Zire 72 is here!

I have my hot little hands on a Zire 72 already.

Things you might be interested in:

A lot lighter than the Zire 71
No universal connector; same set-up as Tungsten E.
Kind of rubberized-feeling front (blue) that makes it secure to hold.
No slider- the 1.2 megapixel camera lens is right on the back. Does video, too...how cool is THAT going to be!!!!
Does Bluetooth.
The BoxWave miniSync cable that I use with my Tungsten E will work with the Z72. It includes both the power and USB sync cables off one end and USB off the other.(http://boxwave.com/products/minisync/index.htm)
Comes with a cute little nylon case that is a little larger than it and has a flip-over top.
I did not have to install Palm Desktop. It worked fine with the Tungsten T3 version.
Plastic stylus is very light. I hope a metal version comes out.
You can put a background picture (and fade it out) on both the Today screen and the regular screens (Main, Unfiled, etc.)
There is the ability to see a year view, as well as the Today, day, week, and month view.
The processor rocks! A Kinoma movie ran really well!
Works great with the wireless (infrared keyboard).
The BlueChat and Blueboard applications worked great with the Tungsten T3.
VersaMail, WebPro, Docs to Go, and a full personal version of PowerGraph come on the CD.
I stopped on the way to school and took a few pictures of the windmill in town. The lens senses the sun when you point at the sky so the pictures are a bit dark. I tried to shield the camera from the sun, but I needed a third hand to do that, so I was not really successful!

1. 1280x960 (http://nausetschools.org/storage/zire72/1280x960.jpg)
2. 640x480 (http://nausetschools.org/storage/zire72/640x480.jpg)
3. 2x zoom (http://nausetschools.org/storage/zire72/windmill_2x.jpg)
4. Plaque on the ground (http://nausetschools.org/storage/zire72/plaque.jpg)
5. Short video tour of my office (asf format) (http://nausetschools.org/storage/zire72/officetour.asf)

--Kathy