- Zire 72
The Zire 72 is
Palm, Inc. 's secondPersonal Digital Assistant with an integrateddigital camera . It is the replacement for the Zire 71, having a 1.2megapixel sensor, 32 MB of memory, built-inBluetooth wireless communication, video recording and playback capability, a built-inmicrophone , hi-res hi-color screen, SecureDigital smartcard slot, and a 312 MHzIntel PXA270 processor.Users have complained about several problems, most notably
*Blue paint peels off (a "special edition" version has been released that has no blue paint, just silver.)
*Camera quality (broken pixels, uncovered lens etc.)
*Screen whining
*Battery lifePalm, Inc. has released a second version of the Zire 72, the Zire 72s, which is silver. This change has fixed the problem with the paint. They have also released a newer version of the blue Zire 72, which uses a different paint, and does not peel.
As with other
Bluetooth enabled devices, turning that connectivity off when not required, extends battery life.This is the last model in PalmOne's line of multimedia Zire devices, and the last model made with a camera. The line is supposedly discontinued.
References
* [http://www.mobiletechreview.com/palm_Zire_72.htm Zire 72 review by Mobile Tech Reviews]
External links
* [http://www.palmone.com/us/products/handhelds/zire72/details.epl Product Details from Palm US website]
=See also=
*Zire Handheld
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