Palm Finally Announces SD WiFi Card 256
Estranged42 writes "After years of waiting, Palm announced today that it will release an SD 802.11b card for its Tungsten T3 and Zire 72 handhelds. This comes after years of anticipation and speculation about this card ever happening. It should be arriving sometime in September for $129. I think I'm still looking forward to getting one. The Register and others are carrying the story."
$129? (Score:3, Informative)
What a rip off.
Finally... (Score:2, Informative)
http://www.engadget.com/entry/5574704268292237/ [engadget.com]
Re:Will it work with the Treo too? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Cool! (Score:2, Informative)
Also you can use free wireless hotspots to update things like Avantgo when you are traveling.
I bought a Sony Clie for just this reason.
Re:still using palms (Score:5, Informative)
Bzzzzzz...wrong. Methinks you got your As and Bs confused.
The PowerBook (or, more correctly, Apple's AirPort Extreme MiniPCI card) supports 802.11b and 802.11g.
802.11g is backwards compatible with 802.11b (despite what I overheard some idiot salesman say to a customer at Best Buy once). You can use 802.11b cards with 802.11g access points and 802.11g cards with 802.11b access points. I do this al lthe time. Part of the reason this is possible is because 802.11b and 802.11g operate in the 2.4 GHz range. The backwards-compatibility is also built into the 802.11g spec (IIRC).
802.11a, on the other hand, is 54 Mbps (like 802.11g), but operates in the 5 GHz range and is not compatible with 802.11b or 802.11g.
Some manufacturers make combo cards that work with all three protocols. Apple is not one of them.
CyberDave
Re:11b or not 11b (Score:3, Informative)
Re:11b or not 11b (Score:2, Informative)
Even with true SDIO, you would need to be using the 4bit mode at the maximum clock speed to achieve G data rates and I don't believe any of the handhelds are capable of this. Currently G modems on handhelds are just a marketing ploy.
PalmInfocenter WiFi Card Review (Score:3, Informative)
Heavy Zire 71 camera users will need this... (Score:3, Informative)
for T2 owners: (Score:4, Informative)
So why is the card only available for the T3 and Zire 72, and not other models with SD slots? The official answer from palmOne is: Following market and development-cost analysis, palmOne wanted to develop a Wi-Fi card that will be applicable to its Zire 72 and Tungsten T3 handhelds. These solutions require very tight integration between hardware, firmware and custom software, as well as access to propriety technologies for the level of tight integration necessary to give the customer an excellent experience. In other words it sounds like the differences between other models SD slots and other factors such as power draw and battery capacity, made is cost prohibitive to develop it for other handhelds.
hmmm, I'm thinking they are just pushing their newer products.
Re:So just like the third party ones? (Score:2, Informative)
And yet you can buy it RIGHT NOW for under 70$ as a simple internet search would have revealed.
Re:I like palm, but... (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Tungsten E (Score:2, Informative)