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[BloogerGAN] The "New" Tungsten E2: The E2 sports a few improvements under the hood as well, including a new 200 MHz, and the same non-volatile memory system palmOne has started using on all of their models to avoid data loss in case the battery runs down. Although containing only 32 MB (26 MB user-available), the chunk size is smaller than on the Treo 650, which - without delving into a lengthy technical explanation - means lost slack space is far less. 26 MB is still a fairly small amount of RAM for a modern handheld, however

[Loosewire.typepad.com] loose wire: Offering up 64 MB of RAM and approximately 64 MB of non-volatile storage for users, the 770 Internet Tablet also harbours an RS-MMS card expansion slot for the purpose of memory expansion. Whether this will be necessary, however, is another question entirely as the functionality of the 770 appears to revolve mainly around the streaming capabilities as provided by its Wi-Fi 802.11b/g connectivity.

[Tamspalm.blogspot.com] Tam Hanna's Palm OS Blog: April 2005: The device does have USB host drivers, so it can still upload pictures to its harddrive, but must use the camera as the card reader, which will drain the camera battery. It even has a 30gb harddrive, but runs linux, which somewhat takes away from its usefulness as a PDA, since users will mainly be forced to use the included programs, or any written by third party developers (screen size is an issue for programs). The screen is only 320 by 240, or QVGA, the same res as all older PPC devices, so though they claim that it can handle enhanced definition content (720x480, Wide DVD), it can only decode it, not display it in its full glory.

[Weblog.infoworld.com] InfoWorld TechWatch: "Linux is a logical choice for the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet as Linux and the Open Source development platform provide us with fast and efficient solutions to build products for this new, Nokia product category," Jormalainen said. "This is the first step in creating an Open Source product for broadband and Internet services. We will be launching regularly updates of the software. The next software release planned for the first half of next year will support more presence based functionalities such as VoIP and Instant Messaging."

[Writingonyourpalm.net] Writing On Your Palm: 10/01/2004 - 10/31/2004: For $100 more, I can get a VGA PocketPC, that has 2 expansion slots, and in one case, a 1.3 megapixel camera. For $100 less, I can get a PalmOS machine (the Zod1) that has everything the T5 has. For the same price, I can get the same PalmOS machine (but the Zod2 has 2 expansion slots) or a PocketPC (also with 2 expansion slots, albeit with a quarter-VGA screen.) If Dell comes out with their putativeVGA machine, the X50, and knowing Dell, they'll likely put it at the lowest price point possible - $450 - then the T5 is dead in the water.

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