IF and ONLY IF it can run third-party programs like our Palm PDA, then I will SURELY get one!
Maybe not the first-gen device, but I will get one... ... and a PalmOS Linux Treo, when it comes, of course! ;-) The "Apple PDA" would be a perfect ultracompact-notebook for me, not a Treo replacement. []s Sandro Campos Mancini ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 1:46 PM Subject: [Treo] Another threat? > 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]
