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	Model: LifeDrive
	Manufacturer: PalmOne
	Processor: Intel XScale PXA270 416 MHz
	Memory: 64 MB NVRAM 4GB Microdrive
	OS: Palm OS 5.4.8
	Release: 2005
	Device_Type: PDA

	Introduction
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	The LifeDrive is a Palm OS-based handheld personal digital assistant
	device that was produced by PalmOne, a former incarnation of Palm,
	Inc. The device was PalmOne's first and only foray into the "Mobile
	Manager" device category. As its name suggests, Palm intended the
	LifeDrive to be capable of providing all the capabilities and data
	storage space that a user could possibly need during the course of the
	day, including contacts, calendar, music, images, video, and
	applications. At the time of release, the 4-gigabyte capacity that was
	chosen for this task could not be achieved using the flash memory used
	by most PDAs, while keeping the cost of the device low enough for
	consumer purchase. For this reason, a 4 GB microdrive hard disk drive
	was selected for the task. It featured a separate data partition that
	could be used as a portable disk drive. The LifeDrive featured
	Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, the first Palm handheld to feature
	both. The device came pre-loaded with eReader, Documents To Go, and
	WiFile software.

	The hard disk used in the LifeDrive was selected by Palm for its fast
	spinup speed, but delays in application launching were inevitably
	longer than with flash-based handhelds. Many speed concerns were
	addressed with a user-applicable ROM
	[https://web.archive.org/web/20080105175531/http://www.palm.com/us/support/downl
	oads/lifedrive/lifedrive_update.html#expect
	update], which was released by Palm in December 2005. One of the first
	troubles for the Life Drive was when it was taken off of United
	Kingdom shelves because the device fell short of EU regulations on the
	use of hazardous materials. Finally, due to its high price, slower
	performance than other handhelds, and advances in flash memory which
	led to reduced prices and greater capacities, the LifeDrive did not
	fare well in the market, and was discontinued on January 31, 2007.

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