The CLIEWorld Magazine is now available from the HandStory website in the 'HandStory' format (obviously) more details  |
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 30/05/2002 A new
T series keyboard (PEGA-KB20) has been announced at the same
time as the T650C. Clie Source
were first (I think) to pick this one up. Thanks to Joel.more details |
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 30/05/2002 I have been waiting for this game for a while- it's called Space Lifter 2.5 and you have to operate a transportation space station. Much like your UPS colleagues down on Earth, you have to pick the cargo from where it was left and deliver it as quickly as possible to its destination. more details |
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  30/05/2002 There
is a VERY long and amazingly detailed guide to making your own skins
for MegaLauncher VIP at Clie Source-
will take a while to read but you
may be able to come up with a masterpiece! Thanks again to Joel.more details |
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 29/05/2002 Thanks
to Wilson Bradley for emailing the news that the English
instructions for YiShow Explorer
are finally available! There is also a YiShow wallpaper page
here.more details |
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 29/05/2002 Handspring
have released 2 new Treos, the 270 and the 90. The Treo 270 is
specified as follows- Full color
mobile phone Dual-band world phone Integrated dialing from PhoneBook
Backlit keyboard Improved battery
life—up to 3 hours talk time, 150 hours standby time Instant Lookup—find
any name in a few keystrokes Speed
dialing 3-way calling Personal speakerphone Headset jack and included
headset Call history
Vibrating and system sound mute modes External ringer switch GPRS
upgradeable upon availability. The
Treo 90 is a similar machine without the the smartphone
capability. Thanks to Joel for the
information.more details |
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 29/05/2002 Thanks
to Gilles Brenner for the following update which has been posted on the
LauncherX website:-
"A Note to our Customers: We
apologize for the delayed release of Launcher X.
This was due to
some personal hiccups in Bozidar Benc's family. Bozidar is a core member
of our development team. We'd like
to thank our customers for their patience. Launcher X is now back on
track and will be ready for a late
June release."more details |
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29/05/2002 MobiPocket have a guide to the World Cup available for only $3.95- it will be continually updated throughout the tournament so you will always have the latest results. more details |
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 29/05/2002 Alien Terrain is a new game which looks rather good- You will be given a modern spaceship, lasers, cannons, and other powerful weapons. Your orders are to get into the heart of enemy's territory. Of course, they are ready to meet you, and to complete the task you have to show them the highest battle mastery, that's why before taking them on with a real spaceship you need just bits of training, and this game is going to help you. more details |
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T650C??? 28/05/2002Looks
like the rumored T650C will stay just that for a while. The
picture shown in the news article is a T615
(no headphone jack or back button). Apologies to anyone who got over
excited by the news BUT I will not be
surprised if such a machine turns up in the not too distant future!
Thanks to IKU for the information. |
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 28/05/2002 Here's a link to a Japanese site which has details of a Compact Flash Sled for the NR70 machines- could be a very useful accessory when we see them over here (if ever). more details |
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 28/05/2002 Open
Logo Hack 1.11 has been released and adds hi-res
capability in the new version. A system extension to
display images every time your Palm Handheld is turned on or off.
Includes a tool to create the image databases. Thanks
to Cezarex for the email.more details |
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28/05/2002 There's an excellent eBook avaialable from Palm Digital Media at the moment- it's called Into the Mirror and is the shocking story of FBI Special Agent Robert P. Hanssen, the master spy who singlehandedly created the greatest breach of security in the history of America. Available for $14.95. more details |
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 28/05/2002 PDArcade had an interesting article on Paul Ellam's Rapid Racer game which has had a major reworking and now looks excellent in colour (just the hi-res to go then :)) more details |
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 27/05/2002 The news articles for the past 7 days have been archived- they can be located via the 'News Archives' button in the top banner. There are a total of 36 articles in this archive. |
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 27/05/2002 You
may think the above Clies are T615's but you would be mistaken- they are
in fact T650C's which have
made their way to stores in Japan over the weekend. Here's the specs:-OS Japanese Version Palm OS® software v4.1 CPU Dragonball VZ (66MHz) Memory 16MB (DRAM) 8MB (ROM) 32MB Memory Stick included Interface USB (cradle), Infrared LCD Reflective TFT color display with front lights 320 x 320 pixels, supports 16 bit 65,536 colors Audio ATRAC3 and MP3 This could be the one for me- an N770CU in a tiny package- fantastic! |
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 27/05/2002 PilotMicroRace v1.2 is now available- it's hi-res and very, very good fun! more details |
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 27/05/2002 Wassup 1.0 has been released- Wassup lets you quickly see what you are faced with for the current day. You can see how many appointments you have, how many to-do items you must attend to and how many emails are left to read and send. you can also see actual descritpions for appointments and to-do items in a simple list format. more details |
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 27/05/2002 PocketDial
1.0 has been released for the Sony Clie PEG-NR and PEG-T Series. The
PocketDial is a DTMF tone generator and dialer for Sony Clie PEG-NR and PEG-T Series handheld only. To make a call, you simply hold your telephone receiver to the Clie's speaker to dial a number. User-friendly interface Dial numbers manually or paste them from the Clipboards Quick-switch phon pad for dialing alphanumeric phone number Up to 15 programmable SpeedDial numbers Build-in Bad pixel finder. Thanks to Cezarex. more details |
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 27/05/2002 Not
strictly Clie related but very useful. Chris Veerabadran has sent in a
link to a page detailing all of the Football World Cup 2002 matches which gives you the ability to specify a time zone and see exactly when each match is being played. Once you have chosen your time zone you can convert it to iSilo or HandStory and you have an up to date agenda of each match. more details |
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