Binding: Electronics
Brand: Palm
CPU Speed: 312 MHz
EAN: 0805931014740
Label: PalmOne
Manufacturer: PalmOne
Model: P80722ML-BP-GPS
Modem Description: None
Native Resolution: 320x320
Publisher: PalmOne
Sales Rank: 90173
Studio: PalmOne
System Memory Size: 32 MB
System Memory Type: SDRAM
Features:- Bright, 320x320 transflective TFT color display supports more than 65,000 colors
- GPS Bundle includes Bluetooth receiver, complete 3D road maps of U.S. and Canada, vehicle mounting cradle
- Integrated 1.2 MP digital camera that also shoots video; Palm OS v5.2.8; 32 MB RAM (24 MB actual storage)
- Expansion slot that supports MMC, SD, and SDIO memory cards
- Palm Desktop Software for Windows and Mac and Software Essentials CD included
Accessories:
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Includes TomTom Navigator Software with Maps for USA and Canada / Windshield Mount / Power Cable / Bluetooth / MP3 / Camera
Amazon.com Product Description:
Building on its strong multimedia foundation, PalmOne's Zire 72 GPS Bundle provides all the navigation equipment and software you need to easily get you to new destinations. This GPS Bundle includes TomTom Navigator mapping software for the U.S. and Canada, Bluetooth GPS receiver, vehicle mounting cradle, and a 64 MB Secure Digital card for map storage. The first Palm OS-based PDA that can capture both digital video with sound and shoot digital still photos, the Zire 72 also features a bright 320 x 320-pixel color screen, voice recording capability, an MP3 player, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, a 32 MB memory, and a fast 312 Mhz Intel PXA270 processor. And, of course, the Zire 72 features Palm's suite of information management applications and the ability to edit Word- and Excel-compatible files and synchronize with Microsoft Outlook (Windows only). It's also available without the GPS Bundle in the original blue version and silver special edition.
GPS Bundle Features
This GPS Bundle provides you with reliable and easy-to-follow maps voice-guided turn-by-turn instructions that enable you to focus on driving to your destination without stopping to study and refold a map. It includes a Bluetooth-enabled GPS receiver, which sits on your car's dash and triangulates your position using at least three satellites. This real-time location data is transferred to the Zire 72 via a wireless Bluetooth connection and is displayed in either a 2D or 3D map.
The maps are provided by TomTom Software, and this GPS Bundle includes 8 CD-ROMs with complete road maps of the U.S. and Canada. Special features include a wide array of street-level and highway maps, customized door-to-door navigation and voice-guided turn-by-turn instructions.
Also included with this GPS Bundle is a charging adapter/cable for both the Zire 72 and the GPS receiver that fits in your car's cigarette lighter, a vehicle mounting cradle that can attach to your windshield via a suction cup, and 64 MB Secure Digital card for storing maps.
Built-in Camera
The back of the Zire 72 holds the built-in still and video camera, which does not require you to slide the back of the PDA to activate it (like the Zire 71 did). You can shoot video with sound turned on or off at 320 x 240 pixel resolution and 15 frames per second. Just use the handheld screen to frame the video, tap the 'record' button on the display, then save your video to an optional expansion card after tapping the 'stop' button.
For still photography, it features a 1.2-megapixel CMOS sensor with a fixed focus range of about five feet and a 2x digital zoom. It captures up to 1280 x 960 pixel images, as well as 640 x 480, 320 x 240, and 160 x 120 resolution modes. The camera also offers such customized image setting controls as white balance, brightness, saturation, contrast, and sharpness. You can also add date stamp or effects like sepia, black and white, and blue.
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 on the Zire 72 or, for stereo sound, using optional stereo headphones or ear buds.
With the built-in digital voice recorder, you can create voice memos, then synchronize them to your desktop PC and email them to friends and colleagues.
Display
The Palm Zire 72 features a 16-bit, 320 x 320 bright transflective TFT color display, which supports more than 65,000 colors.
Connectivity and Expansion
With the built-in wireless Bluetooth connectivity, you can synchronize the Zire 72 with Bluetooth-enabled computer from across the room (within a range of 10 meters, or approximately 30 feet). But that's just the start. Using a compatible Bluetooth-enabled phone, you can send and receive email and connect to the web, send multimedia (MMS) or text (SMS) messages, and even automatically dial any number in your handheld's Contact's application. You can also synchronize data the 'old-fashioned' way via the mini-USB connection at the base of the handheld.
The Zire 72 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.
Operating System and Software
The Zire 72 is powered by Palm OS 5.2.8, which provides higher performance, enhanced multimedia features, support for Bluetooth connectivity and networking, 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. 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 commitments.
You'll use Graffiti 2 allows you to enter data quickly into your Palmª handheldÑbut it's even more intuitive and easier to learn
Along with the standard Palm software, you'll receive a Software Essentials CD-ROM containing PalmOne's VersaMail, Web Pro, Messages (SMS/MMS), Palm Reader, Documents To Go Standard Edition, Acrobat Reader, Solitaire, powerOne Personal Calculator, and Audible Player for palmOne handhelds (Windows only).
Compatibility
The Palm Zire 72 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 72 handheld, built-in rechargeable battery, carrying case, 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 GPS Bundle contents include Bluetooth GPS receiver, vehicle mounting cradle, cigarette lighter adapter/cable, 8 TomTom Navigator CD-ROMs with U.S./Canada road maps, and a 64 MB Secure Digital memory card.
The rechargeable lithium-ion battery that has a battery life of between 3 and 4.5 hours depending on screen brightness settings and usage.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - SOLID PDA w/ INEXPENSIVE GPS CAPABILITY
Background: I never owned a PDA before the Zire 72S, it always seemed like a colossal waste of time and money. Money because $10 binder could do everything I needed for time management, quick references, and organization. Time because I knew that I would spend lots of working hours goofing off with the games. However, the ZIRE 72 caused me to rethink this position.
The Zire 72S GPS Bundle was a gift from my wife and step-daughters, they were quite tired of me getting lost when I was driving them somewhere. The idea was that the maps would make sure that I got to where they needed to go in a timely manner. As such, the ZIRE 72 GPS bundle was the best GPS/PDA combo available and slightly cheaper then the permanent GPS systems I saw in CIRCUIT CITY or BEST BUY.
There is a ton of "stuff" in the box. Each item is wrapped individually, the PDA cradle, travel plugs, PDA, and GPS. Each one requires some opening and organizing before you can get started. There is also a "splitter plug" that allows you to connect the GPS and PDA to your car power supply simultaneously.
You just can't flip the "On" switch and go to town. Both the GPS and PDA need to be charged before moving ahead. The software for the PDA must be selected and loaded on your computer which is then "synch'ed" with your PDA. One other issue that may occur is the limited memory; the GPS bundle only comes w/ a 64 Mb card. If you live in a large state like Florida or do any interstate travel at all, expect to ... Read More
Rating:  - Beware the navigation software
Well, the PalmOne Zire 72 is not a bad PDA. However, I assume that anybody who buys this particular product does so mainly for its GPS functionality. Here comes the bad news: while the GPS receiver works reasonably well, Tomtom's navigation software that comes with it is a joke. During installation, it leads you through a nightmare of security codes (device code, activation code, whatnot ...). If you have survived this step and were able to get the navigation software to run, you are in for an unpleasant surprise: you cannot navigate directly to addresses in Palm's Contacts. Instead, you must re-enter each address from scratch. You can then add the address to Favorites, but I found no way to delete from Favorites. Compare this to Garmin's nice integration of navigation software with Palm software in their iQue 3600 model. The voice directions are terse and occasionally misleading. On one occasion the device switched off its voice directions on its own and it took me a while before I noticed this. I could count many other disadvantages of Tomtom's navigation software w.r.t. to Garmin, but I think the above examples are sufficient.
Rating: - Not compatible with OS X
This product sounds cool, but don't believe the statement that is can be used with OS X. The Palm Desktop software supports OS X. The TomTom GPS navigation software, however, requires Windows.
There is no way to know this from the outside of the box!
Rating:  - Excellent user interface. Quick rerouting
User Interface of Tom Tom Navigator included is best I have seen.
Most of the features can be used with fingres. Thus this can be used very well with the limited real estate available on Palm Zire 72.Reroutings are very quick. Everything including mountings come included in the pak. Speker volume of palm is loud enough even with the radio on. I could even load NY NJ CT maps on the included 64 MB card. This could have been larger without increasing the price substantially.
Voice prompts are good but do not give road number or names or exit numbers. Names I understand is difficult to achive without that irritating robotic tone but numbers I believe should be possible.
3D map display I though was more of a gimmick. But this does make map display more readable when driving.
Reason I have given 4 stars is inability to use palm addresses which instead need to be entered again in navigation software.
Other problem is you have very little control over routing. In simplyfying Interface features such as prefer highways / local roads / avoid toll roads / shortest paths are not available.You can control it a bit using Travel Via option. But then again only one via can be entered. Find alternative is another way of controlling rerouting. Avoid roadblocks is a nice feature available.
Overall a very nice and usable product even on Palm.
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