Review
The latter half of 2000 saw Psion launch a 16 MB variant of the Revo. The
new palmtop was identical to the basic Revo in the looks department and differed
only in the fact that it had double the memory of its predecessor and came
bundled with pre-registered copies of the Opera and Psion WAP browsers. The
WAP-enabled Revo Plus can still be purchased at the time of writing.
The inclusion of a more realistic 16 MB was a godsend to those feeling stifled
by the limited capabilities of the Revo. It was now possible to use the
memory-consuming Opera browser and a host of useful third party applications.
Connectivity options were catered for well and mobile phone management software
included. It was now a relatively simple task to browse the Internet or to
send and receive email while on the move. The inclusion of an IrDA compliant
infra-red port was also deemed very useful and enabled all Psion devices
from the Series upwards to communicate with each other and with infra-red
enabled printers and modems.
The primary niggles with the Revo Plus were the lack of both a backlit screen
and expansion capabilities. A CF slot was notably absent, as was the SKETCH,
programming and faxing software. However, the missing OPL editor has since
been made available by Psion and SKETCH by a third party software developer.
Both can be freely downloaded from the Internet. Fax software is also available
for a modest fee. |
