Empower Introduces Linux-based Palm

By Michael Foley
iApplianceWeb
(09/27/01, 10:50:52 AM EDT)

Empower Technologies released its PowerPlay III, a Palm IIIxe compatible PDA embedded with Linux DA O/S. Empower Technologies also announced the opening of the company's e-commerce site, where, in addition to PowerPlay III, the full version of Linux DA O/S for Palm IIIx, IIIxe, and Vx is available for purchase online at www.linuxda.com.

PowerPlay III is based on the Motorola Dragonball CPU, has 2 MB flash memory and 8 MB of RAM, and operates on 2 AAA batteries. PowerPlay III comes with a one-year warranty and currently Empower Technologies is offering a 6-month Linux DA O/S software upgrade for the device.

Empower Technologies has also released the Linux DA Software Development Kit (SDK). The Linux DA SDK is now available for download from the company's product Website. The company has also made its source code for the modifications to the Linux kernel available for download from its product Website.

The PowerPlay III PDA can be purchased for $99.99 USD.

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