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When the T3 was launched in 2003, the time for stand alone PDA's was counted. The gadget world was looking ahead to the converged 'smartphone' of the future and starting to ignore the dedicated PDA. Despite this gloom the T3 was close to the pinnacle of what these devices would reach and served me well for almost 4 years from 2004-2008 when I replaced the T3 with an iPhone.
Although the device was devoid of a GSM and wi-fi radio, it could be connected to cellular phone via bluetooth. I've used the Nokia 6600 at the time to connect via GPRS and it worked well with simple tasks such as email etc. Battery life was good and would last me 3-4 days initially with regular daily use. The screen was bright. and clarity exceptional for the time. Video playback was remarkable and video conversion from the desktop was easy with added Kinoma video conversion software which i still use today to convert video for PSP.
The T3 remains a smart looking device, even today, with its slide out bottom and it's relative thin but wide dimensions. The T3 is an above average design with its full metal enclosure.
Ultimately the slide-out bottom however let it down however. The bottom part is secured with 4 tiny screws, which eventually came loose and lost. Searching for replacements turned out much harder than it ought to be, at least here in South Africa. I've tried tiny screws I found at an optometrist, but they were too long and prevented the mechanism from sliding and in the end it all became too much and I just secured it in the open position as a solution... So much for the nice design...
HotSync for Mac always felt like a poor effort from Palm's part and spent many frustrating hours to keep everything working nicely (although admittedly third party software also were partly to blame). I guess I should've tried MarkSpace's 'missing sync' software...
I eventually became disillusioned with Palm for failure to develop their OS and poor Mac compatibility. Poor connectivity in an increasingly connected world together with the hardware issues made me glad to replace the T3 with an iPhone 3G in 2008.
Although the device was devoid of a GSM and wi-fi radio, it could be connected to cellular phone via bluetooth. I've used the Nokia 6600 at the time to connect via GPRS and it worked well with simple tasks such as email etc. Battery life was good and would last me 3-4 days initially with regular daily use. The screen was bright. and clarity exceptional for the time. Video playback was remarkable and video conversion from the desktop was easy with added Kinoma video conversion software which i still use today to convert video for PSP.
The T3 remains a smart looking device, even today, with its slide out bottom and it's relative thin but wide dimensions. The T3 is an above average design with its full metal enclosure.
Ultimately the slide-out bottom however let it down however. The bottom part is secured with 4 tiny screws, which eventually came loose and lost. Searching for replacements turned out much harder than it ought to be, at least here in South Africa. I've tried tiny screws I found at an optometrist, but they were too long and prevented the mechanism from sliding and in the end it all became too much and I just secured it in the open position as a solution... So much for the nice design...
HotSync for Mac always felt like a poor effort from Palm's part and spent many frustrating hours to keep everything working nicely (although admittedly third party software also were partly to blame). I guess I should've tried MarkSpace's 'missing sync' software...
I eventually became disillusioned with Palm for failure to develop their OS and poor Mac compatibility. Poor connectivity in an increasingly connected world together with the hardware issues made me glad to replace the T3 with an iPhone 3G in 2008.
good review!
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