Palm V
Palm V is a personal digital assistant by 3Com.
Released in 1999 by 3Com, the PDA has an aluminum enclosure containing a Dragonball EZ 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 Palm III. Unlike that older device, which uses disposable batteries, the Palm V has a built-in lithium-ion battery, which can be recharged, with an expected charge lasting 1-2 weeks. Palm Vs are equipped with a serial port that is electrically though not physically compatible with the EIA-232-D telecommunications standard and a Consumer IR transceiver.
Upon launch, the Palm V cost about, though it had reduced to -400 by January 2000. Units sold in late 1999 came pre-loaded with version 3.0 of Palm OS, though 3.3 was available to download and install. The IBM WorkPad c3 is the Palm V, relabeled.
Ars Technica Will Smith raved about his Palm V in 1999, recommending it to all interested, excepting Palm III users for whom the technical-specifications upgrade wasn't substantial enough. Writing for TechRepublic in January 2000, Jeff Thompson was enthusiastically full of praise for the Palm V, both for personal and enterprise uses.
Vx
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.