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At a slender 12.5 mm thick, the stylish
Fossil Wrist PDA is the size of a standard wristwatch, but is
packed with all the powerful features of a Palm handheld and it
makes science fiction look out of date. The Wrist PDA comes in
three stylish versions: classic metal, retro leather, and sport
band. There are no left-handed versions of the watch at this time.
The Wrist PDA can do most anything any other basic Palm handheld
can do. With a respectable 2 MB of flash memory for the operating
system, and an additional 2 MB for data and applications, you can
store thousands of addresses, including names, e-mail addresses,
phone numbers, and notes. Drop-down menus allow you to easily
navigate between different functions. You can also input years'
worth of appointments, schedule recurring events, create and mark
off to-do items, and receive reminders so that you'll always be on
top of your schedule.
The ingenious, intuitive PDA-timepiece interface is designed to
make it easy to access all your important information.
A three-directional rocker switch to the right of the watch face
lets you easily select Up, Down, or Enter.
Buttons on either side of the rocker switch are for scrolling up
and down within a screen of text.
A button on the left takes you to the previous screen.
A stylus, cleverly sheathed in the watch band when not in use,
lets you use the touch-screen features--including the Jot input
system, which allows you to write letters directly on the PDA
screen.
You can even beam data to any other Palm device using the infrared
port. The 160 x 160 pixel, 1.4-inch screen is a small wonder in
itself, delivering surprisingly crisp text and icons, and backlit
for easy viewing under most lighting conditions.
Running the Palm operating system (version 4.1), the Fossil Wrist
PDA works with any type of Palm application--including games,
database programs, and more--as well as with desktop programs such
as Chapura that enable information sharing between your PDA and
your PC. |
