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It isn't wrong, but it sounds misleading to say the Visor Pro has a built-in microphone. It does, but you can't use it for anything out-of-the-box; it doesn't ship with any applications that use it, and I'm not sure any Palm application even could use it. You need to buy a Springboard expansion card to use it, like (probably) the one that makes it into a portable telephone. Perhaps just add a note like "...built-in microphone (for use by Springboard expansion cards only)...", but worded nicer.

[edit] If it's supported by a phone module

Any Visor one of the cellphone modules work with has a microphone.

The Platinum has a 4bit greyscale screen, which would make it superior to the Neo in hardware.

This page needs updated since PalmOne is defunct and has been restructured (again!) and is back to the old http://www.palm.com

PalmSource, where downloads of software like Palm Desktop were available from after the "split" into PalmOne and PalmSource, has been spun off as a seperate company and Palm Desktop and other downloads for 3-Com/USR, Palm Inc., PalmOne and Handspring PDAs are now all at www.palm.com

Everything for Palm OS PDA's manufactured by Palm Inc, 3-Com, Handspring and PalmOne, as well as software produced under the PalmSource name, is now at http://www.palm.com

[edit] More Prism trivia

The Prism's power button is on the right, unlike all others in the Visor line except the Edge. The thickness of the screen bezel's sides is also reversed from the other Visors. These changes are likely due to the color LCD. These changes also required any peripherals (like Palm's 'Gameface' joystick) which snap onto the front of a Visor had to be made in a unique version for the Prism. The Prism is also thicker (by 0.1") than any of the rest of the Visor line, unless the Edge with its Springboard attachment is thicker yet.

Length Width Thickness Weight Visor Prism 4.8" 3.0" 0.8" 6.9 oz. 12cm 7.5cm 2.1cm 194g

Visor Deluxe 4.8" 3.0" 0.7" 5.4 oz. 12cm 7.5cm 1.8cm 153g

The Prism and IIIc use exactly the same color LCD, the difference in displayable colors is due to the different display controller chips used.

The Prism also includes an LED for indicating the state of its battery while charging. Blinking indicates charging, steady indicates fully charged.

[edit] What about Treo 90 ?

Hi, I see there's no reference to Treo 90. I think there should be a few rows about.