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PalmOne Zire 31 Handheld | 
| Brand: Palm
Category: CE
List Price: $129.99
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Rating:  177 reviews
Platform: PDA
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Palm OS
CPU Speed: 200
System Memory: 16
Memory Type: SDRAM
Native Resolution: 160x160
Modem: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 6 x 3 x 2
Warranty: 90 days warranty
MPN: ZIRE31
Model: ZIRE31
UPC: 805931009425
EAN: 0805931009425
ASIN: B0001KWGOW
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| 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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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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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
| 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.
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 A Solid Purchase May 5, 2004
Burgess Smith (Chicago, IL)
212 out of 220 found this review helpful
I just picked up a Zire 31 yesterday, and already I'm finding that it's is a pretty nifty piece of equipment. Granted, I did very little comparison shopping before I bought this PDA, but for something that costs half as much as the next comparable model, I couldn't be happier. The user interface is great. The color is great. The sound is great. I guess that the hardcore of the PDA world will complain about the reduced number of buttons, or the 160 x 160 resolution, but I'm a guy who just needs to keep track of appointments and phone numbers, not run my own personal video arcade. A very versatile tool, and unlike 90% of the PDAs out there, something that I can reccomend to my cheapskate friends. Go for it!!
Perfect for the Serious BUSINESS User... February 13, 2005
P. Pray (Prague, Czech Republic)
49 out of 51 found this review helpful
Purchasing a PDA/Smartphone/Camera/etc. can be a daunting task. There are too many choices on the market, and too many confusing reviews. I am thrilled with my Zire 31, because it does everthing I need, and not too much more. If you are considering this PDA, don't be put off by the many reviews that claim it is right for novices or technophobes. In fact, I believe it is perfect for the serious business user, because it does what most professionals need.
Firstly, it is light and compact. So no problems to take it with you to each and every meeting (my former iPaq always seemed bulky). Secondly, it syncs perfectly with Outlook (and with OS X, too, which means I can finally sync my work PC with my home Macs). The color quality is good enough for showing a few pictures of the kids. It is the perfect tool for managing a busy work and home schedule. My only complaint is the MP3 player. I wish they wouldn't have included one. Who needs it? The unit could have been even smaller without, no doubt!
More positives include the lack of a camera. Why would someone - especially a busy profesional - want to take pictures with a PDA? I already have a digital camera, and I take it with me on trips if I want to capture a few moments. And the quality is excellent.
Fortunately, the Zire 31 also lacks bluetooth and wi-fi capability. I carry my laptop with me everywhere. Who wants to surf the web on a handheld, other than a masochist? Crazy. This might sound like a must for a busy executive, but from my experience, your laptop is the way to go mobile over the internet. I never travel without my laptop, which has both wifi and bluetooth. So problem solved.
Another advantage is lack of phone functionality. My advice: buy a proper mobile phone. Most combination PDA/phones look terrible. The Treo is a good example: it's too bulky (although sleeker than most), and in the end you get an expensive PDA with too many features and a so-so phone. And you can never leave the "phone" or the "PDA" at home. You are stuck with both of them. It's not a feature, it's an inconvenience.
Some people have discussed the poor video quality when playing games and watching videos. Hello? You are a busy executive and you want to play Doom on your PDA? Give me a break. And don't get me started about people who try to watch videos on their handhelds. Crazy.
If you are looking for something to help organize your life, the Zire 31 is what you are looking for. Use your laptop for emails and surfing the web on the run. Use your mobile phone to call someone. Use a proper digital camera to take pictures. And get an iPod if you want to listen to music. You won't be carrying all of these devices around all the time, believe me. But you'll have quality devices that do what they should, and not much more. The Zire 31 is part of this strategy. Very good at what it does, and thankfully it doesn't do too much more.
You can't go wrong with this handheld, and don't believe anyone that says it isn't a serious business tool because it lacks wi-fi or the ability to take poor quality pictures or watch dvd's on a 2x2 inch screen.
It does all I wanted...and more April 15, 2006
Siddhartha Azad (New York, NY, USA)
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
I needed a very basic palm around a $100. My main requirement was to keep my appointments and have something handy to write notes/ideas and sometimes verse since I write poetry.
Zire 31 is very affordable and does all the above things very well. Apart from that, I did the following very easily:
1. Installed new applications.
2. Installed a new 1 GB memory card
3. Installed Real Player and copied MP3 songs (sound quality is surprisingly tremendous!)
4. Installed Adobe Acrobat Reader and a few E-Books
It is extremely user friendly and easy to use. So far I have had no problems (it's been over a year now I think).
Some peeves I have with it are:
1. Doesn't have a 'vibrate' mode for alarms.
2. The buttons on top can be used as short-cuts to specific places only, the calendar or preferences etc. I can't program them to go to some other application (at least I haven't found a way to).
Apart from that, if you are looking for something simple and extremely useful, BUY THIS!
-Sid.
A great first PDA May 14, 2004
Leigh
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
I got my Zire 31 a couple weeks ago. It's my first PDA, and I did quite a bit of research before buying. Don't pay attention to the guy who doesn't even own this nifty little gadget; his review is worthless!The Zire was easy to start using right out the box. I've had no problems getting it to synch up with multiple computers. My main goal was to have a small PDA to keep track of basic info (tasks, lists, my calendar, etc). I wasn't looking for something expensive or too powerful for my needs. The Zire 31 is perfect. The only two gripes I have are related to the battery. While the battery life is fabulous (I can use it for days without having to charge it), there's no indicator that shows when it's plugged in and charging or when the charging is complete. Also, there's a little battery meter that appears at the top of the home screen, but it's purely graphical; you can't tell how long the battery will keep working. I highly recommend this as anyone's first PDA or for those of you who don't need something mega-powerful. The price makes it a very reasonable investment.
What I wanted! June 11, 2004
R G Springfield (New Hampshire)
29 out of 30 found this review helpful
I work on an enterprize LAN using Outlook 2003 to manage my email. I wanted a handheld platform that would synch with outlook and still be inexpensive. Zire 31 does this well with the addition of KeySuites Software. Notes, dates, contacts and tasks are managed in Outlook and updated through the synch cable. The Zire 31 has a socket that I will use later, hopefully with a Bluetooth SD to eliminate the cable at sync time. Adobe's Reader works well to download books. CSpotrun Reader is installed as well.(I never planned to use it to read books, but the screen is resolute enough.) Currently, I have 2 novels and the complete works of Robert Frost loaded on the Zire.
The best surprize was my sister-in-law beamed me a new address for my niece. My sister-in-law is not a computer geak, but she showed me how to beam addresses. So, I'm learning about handhelds and all this stuff works as advertised on the Zire 31. I rate it the highest. Amazon got it to me fast and I ordered it over the Internet. This is a great way to get something without too much effort and it saves gas and money. Good job!
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