The initial designs looked like "a cell phone glued on one's wrist" and in board meetings the term "boat anchor" was used.

[1] He began to talk with Microsoft engineers, who were looking for a wrist-top platform as well and were busy developing Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT watches).

Re-working the code would be a massive undertaking, so engineers began to look for suppliers that could deliver the new technology.

Like other Palm OS devices, they synchronize or exchange information with a PC, have an infrared port, a virtual keyboard, and a touch screen.

In addition, there are Palm applications that allow the IRDA transmitter to be used as a TV remote, but transmission range is very low in this case.

[1] Reviewers noted that it was able to run a wide variety of software such as DocumentsToGo 6, AvantGo, Palm Games and the freeware Metro Navigator.