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Past Meetings: January 9, 2003

Our first meeting of 2003 was a good one, and what made it really exciting for me (Tracy) was seeing 14 women in attendance! This was by far the largest turn out of women we've seen, and I think that's great.

This month's we had three different topics:

1. Our guest speaker was David Rafferty, National Sales Executive for Palm's Enterprise Solutions Group. David reviewed the Zire and Tungsten branding strategy. David announced that the Tungsten 2 will be released in March. It will have 32Mb, a better screen (triflective), though still 320x320 resolution. He suggested we wait until after Feb 4 to buy a Tungsten T--sounds like prices will be dropped in anticipation of the new models being introduced. David also talked about the next generation wireless, the Tungsten W. This is a combo PDA and cell phone and scheduled to come out Jan. 29. It has an integrated thumb keypad; class 10 gprs; Palm OS version 4.1.1; 1500 mAh Lithium Ion Polymer battery; no graffiti area - uses jot - but you can write graffiti on bottom of screen. It will list for $550.
   
   
2. We took alook at the new ultra-thin Stowaway XT Keyboard made by ThinkOutside. The XT stands for "extra thin" and that it is. This keyboard also works with any Palm that has the universal connector on the bottom, namely:
   • m125
   • m130
   • i705
   • m500
   • m505
   • m515
   • Tungsten T
   • Tungsten W

   This makes it nice for those who have upgraded models, or who have family members with other models in that the same keyboard can be shared by all. The XT works now on your own lap; the previous version required a rigid table-top surface. Overall, a very nice keyboard. They retail for about $89.

3. We reviewed a new must-have application called QLaunch by DigitSense which is specifically for the Palm Tungsten T (TT). The TT is very small; the reason for that is the Graffiti area is covered by a hardware slider. TT owners like to keep that slider closed as much as possible. QLaunch helps you do this by allowing you to map up to 21 different application to your device's hardkeys. Not only can you map applications, but you can also map special functions like Find, Calculator, Backlight, On-screen keyboard, etc. QLaunch was written by DPUG cofounder Scott Dreslinski. It has gotten several great reviews on various sites like The Gadgeteer and Brighthand. QLaunch is shareware and costs $10. A new version is coming out soon that will keep the TT turned off in the event that buttons are inadvertently pressed.

Give Aways:

• A Palm i705 with clip-on mini keyboard, compliments of Palm.
• One Stowaway XT Keyboard, compliments of ThinkOutside
• A registered copy of QLaunch to any Tungsten T and Sony NX70V owners in attendance, compliments of DigitSense.

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