Palm

Basic introduction

Its data shown in a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen. It is one of the remarkable characteristics of data input methods: a basic writing device, called TieBi, can click on the display icon choose input project. TieBi can also used to screen surface handwritten input text and digital information (words and figures), this is called graffiti. PalmPilot series products by a former is called "PalmComputing" by the company development design, this company after twice after the merger, become 3Com a sector, then the Palm 3Com company from company also independent of, become an independent company.

Not only can be used to generate the Palm, storage and processing data, but also can from desktop or laptop or from the Internet to download data, process data later will new data uploaded. People through the Palm can usually do the following:

1) personal information management that the telephone, shorthand, to watch, passwords,

2) see ebook, including electronic map, cartoons,

3) electronic dictionary,

4) audio-visual, such as mp3,

5) Internet emailing, simple browsing,

6) miscellaneous: calendar, home appliance, mobile phone, bus inquires remote management, project management, forms, word processing, account management.

The Palm OS

The Palm OS platform is an open software architecture, hardware platform by reference to design, the Palm OS operating system, HotSync data synchronization software, the SDK tool components and supporting interface these five parts composition.

Because it is open standards, plus the Palm PDA success and Palm company to developers support, make the Palm OS has a great deal of third-party hardware manufacturers, an incredible amount of developers and application software.

Popular point, is to make you free excavation of a platform.

The Palm OS operating system mainly features with simple celebrated,

The Palm OS with simple graphical interface to complete in information processing.

And the Palm OS system running occupancy resources, less processing speed.

Due to internal system structure is simple, in software storage and operation aspects are only need very little space.

But because the PALM OS design excessively pursuit of the low consumption and low hardware requirements of concept,

So now smartphone rapid development in the market seems to have is incompatible.

The Palm development history

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PalmComputing company is by Jeff Hawkins (JeffHawkins) in 1992 January was founded in silicon valley USA, target is to successfully designed a lightweight convenient and humanized pen type with computer. PalmComputing company spent some time planning company funds raising and operational strategy, also actively seeking partners. In 1992, when June 15 35-year-old TangNaDu binns base (DonnaDubinsky) formally joined PalmComputing companies, though just start to take a computer "handwritten Donna" known limited, involves "curiosity" far outweigh the professional knowledge. But, Donna later unexpectedly with Jeff become a perfect cooperation of top chum. Jeff GeoWorks Bruce from investment TangLe dimension (BruceDunlevie) vc firms obtain 500,000 dollars funds, and from Tandy company won $300,000 and also from other vc firms found 500,000 dollars, just started PalmComputing first products plan.

1993 October, PalmComputing introduced the first product "Zoomer". But it is still not enough light, efficiency is the pen of the computer, difficult to type in the market sales. Worse, NewtonPDA Apple company in the same year, claiming the market in August forestalls to launch prestige of the initiative. Regrettable is that two products are not successful, connect down HP, GO, Sharp, Toshiba manufacturers to launch the PDA products, also has two series-opening losses. Fortunately PalmComputing company have a surplus fund available, no break down, also can undertake leather face wash new review. Therefore, from Zoomer customers, and start to users analysis PDA product truly useful function. They found that 90% of the Zoomer users have PC, from the PC to send the files and update application software has very important significance. AlmComputing company also found, PDA products theme should not be to replace the user desk PC, but to replace the traditional "paper" some simple function. Think and think, Jeff find two simple basic principle, as improvement Zoomer product development foundation. These two principles and later became the PalmPilot products successfully major key.

The first principle is to simplify handwritten recognition system of the heavy burden on because Jeff believe that people learn new techniques to match the machine is feasible. By machine to cope with people complicated handwriting, is not yet practical and do not please painfully practices. Therefore Jeff invented the ime, Graffiti on start-up special simple brushwork input English and number, symbols etc., let everybody can effective and convenient to input data, thus let the recognition system computation burden decreased a lot. Even later analysis also found that proved, Graffiti brushwork learning than actually imagination in simple, many users also because of this novel brushwork feel fun. The second principle is about the size of the problem, exactly how small is appropriate? Jeff boldly decided to be able to put the shirt pocket just calculate satisfaction. This crucial limits for new products of simplified target achieve perfect success, all can sacrifice functions are fully deleted, all can become "choose" functions are not necessary.

Rethinking market demand after three months, namely 1994 August, a prototype model did out. Two hearts 4 small battery can start and used for long, built-in four application, including "schedule management", and "telephone", "to-do management", and "notepad" etc, price under $300 pieces. PalmComputing company decided to make this the revolutionary new product development project code book called "Touchdown. In April 1996, "Touchdown" project task, and finally a formal name changed to "Pilot" lighter carry-on PDA products. As is known to all, this is a very successful product, roll out after 18 months, sell one million, poor credit-rating beyond electrical history with color TV VCR of the best-selling records. For the past three years, in succession "Pilot1000", "Pilot5000", "PalmPilotPersonal", "PalmPilotProfessional", "PalmIII" etc, and machine listed in March 1999 began to roll out "PalmIIIx" "PalmV", "PalmVII", "PalmIIIe", etc. Series of products, since it has accumulated more than SanBaiWanTai amazing sales. The more valuable is that PalmOS program development open platform structure, attracted numerous for PalmOS platform development application software programmer, nowadays the circulation of sharing software (shareware) and free software (as) has more than 10,000 kinds, various excellent application software is still in rapid expansion.

The world at least 10 million users in the use of PalmPilot, with PalmIII, PalmIIIx and PalmV several types of users also launched by a professional users to ordinary users. Discuss the newsgroups use skill appear in the proportion of new users ballooned. Although Microsoft is developed, and the PalmPilot WindowsCE invited many hardware company support production of similar products, but the Palm still holds the market proportion PDA six. Rush Wallace Palm: a change people living and working ways of computer can move from Pilot online multi-purpose notepad until TreoTM smartphone, Palm still committed to move of computer system development

Ten years ago, the Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: Palm) to first can online Pilot multi-purpose notepad - combined with calendar, contact, todo and notes, function super but only 161 grams of PDA, successful captive all gens going to work. Today, the Palm has sold more than 30 million department of the mobile computer products, at the same time to constantly improve the people all over the world public or private life as own duty, and adhere to the outlook for the future: future of personal computer system, must be moving of computer system.

First introduced into the market, price is RMB Pilot multi-purpose notepad 2 thousand yuan ($290), it is able to obtain unprecedented success, mainly due to the following two points: it can not only and desktop computer relaxed synchronization, and use the way exceeds simple - we often call it a Palm products using experience. The Palm in addition to adhere to the design concept besides, more to keep pace with The Times, constant innovation in product, add the several new features, such as electronic mail, wireless Internet access functions, and multimedia function - from the video into music. At present the latest product for TreoTM smartphone, it will handheld computers and mobile phone function essence collection in a body, and through the partial global telecommunications operator (1) provide electronic mail services.

During the past decade, PalmTM products have been into space data collection, has also been active in Mount Everest expedition (Mount), more help business successfully completed the millions of transaction, regardless men and women, old and young, everyone loves to use, successful global consumers of heart. From a doctor, a real estate broker, until students, celebrities and even each big enterprise's chief executive, and everyone's life and work, have the Palm products with one way to grow.

Multimedia material: including speech, photographs, and Palm timeline. Phonetic parts including the Palm founder, industry analysts and in many years of working staff of Palm voice.

"Say true of, first Pilot multi-purpose notepad unexpectedly so successful, even we all feel a bit surprised," the Palm chief executive said Mr Colligan Ed. "But in me and Jeff Hawkins first dialogue, he said decrees I deeply admit defeat: personal computer system future - really personal computer system -- will become highly movement product. This is why we want to design Pilot reasons. This concept still continue today. A variety of Palm Pilot and subsequent products, already has become a part of the millions of people living - it lets people and companies and family keep in touch, even go out in the outside, also can email and browsing the network, also can let their hand-baggages favorite music, photos, files, and films. For our achievements, I deeply proud, more the futhre with expect it."

Go over these years, loyal customers have purchased the 30 million department above the Palm products -- including 300 million department smartphone. One of the main, are all personal consumer, through the Palm products assistance, their life becomes in order, but also can always receive important information. For most individual consumers, Palm V PDA - modelling grace, and have high efficiency function - is the first book can attract novelty and fashion adherents of products, we can also become mainstream market focus. Other from business and service industry customers - for example: doctor, also can use decision support software for health and improve their standing with patients medical service quality.

At present for the Palm OS (R) platform products provide support development, has been more than 29,000 manufacturer home, they not only research and innovation of consumer and enterprise application software, but also introduced various hardware peripheral - such as: a keyboard, a GPS device, and Palm barcode scanner, is the most powerful backing. When the Palm will Windows Mobile (R) platform into, become its smartphone platform one option, means that its development manufacturer team, and acquired again growth.

Help the Palm handheld computers and Treo smartphone marketing world retailers, agents and distributors partner. There are many since 1996, namely fight together with the Palm of the retailer, still is our best partners, including the vehicle CompUSA City, J&R, Fry 's, and Staples. The Palm and agents - such as: Ingram and wave-tech Data - and distributors - such as: CDW, PC Connection, and PC Mall - between, have likewise 10 years history of co-operation.

Also represent global before a few big mobile phone system manufacturers and agents of telecom operators.

Full of enthusiasm, hard and convey the concept of corporation employees - future personal computer system, must be moving of computer system.

Their support, not only giving firms more creative inspiration, more help companies formulate product development trend.

Today, the Palm in addition to continue to provide a variety of mobile of computer system products -- from function the simplest, most attractive appearance, price is less than RMB $900 (US) the multi-purpose notepad, until function super, equiped wireless technology of PDA - besides, more will smartphone listed as key growth. These powerful smart phones, can let customers sending and receiving e-mails, access contacts and calendar such personal data, listen to music, film and sharing photos, in addition, still can by additional software auxiliary, appreciate the real-time TV, listen to, or its podcasts personal blogs on post.

The Palm also attracted numerous enterprise users. Equipped with Treo smartphone company has more than 8,000 home, they will all Good Technology product of our company, GoodLinkTM as enterprise E-mail standard software. Currently in Fortune 1,000 large enterprises, have 40% use Treo smartphone, another 35% are testing or trial. Frost & Sullivan in a recent study found that mobile professionals mostly tend to choose Treo smartphone instead of other vendor products for the following reasons: its built-in large commercial application software, high flexibility, can choose the operating system, powerful functions, and easy to use. 2010 28 apr HP 12 billion takeover of the Palm HP and the Palm in 2010 28 apr jointly announce, both sides has signed a final agreement. According to the provisions of this agreement, HP one-dollar-90-cents a common stock price of $5.70 Palm Palm, trade will purchase in cash settlement. According to the calculation, the purchase transaction price totaling $1.2bn. At present the deal has been HP and Palm board's approval. The merger will improve HP further participation in rapid growth and high interest rates smartphone market and mobile equipment market competition ability, especially the Palm in the company's unique webOS (network) will help HP fully utilize such as multiple tasks processing and through the application scheme sharing the latest information, and other functions. Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Palm shareholders will receive a share common stock 5.70 dollars in cash. The deal will be in HP by 20107 31st during the third quarter in finish. This transaction is completed, the Palm current board chairman and chief executive, Jon - LuBin tai grace will still after the merger of companies in the office.

The Palm hardware development

Early Palm hardware is very simple, display only black and white, and all adopt the MOTOROLA dragon processor. Now the Palm of the newest types no longer, but by using the dragon processor with PPC same RISC processors. Using the processor manufacturers including Texas instruments and Intel. Its expansion ability also greatly.meantime, infrared and bluetooth become basic equipped with, most models using color displays, and is equipped with SD card expansion slot, late with Windows Mobile launch operating system smartphone Treo Pro is more AGPS and Wifi.

On 2 November 2004 PalmOne release Tungsten T5 PDA, have 256M flash memory, was the biggest market thereserves PDA twice.

January 17, 2005 PalmOne Tungsten T5 obtain professionally authorized IT portal silicon valley dynamics "2004 user most concerned IT product selection" platinum award.

In May 2005 PalmOne retracted Palm trademark use also officially changed back to the Palm, Inc., and issued new logo.

In May 2005, PalmOne published by micro hard disk, with the LifeDrive 4GB storage capacity, trying to grab multimedia player market.

On October 12, 2005 released two new models: Palm with, in the future Z22 TX all new models are no longer use Tungsten and Zire such names.

2009 on January 9, the Palm in CES released its new generation of operating system webOS (before) and xinji Palm code entire Nova Pre.