Get your life organized and then take pictures to prove you’ve done it. This Palm Zire 71 handheld has a bright, 320×320 transflective TFT color display (more than 65,000 colors) plus an integrated digital camera with 640×480 resolution, auto exposure and automatic white balance keep watch over. Features: Palm operating system 5.2.1; SD expansion slot; 16 MB memory; USB cradle; on-screen keyboard; infrared data share; calculator; calendar; appointment book and to-do list; e-mail software; and software for playing MP3 files, reading pdf files, watching video clips and playing solitaire. Click on Help at the top of the page, then on Product Rebates where you’ll be able to download the rebate form.
Early Adopters Pick: April 2003. First handheld under $300 to have a built-in digital camera.
The Palm Zire 71 handheld helps you organize your life on the fly. View your appointments and addresses on an outstanding high resolution color screen, or capture pictures with its unique hidden digital camera. Listen to MP3s, watch video clips, and enjoy the Zire 71 handheld’s long-lasting rechargeable batteries.
Built-in Digital Camera
The Zire 71 handheld features a built-in digital camera with 640×480 (VGA) resolution, auto exposure, and automatic white balance keep watch over. To use the camera, just slide the front down to reveal the lens, point and click, and you’ve captured the images to share with your family and friends.
Display
The Palm Zire 71 features a 16-bit, 320×320 bright transflective TFT color display, which supports more than 65,000 colors.
Expansion
The Zire 71 uses Multimedia Card and Protected Digital expansion cards, which straight away add software applications, additional memory, large databases, and more without taking up built-in memory space.
Operating System
The Zire 71 is powered by Palm OS 5.2.1, which provides higher performance, enhanced multimedia features, beef up for Bluetooth connectivity and networking, and enterprise-class security.
Extra Software
In conjunction with the usual Palm software, you’ll be able to receive a Software Essentials CD-ROM containing RealOne Mobile Player for MP3s, Kinoma Player for video, Audible Player for audio books, RealOne Arcade, Palm Reader for eBooks, Solitaire, Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm OS, powerOne Personal Calculator, Phone Link Updater, Telephony/SMS, VersaMail 2.5, and more.
Compatibility
The Palm Zire 71 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 X, 10.1.2 or later.
What’s in the box
- Zire 71 Handheld
- Protective Carrying Case
- USB HotSync Cradle
- Power Adapter
- Stylus
- “Read This First” Document
Palm Desktop 4.1 for Windows, which includes:
- Palm Quick Install for simple transfer of Palm OS applications, photos, audio files and more from your computer to your handheld.
- Palm Photos for editing and emailing photos from your desktop
- Palm Desktop 4.0 for Mac
Software Essentials CD-ROM
- RealOne Mobile Player
- Kinoma Player & Producer
- AudiblePlayer
- Handmark’s Solitaire
- RealOne Arcade
- Palm Reader
- VersaMail
- PowerOne Calculator
- Acrobat Reader
Bright, 320×320 transflective TFT color display supports more than 65,000 colors
Texas Instruments OMAP310 processor (ARM); 144 MHz
Integrated digital camera with 640×480 resolution, auto exposure, and automatic white balance keep watch over
SD expansion slot
Zire 71 Handheld, Protective Carrying Case, USB HotSync Cradle, Power Adapter, Desktop Software CD-ROM, Software Essentials CD-ROM, Stylus