PalmOne Zire 31 Handheld
- 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
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.
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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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| 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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PalmOne Zire 31 Handheld
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- Publisher: PalmOne
- Label: PalmOne
- Studio: PalmOne
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: works pretty well for what I need it for 2007-02-18
Comment: I had an old Palm m100 for the longest time and used it as an electronic replacement for a paper organizer. But it ate batteries and wasn't rechargeable, so when I got a newer computer without a serial port (and discovered it would cost a fairly decent sum for a serial-USB connector), I decided to upgrade. Thought it'd be cool to have something with mp3 playing capabilities as well, (I don't own an iPod or other small mp3 player) but I didn't need many features beyond an organizer (didn't need for e-mail, etc) and didn't want to spend much over $75.
Pros:
I like the Palm interface, very intuitive.
Calendar & contacts work well
Plays mp3's
Syncs well with Outlook/computer
Plugs in to recharge; all cords came with it.
Easy to download new software (I recommend Blocks, it's similar to Tetris)
Cons or caveats:
Display: when viewing calendar in "full month" mode, I have trouble seeing any entries unless I view the screen at an angle. Not a deal-breaker, but a little odd. They probably improved this with newer (pricier) models, but you get what you pay for. I can read all other screens just fine.
Haven't used it to display photos; I don't think I'd use this to do that--resolution isn't worth the effort.
Expansion card: WARNING: WILL NOT READ ANY CARD OVER 1GB size! (I had purchased a 2GB card with the intent of putting mp3's on it and listening to them on the Zire. Wouldn't read it. Didn't realize this till I read the fine print. Fortunately, I have a camera which takes SD cards so I can use in the camera).
Listening to mp3's: This really isn't gonna replace an iPod for features. They do say that listening to mp3's uses more battery than other functions. I would agree but then I've not used this for long periods of time as an mp3 player, so I can't really say. Functionally, mp3's play just fine with RealOne player. Sound quality is pretty good BUT I have noticed a "hiss" background noise when using earbud-style headphones; it's a lot less noticeable with "outside-the-ear" style headphones. Recommendation: outside-the-ear style headphones with an in-line (cord) volume control. If you're in a quiet environment, the lowest volume level on the RealOne player isn't all that soft. With non-volume-adjustment headphones, the lowest volume level (there's a slider bar on screen) was the loudest I wanted to hear. Headphones with a volume adjustment fixes that problem.
Overall, it's been worth the $$ for me as a replacement for my former m100, and it works ok as an mp3 player, as long as you can recharge it on a regular basis.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Okay... while it lasts 2007-02-03
Comment: This is the fourth Palm-branded device my husband and I have had die over the last several years. Quality control seems poor. Granted, my Zire 31 lasted about 2 years and worked fair - some compatibility issues with my Mac and some medical software (Epocrates). Good for basic tasks, calendar, etc. Small memory limits many of the newer applications. My husband's Zire 31 seemed to have battery trouble after about 1 1/2 yr but after multiple attempts at fully charging, syncing and hard resets his still functions. Mine just will no longer turn on, despite any actions.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: not worth it 2007-01-12
Comment: This palm is dated. You should spend the extra $100 and get something a little more up to date.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: After a year, I still love it! 2006-08-01
Comment: I bought my Palm Zire 31 over a year ago and I just love it.
I read a lot of ebooks and had a rocket ebook reader that needed replacing and this has been terrific. I've added a 16 mb card and have 50-60 books on here, plus my address book, and two great games (Bedazzled and Word Pop;).
The only glitch I've had is with Adobe reader. I'm on a Mac and some of my books had a problem where anything in italics became unreadable once it was on the Palm.
I switched to Palm Reader (and using Ebook studio you can turn any book in to a palm readable format) and that's worked great.
I've thought about upgrading cause of some of the new feature but have decided against it as this still works so well, I love it!
4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Now the audio is broken... 2006-07-09
Comment: Well, it lasted a year and a half.
I bought my 31 for 2 reasons.
1. to be able to see my Outlook calendar on the go. i had to buy additional software to be able to do this.
2. to listen to music at the gym. the audio is now broken.
I can still use it for my Outlook, but the sound for alarms does not work. so it's like a pocket electronic calendar for me now, that i have to charge frequently.
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