CNET editors pick the products and services we write about. When you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Bonnie Cha. Review summary As the popular Zire 71 goes into retirement, the Zire 72 is here to take its place.
Boasting more memory and a faster processor, the PalmOne Zire 72 also lets you take photos and videos, connect to devices via Bluetooth, listen to music, and watch videos. Its eye-catching blue design and its multimedia capabilities will appeal to young professionals who want a device that can get the work done but still leaves room for fun.
PalmOne revamped the look and feel of the Zire, giving it a bit of flash with its electric blue color. And forgoing the plastic casing of models past, the Zire 72 comes sheathed in a soft, rubbery material that feels like it could endure some rough treatment. However, if you don't want the color to scratch off, store the device in its case. The Zire 72 has a different look than the TJ37, which is enclosed in a more traditional and businesslike silver-metallic shell.
Still, the Zire feels sturdy in your hands, and it's compact and light 4. Messages software allows you to send and receive text and multimedia messages and include photos taken with the built-in camera. The Zire, released in the fourth quarter of also known as the m , is the handheld responsible for starting the value-conscious handheld craze. As of August , both of these handhelds had been discontinued, making the Palm Zire 31 the entry-level Palm-branded PDA citing a strong demand for color.
Like most palm handhelds, text from the PDF file could be copied and pasted into other applications such as Memo Pad, greatly enhancing the utility of this cheap device. It was capable of, in effect, acting as a portable word processor, albeit a very basic one. The Palm Zire 31 was a budget multimedia-oriented device.
The ROM included RealOne Player giving the device some digital audio player capabilities and a photo album application. The Z22 was a successor of Zire 21, but without the 'Zire' moniker. Its weight was 3.
Included in the box were cables for syncing with a computer via USB, and for charging from a wall outlet, Palm Desktop software for Mac and Windows, and a screen protector to apply if desired.
It was introduced on April 23, It also featured a small joystick for quick navigation. Audio playback capability was possible with the inclusion of a SD card slot and a Palm version of RealPlayer. To counter the slow file transfer rate for uploading songs to the device, Palm offered an MP3 playback kit that included a memory card writer.
The 71 still had advantages over the 72, as the camera was constantly protected by a shell on the 71, and it had a PalmOne 'Universal Connector'. The Zire 71 did not ship with any wireless capabilities other than the infrared port. Wi-fi capability could be added to the Zire 71 via the SD slot.
Wireless capabilities could also be added through the use of a folding portfolio, such as the Enfora Wireless LAN Portfolio. Reviewers were impressed by the excellent quality of its LCD and the comparatively good quality of its camera relative to similar generation VGA digital cameras. Certain users found issues with the sensitivity of the device's joystick, which on certain devices was prone to powering up the PDA inside pockets, bags, and other containers, thus draining the batteries.
The recommended utilities for the Palm Zire 71 and all other Palm-branded PDA users as well addressing the in-pocket power-up problem are. Alternatively, one could simply lessen the frequency of this occurring by inserting the PDA into its case top first so that the joystick is at the wider end of the pocket. Additionally, after many cycles of opening and closing the camera, the small cable that connected the halves of the device could fracture, leading to a loss of hotsync ability, and eventually being rendered unable to charge the device.
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