Palm V

The PalmV is a personal digital assistant (PDA) by 3Com.

Released in 1999 by 3Com, the PDA has an aluminum enclosure containing a Dragonball EZ (a central processing unit capable of overclocking to 39 megahertz) and two megabytes of memory. Measuring tall and less than thick, the device's 16-shade grayscale display has a backlight and increased resolution from the previous-generation PalmIII. Unlike that older device, which uses disposable batteries (AAAs), the PalmV has a built-in lithium-ion battery, which can be recharged, with an expected charge lasting 1–2 weeks. PalmVs are equipped with a serial port that is electrically though not physically compatible with the EIA-232-D telecommunications standard (the redesigned enclosure design prevents Palm III-compatible accessories from connecting to the port) and a Consumer IR transceiver.

Upon launch, the PalmV cost about , though it had reduced to –400 by January 2000 (equivalent to about $– in ). Units sold in late 1999 came pre-loaded with version3.0 of Palm OS, though 3.3 was available to download and install. The IBM WorkPad c3 is the PalmV, relabeled.

Ars Technica Will Smith raved about his PalmV in 1999, recommending it to all interested, excepting Palm III users for whom the technical-specifications upgrade was not substantial enough. Writing for TechRepublic in January 2000, Jeff Thompson was enthusiastically full of praise for the PalmV, both for personal and enterprise uses.

On October 4, 1999, 3Com released the Palm Vx. Measuring and weighing , the new product featured an improved eight megabytes of memory storage and faster PC synchronization. The list price was .

In 2000, 3Com partnered with supermodel Claudia Schiffer to release the Palm Vx Claudia Schiffer Edition on August 1: it features a "blue brushed-metal" exterior rather than the base silver color, and was sold exclusively through Schiffer's website.

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