<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
series	O
was	O
Palm	O
,	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
line	O
of	O
business-class	O
Palm	O
OS-based	O
PDAs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
series	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
October	O
2002	O
,	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
prosumer	O
"	O
line	O
priced	O
at	O
$199	O
to	O
$300	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
popular	O
Sony	B-Application
Clie	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
PDAs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
device	O
in	O
the	O
line	O
is	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
Palm	O
PDA	B-Application
to	O
be	O
labeled	O
with	O
a	O
letter	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
number	O
and	O
to	O
run	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
PDAs	I-Application
have	O
a	O
few	O
attributes	O
in	O
common	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
except	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
C	I-Application
,	O
W	O
,	O
and	O
E	O
have	O
built-in	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
wireless	O
capabilities	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
C	I-Application
and	O
TX	O
feature	O
built-in	O
Wi-Fi	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
W	O
,	O
all	O
Tungsten	B-Application
PDAs	I-Application
run	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5	O
"	O
Garnet	O
"	O
on	O
an	O
ARM	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
and	O
have	O
non-user-replaceable	O
lithium-ion	O
batteries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tungsten	B-Application
models	O
used	O
a	O
five-way	O
navigator	O
pad	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
a	O
rounded	O
rectangle	O
,	O
circle	O
,	O
or	O
oval	O
and	O
had	O
four	O
buttons	O
for	O
built-in	O
applications	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Palm	B-Application
Universal	I-Application
Connector	I-Application
is	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T	O
,	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T2	I-Application
,	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T3	O
,	O
Tungsten	B-Application
C	I-Application
,	O
Tungsten	B-Application
W	O
,	O
for	O
cradles	O
and	O
accessories	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
E	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
mini-USB	O
connection	O
;	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T5	I-Application
,	O
Tungsten	B-Application
E2	O
and	O
TX	O
used	O
an	O
Athena	B-Application
Connector	I-Application
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
Multi-Connector	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Tungsten	B-Application
handhelds	I-Application
come	O
bundled	O
with	O
Dataviz	O
's	O
office	O
suite	O
and	O
some	O
version	O
of	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
W	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	O
's	O
Tungsten	B-Application
E	I-Application
was	O
the	O
cheapest	O
of	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
32	O
megabytes	O
of	O
memory	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
Texas	B-Device
Instruments	I-Device
OMAP	I-Device
(	O
ARM	B-Architecture
)	O
126MHz	O
processor	O
,	O
a	O
2	O
1/8	O
x	O
2	O
1/8inch	O
(	O
54	O
x	O
54mm	O
)	O
transreflective	O
TFT	B-Device
screen	I-Device
,	O
and	O
ran	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5.2.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
a	O
standard	O
3.5mm	O
headphone	O
jack	O
and	O
a	O
speaker	O
in	O
back	O
and	O
used	O
a	O
mini	O
USB	B-Protocol
connector	O
not	O
supported	O
by	O
most	O
dock	O
accessories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
E	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2003	O
,	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
aging	O
Palm	B-Application
m515	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
holdouts	O
from	O
Palm	O
's	O
old	O
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
E	I-Application
,	O
though	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
vibrating	O
alarm	O
and	O
indicator	O
light	O
like	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
m500	I-Application
series	I-Application
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T3	O
,	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
E	I-Application
included	O
the	O
T3	O
's	O
newer	O
PIM	B-Application
apps	O
and	O
the	O
enhanced	O
"	O
agenda	O
view	O
"	O
for	O
quick	O
viewing	O
of	O
to-do	O
items	O
and	O
upcoming	O
calendar	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
E	I-Application
's	O
design	O
influenced	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T	O
series	O
 '	O
subsequent	O
devices	O
,	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T5	I-Application
and	O
the	O
TX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
superseded	O
in	O
April	O
2005	O
,	O
when	O
palmOne	O
released	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
E2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
E2	O
,	O
introduced	O
on	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
replaced	O
the	O
similarly	O
named	O
Tungsten	B-Application
E	I-Application
,	O
had	O
32	O
MB	O
of	O
memory	B-General_Concept
(	O
29.7	O
available	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
200MHz	O
Intel	B-Application
XScale	I-Application
processor	O
,	O
320x320	O
Transflective	O
TFT	B-Device
color	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
ran	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Garnet	I-Operating_System
v5.4.7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
a	O
standard	O
3.5mm	O
headphone	O
jack	O
,	O
a	O
longer-lasting	O
battery	O
than	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
E	I-Application
,	O
had	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
capability	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
single	O
speaker	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T5	I-Application
and	O
Treo	B-Application
650	I-Application
,	O
it	O
used	O
non-volatile	B-General_Concept
flash	O
memory	B-General_Concept
,	O
this	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Non-Volatile	B-Operating_System
File	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
the	O
data	O
would	O
be	O
preserved	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
battery	O
ran	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
standard	O
SD	B-Device
memory	I-Device
cards	I-Device
and	O
was	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Palm	O
Wi-Fi	O
Card	O
(	O
sold	O
separately	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
a	O
standard	O
Athena	B-Application
Connector	I-Application
port	O
supported	O
only	O
by	O
some	O
then-newer	O
accessories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
E2	O
had	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
WiFi	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
as	O
an	O
add-on	O
SDIO	O
card	O
made	O
by	O
PalmOne	O
(	O
now	O
TCL	O
Corporation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Encryption	O
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
WEP	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
offer	O
WPA	O
or	O
WPA2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
maximum	O
size	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
supported	O
on	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
E2	O
was	O
1	O
GB	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
software	O
limitation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
model	O
(	O
Tungsten	B-Application
E	I-Application
)	O
had	O
been	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
capable	O
of	O
using	O
2GB	O
SD	B-Device
cards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
Tungsten	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
November	O
2002	O
and	O
known	O
during	O
development	O
as	O
the	O
M550	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
model	O
to	O
use	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Palm	O
engineers	O
based	O
in	O
Arlington	O
Heights	O
,	O
Illinois	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
16	O
megabytes	O
of	O
memory	B-General_Concept
,	O
</s>
<s>
Texas	B-Device
Instruments	I-Device
OMAP	I-Device
(	O
ARM	B-Architecture
)	O
144MHz	O
processor	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
design	O
set	O
itself	O
apart	O
from	O
other	O
PDAs	B-Application
by	O
having	O
a	O
sliding	O
lower	O
portion	O
;	O
the	O
bottom	O
third	O
of	O
the	O
casing	O
could	O
be	O
slid	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
to	O
cover	O
or	O
reveal	O
the	O
touch-sensitive	B-Device
Graffiti	B-Application
writing	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T	O
were	O
Palm	O
firsts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Palm	O
PDA	B-Application
to	O
use	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5	O
and	O
an	O
ARM	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
,	O
which	O
meant	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
the	O
software	O
and	O
processing	O
power	O
for	O
high-quality	O
real-time	O
video	O
playback	O
and	O
MP3	B-Application
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Palm	O
PDA	B-Application
with	O
a	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
open	O
,	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T	O
looked	O
like	O
a	O
normal	O
slate-shaped	O
PDA	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
bottom	O
portion	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
five-way	O
controller	O
and	O
four	O
buttons	O
,	O
could	O
slide	O
shut	O
,	O
covering	O
up	O
the	O
Graffiti	B-Application
writing	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
smallest	O
Palm	O
PDA	B-Application
in	O
height	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Palm	O
PDA	B-Application
to	O
use	O
the	O
original	O
Graffiti	B-Application
Version	O
1	O
handwriting	O
recognition	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
by	O
Xerox	O
Corporation	O
Palm	O
Inc	O
.	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
discontinue	O
Graffiti	B-Application
1	O
and	O
later	O
Palm	O
PDAs	B-Application
used	O
Graffiti	B-Application
Version	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
letters	O
required	O
strokes	O
different	O
from	O
those	O
used	O
in	O
Graffiti	B-Application
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
slider	O
caused	O
two	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T	O
.	O
One	O
drawback	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
digitizer	O
becoming	O
miscalibrated	O
after	O
about	O
one	O
year	O
of	O
use	O
and	O
requiring	O
further	O
recalibration	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T2	I-Application
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
July	O
2003	O
for	O
US$399	O
,	O
was	O
simply	O
a	O
minor	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
form	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
memory	B-General_Concept
was	O
increased	O
to	O
32	O
megabytes	O
,	O
the	O
screen	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
superior	O
(	O
backlight	O
)	O
TFT	B-Device
LCD	I-Device
of	O
the	O
same	O
size	O
and	O
resolution	O
,	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
upgraded	O
to	O
5.2.1	O
,	O
Graffiti	B-Application
replaced	O
with	O
Graffiti2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
it	O
is	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T	O
model	O
,	O
PalmOne	O
did	O
not	O
sell	O
this	O
model	O
in	O
some	O
markets	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
mainland	O
China	O
or	O
Brazil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T2	I-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
April	O
2004	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T3	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
T-Class	O
Tungsten	B-Application
device	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
64	O
MB	O
of	O
memory	B-General_Concept
(	O
with	O
52	O
MB	O
usable	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
400MHz	O
Intel	O
PXA261	O
processor	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
3.7	O
"	O
320x480	O
transflective	O
TFT	B-Device
LCD	I-Device
touch-screen	B-Device
,	O
and	O
ran	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
version	O
5.2.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
T3	O
included	O
Active	O
Input	O
Technology	O
with	O
Virtual	O
Graffiti	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
typical	O
Tungsten	B-Application
line	O
slider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
many	O
other	O
additional	O
features	O
,	O
the	O
T3	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
$399	O
retail	O
price	O
tag	O
as	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T2	I-Application
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T5	I-Application
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
reduced	O
to	O
$349	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T	O
and	O
T2	O
,	O
the	O
T3	O
still	O
had	O
a	O
front-facing	O
speaker	O
,	O
a	O
microphone	O
,	O
a	O
vibrating	O
alarm	O
feature	O
,	O
an	O
indicator	O
light	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
E	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T3	O
came	O
with	O
an	O
enhanced	O
PIM	B-Application
Suite	O
which	O
categorized	O
all	O
appointments	O
and	O
tasks	O
on	O
the	O
Calendar	O
(	O
formerly	O
Date	O
Book	O
)	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Enhanced	O
PIM	B-Application
Software	O
also	O
featured	O
an	O
improved	O
Task	O
suite	O
(	O
formerly	O
To	O
Do	O
List	O
)	O
which	O
could	O
categorize	O
Tasks	O
by	O
urgency	O
,	O
category	O
,	O
etc.	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
improved	O
Contacts	O
(	O
formerly	O
Address	O
)	O
application	O
with	O
picture	O
support	O
and	O
more	O
fields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
status	O
bar	O
appeared	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
screen	O
,	O
giving	O
quick	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
system	O
information	O
,	O
home	O
,	O
find	O
,	O
menu	O
access	O
,	O
alerts	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
full-screen	O
writing	O
,	O
screen	O
rotation	O
,	O
and	O
what	O
is	O
shown	O
in	O
the	O
input	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T3	O
came	O
with	O
RealPlayer	B-Application
for	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Handhelds	I-Operating_System
(	O
called	O
RealOne	B-Application
Player	I-Application
for	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Handhelds	I-Operating_System
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
)	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
3.5mm	O
Stereo	O
Jack	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
digital	O
music	O
player	O
when	O
used	O
with	O
a	O
Secure	B-Device
Digital	I-Device
(	O
SD	O
)	O
flash	O
memory	B-General_Concept
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	O
would	O
return	O
to	O
its	O
more	O
traditional	O
layout	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T5	I-Application
and	O
Palm	O
TX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
T3	O
also	O
had	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
Universal	I-Application
Connector	I-Application
and	O
an	O
included	O
USB	B-Protocol
cradle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cradle	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
both	O
charging	O
and	O
synchronizing	O
the	O
Palm	O
's	O
data	O
to	O
a	O
PC	O
(	O
With	O
support	O
included	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
pilot-link	O
software	O
,	O
the	O
unit	O
synchronizes	O
perfectly	O
with	O
a	O
Unix	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
criticisms	O
of	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T3	O
include	O
it	O
electronically	O
damaging	O
SD	B-Device
cards	I-Device
and	O
its	O
relatively	O
low	O
battery	O
life	O
(	O
900	O
mA·h	O
battery	O
,	O
larger	O
display	O
and	O
processor	O
clocked	O
above	O
most	O
other	O
Palm	O
handhelds	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	O
addressed	O
the	O
Secure	B-Device
Digital	I-Device
Card	I-Device
problem	O
by	O
releasing	O
a	O
Firmware	O
Update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
"	O
SD	B-Device
Card	I-Device
Patch	O
"	O
was	O
applied	O
in	O
early	O
(	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
via	O
a	O
)	O
and	O
later	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
manufacturing	O
stage	O
)	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T3	O
,	O
no	O
other	O
criticisms	O
were	O
known	O
to	O
have	O
risen	O
from	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T3	O
's	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
early	O
2005	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T5	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T3	O
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
no	O
other	O
Palm	O
handhelds	O
included	O
a	O
vibrating	O
alarm	O
,	O
a	O
slider	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
device	O
smaller	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
Universal	I-Application
Connector	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T5	I-Application
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
October	O
2004	O
and	O
now	O
discontinued	O
,	O
was	O
aesthetically	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
E	I-Application
and	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
Tungsten	B-Application
to	O
use	O
a	O
416MHz	O
Intel	B-Application
XScale	I-Application
PXA270	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
a	O
320x480	O
TFT	B-Device
16-bit	O
Color	O
Screen	O
with	O
a	O
virtual	O
input	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
retained	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
E	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
taller	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
sliding	O
bodies	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T-series	O
handhelds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T5	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Palm	O
PDA	B-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
320x480	O
pixel	O
screen	O
without	O
a	O
slider	O
mechanism	O
as	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T3	O
,	O
T2	O
,	O
and	O
T	O
,	O
though	O
other	O
brands	O
have	O
had	O
sliderless	O
HVGA	O
displays	O
for	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
have	O
256	O
MB	O
of	O
memory	B-General_Concept
(	O
versus	O
64	O
MB	O
in	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T3	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
161.2	O
MB	O
configured	O
as	O
a	O
Flash	O
Drive	O
-	O
accessible	O
to	O
computers	O
via	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
Drive	O
Mode	O
feature	O
,	O
63.8	O
MB	O
available	O
for	O
applications	B-Application
,	O
and	O
31	O
MB	O
reserved	O
for	O
the	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
often	O
resulted	O
in	O
some	O
confusion	O
as	O
the	O
memory	B-General_Concept
was	O
not	O
equally	O
usable	O
as	O
in	O
previous	O
Palm	O
PDAs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T5	I-Application
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T3	O
,	O
it	O
lacked	O
several	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T3	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
charge-indicator	O
LED	O
,	O
a	O
vibrating	O
alarm	O
,	O
an	O
included	O
HotSync	O
cradle	O
,	O
and	O
built	O
in	O
microphone	O
for	O
voice	O
memos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
its	O
speaker	O
became	O
rear-facing	O
instead	O
of	O
front-facing	O
and	O
the	O
PDA	B-Application
used	O
the	O
then-new	O
Multi-Connector/Athena	B-Application
Connector	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
Universal	I-Application
Connector	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
connection	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
set	O
to	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
128	O
kbit/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T5	I-Application
(	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Treo	B-Application
650	I-Application
)	O
was	O
plagued	O
with	O
memory	B-General_Concept
inefficiency	O
problems	O
,	O
third-party	O
application	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
device	O
driver	O
crashes	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
Non-Volatile	B-Operating_System
File	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
of	O
NVFS	B-Operating_System
however	O
,	O
brought	O
the	O
benefit	O
of	O
no	O
longer	O
losing	O
all	O
stored	O
data	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
of	O
a	O
complete	O
battery	O
drain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tungsten	B-Application
T5	I-Application
owners	O
were	O
encouraged	O
to	O
install	O
the	O
,	O
which	O
addressed	O
the	O
memory	B-General_Concept
inefficiency	O
issues	O
alongside	O
other	O
operating	O
system-level	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power	O
button	O
was	O
prone	O
to	O
reliability	O
issues	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
become	O
inoperative	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
either	O
use	O
a	O
third-party	O
app	O
,	O
rely	O
on	O
the	O
PDA	B-Application
's	O
other	O
physical	O
buttons	O
or	O
insert	O
a	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
which	O
would	O
then	O
switch	O
the	O
PDA	B-Application
back	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
countries	O
,	O
including	O
Australia	O
,	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
T5	I-Application
was	O
withdrawn	O
early	O
since	O
the	O
Palm	O
TX	O
offered	O
more	O
advanced	O
,	O
built-in	O
WiFi	O
support	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
requiring	O
the	O
optional	O
Palm	O
Wi-Fi	O
Card	O
in	O
its	O
one	O
and	O
only	O
SD	B-Device
slot	I-Device
as	O
many	O
other	O
non-Palm	O
PDAs	B-Application
on	O
the	O
market	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
came	O
standard	O
with	O
built-in	O
WiFi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
W	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
i710	O
during	O
its	O
development	O
period	O
,	O
and	O
X420	O
at	O
the	O
prototype	O
stage	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
February	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sole	O
smartphone	B-Application
(	O
PDA/cellphone	O
hybrid	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
series	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
running	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5	O
on	O
an	O
ARM-compatible	O
processor	O
,	O
it	O
used	O
last-generation	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
4	O
paired	O
with	O
a	O
Motorola	B-Device
DragonBall	I-Device
processor	O
that	O
was	O
typical	O
of	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
4	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
a	O
thumb-sized	O
hard	O
plastic	O
keyboard	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
Treo	B-Application
600	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
the	O
typical	O
silkscreen	O
Graffiti	B-Application
Writing	O
Area	O
found	O
on	O
most	O
Palm	O
handhelds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
This	O
form	O
factor	O
would	O
be	O
reused	O
in	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
C	I-Application
,	O
except	O
lacking	O
the	O
W	O
's	O
external	O
antennae	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
W	O
focused	O
more	O
on	O
its	O
PDA	B-Application
half	O
than	O
its	O
cellular	O
telephony	O
half	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
i705	I-Application
and	O
Palm	B-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
either	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
i705	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
VII	I-Application
(	O
which	O
both	O
could	O
only	O
make	O
data	O
connections	O
over	O
the	O
Mobitex	O
pager	B-Application
network	O
)	O
,	O
downloads	O
and	O
uploads	O
were	O
done	O
using	O
comparatively-fast	O
GPRS	B-General_Concept
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
In	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
sold	O
exclusively	O
by	O
AT&T	O
Wireless	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
Tungsten	B-Application
W	O
handsets	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
were	O
locked	O
to	O
AT&T	O
Wireless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
16	O
megabytes	O
of	O
memory	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
Motorola	B-Device
DragonBall	I-Device
33MHz	O
processor	O
,	O
vibrating	O
alarms	O
,	O
indicator	O
light	O
,	O
and	O
ran	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
4.1.1	O
(	O
with	O
an	O
optional	O
upgrade	O
to	O
4.1.2	O
)	O
with	O
special	O
enhancements	O
for	O
its	O
320x320	O
display	O
since	O
most	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
4	O
devices	O
had	O
160x160	O
displays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
W	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Treo	B-Application
600	I-Application
after	O
Palm	O
purchased	O
Handspring	O
and	O
became	O
palmOne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
C	I-Application
introduced	O
in	O
April	O
2003	O
was	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
palmOne	O
's	O
only	O
handheld	O
that	O
allowed	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
internet	O
wirelessly	O
through	O
802.11b	O
Wi-Fi	O
without	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
card	O
or	O
other	O
external	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
included	O
was	O
PalmSource	O
's	O
Web	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
details	O
were	O
its	O
400MHz	O
Intel	O
PXA255	B-Application
processor	O
,	O
64MB	O
of	O
memory	B-General_Concept
(	O
51MB	O
available	O
for	O
programs	O
+	O
12MB	O
heap	O
)	O
,	O
built-in	O
thumb	O
keyboard	O
,	O
a	O
five-way	O
navigator	O
,	O
a	O
Secure	O
Digital/SDIO/MultiMediaCard	O
slot	O
,	O
vibrating	O
alarms	O
,	O
indicator	O
light	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
2.5mm	O
headset	O
jack	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
voice	O
recording	O
and	O
monaural	O
sound	O
output	O
with	O
a	O
proprietary	O
earbud	O
headset	O
(	O
sold	O
separately	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
applications	B-Application
and	O
hardware	O
were	O
available	O
that	O
worked	O
around	O
the	O
Tungsten	B-Application
C	I-Application
's	O
monaural	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tungsten	B-Application
C	I-Application
was	O
superseded	O
by	O
the	O
LifeDrive	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Palm	O
TX	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Treo	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparison	O
of	O
Tungsten	B-Application
devicesNameTWCT2ET3T5E2TXRelease	O
dateNovember	O
2002February	O
2003April	O
2003July	O
2003October	O
2003October	O
2004April	O
13	O
,	O
2005October	O
2005Original	O
retail	O
priceUS$499US$419US$499US$399US$199US$399US$399US$249US$299WeightStorage	O
size	O
:	O
total/Non	O
-volatile16	O
MB/No16	O
MB/No64	O
MB/No32	O
MB/No64	O
MB/No256	O
MB/Yes32	O
MB/Yes128	O
MB/YesDynamic	O
heap	O
size823	O
kB12.6	O
MB11.5	O
MB4.2	O
MB6.3	O
MBDisplayTransflective	O
TFT(active matrix )	O
Reflective	O
TFT(active matrix )	O
Transflective	O
TFT	B-Device
screenResolution320*320320*480320*320320*480ProcessorTexas	O
Instruments	O
OMAP1510Motorola	O
DragonballIntel	O
XScale	B-Application
PXA255Texas	O
Instruments	O
OMAP1510Texas	O
Instruments	O
OMAP311Intel	O
XScale	B-Application
PXA261Intel	O
XScale	B-Application
PXA270	O
Intel	B-Application
XScale	I-Application
PXA255	B-Application
Intel	B-Application
XScale	I-Application
PXA270Processor	O
frequency144	O
MHz33	O
MHz400	O
MHz144	O
MHz126	O
MHz400	O
MHz416	O
MHz200	O
MHz312	O
MHzPalm	O
OS	O
version5.04.1.1	O
(	O
4.1.2	O
is	O
available	O
)	O
5.2.15.4.5	O
(	O
upgradable	O
to	O
5.4.8	O
)	O
5.4.75.4.9	O
Audio	O
output	O
3.5	O
mm	O
Headphone	O
Jack	O
,	O
Speaker	O
(	O
Front	O
)	O
Jack	O
for	O
proprietary	O
Headset/Mic	O
2.5	O
mm	O
Headphone	O
Jack	O
for	O
proprietary	O
Headset	O
3.5	O
mm	O
Headphone	O
Jack	O
,	O
Speaker	O
(	O
Front	O
)	O
3.5	O
mm	O
Headphone	O
Jack	O
,	O
Speaker	O
(	O
Back	O
)	O
3.5	O
mm	O
Headphone	O
Jack	O
,	O
Speaker	O
(	O
Front	O
)	O
3.5	O
mm	O
Headphone	O
Jack	O
,	O
Speaker	O
(	O
Back	O
)	O
Multimedia	O
capabilities	O
Music	O
Playback	O
(	O
with	O
third	O
party	O
application	O
(	O
PTunes	O
)	O
and	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
)	O
Patch	O
available	O
to	O
improve	O
sound	O
quality	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
Playback( 	O
w/RealPlayer	O
+	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
)	O
?	O
</s>
