By Alan W. Rateliff, IIPosted Tuesday 15th July 2008 14:08 GMT
Palm has been flogging the same antiquated hardware for years. A brand new Treo within the last year with Bluetooth 1.x? Pffft. And skip PalmOS -- it's about as unstable as your crazy aunt.
This particular model may be what turns around my impression of Palm, provided it is stable and they've been able to correct some of the more annoying Bluetooth glitches. For people who don't want a Blackberry but want the form-factor, Treos have been an attractive alternative, and it looks like now there's something to be excited about offering and supporting.
By Anonymous CowardPosted Tuesday 15th July 2008 14:40 GMT
The Palm Zire had a standard mini-USB port for syncing, too. I was like "heyyy, something STANDARD from Palm??!!"
What happened? The next damn Palm went to yet another different proprietary connection. And the Bluetooth didn't work worth a damn, not even to a keyboard or a headset. And the touch screen died no fewer than 4 times.
Screw 'em. I've got a Nokia N800 now. And guess what? It has a standard mini-USB port that even supports TCP/IP network connections over it, plus Wi-Fi and Bluetooth that actually works.
By James BassettPosted Tuesday 15th July 2008 15:41 GMT
Great, WiFi has been an absolute must for the last four years. Until about six months ago, when all-you-can-eat data plans and HSDPA became common place. Now it's just a nice to have.
By Peter GathercolePosted Tuesday 15th July 2008 18:34 GMT
Call me a bigot, but I won't buy anything for myself running any type of MS Windows unless I have no option. And I'll think long and hard about it even then.
Roll on the Linux version with a PalmOS frontend and a Dragonball or ARM emulator, but hurry, my 650 is beginning to go west.
By Rob HaswellPosted Tuesday 15th July 2008 19:39 GMT
As mentioned, this is totally redundant. Want Palm buyers want is a PalmOS phone. My 680 is my heart and soul (but ROW firmware is a must).
I recently asked my mate who also owns a 680 what we would do when they die. Our immediate response was "buy another". PalmOS isn't perfect, neither is Windows, but in my eyes its pros completely eclipse it's cons.
I've had WM4 phones and used WM5 models. For what really matters, PalmOS is the daddy.
By SImon HobsonPosted Wednesday 16th July 2008 12:44 GMT
OK, so I'm not the first, but my first reaction was "Hmm, looks like a nice combination of features", then I saw it was running Windoze. I'm the lone Palm user at work, all the rest have Windows devices - and seem to be resetting them all the time when they crash.
Oh well, the wait goes on - the Treo 650 will have to do for a bit longer.
Comments on: World fails to end as Palm ships Treo smartphone with Wi-Fi
In before the Treo haters #
By Chris Matchett Posted Tuesday 15th July 2008 13:16 GMT
too late #
By Beat Junkie Posted Tuesday 15th July 2008 13:43 GMT
Palm just doesn't get it #
By foof Posted Tuesday 15th July 2008 13:52 GMT
It's about friggen time #
By Alan W. Rateliff, II Posted Tuesday 15th July 2008 14:08 GMT
far too late #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Tuesday 15th July 2008 14:40 GMT
Great! #
By James Bassett Posted Tuesday 15th July 2008 15:41 GMT
Where's the PalmOS version? #
By Peter Gathercole Posted Tuesday 15th July 2008 18:34 GMT
Redundant #
By Rob Haswell Posted Tuesday 15th July 2008 19:39 GMT
Guess this is another "me too" #
By SImon Hobson Posted Wednesday 16th July 2008 12:44 GMT