FIGURE B

Play, beam, delete, rename, or get detailed information on each movie file.

For example, Stick is 1286K in size and runs for one minute and fifteen seconds. If you've used some other TealPoint applications, this main screen will look very familiar. The buttons and icons are very intuitive, and there's no need at all to read the manual--something I always appreciate.

TealMovie doesn't get five stars (or an Oscar) for technical excellence, but it definitely earns my highest rating for showing that the Palm OS platform can do some pretty amazing things. I never dreamed that I would ever be watching movie clips on a Palm OS device, and the ability to create my own from compatible video files is a huge plus. And once the new devices come out with OS 5 and speedy ARM processors, TealMovie will become a must-have application for anyone who wants to get the most out of his or her device.

Just as SplashPhoto (at http://www.splashdata.com/splashphoto/) and other picture viewing applications are becoming increasingly popular, so will TealMovie when the hardware catches up to the software. For now, TealMovie is a grand experiment that succeeds amazingly well, not to mention that it's a lot of fun.

A trial version is available, and the full license costs $19.95.

Jeff Carlson is the author of Palm Organizers Visual QuickStart Guide, available at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201700638/tidbitselectro00A/. Jeff is the Managing Editor of TidBITS at http://www.tidbits.com. He can be reached at jeff@necoffee.com.