Some people have made hardware modifications
(hacks) to their Pilot. Here are some interesting hacks
and technical information... Memory
Upgrades:
Palm
Do it yourself memory upgrades - Lots of great
information about upgrading your Palm's Memory !
http://www.interlog.com/~tcharron/Palm8M/upgradeservice.html
More
Palm Do it yourself memory upgrades -
Information about upgrading your Palm.
http://palmsurgery.webjump.com/palmv8.html
Palm
V 8-MB Memory Upgrades ! - EFIG has suspended
Palm V upgrades. They now have Springboard diagnostic
cards and extender cards as well as Springboard
development info.
http://www.efig.com
Homebuild
4MB memory extension for Palm III - This page
describes how to perform a modification to the memory
board of the Palm III to upgrade the 2mb board into 4mb !
http://bodotill.suburbia.com.au/
Port
Modules:
Port
Cover with Led (Talelight) - Several goodies to
stick in the Palm's serial port including LED Modules,
IrDA Transceivers, Vibrating Alarm modules, and more!
Visit Tech Center Labs:
http://www.talestuff.com/
Power
Upgrades:
External
Power Plug - Another External Power Modification
by Ben:
http://users.netconnect.com.au/~qeeng/
NiMH
Rechargeable & Charging Cradle - Peter is
using NiMH rechargeable batteries to power his Pilot
& is exploring a way to convert the HotSync cradle
into a charger! Visit Peter's Pilot Page:
http://www.pstec.de/ppp
Battery
Drain Fix - Modify the Pilot's cradle to
eliminate battery drain that occurs from leaving the
Pilot in the cradle.
http://www.conklinsystems.com/pilot/drainfix.shtml
A small connector adapter
that will let you leave your PalmPilot on the Cradle all
day with NO BATTERY DRAIN!:
http://www.cesium.com/pilotdtr/
Battery
Drain Fix using the Bridge - This modification
allows you to modify the Bridge, instead of the Pilot's
cradle to eliminate battery drain.
http://www.midwestpcbdesigns.com
Recharge
NiMH's inside the Palm - Alberto's modification
allows you recharge NiMH's inside the Palm
http://members.xoom.com/ing_varela/palmloaderengl.htm
Speaker
Upgrades:
Speaker
upgrade, Memory upgrades, Cradles/external power updates
- Martin Research will perform upgrades on your Pilot for
a fee... If you can bare to be without your Pilot for a
short time, lend it to these folks for an overhaul !
http://www.teleport.com/~accbo/PalmPilot/Audio.html
Stylus
& Case:
P3
'screw-apart-reset' stylus for your PalmPilot -
Olger Diekstra made his own screw-apart stylus. "I
already have two Grey styluses that I received when I
bought the Pilot. So I creating my own
screw-apart-and-reset stylus. This is how I did it: I
used the two Grey styluses and cut 'em both at the
appropriate length. In the bottom part I drilled a hole
and carefully created the screwthread in it. On the other
end I also created screwthread and inserted a (very) hot
paperclip into the tip and cut off the extra piece. Off
course, you need to be a bit handy and have the
appropriate tools, and work carefully, but as you can see
on the pic, it can be done (took me about an hour)."
- Olger Diekstra
(picture)
Misc:
Voice
Recording on your Palm III & V series- i-Vox
adds memo recording capability to the Palm III & V
series, replacing the flip-cover with a stand-alone voice
recorder.
http://www.i-vox.com/
ADXL202
tilt sensor for the PalmPilot - This page
describes how to add a tilt sensor to the Pilot to play
Mulg II.
http://bodotill.suburbia.com.au
Color
cases for your Palm ! - This company is selling
replacement cases for the Palm III, IIIx, IIIe, and IIIxe
in various colors !
http://www.palmcolors.com
Cradle
to Modem adapter - Instructions on how to make a
cradle into an external modem cable.
http://www.massena.com/darrin/pilot/luiz/item10.htm
External
Audio adaptor - Instructions on how to add an
external audio adaptor.
http://www.massena.com/darrin/pilot/luiz/extaudio.htm
Palm
V Quick Draw Holster - Instructions on how build
your own.
http://www.angelfire.com/ms/holster/holster.html
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