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Luckily for both of us, Palm last week announced a machine aimed squarely at the home consumer that will be perfect for her: the m100, for $149. I immediately bought one on Amazon (although the product isn't expected to start shipping until later this week...
...into this purchase cold. I've been playing with a pre-production model for the past month and think it's a great tool not only for my mom but also for most people looking for an entry-level handheld. The best thing about it is that it runs Palm's operating system. That means you can load virtually any of the thousands of free applications available on the Net for Palm compatibles...
Some of the stuff on the m100 doesn't appeal to me. While you can "beam" programs and other data to any other Palm user within sight, the hardware for synching the device with your computer is more downscale. Instead of a handy "cradle" that attaches to your PC or Macintosh--so you can just drop the thing in--the m100 comes with a serial cable. It does the job, of course, allowing you to back up your m100 to your computer, download programs and Web pages and all the rest. But it's not as elegant. Also, while...
...Walking through the trapezoidal yellow doorway, I found myself charmed by the d?cor and clean, well-squeegeed feel of the place. Luxuriant red tile framed the self-serve soda-machine area, sliced through by a row of white squares with the swaying-palm logo that serves as a visual counterpoint to the chain's trademark yellow zigzag. Above the order counter, in yellow neon script, were the words "Quality you can taste." Framed posters dotted the walls; off to the right, a series of renderings of In-N-Out outlets from bygone eras in the colorful-blur style of that...
...Walking through the trapezoidal yellow doorway, I found myself charmed by the d?cor and clean, well-squeegeed feel of the place. Luxuriant red tile framed the self-serve soda-machine area, sliced through by a row of white squares with the swaying-palm logo that serves as a visual counterpoint to the chain's trademark yellow zigzag. Above the order counter, in yellow neon script, were the words "Quality you can taste." Framed posters dotted the walls; off to the right, a series of renderings of In-N-Out outlets from bygone eras in the colorful-blur style of that...