i just can't fathom promoting web browsing without using flash or javascript on a laptop-like machine. Gmail itself would lose a lot of functionality
On 6/3/07, Roger Prokic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Palm Advances Mobile Computing with Its First Mobile Companion Product > Foleo Mobile Companion Brings Large Screen and Full-size Keyboard to > Smartphones > > > > CARLSBAD, Calif., May 30, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Building on its > vision that the future of personal computing is mobile computing, > Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) today announced the Palm(R) Foleo(TM), its > first smartphone companion product. The Foleo mobile companion has a > large screen and full-size keyboard with which to view and edit email > and office documents residing on a smartphone. 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. This powerful combination is for > productivity-minded business people who want a more complete mobile > solution for email, attachments and access to the web.(1) > > The Foleo mobile companion turns on and off instantly and features > fast navigation, a compact and elegant design, and a battery that > lasts up to 5 hours of use. Its applications include email, full- > screen web browser, and editors or viewers for common business > documents such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files. The Foleo > stays synchronized via Bluetooth(R) wireless technology and uses the > smartphone's radio or the Foleo's built-in Wi-Fi radio for general > Internet connectivity. > > "Foleo is the most exciting product I have ever worked on," said Jeff > Hawkins, founder of Palm, Inc. and the visionary behind the Foleo's > concept and definition. "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." > > (NOTE TO EDITORS: Credentialed media plus industry and financial > analysts are invited to join a streamed webcast today at 11:30 a.m. > Pacific. Hawkins will discuss Palm's vision for this new category and > demonstrate the new product's capabilities, followed by a Q&A > session. The live webcast can be accessed using the following link: > http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=39613) > > Foleo mobile companions work with Palm's Treo(TM) smartphones (Palm OS > (R) and Windows Mobile(R) versions). However, Palm believes that most > smartphones based on Windows Mobile should work with little or no > modification. Smartphones based on operating systems from Research in > Motion, Apple, and Symbian likely can be supported with a modest > software effort. The Foleo's synchronization architecture is open, > and Palm expects to work with third-party developers to support as > many smartphones as possible. > > "As we did with the PalmPilot more than a decade ago, and more > recently with the Treo smartphone, Palm is driving innovation and > capitalizing on emerging opportunities in mobile computing, a market > full of potential," said Ed Colligan, president and chief executive > officer of Palm, Inc. "The Palm Foleo represents our first product in > a new line of solutions that will redefine how people work while away > from their desks. It starts today with a focus on wireless email, and > we expect the Foleo to grow in features and expand its capabilities > as the platform grows." > > Skyrocketing use of mobile email creates demand for a new way of > mobile computing. By the end of 2007, an estimated 24.2 million > wireless email accounts will be in use worldwide, and by 2010 > wireless email accounts will soar to 199 million.(2) The rapid growth > of smartphone sales, the faster speeds of wireless networks, and the > increasing digitization of content make this the right time for the > introduction of Palm's first mobile companion product. > > Although designed primarily as a companion to a mobile phone, Foleo > is a powerful computer on its own. Its Linux-based operating system > and built-in Wi-Fi radio make it easy for developers to create new > applications that can be installed with a single click in the > browser. The Foleo has a USB port, video-out port, headphone jack, > and slots for SD and compact flash cards for memory expansion. This > combination of capabilities in a low-cost design is new in the > industry. Palm has opened its design and is actively supporting third- > party software developers. > > (NOTE: Video and images of the new mobile companion are available > from Business Wire (http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi? > eid=5410999) and from Palm's Multimedia Library (www.palm.com/ > MultimediaLibrary).) > > Primary Capabilities and Attributes of the Foleo Mobile Companion > > -- One-button access to full-screen email > > -- Instant on, instant off > > -- Rapid access to various applications > > -- 10-inch screen and full-size keyboard > > -- Web search and browsing via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi > > -- Editors for Word, Excel and PowerPoint, plus a PDF viewer > > -- Compact, stylish design that fits on an airline tray table > > -- Lightweight at 2.5 pounds > > -- Fast, simple and intuitive navigation > > -- 5-hour battery life > > -- Linux OS for easy application development > > Wireless Email on the Big Screen > > Email users have become increasingly dependent on smartphones to > remain connected and productive. > > Drawing on Palm's world-class usability and responsiveness, the Foleo > mobile companion gives Palm OS and Windows Mobile based smartphone > customers more power and flexibility while retaining the most-loved > features of the Treo smartphone. For example, customers open the > Foleo, press a button, and it turns on instantly. There is never a > delay or boot-up time. A dedicated button provides access to email. > All work is saved, so there is no need to close applications or take > actions in order to save files. When the Foleo is turned on again, it > resumes where the user left off. > > New users follow a simple process to pair a Foleo with their > smartphone. From then on, email stays synchronized on both devices. > > Web Browsing > > It is easy to view the web through built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi > radios, using the Opera browser. Using Bluetooth, a Treo smartphone > acts as a wireless modem for the Foleo. Alternatively, customers can > use the Foleo mobile companion's built-in Wi-Fi for fast web browsing > anywhere Wi-Fi is available, including more than 50,000 hot spots > open to the public in the United States.(3) > > Attachments To Go > > The Foleo mobile companion also supports the most popular types of > attachments. As on the Treo smartphone, the mobile companion uses a > version of Documents To Go(R) customized by DataViz(R). People can > create and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint compatible documents. The > Foleo also includes a Palm-developed PDF reader. > > Mobile professionals will find that just as their smartphones are > ideal for use while on the move, the Foleo mobile companion is a > perfect fit for use while commuting by mass transit, in meetings or > on business trips. The mobile companion's size is ideal for working > from an airplane seat, and its instant on/off capability makes it > easy to comply with flight restrictions on electronics. > > Elegant and Thoughtful Design > > The Foleo mobile companion's hardware design features elegantly clean > lines and forgoes excessive latches and connectors. An innovative > scroll wheel, clever forward and back buttons, and a convenient track > point enable easy navigation without requiring the user's hands leave > the full-size keyboard. > > By building the Foleo on an open Linux-based software platform, Palm > hopes to replicate earlier success with developers by drawing a large > community to create new applications that will extend the mobile > companion's capabilities. Palm already has partnered with DataViz and > Opera Software, demonstrating the ease with which exciting technology > and applications can be ported to the Foleo mobile companion. Palm > also will produce tools to allow smartphone manufacturers to make > devices compatible with the Foleo mobile companion. > > Foleo Pricing and Availability > > U.S. availability for the Palm Foleo mobile companion will begin this > summer. The price of the Foleo mobile companion is expected to be > $499 after an introductory $100 rebate. For more information on the > Foleo mobile companion, please visit www.palm.com/seefoleo. To sign > up for notification about Foleo availability, please visit > www.palm.com/foleonotify. > > About Palm, Inc. > > Palm, Inc., a leader in mobile computing, strives to put the power of > computing in people's hands so they can access and share their most > important information from anywhere. The company's products for > consumers, mobile professionals and businesses include Palm(R) Treo > (TM) smartphones, Palm Foleo(TM) mobile companions and Palm handheld > computers, as well as software, services and accessories. > > Palm products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller and > wireless operator channels throughout the world, and at Palm Retail > Stores and Palm online stores (http://www.palm.com/store). > > More information about Palm, Inc. is available at http://www.palm.com. > > (1) Requires compatible phone with Bluetooth wireless technology. > Email requires data services from a mobile service provider at an > additional cost. ISP and/or VPN may also be required. Within wireless > service coverage area only. A dial-up networking plan from a service > provider may be required at an incremental cost above and beyond the > service provider's regular smartphone data plans. > > (2) Source: The Radicati Group, Inc., Wireless E-mail Market > 2006-2010, November 2006 > > (3) Source: JiWire: http://www.jiwire.com/hot-spot-directory-browse- > by-state.htm?country_ id=1&provider_id=0 (Due to its length, this URL > may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address > field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) > > Broadcast Video and Other Palm Materials > > Broadcast video and other materials are available online from Palm's > Multimedia Library (www.palm.com/MultimediaLibrary). Press can > register at the site, which is hosted by The NewsMarket > (www.TheNewsMarket.com), a web-based news and video archive, to > browse and preview an extensive content library and order footage > directly from their desktops. Registration and ordering on the site > is free. > > Also, a social media news release version of today's announcement is > available at http://socialnews.palm.com/. The social media news > release contains "Web 2.0" features, including subscription via RSS, > multimedia downloads, commenting, track-backing, links to social > bookmark sites and other resources. > > Palm, Palm OS, Foleo and Treo are among the trademarks or registered > trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc. All other brand and > product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify > products or services of, their respective owners. > > SOURCE: Palm, Inc. > > Palm, Inc. > Jim Christensen, 408-309-0186 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or > A&R Edelman for Palm, Inc. > Jennifer Stryd-Donahue, 650-346-1153 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Copyright Business Wire 2007 > > News Provided by COMTEX > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! 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