TX (handheld)
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| Manufacturer | Palm, Inc. |
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| Type | PDA |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Infra-Red |
| Retail Availability | November 2005 |
| Operating System | Palm OS Garnet, 5.4.9 |
| Camera | None |
| Media | 128 MB Flash memory |
| Input | 320x480 px, 65536 colors, Touchscreen |
| Power | Lithium ion battery |
| CPU | 312 MHz Intel XScale PXA 270 |
| Display | 320x480 TFT screen capable of displaying 65,536 colors |
| Touchpad | Entire screen |
The T|X is a personal digital assistant produced by Palm, Inc.. It features 802.11b Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless connectivity, and is priced at $299 USD. It runs Palm OS Garnet, version 5.4.9.
The T|X has 128 MB of non-volatile flash memory, of which 100 MB is user accessible, which some consider to be a leap backward from the 256 MB seen in the Tungsten T5. However, the Tungsten T5 had only 63.8 MB available for applications, so the application-area of memory has actually increased. The processor, a 312 MHz ARM-based Intel XScale PXA 270 processor, is slower than the processors of the T5 or LifeDrive which are clocked at 416 MHz; this may be an attempt to increase battery life after the inclusion of Wi-Fi in the handheld and to lower costs. Many users report that the actual performance of the unit seems a lot higher than that of the T5 and LifeDrive. The T|X has 320x480 reflective screen that supports 65,000 colors. The T|X has an Athena Connector for syncing and accessories. It has a headphone jack and also a slot for SD expansion cards. An SD card of a 4GB capacity is usable if formatted to Fat32. The Fat32 driver is much slower than the Fat16 driver, but the speed is still sufficient for most uses. You can notice the slow speed while fast forwarding a movie for instance (try formatting e.g. a 1 GB card to Fat16 and Fat32 and compare).
Some of the built-in software for the T|X includes:
- Versamail - hand held email client.
- Dataviz Documents To Go - A useful mini-office application compatible with Microsoft Office files.
- Pocket Tunes - An MP3 player - additional features available for purchase.
- Blazer - Palm's own web browser, optimized for hand-held browsing.
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