This screenshot comes from TrackerDog:
As it looks, someone recently ‘committed’ a VersaMail 3.5 file to TrackerDog. In case you don’t know TrackerDog yet, it basically is a database that keeps track of all your apps uptodateness by comparing it to the apps of other users.
The m10 designation makes this look like a beta version of something. It of course also could be a stupid person pulling a joke on all of us, but to be honest, who can think of this. The Sprint rumors that we heard over the last few weeks, the LifeDrive price drop et al really add to the picture-it looks as if Palm is preparing a new box for release… .
Beeing perfectly honest, the Treo 70p reports that leaked recently sound very reasonable to me. So, the “good old” Treo 650 and maybe even its buggy, halfbred notification system may soon be gone into the abyss of time-with AutoSync users cheering. Altough…I dont think that they will actually fix the hardware dock notifications.
What do you think? Is a new box on thew way?
Here’s a review of quite possibly the best PDA car mount available today. The Arkon Powered GPS Car Mount is an innovative new offering from Arkon. I am very impressed at the quality of the workmanship of this product. It combines a PDA charger, GPS receiver, car mount, and speaker amplifyer into one compact product. Very nice!
My first impressions were favorable. I attached the suction cup to my windshield and was impressed how tightly it adhered to the glass. My Tom Tom car mount had begun to fall off periodically and was quite annoying. I have been testing this mount for 2 months now and it has yet to fall of the windshield. Arkon recommends that you release the suction every two weeks to maximize the life of the suction cup.
The above picture shows the GPS receiver and the wonderful swivel feature. The GPS receiver gets very nice reception and is hidden out of the way behind the mount. It can even swivel to the side for those of you who would like to use your PDA in landscape mode in the mount.
The swivel mechanism on the mount is like a ball-in-socket design which allows you to move your PDA to just about any angle you can think of, and then you tighten it to hold that position. When tightened, the swivel holds very firmly and does a great job. This was definitely one of my favorite features.
There is also a speaker in the back of the mount that is covered up in this picture. You can connect your device’s audio through a male to male headphone cord to the speaker in the mount. Palm devices are notorious for having poorly powered speakers, but you can use the amplified speaker to hear your GPS voice directions over your music or other noise. There is also a volume dial on the side for this speaker. I couldn’t get the speaker to work with the supplied Tungsten C cable they gave me. I was able to get the speaker to work using other devices. I’m sure the Tungsten C’s mono sound caused the issue. The quality of the speaker was average but definitely sufficient for your basic voice directions.
As mentioned, the mount also charges your PDA. It does this through one of the two USB ports in the bottom of the mount. I liked the option to charge another device through USB. The entire mount has a cord that connects to a cigarette lighter which powers the entire mount. A red light at the bottom comes on when the mount is powered. The device also has a bluetooth charger, but there is really no reason to opt out of using the mount’s GPS receiver as it performed extremely well.
In conclusion, my Tom Tom Car Mount that I bought is soon going to be in the trash. This Arkon Mount is the best car mounting product I have seen available. Its innovative design, array of features, and brilliant workmanship makes this product well deserving of a favorable review.
-Brock
