07-19-2004, 02:30 AM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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New Pocket PC? - Compal Palmax z720
"After producing its own low-end handheld - Palmax z710, Taiwanese company � Compal decided to continue this business. Today we'll talk about the second PDA of this company in this year - Palmax z720. Long time before Compal produced only ODM-models of PDAs (as well as laptops), for example, for Toshiba. Probably, Compal's production activity under own brand somehow confirms rumors that Toshiba leaves the PDA market."
Duncan from FirstLoox let us know about a possible new Pocket PC � the Palmax z720 by Compal. It will run WM2003SE, has a integrated GPS receiver (which explains the antenna) and has a 300Mhz Intel XScale PXA263, 128Mb RAM, 32Mb ROM, a QVGA screen, a SD/MMC Slot and a removable 1050mAh battery. Compal usually produce Pocket PCs for others and as the quote above mentions, it may have been designed originally for Toshiba to release. These continuing rumours about Toshiba exiting the PPC market are starting to get worrying. I do hope that they will keep at it and continue to make great devices. Dell and HP could use a solid competitor.
Mobile-review.com have an English translation of their review of the z720 with lots of details and screenshots. You can marvel at the 'pleasant silver plastic' and wonder if we will ever see it in stores over here. Bear in mind that Mobile-review were testing a prototype and not the final production hardware. The only current information about the z720 is on Russian sites and while they talk about a release date of a few months, it remains to be seen when/if the device will be released elsewhere/at all. Personally I would love to see more PPCs with built in GPS receivers! So, a new Pocket PC model, more Toshiba rumours and GPS. Thoughts?
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07-19-2004, 03:35 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Just a minor correction - the screen is only QVGA - though it has a dedicated button for switching to landscape - so definitely had WM2003SE in mind when designed.
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07-19-2004, 03:55 AM
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Editor Emeritus
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Thanks, Duncan, I've corrected it.
--janak
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07-19-2004, 04:03 AM
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Pontificator
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Did you notice the Casio E-1xx style keys and pad location??
Plus the Casio-like icon on the launch key??
Me think it was designed for Casio for the Japanese market. 8)
Watch Casio.co.jp for a (possible) announcement there... 
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07-19-2004, 04:40 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Looks like an awesome device for games(button placement and directional key)
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07-19-2004, 06:06 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Looks like e310 with a huge antenna. Didn't like that desing either .. :?
/jizmo
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07-19-2004, 06:28 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Feb 2002
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I'm sorry...but this design gets a BIG  ukeface2: from me...
It looks cheap and what's with that HUGE antenna nub... :?
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07-19-2004, 08:02 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Interesting form factor... It does look 'cheap' though. Will be interesting to see where this company goes!
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07-19-2004, 10:14 AM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Originally Posted by Duncan
Just a minor correction - the screen is only QVGA - though it has a dedicated button for switching to landscape - so definitely had WM2003SE in mind when designed.
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Doh - don't know how that type happened.  ops:
Cheers for the heads up on this unit Duncan! 8)
I agree with the comments about the aerial. :? Too bulky, too angular.
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07-19-2004, 10:30 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 318
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Palmax. Now that's a blast from the Past 
Used it have one of their Mini-PC's. Great product better than the Libretto I used to run Windows NT4 Server on mine VERY SLOW but it worked great as a storage device.
http://www.tidalpower.com.tw/pd1100.htm
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