Comments on: Rumor: Photos of the i705 Leak Out

Really? So I quess receiving e-mail on my cell phone is just my imagination. Or that RIM's Blackberry isn't really wireless? There's nothing new about the i700 series that I can't get with other products.

Yep, I'll second that. The loudest people here insist everyone should be buying Sony N610s or T615s. I have to wonder if Sony is paying them. They certainly have plenty of money to blow, and lots of time to waste here. The 5 Palm devices I know of people buying in the last month were two S320's, an m125 and two m505's. Those were fairly geek-type people buying them too.

You do realize that these are hardly innovations (all are available on numerous other PDAs), and that the m50x series has a more powerful IR port than any of Sony's offerings don't you? Does Sony have one PDA with built in wireless? Does anybody else? I would say that is far more "innovative" than features that have been available in PDAs for years.

> When I got my Sony Clie T415 [ ... ]

Ugh! If you bought a T415, you have zero clue as to what is available in Palm OS devices. If you read any review or held it next to any other handheld (that has ever existed), it has absolutely the worst screen on any PDA, worst ever as far as I know. You know that Sony has already dropped support for it, don't you?

Palm had given us another YAWN product.

Really think about it. So it's nice that it has always on email, and you can do instant messaging.

WOW!

There you go.. Yawn, I mean Palm has gotten my praise, but couldn't they of done a bit more? I mean 16 megs could put this further in the enterprise market and a color screen, would of been worth trashing the M505, and a high screen reslution display would of even taken market share away from Sony and given it back to Palm.

I just don't see this device as a "Must Have" device.
So someone please wake us uall up when Palm really has something to "show off" to the world.

I've still got a copy of the manual that was posted by the FCC back when the i705 was approved. The manual also shows the star replacing the calculator button and calls it the Favorite icon.

Here's what the manual says:

The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to assign a frequently used application to the Favorite icon, and to associate different applications with the buttons on the front of the handheld. Note Pad is assigned to the Favorite icon the by default. But if you use Memo Pad more frequently, you can assign Memo Pad to the icon so that you don’t have to scroll through the Applications Launcher whenever you want to use Memo Pad.

Don't you think it is at all interesting that you can call Staples and they have a model called the i705 in their system? Does that help convince you it's real?

Also, Palm is taking reservations for a wireless handheld right now which it says will be out soon. June isn't soon so I wouldn't put too much credence on the date in Staples system.

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You might as well expect your order at McDonalds to be right after you pull away from the drive thru... [what the hell is this McFish crap in here!]

You mean:

1. Cannot be used in most locations due to GSM

Australia should qualify as as large as USA. 98% of our population is covered by GSM.

Euroupe - 98% or population is covered by GSM.

Australians do not pay to receive calls. We find it amusing that the US puts up with substandard mobile phone networks and exorbident charges...

http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2134869242.html

I made lots of money off of PALM when I sold it in early 2000.

They should make the wireless service available for other PDA's.

I would love to have a CF version for my Handera and if they made one for the universal connector than they would bring it to their entire line of devices.

I must admit though, such an option is probably too ambitious for Palm right now. They really seem to be in a rut...

this device will go over decently with the public.

Scott

and the T615 on display tomorrow? Can't wait to see the screen.

I'll have to beam Deep Reader and the like over again.

:)

-Aaron

it was difficult for me looking for a USA model.. im sure you work for palm since palm denied this. or you never owned a colored or the highend device.

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For example, the new Palm 105 with leopard skin case Enron'd big time!

As far as competing worldwide, Japanese do not like American and European products. Europeans do not like Japanese and European products. Americans like good products. Europeans and Japanese are more self-protected on buying products. They don't like imports.

Finally, the communicator and i705 are two totally different devices, since i705 is not aimed as a phone at all. No voice. I think the i705 is aimed primary at a blackberry (e-mail pager) and an Internet viewer at one affordable price. Of course, some people will not like it because... they don't like it personally.

The communicator is going to be updated soon because it will not be acceptable by consumers of its price and its size. Palm, unlike the other big boys, have free cash to build gadgets whatever way they like. Palm has to be conservative and make sure the products will sell at masses.

As far as my opinion (counts), the Treo is definitely a flop. People will immediately flame on me, but I don't care. Reconfirm this - the Treo is $539 without a two-year subscription contract. Make that clear, folks. It is not $399, unless you could buy it at some discount.

I can't say much about the Treo devices because I haven't seen them in nature. I'll do so on CeBit in Hannover on March (Happy to visit!!!!!) and will make my own opinion about it since I don't make a real opinion about a product just over pictures.
Your opinions about our Ignorance about Japanese or American products is very interesting :) 'cause 90% of our computers still running Windows with Intel-CPUs.
And Sonys Products have a good Image in Germany. But ONLY the products, their service is real catastrophy!!!!!
Same is with japanese cars like Mitsubishi, Toyota, Honda & Nissan. They're accepted, too.

And me as a German boy must say to you americans:
I'm glad to have internet and look over the big ocean ;-) because those hightech products I wouldn't know without Internet and having a look to USA or Japan!
I'm learning Japanese beginning next week and then I hope I don't just need to look at the pictures on such sites :-))

Back to Treos vs. Communicator: The Communicator device is the nearly the same idea like the Treo. It is highly accepted because of his technology and his quality. For example the complete management of Mercedes Benz is using them. It's standard at Mercedes!
The Communicator has a high resolution high quality color display (better than CLIE!), NO touchscreen, full keyboard and is not only capable of voice and email:
He is also capable of FULL webserving, send & receive Fax directly to the machine and so on...

I think the Treo should be compared to Motorolas Accompli (right spelled?).
These two machines are following the same philosophy.
Oh: Germans and american technology:
My mother has received the Motorola Accompli as a birthday present this December ;)

I don't know about Motorolas success in USA but the only phones of them really accepted here in Germany are the things like V.50, V.66 and so on as a status object. I know this is nonsense but I hardly must see that most of our people are just buying and reading everything conformed as "lifestyle" :(
The standard phones from Motorola aren't accepted very good because of the menustructure and -navigation. Very bad!
If you have the chance to check out this Nokia phones try it: Simply and fast Menunavigation! That's why they have such success. Their building quality isn't very good.

So, TREO vs. ACCOMPLI:

The Treo has got the better OS ;-)
I had the opportunity to play around with the Motorola on CeBit and know from my mother and it's just good for people who want a good smartphone with PDA in acceptable size. The OS of Motorolas Accompli is not that good.. it is very slow and the Display has weak contrast.
So, in this case I would say that the TREO would have really good chance in European Markets. By the way Handspring has found a Provider (Viag Interkom) who want's to sell these devices.
I think they better have choosen T-D1 (T-Mobile) but we will see...
At the CeBit I definetely will have a look at it.
If it looks cheap forget it. No Businessuser or s.th. else will buy it. Except a few freaks.

This statement ok?
I know the english is catastrophy but even as you know I'm still german ;-)

Greetings

Thomas

A month ago, Palm had already announced it teamed up with TI to build a GSM/GPRS device by the end of the year.

It does not matter whether you like to trade in your blackberry or not. The one who is making decision is the IT manager, primarily. They will focus on support, function/features, usage and price. Size is a factor, but not a factor that can overcome features/price, given the fact that the i705 is too that BIG to carry around.

That's good to see some rivals begin to worry.

You are mis-informed about so many things, and yet you write believing you know what you're talking about. Problem is, the other kids follow your asinine lead.

I know I'm just adding to the pointless dialogs, but I could not help myself.

I used to enjoy reading the comments by informed and intelligent ADULTS. Well, those days are gone...

anyway, just call palm tech support or use palm's knowledge finder.

Curious thing.. I was wondering when the prototype name changed.. or could there have been more then one to spot a leak? ;)