It is unlikely that it will appeal much beyond the Apple Loyalist. There obviously room out there for more PDAs. It will mostly be a audio/video player with PDA addons.
It will be more of a threat to PSP buyers that watch more videos or the portable DVD player market. There are still many out there that want to carry two devices, a phone and just one other device (PDA, MP3 player,Handheld Game, Movie player, etc). People don't want to carry 3 devices, so the more devices that do everything in that 2nd device is appealing to a lot of people. You can't just cram it in and say here you go. You must make the device easy to understand, use and handle the data or material the user wants to put in or view on it. If it is a closed system then it is threat to itself. Thanks, I'll see you on the web! Carl W. Brooks http://www.Palmloyal.com Palm Podcasts, Daily News, Software, Hardware, Mobile Email Services and More! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, Oct 2, 2007 1:11 pm Subject: [Treo] Another threat? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [email protected] Another possible threat to Palm? =========================================================================================== Roughly a decade after terminating production of its Newton personal digital assistant, Apple is reportedly planning a return to the PDA market, putting the finishing touches on a touch-based device in the tradition of the iPhone and the iPod Touch. Citing sources close to the project, AppleInsider reports that the as-yet-unnamed PDA runs an embedded version of Apple's Mac OS X Leopard platform--the device is described as an ultra-thin 'slate' resembling the iPhone, but at 1.5 times the size and with an approximate 720x480 high-resolution display that spans virtually the entire surface. According to AppleInsider, Apple engineers have been at work on a PDA prototype for roughly 18 months, although the project's roots date back even earlier. During an appearance at the 2004 D: All Things Digital conference, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said he was proud of the products his firm has released in recent years, and also proud of the products it decided not to ship--asked by an audience member to elaborate, Jobs replied 'An Apple PDA.' Sources say the PDA development nevertheless ground to a halt as Apple pulled engineers of the project to meet its self-imposed June 2007 iPhone launch date. Jobs is expected to officially announce the Apple PDA during his keynote Macworld appearance in January, with retail shipments to follow in mid-2008. For more on Apple's PDA efforts: - read this AppleInsider article =========================================================================================== -- Edward Fultz (978) 807-4225 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
