<s>
The	O
LifeDrive	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Palm	O
OS-based	O
handheld	B-Application
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
device	O
that	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
PalmOne	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
incarnation	O
of	O
Palm	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
its	O
name	O
suggests	O
,	O
Palm	O
intended	O
the	O
LifeDrive	B-Application
to	O
be	O
capable	O
of	O
providing	O
all	O
the	O
capabilities	O
and	O
data	O
storage	O
space	O
that	O
a	O
user	O
could	O
possibly	O
need	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
including	O
contacts	O
,	O
calendar	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
images	O
,	O
video	O
,	O
and	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
4-gigabyte	O
capacity	O
that	O
was	O
chosen	O
for	O
this	O
task	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
achieved	O
using	O
the	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
used	O
by	O
most	O
PDAs	B-Application
,	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
low	O
enough	O
for	O
consumer	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
reason	O
,	O
a	O
4	O
GB	O
microdrive	B-Device
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
was	O
selected	O
for	O
the	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LifeDrive	B-Application
featured	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
connectivity	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Palm	O
handheld	B-Application
to	O
feature	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
came	O
pre-loaded	O
with	O
eReader	O
,	O
Documents	B-Application
To	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	O
and	O
WiFile	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
used	O
in	O
the	O
LifeDrive	B-Application
was	O
selected	O
by	O
Palm	O
for	O
its	O
fast	O
spinup	O
speed	O
,	O
but	O
delays	O
in	O
application	O
launching	O
were	O
inevitably	O
longer	O
than	O
with	O
flash-based	O
handhelds	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
speed	O
concerns	O
were	O
addressed	O
with	O
a	O
user-applicable	O
ROM	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Palm	O
in	O
December	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
high	O
price	O
,	O
slower	O
performance	O
than	O
other	O
handhelds	B-Application
,	O
and	O
advances	O
in	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
which	O
led	O
to	O
reduced	O
prices	O
and	O
greater	O
capacities	O
,	O
the	O
LifeDrive	B-Application
did	O
not	O
fare	O
well	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
Palm	O
device	O
with	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
the	O
LifeDrive	B-Application
introduced	O
other	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
new	O
to	O
Palm	O
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
three-position	O
power	O
switch	O
(	O
on	O
,	O
off	O
,	O
keylock	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
dedicated	O
screen	O
rotation	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
power	O
switch	O
became	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
Treo	O
smartphone	B-Application
line	O
;	O
the	O
screen	O
rotation	O
button	O
also	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
TX	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
phased	O
out	O
among	O
Palm	O
devices	O
,	O
with	O
dedicated	O
accelerometers	O
taking	O
over	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
properly	O
orienting	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ROM	B-Device
update	O
for	O
the	O
LifeDrive	B-Application
is	O
available	O
at	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
stock	O
4	O
GB	O
Microdrive	B-Device
with	O
a	O
4GB	O
Compact	B-Device
Flash	I-Device
card	O
,	O
improving	O
battery	O
life	O
and	O
operating	O
speed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lower	O
power	O
consumption	O
of	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
and	O
relative	O
speed	O
increased	O
compared	O
to	O
hard	B-Device
disks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
