Product Description
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The PalmOne Zire72 Handheld Organizer works as hard as it plays.
The built-in 1.2 megapixel camera and MP3allows you to take
pictures, capture photos and video clips, and listen to your
favorite tunes—all while you're on the go. Or, create and edit
Word- and Excel-compatible files, synchronize with Outlook*and
get organized. Features a high-resolution 320x320 color screen;
built-in Bluetooth; 32MB**of memory; expansion slot; and a
high-performance ARM processor. Imported. *Expansion card
required. **Windows only. ***24.7MB actual storage capacity.
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Building on the success of PalmOne's Zire 71, the Zire 72 is the
first Palm-based handheld that can capture digital video with
sound and shoot digital still photos. This multimedia PDA also
features bright 320 x 320-pixel color screen for optimal playback
of video and photos as well as voice capability and an
MP3 player for listening to your own soundtrack. Other features
include Bluetooth wireless connectivity, a 32 MB memory, Secure
Digital card expansion, and a fast 312 Mhz Intel PXA270
processor. And, of course, the Zire 72 features Palm's suite of
information management applications and the ability to edit Word-
and Excel-compatible files and synchronize with Microsoft Outlook
(Windows only).
Upgrade Features
The Zire 72 offers the following improvements to the Zire 71:
* 1-megapixel image resolution (1280 x 960 pixels); the Zire 71
had a maximum 640 x 480 resolution.
* 32 MB of memory (24.7 MB user available); the Zire 71 had only
a 16 MB memory
* Video capture with sound; the Zire 71 only still images.
* Digital zoom for closer image capture and in-handheld editing.
* Voice capability.
* Wireless Bluetooth connectivity (the Zire 71 connected to your
PC only via the HotSync cable)
* At 4.8 ounces, it's 10-percent less weighty than the 5.3-ounce
Zire 71.
* Palm OS 5.2.8 (versus 5.2.1 for the Zire 71).
The Zire 72 can easily capture and manage your most important
digital files.
Built-in Camera
The back of the Zire 72 holds the built-in still and video
camera, which does not require you to slide the back of the PDA
to activate it (like the Zire 71 did). You can shoot video with
sound turned on or off at 320 x 240 pixel resolution and 15
frames per second. Just use the handheld screen to frame the
video, tap the "record" button on the display, then save your
video to an optional expansion card after tapping the "stop"
button.
For still photography, it features a 1.2-megapixel CMOS sensor
with a fixed focus range of about five feet and a 2x digital
zoom. It captures up to 1280 x 960 pixel images, as well as 640 x
480, 320 x 240, and 160 x 120 resolution modes. The camera also
offers such customized image setting controls as white balance,
brightness, saturation, contrast, and sharpness. You can also add
date stamp or effects like sepia, black and white, and blue.
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 on the Zire 72 or, for stereo sound, using optional
stereo headphones or ear buds.
With the built-in digital voice recorder, you can create voice
memos, then synchronize them to your desktop PC and email them to
friends and colleagues.
Display
The Palm Zire 72 features a 16-bit, 320 x 320 bright
transflective TFT color display, which supports more than 65,000
colors.
Listen to MP3 music files stored on expansion cards via the
built-in speaker on the Zire 72Connectivity and Expansion
With the built-in wireless Bluetooth connectivity, you can
synchronize the Zire 72 with Bluetooth-enabled computer from
across the room (within a range of 10 meters, or approximately 30
feet). But that's just the start. Using a compatible
Bluetooth-enabled phone, you can send and receive email and
connect to the web, send multimedia (MMS) or text (SMS) messages,
and even automatically dial any number in your handheld's
Contact's application. You can also synchronize data the
"old-fashioned" way via the mini-USB connection at the base of
the handheld.
The Zire 72 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.
VersaMail software enables you to access and manage your
personal and corporate emai1 while on the go.
Operating System and Software
The Zire 72 is powered by Palm OS 5.2.8, which provides higher
performance, enhanced multimedia features, support for Bluetooth
connectivity and networking, 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 , contacts,
tasks and notes with Microsoft Outlook. 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.
* : Use the new Agenda view to see upcoming
events, tasks due and important email, and color-code your events
to provide an easy way to reference your 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 commients.
Graffiti 2 allows you to enter data quickly into your Palm
handheld but it's even more intuitive and easier to learn
Along with the standard Palm software, you'll receive a Software
Essentials CD-ROM containing PalmOne's VersaMail, Web Pro,
Messages (SMS/MMS), Palm Reader, Documents To Go Standard
Edition, Acrobat Reader, Solitaire, powerOne Personal Calculator,
and Audible Player for palmOne handhelds (Windows only).
Compatibility
The Palm Zire 72 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.
Messages software allows you to send and receive text and
multimedia messages and include photos taken with the built-in
camera. What's in the Box
This package contains the Zire 72 handheld, built-in
rechargeable battery, carrying case, 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 that has a
battery life of between 3 and 4.5 hours depending on screen
brightness settings and usage.
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- Bright, 320x320 transflective TFT color display supports more than 65,000 colors.
- 312 MHz Intel PXA270 processor, Palm OS v5.2.8, 32 MB RAM (24 MB actual storage).
- Integrated 1.2 MP digital camera that also shoots video.
- Expansion slot that supports MMC, SD, and SDIO memory cards.
- Palm Desktop Software for Windows and Mac and Software Essentials CD included.