Binding: Electronics
Brand: Palm
CPU Speed: 200 MHz
EAN: 0805931009425
Item Dimensions: 200600500300
Label: PalmOne
Manufacturer: PalmOne
Model: ZIRE31
Modem Description: None
MPN: ZIRE31
Native Resolution: 160x160
Number Of Items: 1
Platform: PDA
Publisher: PalmOne
Studio: PalmOne
System Memory Size: 16 MB
System Memory Type: SDRAM
Warranty: 90 days warranty
Features:- Standard mini-USB connector
- Comes with Palm Desktop Software for Windows and Mac and Software Essencials CD
- 160x160 color display with contrast and brightness controls supports thousands of colors
- 200 MHz Intel ARM-based processor, Palm OS v5.2.8, 16 MB RAM (14 MB actual storage)
- Expansion slot supports MMC, SD, and SDIO memory cards
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The Zire 31 handheld from palmOne gives you outstanding organization at an affordable price. Take, for example, its bright, easy-to-read color screen. Or the wide range of organizational features - from contacts and calendar to memos and a note pad. Not to mention the MP31 player that lets you carry your tunes wherever you go.An Agenda view lets you stay ahead of your day, and the ability to attach a photo to a contact means you can always put a name with a face. Synchronization with Outlook and color-coded categories make it easy to track your schedule - and everyone else's, too.Manage your money, track car maintenance, view photos - then play a game, read a book, even listen to audio books2. It all comes right in the box.Listen to your tunes on the go using the speaker, or add stereo headphones1. Play MP3s while you're scheduling appointments, adding contacts, or just enjoying a spare moment.With software included in the box, you can use your desktop keyboard to enter information to your Windows or Mac computer, then transfer it to your Zire 31 handheld. That way your information is always safe and secure.
Amazon.com Product Description:
The Zire 31, the successor to Palm's Zire 21, is designed for value-conscious students, parents, and anyone who wants to keep their most important day-to-day schedule and contact information close at hand. The bright color screen lets you show off your favorite snapshots (stored on optional expansion cards) to friends, family, and coworkers. The Zire 31 also offers a built-in MP3 player and Secure Digital card expansion for storing digital audio files and photos. The 16 MB memory (14 MB user available) can store thousands of phone numbers, addresses, lunch dates, meetings, birthdays, doctors' appoinents and shopping lists.
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Upgrade Features
The Zire 31 offers the following improvements to the Zire 21:
- Color display (versus the Zire 21's monochrome screen)
- 16 MB of Memory (versus the Zire 21's 8 MB)
- MP3 digital audio capability
- Palm OS 5.2.8 (versus 5.2.1 for the Zire 21).
Display
The Palm Zire 31 features a 160 x 160 color STN screen that displays thousands of colors and features contrast and brightness controls.
Audio
The included RealPlayer for Palm OS enables you to listen to MP3 music files stored on optional expansion cards via the built-in speaker or optional headphones/ear buds. RealPlayer for Palm OS makes it easy to transfer your personal MP3 music collection to expansion cards and organize your songs by creating and editing playlists right on your handheld. It also offers an auto-dimming capability to help conserve battery power.
| | The Zire 31 features a 160 x 160 color STN display with contrast and brightness controls. |
Connectivity and Expansion
The Zire 31 uses Multimedia Card and Secure Digital expansion cards, which instantly add software applications, additional memory, large databases, and more without taking up built-in memory space. You can synchronize to your desktop PC via the mini-USB connection on the side of the handheld.
Operating System and Software
The Zire 31 is powered by Palm OS 5.2.8, which provides higher performance, enhanced multimedia features, and enterprise-class security. It useses the intuitive and easy-to-learn Graffiti 2 writing software to input data into the handheld (as well as an on-screen keyboard). Windows users can synchronize calendar, contacts, tasks and notes with Microsoft Outlook.
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Track expenses on the go with Splash Money
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The Palm OS features the following organizer applications:
- Contacts: Lets you store several addresses for each contact, and it adds new contact fields for more phone numbers, multiple email addresses, instant messenger IDs, and a website for your contacts.
- Calendar: Use the new Agenda view to see upcoming calendar events, tasks due and important email, and color-code your events to provide an easy way to reference your Calendar in the Agenda, Day, Week, and Month views. Take more notes, or synchronize more details from your desktop, into the larger Memos and Notes fields on the handheld.
- Tasks: Use tasks with alarms and repeating tasks to set reminders for important comments.
| Along with the standard Palm software, you'll receive a Software Essentials CD-ROM containing RealOne Mobile Player (Windows only desktop application), PalmOne Photos, Solitaire, powerOne Personal Calculator, Handmark Splash Money, Handmark Mobile DB (keep track of birthdays, auto maintenance, and more), and Audible Player for palmOne handhelds (Windows only).
Compatibility
The Palm Zire 31 is compatible with PCs running Windows 98, NT 4.0, 2000, Me, and XP, and with Macs running Mac OS 9, version 9.1 or higher, or Mac OS X, version 10.2 or 10.3.
What's in the Box
This package contains the Zire 31 handheld, built-in rechargeable battery, protective flip lid, mini-USB HotSync cable, power cable, stylus, CD-ROM with Palm Desktop 4.1 software for Windows and Macs (as well as bonus software), and printed Getting Started guide. The rechargeable lithium-ion battery with a battery life of up to a week under normal usage or around 6 hours with continuous digital audio playback.
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
I had mine for almost five years and it worked great right up to this summer. I like the fact that I could write down notes, check my schedule or simply listen to music any time. the battery life is good, the colors on the screen were good also. I loved it! But I think that the many falls finally got to it and stopped functioning. Now, I'm trying find the same model to replace it. I have a Blackberry but I prefer the Z31.
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Don't buy this product. It didn't work right from the beginning and completely failed after 5 months.It only has a 90 day warranty and they would do nothing for me. It is now in the trash.
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The PalmOne Zire 31 is everything I needed in a handheld and it works great. the PalmOne website is a P.O.S. though
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The palm Zire 31 lives up to the Palm's reputation of being a good hand-held note taker with few exceptions. The only nit I have is that these devices should ship with the original grafeti installed instead of the fake one. To fix this, I installed the Teal script replacement at an additional price of $25USD. If I were picking models over again, I'd get one of the later models with the grapheti product installed.
I mostly use this product to take meeting notes at the speed at which I can write printed script on paper. Not quite as fast cursive, and not quite as fast as touch typing, however, it sure beats retyping in all those notes into your computer, not to mention having your laptop hogging all the space in front of you in a meeting.
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The Palm Zire 31 became my "other brain" about six years ago. At first I was reluctant to get anything like this because I'd been using a pocket notebook organizer for years and thought I didn't need an electronic gadget. WRONG! I especially need and appreciate the alarm feature on the Zire 31, which gives you the option of setting a warning in advance for appointments, recurring chores, birthdays, etc. I set mine to remind me to change the furnace filter, apply the dogs' flea medication, send off greetings for family birthdays, get there on time to the medical appointments, take my medicine on time, etc., etc., etc. Priceless!!!
So many people these days use very fancy phones to store all their information in addition to making calls. This device will do everything except make phone calls, and I really think it's wise to not have all one's eggs in one basket, so to speak. It bothers me not at all to have separate devices for different purposes. In fact, it seems prudent.
The only reason I give it four stars instead of five is that this week my trusty Zire 31 simply quit on me. It still has all the information in it, but the touch screen no longer functions, and the buttons only function sporadically. It no longer communicates with my computer, so I can't even sync it any more. Thank goodness I did sync it only two weeks ago, so the info is pretty much up to date in my computer. So, here I am, looking to buy another Zire 31. Bet it will last me another six years, and maybe then I'll be up for getting myself a fancy phone instead! Maybe.
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