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screens without backlighting, having only two application buttons instead of the typical four, and traditional up/down scroll buttons instead of the then-standard 5-way navigator found in other models. Both of these entry-level models are lightweight (3.8oz or 108g) and sport a white plastic face
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capabilities and a photo album application. It didn't have a direct successor—the newer Palm Z22 was more akin to the Zire 21, albeit having the same 160×160 pixel CSTN 4096-color display as the Zire 31. While Zire 31 had the ability to play video (video player not included), the experience was
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with a built-in digital camera. It was introduced on April 23, 2003. At the time of its release, the Zire 71 was the highest-end model in the Zire line, sporting a 144 MHz TI OMAP310 processor, 16 MB of RAM (13 MB usable), 320×320 TFT 16-Bit color screen, Palm OS 5.2.1, and a
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VGA-quality camera (300K pixel with 640×480 support). It also featured a small joystick for navigation, a departure from both the scroll buttons and 5-way navigator of other models. Audio playback capability was possible with the inclusion of a
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operating system. It weighed 3.4 oz (96 g). Included in the box were cables for syncing with a computer via USB and for charging from a wall outlet, Palm
Desktop software for Mac and Windows, and a screen protector.
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The lower-end models emphasized value — Palm's original Zire model was the first PDA under $ 100 from a major manufacturer — and the higher-end models emphasized multimedia capability, including features like
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Handhelds" in the fourth quarter of 2003.
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October 12, 2005, it was available for US$ 149.95 as of July 2010. It had a
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Palm Debuts First $ 99* Handheld - The Zire
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84:Neither the Zire nor the Zire 21 had
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256:Picture taken with the Palm Zire 71.
616:MP3 player, video player
710:Complete specs by CNet for Zire 71
695:, Palm Press Release, Oct. 7, 2002
681:Professional-Class Mobile Managers
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67:with a matte gray plastic back.
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272:Wireless LAN Portfolio.
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159:giving the device some
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72:Motorola DragonBall EZ
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715:PalmOne, inc. website
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459:Storage expandable
445:32/24.6 Mb/Yes
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24:Background/Overview
679:, Palm's brand of
670:, Palm's brand of
480:STN passive matrix
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672:Smartphones
668:Treo Series
539:16 MHz
493:Resolution
325:Toysoft inc
18:Zire Series
1286:As HP Palm
766:Palm, Inc.
565:Garnet 5.4
504:Processor
383:Comparison
320:OffAlready
180:depth and
64:monochrome
1002:LifeDrive
995:LifeDrive
811:PalmPilot
677:LifeDrive
632:Bluetooth
373:Bluetooth
155:included
1332:Category
1298:HP Pre 3
1169:Tungsten
902:Platinum
818:Personal
755:List of
662:Tungsten
656:See also
588:Standard
582:Standard
519:Samsung
508:Motorola
499:320*320
470:Display
411:Zire 72
301:Geakware
194:Palm Z22
188:Palm Z22
1293:HP Veer
945:270/300
764:Before
528:OMAP310
516:OMAP311
496:160*160
416:Weight
408:Zire 71
405:Zire 31
399:Zire 21
363:Zire 72
266:SanDisk
247:Zire 72
242:SD card
119:Zire 31
79:TI OMAP
31:cameras
1154:Centro
892:Deluxe
782:Zoomer
591:Newer
574:5.2.8
313:Whizoo
270:Enfora
41:Models
1268:Pre 2
1255:WebOS
1124:700wx
1018:IIIxe
986:Foleo
979:Foleo
897:Prism
887:Visor
879:Visor
854:IIIxe
790:Pilot
775:Tandy
585:Newer
571:5.2.1
568:5.2.8
562:5.2.1
308:Power
262:Wi-Fi
204:NVRAM
178:color
1273:Pixi
1222:Zire
1159:P850
1144:800w
1139:755p
1134:750v
1119:700w
1114:700p
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1078:i705
1073:m515
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1063:m500
1058:m130
1053:m125
1048:m105
1043:m100
1038:VIIx
1023:IIIc
1011:Palm
927:Treo
907:Edge
859:IIIc
849:IIIe
844:IIIx
832:Palm
802:5000
797:1000
465:Yes
396:Zire
393:Name
367:The
291:are
231:The
208:NVFS
200:CSTN
141:SDIO
123:The
90:SDIO
60:Palm
35:MP3s
16:The
1263:Pre
1149:Pro
1129:750
1109:680
1104:650
1088:Z22
1083:T|X
950:600
940:180
917:Pro
912:Neo
869:VII
839:III
559:4.1
474:LCD
402:Z22
322:by
310:by
298:by
277:LCD
237:PDA
170:MMC
153:ROM
145:MMC
94:MMC
1334::
1316:^*
1245:72
1240:71
1235:31
1230:21
1212:E2
1207:T5
1187:T3
1182:T2
1033:Vx
935:90
624:No
610:No
526:TI
514:TI
462:No
283:.
174:GB
166:SD
137:SD
129:MB
86:SD
37:.
1202:E
1197:C
1192:W
1177:T
1028:V
864:V
748:e
741:t
734:v
340:.
328:;
316:;
304:;
168:/
143:/
139:/
92:/
88:/
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