The Palm TX handheld can be connected to the email and files stored on the office PC using the inbuilt Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless connectivity. It has a speedy Intel 312 MHz ARM-based processor. There is a high resolution 320 x 480 pixel screens. This has portrait and landscape orientation modes. There are expansion slots for Secure Digital, Multimedia and Secure Digital I/O cards. There is a non-volatile flash memory of 128 MB. Out of this 100 MB is meant for files and software. This memory safeguards the documents and information although the device is not charged and the power is turned off.
The Palm TX can be used with personal computers having Windows 2000 and XP operating systems and with Macs having Mac operating system 10.2.8 to 10.4. The Palm operating system has the following type of applications. Tasks are used along with alarms and repeated tasks are set as reminders. In the calendar, the agenda view can be used to see the future events, tasks due and crucial email. The events can be given color codes for an easy method of reference to the calendar in the month, week, day and agenda views. Contacts are used to store many addresses. There are fields for phone numbers, multiple email addresses, instant messenger IDs and web sites.
The Graffiti 2 writing software is very easy to learn and can be used to input data into the device. Window users can time their tasks, contacts, calendar and notes along with the Microsoft Outlook. The Palm operating system 5.4 has the files application that facilitates simple movement of the folders and files.
This device has along with it the Pocket Tunes MP3 player. This can be used to play music files or Podcasts. It is possible to generate and edit play lists and shuffle songs. It is possible to listen to these songs as per the genre, artist or album. The device also has inbuilt software to see video clips and digital photos. The MobiTV software can be used to see an entire range of television programs like entertainment, sports or news. The Palm TX supports the native Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. As the Adobe Reader is included, it is possible to download and see the converted Acrobat files. Using the Palm TX, the user can alter the content in a Word file or update the numbers in an Excel spreadsheet or execute a PowerPoint presentation at any place like the airport.
The expansion card slot permits to insert a memory card from a digital camera. It is possible to see photos on the large color display. It is possible to add transitions between photos and then view them as a slideshow. As the Palm TX is compatible with SD cards up to 2GB, it is possible to load some home videos for entertainment on long trips.
The inbuilt wireless Bluetooth connectivity version 1.1 can be used to synchronize along with a Bluetooth-enabled computer placed at a distance of 30 feet. Any compatible Bluetooth-enabled phone can be used to send and receive email, connect to the web or send multimedia or text messages.
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