StyleTap brings PalmOS apps to Windows Mobile

by Donald Melanson, posted Nov 3rd 2006 at 12:45PM

StyleTap's Palm OS emulator for Windows Mobile has been kicking around in beta and preview versions for well over a year now, but the Toronto-based company has finally put all the pieces together and given its eponomously-titled software the big 1.0 release. From the looks of it, the emulator's come a long way since its earliest incarnations, now able to run apps written for any version of Palm OS -- including the ARM-based version -- as well as making use of your device's WiFi, Bluetooth, IR, and USB connections. It's also not a Boot Camp situation where you'll be switching back and forth between operating systems, with Palm OS apps instead simply showing up as native Windows Mobile applications on your device. If you're skeptical, you can grab a 14-day trial version from StyleTap's site before forking over the fifty bucks for the complete package. Not ones to rest on their laurels, StyleTap says this edition is only the first in a family of products, with versions for Symbian and Windows Mobile for Smartphones coming next.

[Via Reg Hardware]

Filed under: Software, Palm OS, Windows Mobile

Tags: emulation, emulator, palm os, PalmOs, pocket pc, PocketPc, styletap, windows mobile, WindowsMobile

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Alex @ Nov 3rd 2006 1:44PM

eponymously

-wisenheimer

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Paul Stamatiou @ Nov 4th 2006 4:36AM

$50?! What do they think this is, Parallels.. because that, you know, does the same thing for actual operating systems.

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zed @ Nov 6th 2006 5:35PM

actually, my understanding is that this might allow one to run vindigo, just about the most useful program for a PDA ever written, on windows mobile. i have not switched since windows mobile is not supported by vindigo - has anybody tried it?

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Kev50027 @ Nov 6th 2006 9:34PM

Are there any copywright issues with this?

And for the love of George Bush, who would ever want to have Palm on a Windows Mobile device? That doesn't make sense. It's just retarded.. you got a Windows Mobile device because it can do everything, not so you can spend 50 bucks to be stuck with the ancient ugliness of the Palm OS.

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Rexjamo @ Feb 23rd 2008 8:42PM

Mr retarded Kev, some Palm apps don't have a version that runs on Windows. This software sounds like the perfect solution. I have a program that I use everyday on my Palm that doesn't have an equivalent on Windows Mobile.

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