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A Year Ago: Palm Still Handheld King
News Handspring has generated a lot of buzz around its Visor product and the various modules that can occupy the Springboard expansion slot. Sources say that the MemoryStick slot will later evolve into an expansion slot for different modules such as GPS...
[June 28, 2001, 6:05]
Compaq Brushes Up IPaq
News Compaq's next iPaq handheld computer will feature closer integration with Bluetooth wireless add-ons, a new built-in expansion slot and an improved battery, according to details leaked onto the Web on Thursday.
[September 28, 2001, 13:30]
Palm Still Handheld King
News Handspring has generated a lot of buzz around its Visor product and the various modules that can occupy the Springboard expansion slot. Sources say that the MemoryStick slot will later evolve into an expansion slot for different modules such as GPS...
[June 28, 2000, 8:26]
Palm Models Arrive With New OS
News Following through on a promise to add versatility to its product line, Palm on Monday is unveiling two slim new models that add a postage-size expansion slot. As previously reported, the $449 (£314.46) colour m505 features 8MB of memory, a Secure...
[March 19, 2001, 8:28]
Palm Bluetooth Card Cuts Wires
News The Bluetooth card was one of the accessories Palm spoke of when it first introduced the Secure Digital/Multimedia Card expansion slot into its handhelds last year, and it is the first accessory to make use of the slot.
[February 21, 2002, 12:43]
3Com Switch Aims For The 10-Gigabit Future
News The SuperStack 3 Switch 3870 family is the first stackable Gigabit Ethernet switch line to include a built-in 10-Gigabit expansion slot, according to 3Com. Com says the expansion slot brings added scalability to a company's network.
[May 14, 2004, 13:45]
Palm Readies New Consumer Handheld
News The device will fulfil Palm's promise to bring a standardised connector and expansion slot to its low-end range, making peripherals designed for the more expensive m500 line compatible with the entry-level products.
[August 14, 2001, 16:01]
The Year Ahead: Handheld Developments
News For Palm, 2001 was all about expandability: newer handhelds such as the entry-level m125 and the pricey m505 have both an expansion slot that accepts Multimedia Cards (MMC) and Secure Digital (SD) cards, which are handy for adding more memory.
[December 29, 2001, 6:31]
Palm M125 Packs Punch For Consumers
News While keeping the same basic design as its predecessors it uses Palm's newly introduced standard base connector and adds a secure digital card expansion slot, meaning that the device will be able to use most of the same add-ons as the more pricey...
[September 20, 2001, 8:30]
Visor Review: 'Embracing And Extending' The Palm
News The most obvious difference is the expansion slot on the back of the Visor. Called the Springboard, this plug-and-play slot lets you quickly add extras such as pagers, modems, MP3 players, Internet access programs, and all types of applications and...
[September 15, 1999, 16:03]
Next-gen Palm Set For Debut
News The i705 will cost $449 (about £314) and will also come with a Secure Digital expansion card slot, 8MB of memory and a monochrome screen with a resolution of 160 pixels by 160 pixels. The VII and VIIx also did not come with a Secure Digital...
[January 28, 2002, 8:56]
PC Expo: Clash Of The PDA Standards
News The Sony Vaio Penner (my name for the PDA) is oozing with potential with its cool industrial design, jog dial and Memory Stick expansion slot. Imagine for a minute that your Palm, Handspring Sony or even your Windows CE/Pocket PC portable computer...
[July 3, 2000, 8:50]
Picture This: Handspring's Visor Edge Revealed
News Handspring's new handheld excludes the company's Springboard expansion slot for add-on modules. In the slot's place is the Edge Connector, an alternate slot that accepts a Springboard adapter, which acts as the previous expansion slot.
[March 13, 2001, 9:43]
TechXNY: Return Of The PDA/phone Hybrids
News The 7135 features a colour screen, Global Positioning System technology, a Secure Digital expansion slot with input and output capabilities, and a built-in digital audio player. The iPaq 3950 and the iPaq 3970 come with a Secure Digital expansion...
[June 25, 2002, 10:53]
Handspring Ships One Millionth Visor
News The company recently released a list of 25 expansion modules available to make use of the Springboard expansion slot. All Handspring PDAs come with expandability through a Springboard slot, a key advantage over rival Palm.
[December 7, 2000, 8:29]
Fiorina Warns Tech Gloom Is Spreading
News It is equipped with a Secure Digital slot, the same expansion port technology used by Palm. HP also announced a digital camera that plugs into a Jornada's CompactFlash slot, equipment from other companies that allow a Jornada to communicate with...
[March 21, 2001, 15:39]
Palm Readies High-end Wireless Handheld
News It will also have a colour screen with a resolution of 320 pixels by 320 pixels and a Secure Digital expansion slot. The device also includes a Memory Stick expansion slot. Palm says it plans to have the Tungsten W, the handheld computer maker's...
[February 19, 2003, 8:11]
ZDNet's Annual Trendsetter Awards
News Other Expansion Packs will include a PC Card slot ($150 street) and eventually gadgets such as Bluetooth, digital cameras, and GPS receivers. But this is misleading, since the iPAQ doesn't integrate a CompactFlash slot.
[June 28, 2000, 15:22]
Palm Patches Tungsten Flaw
News Handheld device maker PalmOne has begun offering a free update for owners of its latest Tungsten device who had problems using its expansion slot. After calls from customers complaining that the expansion slot in their Tungsten T3 devices weren't...
[November 10, 2003, 14:15]
Handspring Visor Edge To Debut Monday
News The new model, which has the same amount of memory and processing power as the Visor Platinum, has a new, smaller expansion slot but can also use modules designed for older Visors via an add-on backpack, according to sources familiar with...
[March 9, 2001, 8:55]
