New Color Palm Handhelds

Palm's new color handhelds -- the Palm m130 and m515 feature bright color screens that support more than 65,000 colors, Palm's dual-expansion technology, and access to more than 13,000 software applications. The two new color handhelds join the recently debuted Palm i705 handheld -- an integrated wireless email and messaging device for U.S. customers -- to round out Palm's early 2002 product lineup. The Palm m130 and m515 handhelds are now available for $279 and $399, respectively.

Palm's dual-expansion technology comprises the Palm Expansion Card Slot (for use with SD Card and MultiMediaCard media), which allows people to carry and share office-productivity and education software, eBooks, photos, short videos, extensive reference materials, back-up capabilities and extra memory, and the Palm Universal Connector for attaching add-on modules, such as a collapsible keyboards and modems.
The Palm m130 handheld is the most affordable Palm Powered color handheld available today. The Palm m130 handheld is ideal for value-conscious consumers who value a bright color display and a rechargeable battery. Palm's dual-expansion technology and 8MB of memory give users the ability to add on to the Palm m130 handheld as their need for more powerful handheld applications grows. A removable flip-cover protects the color screen, and color faceplates easily snap on and off to add style. (faceplates sold separately).

The Palm m515 handheld's new color screen offers adjustable backlighting, and 16MB of memory. Palm's dual-expansion technology enables users to back up the handheld on-the-go; add new software, business applications, or memory; and attach peripherals, such as a keyboard, a GPS receiver, or a wireless modem -- for a tool that grows with the user's needs.

The Palm m515 handheld's powerful organizer software and support for familiar office software, such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, make it the smart professional choice.

Palm m130 and m515 handheld users have access to more than 13,000 commercially available Palm OS software applications (see Palm's Software Connection website at http://software.palm.com). In addition, both new handhelds ship with a bonus CD-ROM with software applications that can be installed for added capabilities. If bought separately, these bundled products would cost more that $100. They are:

• Chapura's PocketMirror 3.0 -- lets users synchronize calendar, contacts, tasks and notes with Microsoft Outlook for Windows;



• DataViz' Documents To Go 4.0 Professional Edition -- lets users read and edit Microsoft Word and Excel documents, and read and share Microsoft PowerPoint presentations;



• Palm Reader, the leading eBook reader for Palm Powered devices -- lets users read eBooks and view text files;



• MGI PhotoSuite Mobile Edition v2.23 -- lets users view images and video clips in full color;



• powerOne Personal calculator from Infinity Softworks -- a general purpose calculator.



• Palm Mobile Connectivity software -- a set of applications that lets users connect to the Internet via a compatible data-enabled mobile phone or modem to send and receive email, Short Messaging System (SMS) text and data, and access the Internet;



• AvantGo Mobile Internet Service for Palm OS -- gives users offline or wireless access to info on the web; and



• Palm HotSync Mail -- synchronizes popular desktop email programs, such as Microsoft Outlook, via HotSync operation, enabling users on-the- go to read and prepare replies to desktop email offline.

Users can extend the capabilities of the Palm m130 and m515 handhelds via the Palm Expansion Card Slot. With support for SD Cards and MultiMediaCard expansion cards -- postage-stamp-sized cards that allow users to access important information without sacrificing valuable memory space -- the Palm Expansion Card Slot enables users to back up, as well as add content, memory and applications.

For example, the new 32MB Expansion Card plugs into the Palm Expansion Card Slot to provide additional memory for storing favorite software applications, pictures and audio files. And the new Backup Card: 16MB can be used to back up and restore data in one easy step.

Available expansion cards include the following:

• PalmPak Travel Card: Rand McNally Road Atlas
• PalmPak Travel Cards for cities in the United States, Europe and Asia
• PalmPak Language Translator Card
• PalmPak Games Card
• PalmPak Dictionary/Thesaurus Card
• Backup Card: 16MB
• 16MB Expansion Card
• 32MB Expansion Card
• PalmPak eBook series (Personal Finance, Mystery and Sci-Fi)
• FranklinCovey handheld library of best-selling books
• Franklin Electronics Holy Bible
• Handmark Scrabble Card
• Purple Software's classic board games

SDIO support even lets users add wireless capabilities by combining the Palm Bluetooth Card and a compatible Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone.

In addition to the two-tone faceplate that comes on the Palm m130 handheld, Palm offers 19 faceplates that customers can buy to create a customized look. Faceplates are featured in the Accessories Catalog that comes in the Palm m130 box, and can be purchased online at The Palm Store (http://store.palm.com).

Both the m130 and m515 handhelds are now available for $279 and $399, respectively. www.palm.com