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Description
The Zire 31, the
successor to Palm's Zire 21, is designed for value-conscious
students, parents, and anyone who wants to keep their most important
day-to-day schedule and contact information close at hand. The
bright color screen lets you show off your favorite snapshots
(stored on optional expansion cards) to friends, family, and
coworkers. The Zire 31 also offers a built-in MP3 player and Secure
Digital card expansion for storing digital audio files and photos.
The 16 MB memory (14 MB user available) can store thousands of phone
numbers, addresses, lunch dates, meetings, birthdays, doctors'
appoinents and shopping lists.
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Features
The Zire 31 offers the following improvements to the Zire 21:
- Color display
(versus the Zire 21's monochrome screen)
- 16 MB of
Memory (versus the Zire 21's 8 MB)
- MP3 digital
audio capability
- Palm OS 5.2.8
(versus 5.2.1 for the Zire 21).
Display
The Palm Zire 31 features a 160 x 160 color STN screen that
displays thousands of colors and features contrast and
brightness controls.
Audio
The included RealPlayer for Palm OS enables you to listen to MP3
music files stored on optional expansion cards via the built-in
speaker or optional headphones/ear buds. RealPlayer for Palm OS
makes it easy to transfer your personal MP3 music collection to
expansion cards and organize your songs by creating and editing
playlists right on your handheld. It also offers an auto-dimming
capability to help conserve battery power. |
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The Zire 31 features
a 160 x 160 color STN display with contrast and brightness
controls. |
Connectivity
and Expansion
The Zire 31 uses Multimedia Card and Secure Digital expansion
cards, which instantly add software applications, additional
memory, large databases, and more without taking up built-in
memory space. You can synchronize to your desktop PC via the
mini-USB connection on the side of the handheld.
Operating
System and Software
The Zire 31 is powered by Palm OS 5.2.8, which provides higher
performance, enhanced multimedia features, and enterprise-class
security. It useses the intuitive and easy-to-learn Graffiti 2
writing software to input data into the handheld (as well as an
on-screen keyboard). Windows users can synchronize calendar,
contacts, tasks and notes with Microsoft Outlook.
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Track expenses on the go with Splash Money
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The Palm OS features
the following organizer applications:
- Contacts: Lets
you store several addresses for each contact, and it adds new
contact fields for more phone numbers, multiple email
addresses, instant messenger IDs, and a website for your
contacts.
- Calendar: Use
the new Agenda view to see upcoming calendar events, tasks due
and important email, and color-code your events to provide an
easy way to reference your Calendar in the Agenda, Day, Week,
and Month views. Take more notes, or synchronize more details
from your desktop, into the larger Memos and Notes fields on
the handheld.
- Tasks: Use
tasks with alarms and repeating tasks to set reminders for
important comments.
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Along with the
standard Palm software, you'll receive a Software Essentials CD-ROM
containing RealOne Mobile Player (Windows only desktop application),
PalmOne Photos, Solitaire, powerOne Personal Calculator, Handmark
Splash Money, Handmark Mobile DB (keep track of birthdays, auto
maintenance, and more), and Audible Player for palmOne handhelds
(Windows only).
Compatibility
The Palm Zire 31 is compatible with PCs running Windows 98, NT 4.0,
2000, Me, and XP, and with Macs running Mac OS 9, version 9.1 or
higher, or Mac OS X, version 10.2 or 10.3.
What's in the
Box
This package contains the Zire 31 handheld, built-in rechargeable
battery, protective flip lid, mini-USB HotSync cable, power cable,
stylus, CD-ROM with Palm Desktop 4.1 software for Windows and Macs
(as well as bonus software), and printed Getting Started guide. The
rechargeable lithium-ion battery with a battery life of up to a week
under normal usage or around 6 hours with continuous digital audio
playback.
From the Manufacturer
Life is best seen in
color. Take the Zire 31 handheld from palmOne, for example. With its
bright, colorful screen, it turns your busy schedule into a dazzling
display. All, we might add, at a price within your budget. Keep your
schedule, look up phone numbers, store photos of family and friends,
even play MP3s or a game.
See things clearly
on a color screen.
A display that's bright, colorful, and easy to read is exactly what
you'll find with the Zire 31 handheld. Whether you're at home, at
work or at school, you can organize your day, view photos and even
play a game, seeing all of it the way it was meant to be.
Be as organized as
you want to be.
palmOne is always looking for ways to improve your life on the go.
That's why an Agenda view lets you stay ahead of your day, and the
ability to attach a photo to a contact means you can always put a
face with a name. Your Zire 31 handheld synchronizes with Outlook
and offers color-coded categories so you can track your schedule and
those of your family, work, school and more.
Play MP3s.
Carry your tunes with you wherever you go, and listen to them using
the speaker or add stereo headphones1. The Zire 31 handheld won't
slow you down, either. You can play MP3s while you're scheduling
appoinents, adding contacts, or just enjoying a spare moment. With
the Zire 31 handheld, your life just sounds better.
Features
- 16 MB of memory
Room to store thousands of appoinents, addresses, to do lists
and more, even add software
- Infrared
"Beam" information and applications to other palmOne handhelds.
It's easy fast and fun
- Bright, Color
Display Look up phone numbers and view photos of family and
friends on a bright, easy-to-read, colorful screen
- Graffiti
Writing Area Write using Graffiti 2 software. It's easy to
learn and use
- Calendar
All your important appoinents, plus notes, alarms, and reminders
ensure that you'll always be on time for meetings and appoinents.
Plus, a handy Agenda view lets you stay ahead of your day
- 5-way Navigator
Button Get fast, one-handed access to your contacts and other
information with the 5-way navigator.
- Contacts
Store and instantly retrieve thousands of names, numbers, postal
and email addresses, plus the ability to attach a photo to a
contact means you can always put a face with a name
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