e-mail, SMS (short message service) and other communication software complete a package that is a near-perfect combo of compact functionality. The updated Address Book allows one-touch dialing of your Bluetooth-enabled phone without a physical connection between the devices. Data synchronization to my PC was fast compared with IrDA but took about twice as long as it would have with a wired USB cradle connection.
Contributing editor Richard Hoffman groks Web development and middleware, PDAs and wireless WANs, and leads the Web Technologies group at Fairfax County Public Schools. Write to him at [email protected].
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Palm Expansion Options
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For expansion, in addition to the SD slot, the Tungsten T uses Palm's Universal Connector, which has remained unchanged so most m500-series peripherals should work without difficulty on the Tungsten T. I tested Secure Digital memory and data cards and an m500-series Palm Keyboard (with a new beta OS5 driver from Palm) on the Tungsten T and they worked without a hitch. Data transfer from main memory to a SanDisk SD card was about 45 KB per second, and retrieval from the card was about double that speed. One enterprise peripheral you won't find yet for the Tungsten T is an SDIO-format 802.11b card. One is in the works, but for now, the add-on Xircom sled is the only option for Wi-Fi.
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