Gizmodo: tx

Buy Palm's TX, Get Palm Z22 Free, Finally

Haroon Malik — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:15:28 EST

If you have been debating whether to purchase a Palm TX for the last three years, your amazingly long uncertainty period has paid off; you now get a free Palm Z22 with every Palm TX purchased. You may very well say that you care more about Angelina's adoption plans, and if you did, we'd be inclined to agree with you. Be that as it may, the Z22 usually retails for $99, and that is a great deal nonetheless. If you belong to that rare breed of failed stockbrokers that actually have friends; what the hell are you waiting for? [Palm via Palm Infocenter]

SpeedModo: ~1Mbit EVDO Downloads with Sony's Sexxed Up Vaio TX Subnotebook

Brian Lam — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:28:04 EST

We've had our mitts on Sony's TX — the first Cellular equipped laptop capable of DSL speeds — for a bit now. But this morning, Sprint upgraded their EVDO network to the faster, DSL speed Revision A standard. And this gorgeous little subnotebook sucked down cellular bits like I've never seen a WWAN chipset do. On average, it hit 500kbits DL, but at its best, it downloaded Firefox to the tune of 157 KBytes a second, or over 1Mbit/s.

Granted, I am on Twin Peaks, less than 1000 feet from the physical peak of San Francisco. But these speeds are unheard of for a built in data connection. I've put data test images from speedtest.net and broadbandreports.com after the jump, if you're interested.

And the hardware itself isn't bad either. The TX's carbon fiber chassis, 11-inch ultrabrite screen, dual layer dvd burner, finger print scanner, and smart keyboard had me at "HELLO." (Oh yes, I am so giddy about this notebook that just dropped Jerry F-ing Maguire quotes on you.) A gut check on speed and battery life: Batteries go on and on, with the TX's ability to shut down individual components, user spec'd. And Core Solo is about as good as it gets for lappie this small. The details: click on through for a visual tour of the bits and ports of the notebook.

Sony TX N10 Series is First Laptop with Built-In EVDO Rev. A Data

Brian Lam — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:00:40 EDT

Sony's pretty TX series was always a friend of ours—way before the little bastard got all high and mighty with its 800kbps Sprint EVDO Rev. A connection. Before it was the first laptop with that kind of ultra fast connection, the TX was just another ultralight from the block. We remember when all it had was that wimpy Cingular EDGE connection that hovered around 100kbps. At least it still has the 11-inch ultrabrite screen and is still less than 3 pounds. (Carbon fiber frame'll do wonders for your figure.) What?! It got a Core Solo processor, a fingerprint reader, a drive head that parks itself on shock, and a double layer DVD burner? OK, that's way too much tech for such a liddle cutesy laptop. Can we have one right now, please?–Brian Lam

SonyVAIO TX Series [Sony]

Aqua FM TX Pro Snorkel For Underwater Communication and Dance

Jason Chen — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:38:39 EDT

Do you have a communication problem? Do others say you just aren't listening? Chances are you're either a jerk, or you're underwater. If it's the latter, you can use the Aqua FM TX Pro so people on land can talk to you just fine. The active mouthpiece works when bit down on, transferring sound through your teeth and bones to your inner ear, where the vibration gets converted into sound by your brain—the same way it works normally.

Now swim coaches can give instruction to their swimmers while they're in the water, or, you can set the mouthpiece to listen to FM radio or a MP3/CD device to listen to music in the water. A set of one snorkel and one transmitter is available for $249.99. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Vacation Gadgets via Travelizmo]

Palm Gets Live MobiTV

tgrumet — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 07:20:34 EST

Here's a nice extra for your Palm TX handheld—MobiTV. 12 channels (mostly sports and news) are available through the service as long as you can pick up a WiFi connection. All you need is a pricey subscription to a data service plan from your cell carrier and you're good to go.

MobiTV on the Palm T|X handheld [MobiTV]

Gizmodo Ink

Noah R — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 11:55:38 EDT

Palm cuts a deal with RIM that will put Blackberry's email software on a version of the Treo 650. What has gotten Palm so amorous lately? First, they allow Microsoft's PocketPC OS to bespoil future Treos, and now they're in bed with RIM. Either they're in total desperation/survival mode or someone snuck a roofie in their drink while no one was looking. [WSJ (reg)]
Meanwhile, the Boston Globe gives some love back to Palm by showering the new TX PDA with a glowing review. [Boston Globe]
Bill Gates donates $15 million to the Computer History Museum, which should now turn around and use some of that coin to buy the massive collection of vintage PCs that went up on eBay last week (the auction's reserve price wasn't met so there's still hope). [San Francisco Chronicle]
The Washington Post reviews AMD's Personal Internet Communicator, which has been out since last year but just started selling at RadioShack. If the review's assessment of the barebones computer (and we mean bare: the thing doesn't even have a CD-Rom drive) is right, we're looking at the 21st century equivalent of the Colecovision ADAM because it costs about the same as an entry-level Windows XP-equipped PC. [Washington Post].
RFID technology continues to gain a foothold with manufacturers and retailers but those civil rights guys are slowing it down by doing the ol' invasion of privacy jig. [Seattle Times]

Palm TX and Z22

Noah R — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:51:20 EDT

Palm busted out two new handhelds today, and they are doozies. The TX has integrated WiFI and Bluetooth, a 320 x 480 color screen, and 128 MB of persistent memory. It sports a built-in MP3 player, and can be used for viewing video or photo, natch. This is meant to replace the T5, although it has a slightly less powerful processor—312 MHz instead of 416 MHz&mdash. But it's also a C-note less expensive, $299.

The Z22 is the "mass market" handheld. Priced at $99, this one has a 160 x 160 screen, 32 MB of memory, and a 200 MHz ARM processor on board. The stylin' iPod white is attractive.

Will these help Palm stand-alones compete in the Smartphone universe? Given the TX's wireless features, it's got to be an attractive solution for people who want to own a small phone but still have access to a full-featured organizer.

Palm T|X [Mobile Review]
Noticias: Z22 y T|X: ya llegan los nue [CanalPDA]
Palm Releases Two New Products [WSJ (reg)]

Pricing for Palm TX [Amazon]
Pricing for Palm Z22 [Amazon]