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Palm Tungsten E2 Introduction
The Tungsten E2 boasts a sleek and compact form. It has a performance-enhancing OS and a brighter color screen, factor in impressive battery life and an affordable price and you understand why people rave about it.

Palm Tungsten E2 Design
It looks good, and displays PIM data and office documents in an attractive manner. The screen is 320×320 Transflective TFT color display with better color saturation, and supports more than 65,000 colors. Just below the screen is a virtual input area with one-touch access to the Home page, with Menu on the left side, while Favorites and a search function sit on the right.
Dimensions: 4.5 X 3.1 X 0.6 inches
Weight: 4.7 ounces

Palm Tungsten E2 Features
Tungsten E2 is one of the best deals on the market. It has a bright high resolution color display, an expansion slot that’s compatible with memory and networking cards, it works with native Word, Excel and PowerPoint out of the box and has Bluetooth for checking email on the go and surfing the web if you’ve got a Bluetooth enabled cell phone as its companion.

Palm Tungsten E2 Performance
Running on a 200MHz Intel XScale processor, it is responsive and adequate for business tasks, accessing PIM info, music playback and gaming. It comes with 32MB of nonvolatile flash memory, 26MB of which is user-accessible. The latter is important: it preserves your precious data if your PDA decides to call it quits, and it increases the battery life in the same breath.

What’s included in the package
Tungsten E2, Charger, USB sync cable with HotSync button, Software CD, Getting Started guide, PDF user manual, Flip Cover, and Stylus.

Conclusion
The Tungsten E2 is an excellent mid-range PDA. This solid handheld includes an excellent color screen, updated versions of Palm’s contact manager and calendar, and a liberal software bundle.

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iRiver PMP 120 Introduction
The iRiver PMP 120 is a new breed of portable media player. It plays your movies, music, photos and more. Plus, integrated FM tuner, voice recorder, ultra-fast USB 2.0 file transfers and simple navigation are just a few of the features you won’t find anywhere else.

iRiver PMP 120 Design
*20 GB Hard Drive Storage capacity
*3.5" LCD Display
*Built in Speaker/Microphone
*Includes Detachable Lithium-Ion Battery and Charger
*Integrated FM Tuner
*Unit weight : 9.8 ounces
*Dimension : 5.4 x 3.3 x 1.2 inches

iRiver PMP 120 Features
The unit is PC-compatible, of course: connect it via high-speed USB 2.0 to transfer your media files to the PMP-120 in a jiffy. You can store up to 80 hours of video (using 320 x 240 resolution at 500 kbps, AVI format) or up to 600 hours of music (using Windows Media format at 64 kbps).

iRiver PMP 120 Performance
iRiver’s PMP-120 portable media player gives you an incredible 20 GB of storage for music, digital photos and full-color, full-motion video, too. The unit sports a 3.5-inch TFT LCD and an audio input so you can load audio content directly into the player from other home or portable devices–no PC required. It plays the most popular formats MPEG 1/2/2.5 Layer3, WMA, WAV, JPG, BMP, AVI, ASF, MPG, FM radio.

What’s included in the package
Portable media player, iRiver earphones, remote control, remote battery, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, a carrying case, USB 2.0 Cable, USB host cable, line-in cable, TV out cable, a user’s manual, a hand strap, an installation CD, and an AC power.

Conclusion
What is more impressive than keeping your entire home entertainment system and all of your favorite media in your pocket?