It's true. http://palm.com/seefoleo should be going live later this morning.
_______ Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of JLV > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 7:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Treo] Not sure if true..here goes from Apple Insider > > Not sure the have the way technology is moving in the right > direction. I remember my excitement when my palm and cell > phone became one, and I no longer had to carry two devices. > In the era of one device (iPhone and others) Palm goes back > to two devices. I hope this is not true! > > JLV > On May 30, 2007, at 7:25 AM, Craig Froehle 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] > <mailto:jlv156%40gmail.com> > 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."
