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...grim when you can perform improv for audiences in Palm Beach, prance around on stage like a gorilla or translate the phrase "I can eat glass, it doesn't hurt me" into foreign languages? (Don't ask. See their Web site...

Author: By Joyce K. Mcintyre, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Laughing all the way to Palm Beach: IGP Clowns Around | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

Things we know: The Visor runs on the same operating system as the Palm, which means thousands of programs are available for it on the Net, many of them free, as well as offline. And just like the original Palm Pilot, it's comparatively cheap. (Clearly, the Palm Pilot inventors, who went on to found Handspring, learned from their success, and are using it as a springboard--hold on to that word--for their Visor.) The basic model sells for $149, but you'll need to shell out another $30 if you want a cradle for synching it with your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All-in-One Gizmo? | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

...simply describing a cheaper Palm here, which misses the genius of Handspring: the Visor has a proprietary slot in the back--a data port called Springboard--that allows you to plug in an array of different devices. Within the year, you'll be able to buy Springboard modules from other manufacturers that convert the thing into a cell phone, pager, global-positioning device, universal remote, MP3 player and more. It's a radically cool idea; in the marketing parlance of the company, it makes the Visor "infinitely expandable," allowing you to choose the devices you need to add functionality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All-in-One Gizmo? | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

...going to do everything I can to see that regular Americans can fly as high as their wings will take them." That would be a seductive idea if we could all soar as high as the Donald, who can hop on his private jet and deplane in Palm Beach for his Mar-a-Lago estate. Let's go along for the ride anyway. It'll be nice and bumpy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Donald Trump | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

Some 2 million people evacuated Florida's coastal areas in advance of Hurricane Floyd's predicted onslaught, but although the winds blew strong in West Palm Beach, the hurricane did not come ashore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Photo Essay: Fascinated by Floyd | 9/15/1999 | See Source »

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