In addition to modems, GeoDiscovery demonstrated its global positioning system module for wireless location services, due to ship this fall. Also scheduled to ship this fall is a wireless messaging module for e-mail, from Glenayre. Most of the modules scheduled for release this fall add wireless functionality. Net offers Palm VII users. All of them offer a fixed rate for unlimited data access, or you can buy a service bundle from OmniSky or other carriers, and save a little money on the hardware.
Prices vary for the service.
Also, Palm announced Tuesday its Palm Mobile Internet Kit, a software product that will let users of Palm III and Palm V series handhelds connect wirelessly to the Internet via a mobile phone or Palm-compatible modem. The PDA connects to the modem or cell phone either through infrared or a cable. With it, you will be able to access Web clipping applications at Palm.