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Encyclopedia > Z22 (handheld)
Palm Z22
Manufacturer Palm
Type PDA
Connectivity Infrared, USB
Retail Availability 2005
Operating System Palm OS Garnet 5.4
Camera N/A
Media Flash memory
Input Touchscreen
Power Battery
CPU 200 MHz Intel ARM-based processor
Memory 32 MB NVRAM (4 MB dynamic heap)
Display 160x160 TFT screen capable of displaying 65,536 colors

The Z22 is one of the first of Palm, Inc.'s handhelds to be released under the new "Palm" brand, and the first to be released without the "Zire" moniker. Released October 12, 2005, it replaces the monochrome Zire 21, and is priced at $99 USD. The Palm Z22 features Palm OS Garnet 5.4 and a 200 MHz processor. The Z22 runs on a standard li-ion battery that has a life of about 8 hours depending on its function. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (829x1189, 141 KB) Palm Z-22 PDA File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Palm, Inc. ... palmOne Tungsten T5 Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are handheld computers that were originally designed as personal organizers, but became much more versatile over the years. ... Image of two girls in mid-infrared (thermal) light (false color) Infrared (IR) radiation is electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than that of visible light, but shorter than that of radio waves. ... Note: USB may also mean upper sideband in radio. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An operating system (OS) is a computer program that manages the hardware and software resources of a computer. ... Palm OS is a compact operating system developed and licensed by PalmSource, Inc. ... Garnet is a group of minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. ... A Nokia camera phone in use Instantly sharing a picture A Sony Ericsson K750 camera phone in use Philippe Kahn, inventor of the camera phone Philippe Kahn Working on the first camera-phones A camera phone is a mobile phone which has a camera built-in and a server-based... A USB Flash Memory Device. ... It has been suggested that Touch panel be merged into this article or section. ... The ARM architecture (previously, the Advanced RISC Machine, and prior to that Acorn RISC Machine) is a 32-bit RISC processor architecture that is widely used in a number of embedded designs. ... Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) is a type of computer memory chip which does not lose its information when power is turned off. ... In computer science, dynamic memory allocation is the allocation of memory storage for use in a computer program during the runtime of that program. ... Palm, Inc. ... The Palm corporation produces a number of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) which run the Palm operating system. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Palm OS is a compact operating system developed and licensed by PalmSource, Inc. ... Li-Ion Camera Battery Lithium ion batteries (or Li-ion) have become very common and dropped in price recently. ...

Contents

Software

The Z22 runs most of the basic programs included in previous Palm PDAs including

  1. Contacts
  2. Calculator (Calc)
  3. Tasks
  4. Calendar
  5. Note Pad
  6. Memos
  7. World Clock
  8. Photos
  9. Prefs
  10. HotSync

The Z22 includes a new program called Addit which allows users to order software while offline, and then have it sent to the handheld at the next hotsync. In addition, addit includes several mini-programs within itself including A clock (from the Latin cloca, bell) is an instrument for measuring time. ... Palm OS is an operating system made by Palm, Inc. ...

  1. Chess
  2. Solitaire
  3. First Aid (basic first aid instructions)
  4. Check Split (a bill-splitting program)
  5. Carbs (a carbohydrate nutritional calculator)

Chess is an abstract strategy board game for two players that is played both recreationally and competitively. ... The Klondike Solitaire game that comes with GNOME. This article is about the solitaire family of card games. ... Lactose is a disaccharide found in milk. ...

Interface

In addition to touchscreen interface, there are physical and silkscreen buttons that can be used to activate programs or functions. On the silkscreen there are eight buttons. Four Large icons and four on the edges of the silkscreen writing area. The large icons activate the following functions by default: Home (House Icon) take the user to the home applications menu, Menu (pulldown icon) Activates the pulldown menu, HotSync (the two arrows icon) connects the computer and the Palm Pilot and syncs information between the two, Find (magnifying glass icon) brings up a search dialogue which allows the user to search all files on the handheld. The four smaller buttons are at each corner of the writing area and have the following default functions: Clock (clock icon) brings up the Date and Time briefly, then reverts back to the current program, Contrast (Circle icon: half black, half white) allows the user to adjust the contrast and brightness of the display, Keyboard (ABC Icon) brings up an on-screen keyboard that allows the user to "type" using the stylus, Number Board (123 icon) brings up the keypad on-screen keyboard which is used in much the same way as the letters keyboard. Screen-printing, also known as silkscreening or serigraphy, is a printmaking technique that creates a sharp-edged single-color image using a stencil and a porous fabric. ... Screen-printing, also known as silkscreening or serigraphy, is a printmaking technique that creates a sharp-edged single-color image using a stencil and a porous fabric. ... Palm OS is an operating system made by Palm, Inc. ... The term Synch can refer to: Synch (comics) is a comic book character. ... Modern stylus, used for touch-screen enabled devices such as the Nintendo DS and personal digital assistants Styli used in writing in the Fourteenth Century. ...


Additional Hardware

The Z22 can accept input from numerous IR devices including other palm handhelds, some cell phones and a keyboard made by palm for IR devices. This device is called a Palm Universal Wireless Keyboard, and is available here . Look up ir in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cellular redirects here. ... Look up ir in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


External links


  Results from FactBites:
 
Z22 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (362 words)
The Z22 was the seventh computer model Konrad Zuse developed (the first six being the Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5 and Z11, respectively).
The Z22 operated at 3kHz operating frequency, which was synchronous with the speed of the drum storage.
The Z22 was designed to be easier to program than previous first generation computers.
Zire Handheld - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (815 words)
The Zire, released in the fourth quarter of 2002 (also known as the m150), is the handheld responsible for starting the value-concious handheld craze.
The Z22 is a successor of Zire 21, but released without the "Zire" moniker.
The joystick was removed and replaced with a recessed pad similar to that of the Tungsten models, and the camera was upgraded from 0.3 to 1.2 megapixel.
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