[謠言??] Visor Prism II...

Larry

又有謠傳說Handspring要出第二代彩色機: Visor Prism II...
據說螢幕解析度為320*240，並且使用虛擬手寫區。
也有人說這可能又是利用繪圖軟體假造的圖形，各位認為呢？
看來Handera 330不再寂寞了...  消息來源： PalmInfocenter
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Rumor: Handspring to Release Prism II
Posted by: Ed on Sunday, August 26, 2001 12:00:22 PM  
  
  A source has sent in details and some images for what might be a new color Visor, to be called the Prism II. According to the source, its 16-bit screen will have a 240 by 320 resolution with a virtual Graffiti area.  
It will have a 33 MHz processor with 16 MB RAM. It will be the first Visor ever to have flash ROM, meaning the OS is upgradeable. It will come with OS 4.01H.  
  


  
No price for the Prism II was given and the source only said it would be announced "soon".  
  
  It measures 4.8 by 3.3 by 0.52 inches and weighs 5.3 ounces. The housing is made of magnesium with rubber around the buttons.  
  
While it is the thinnest color Visor ever made, it doesn't have room for a internal Springboard slot so the Prism II is supposed to have an external, clip-on one like the Edge's.  
  
For some reason, the stylus has been moved to the left side. The source said that was possibly due to the light tube that's on the right.  
  
Authenticity
The details on this device seem reasonable and this might fit the rumors that Handspring is going to release a new model to replace the Platinum. The Palm m500 and Handspring's own Edge have shown that most purchasers are no longer interested in high-end monochrome devices.  
  
On the other hand, the image looks like it might have been created with PhotoShop or a 3D CAD program.  
  
Frankly, I'd say the odds of this rumor being real are low, just based on what the images look like. -Ed