Palm V is a

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(PDA) by

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. Released in 1999 by

, the PDA has an

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enclosure containing a Dragonball EZ

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(capable of

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to 39 MHz) and two megabytes of

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. Measuring tall and less than thick, the device's 16-shade

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display has a

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and increased resolution from the previous-generation Palm III. Unlike that older device, which uses

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( AAAs), the Palm V has a built-in

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with an expected charge lasting 1–2 weeks. Palm Vs are equipped with a

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that is electrically though not physically compatible with the EIA-232-D telecommunications standard (the redesigned enclosure design prevents Palm III-compatible accessories from connecting to the port) and a

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transceiver. Upon launch, the Palm V cost about , though it had reduced to –400 by January 2000 (equivalent to about $– in ). Units sold in late 1999 came pre-loaded with

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version 3.0, though 3.3 was available to download and install. The IBM

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is the Palm V, relabeled. ''

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'' Will Smith raved about his Palm V in 1999, recommending it to all interested, excepting Palm III users for whom the technical-specifications upgrade wasn't substantial enough. Writing for

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in January 2000, Jeff Thompson was enthusiastically full of praise for the Palm V, both for personal and enterprise uses.

Vx

On October 4, 1999,

released the Palm Vx. Measuring and weighing , the new product featured an improved eight megabytes of memory storage and faster PC synchronization. The list price was . In 2000, 3Com partnered with supermodel

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to release the Palm Vx Claudia Schiffer Edition on August 1: it features a "blue brushed-metal" exterior rather than the base silver color, and was sold exclusively through Schiffer's website.

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Press Release: 3Com Unveils the Palm V and Palm IIIx Connected Organizers
{{Palm devices, state=collapsed 68k-based mobile devices Palm OS devices Palm, Inc.

Vx

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