As we reported in January, one of Access’ remaining Palm OS Garnet licensees has indeed produced a rather compelling new piece of Palm OS Garnet hardware. New Zealand based Aceeca is preparing to release an interesting new “semi-ruggedized” Garnet handheld that slots in somewhere between a 2005 era Palm TX PDA and Aceeca’s earlier industrial handhelds. Tam’sPalm has posted a new high-resolution image and preview of the upcoming device. According to the company’s literature, the tentative release date mentioned in January is on track and the device is slated to arrive April 10th with an MSRP of $199.99.
Initial inspection of the promo photograph & spec sheet reveals a glossy white device dominated by a 320 x 480 pixel LED-backlit LCD display. A 400Mhz Samsung CPU provides the processing power, and the PDA32 will come equipped with 64mb of RAM alongside 128mb of NVFS storage and a SD expansion slot. It will measure in at 128x76x25mm (5 x 3 x 1 inches) and weighs 196g (6.9 ounces), which would put it somewhere larger than a TX but leaner than a LifeDrive. The usual 5-way navigator directional pad is still present, albeit with individual buttons (likely more durable and easier to use while wearing gloves), while two shortcut buttons are provided instead of the classic four.