May 2007 - Posts
Business Wire |
The Palm Foleo mobile companion has a large screen and full-size keyboard with which to view and write e-mail and and other documents on a smartphone.
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Total PDA re-think?
Palm has announced tthe Foleo, designed to be used with another device – like a Palm Treo – for connecting to the Internet via your cell phone’s Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
There are similar little computers on the market today – for instance Nokia’s diminutive N800 Internet tablet. But unlike the Nokia, Palm’s is a large device.
Foleo is described a 2.5 pound computer with a 10-inch screen with full sized keyboard which runs on the Linux operating system. It reportedly is capable of instant on and off, one-button access to your email, a PDF viewer and software which allows you to edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. Palm claims five hours of battery life per charge.
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T-Mobile |
When you slide open the WIng to reveal the
keyboard the screen changes from the vertical to
horizontal presentation mode.
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Every cell manufacturer will be extolling the virtues of their new and improved designs in a slew of new smartphone devices to be announced in the next few weeks.
They'll all be trying to convince you that their phone is better than the soon-to-be-unleashed iPhone. And every new design will be measured against Apple’s highly anticipated cell phone.
So, add to the list the just-announced T-Mobile Wing. It's the latest entry into the fray – and a pretty darned good one to boot.
The Wing is a Windows Mobile Pocket PC phone – which is different from a Windows Mobile smartphone. A PocketPC phone has an active touch-screen and a stylus to navigate through the menus. But with a smartphone design you navigate by using the buttons and controls. A smartphone's screen is just for viewing.
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