Palm Tungsten C
The Tungsten C is the most powerful Palm OS handheld yet released. The relatively compact unit, compared to the other W-iFi-enabled PDAs, the iPAQ h5450 and Toshiba e750, measures 4.8 x 3.1 x .65 inches and weighs 6.3 ounces. The Tungsten C has the best processor available for any handheld, not just a Palm OS device, the 400MHz PXA255 XScale Processor from Intel and a whopping 64MB of memory, by far the most for any Palm OS handheld. It also has a terrific 320x320 transreflective display that supports 65,000 colors.

In terms of W-iFi, the Tungsten C includes an applet called W-iFi Setup, which makes getting connected easy. Just click on the application and select next to have the device search out for a W-iFi network, which it then displays. Select the one you want and you're set.

Click here to read our review of the Tungsten C

Memory Stick & SDIO W-iFi
Coming soon are Memory Stick and Secure Digital (SDIO) W-iFi cards, which should enable a wider variety of Palm OS handhelds to go W-iFi.

Memory Stick W-iFi
Japanese semiconductor maker Hagiwara Sys-Com back in March announced plans to develop wireless cards for Palm OS devices. The company said it expects to ship Secure Digital and Memory Stick W-iFi and Bluetooth cards in the third quarter. The wireless LAN cards support 802.11b and feature 40/128 WEP encryption. The Memory Stick cards require Palm OS 5, while the SD cards will work with Palm OS 4.

Secure Digital W-iFi
As for Secure Digital and W-iFi, in addition to Hagiwara Sys-Com upcoming Secure Digital cards, SanDisk, earlier this year, announced plans to introduce the first W-iFi (802.11b) cards, Secure Digital and CompactFlash, to also integrate flash memory. Its Connect product line will features four products, dual-function 128MB CompactFlash and 256MB Secure Digital cards that combine W-iFi and flash memory as well as single-function CompactFlash and Secure Digital cards with W-iFi connectivity.

SanDisk said its Secure Digital W-iFi cards will support Palm OS devices with Palm OS 4x or higher. The W-iFi (802.11b) CompactFlash and Secure Digital Connect cards should cost $99.95. The dual-function CompactFlash cards with 128MB of capacity are slated to be priced at $129.95, while the dual-function 256MB Secure Digital cards should go for $149.95. The CompactFlash W-iFi card, as we mentioned in the Pocket PC part of this story, is available now. The CompactFlash dual-function card and the Secure Digital W-iFi card were supposed to be available in March, but have yet to make an appearance, and the Secure Digital dual-function card is expected to be available after that.

SyChip has also announced plans to release a 802.11b Secure Digital card.

In related news, Enfora announced that it plans to release a leather case, the WP802b ($170), for Palm handhelds that delivers built-in Wi-Fi. The WP802b connects to the device via the Palm Universal Connector and is supposed to have a range of 500 feet outdoors and about 100 feet inside. The 3.8 x 6.2 x 1.4 inch case is slated to include a rechargeable battery for up to 24 hours of power.