I think this Foleo is a device that is between a laptop and a smartphone. Not sure how it synchronizes with a laptop though. --- Roger Prokic Baltimore, Maryland USA
-=[ This email was sent from a Palm Treo 680 palm computer using SnapperMail Enterprise Edition v2.3.7.01 ]=- ...... Original Message ....... On Wed, 30 May 2007 07:25:50 -0400 Craig Froehle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >For once, I think Jeff Hawkins' take on things is not quite correct. > >The future is in web services -- synchronization of data will be via >the connected cloud, not duplicated local storage (that's very much >still the 20th century model). > >I'd much rather have seen a device that acts as an intermediary >between a desktop PC and a smartphone, say via USB, that would then >give you direct/immediate access from the PC to the smartphone's >contents. That would essentially duplicate the Foleo's functionality >while not restricting its usefulness to a single device (yet another >device you have to keep charged, track of, etc.). > >I, for one, am disappointed if this is true. >- Craig > >On 5/30/07, JLV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Press release was accidentally posted: >> >> Palm, Inc. today announced the Palm Foleo, world's first smartphone >> companion product. >> >> Foleo has a large screen and full size keyboard to view and edit >> email and office documents. Edits made on Foleo automatically are >> reflected on its paired smartphone and vice versa. >> Foleo and its paired smartphone stay synchronized throughout the day >> or at the touch of a button. >> Foleo turns on and off instantly, features fast navigation, a compact >> and elegant design, and a battery that lasts up to five hours of use. >> U.S. availability for Foleo begins this summer with pricing expected >> to be $499 after an introductory $100 rebate. >> >> "Foleo is the most exciting product I have ever worked on. >> Smartphones will be the most prevalent personal computers on the >> planet, ultimately able to do everything that desktop computers can >> do. However, there are times when people need a large screen and full- >> size keyboard. As smartphones get smaller, this need increases. The >> Foleo completes the picture creating a mobile-computing system that >> sets a new standard in simplicity." >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> > >-- >http://www.GearBits.com -- Tech. Culture. Ideas. Opinions. > >
