A Look Back At the Qool QDA-700 Palm OS Phone
PDA247 recently acquired a relic of the Palm OS past and has posted an interesting retro review. The device in question is a Qool QDA-700 a Palm OS smartphone from 2004 that included a number of innovative features for its time but never seemed to gain much market acceptance. Shaun says in his video review (embedded after the break) that he purchased the device for the bargain price of £25.
The Qool QDA-700 was a Palm OS Garnet based smartphone based on a reference design by PiTech. It was first announced in Sept 2004 and later became available in limited quantities in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The device included robust multimedia capabilities for its time such as a 1.3-megapixel camera, 2.8-inch color QVGA (240x320) display and a built in mp3 and mp4 video applications. It even featured support for Wi-Fi cards via its SD slot.
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Qool QDA-700 Video Review (Palm OS)
Secondly, it was bought for just over £30 including postage (think I said £25 in the review) and the name is ShaUn:)
Thanks again!
Shaun
RE: Qool QDA-700 Video Review (Palm OS)
I want Oneeeee !!!!
I don't know where you found it but I'm looking for one since 2006 ...
anyway if you feel like selling me yours, contact me ;)
THX
JD
RE: Qool QDA-700 Video Review (Palm OS)
PiTech also had another Palm OS design in the works, but it looks like it never left the labs:
Whoa
-Bosco
NX80v + Wifi + BT + S710a
RE: Whoa
The screen is about 6cm x 4.5 in 320x240 resolution.
The device is indeed VERY bulky, but has an incredible style a polish to it that I absolutely love.
RE: Whoa
RE: Whoa
All that said, this has been my favorite PalmOS device by a good margin. Looks nice and feels really good in the hand. Finally wore out the resistive touch screen, a hazard of a keyboard-less device I suppose, so have switched to a Treo 680.
Could it really do Wifi?
http://palmdoc.net
RE: Could it really do Wifi?
Also, keep in mind that Garnet can handle two wireless radios. So you can your choice between cellular + BT, cellular + wi-fi or wi-fi + BT. But you cannot have all three. This Qool is, by all indication, lacking BT (unsurprising given its age).
Nowadays many smartphones still lack wi-fi. But EVERYONE expects BT on even the cheapest dumbphones. Palm *COULD* do a BT-less Garnet Centro/Treo with wi-fi. But in this headset-crazy day, I think people would then gripe about losing Bluetooth capabilities.
Pilot 1000->Pilot 5000->PalmPilot Pro->IIIe->Vx->m505->T|T->T|T2->T|C->T|T3->T|T5->Zodiac 2->TX->Verizon Treo 700P->Verizon Treo 755p
RE: Could it really do Wifi?
On an interesting note, on the QDA-700, when you press and hold the power button for like 2sec, then the GSM radio turns off completely, a VERY nice power-saving feature. Power-saving is a definite issue when the built-in battery is only 800mAh!
so many exciting phones in the news...
http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/
T-Mobile introducing an Android phone next Tuesday...
Ssh! Let FrankyG sleep.
RE: so many exciting phones in the news...
Pat Horne
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