Comments on: Palm Eos Detailed Again, 2nd Half of 2009?
The Palm Eos is said to have a Centro-like qwerty form-factor. The slide lists a 2H 09 (second half of 2009) as a possible release date. It is a GSM powered smartphone which will presumably run WebOS. It has a 2.63-inch, 320 x 400 capacitive touchscreen, 4GB storage, POP3, IMAP, and EAS support and a very slim design.
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RE: I would presume PalmOS
Wow, this is all very exciting.
Hey Palm! Where's my PDA with Wifi and phone capabilities?
RE: I would presume PalmOS
-GSM 3G (UMTS/HSPA) are not supported
-BT 2.1 & A2DP are not supported
-320x400 resolution is not supported
-No native GPS functionality in the OS
-In addition, it's highly unlikely that Garnet could run natively on the MSM7225 chipset.
No, if this device appears, it'll be a WebOS-powered device. Garnet is DEAD, DEAD, DEAD!
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: I would presume PalmOS
Hey Palm! Where's my PDA with Wifi and phone capabilities?
RE: I would presume PalmOS
Screw convergence
Palm III->Visor Deluxe->Visor Platinum->Visor Prism->Tungsten E->Palm LifeDrive->Palm TX
Visor Pro+VisorPhone->Treo 180g->Treo 270->Treo 600->Treo 680->T-Mobile G1
http://mind-grapes.blogspot.com/
RE: I would presume PalmOS
RE: I would presume PalmOS
Lol!
[strange mistake to make for a California company - is the Sunnyvale area sufficiently "isolated" to not have a large Spanish speaking population?]
Huh? EOS video?
RE: Huh? EOS video?
mikecane wrote:
How is it the EOS has "video capture enabled" but so far AIK, no video with the Pre itself?
(Imagine a magician pulling a rabbit out of an empty hat....)
Tada!!! Palm has kept some secrets from us after all.
Hey Palm! Where's my PDA with Wifi and phone capabilities?
RE: Huh? EOS video?
Screw convergence
Palm III->Visor Deluxe->Visor Platinum->Visor Prism->Tungsten E->Palm LifeDrive->Palm TX
Visor Pro+VisorPhone->Treo 180g->Treo 270->Treo 600->Treo 680->T-Mobile G1
http://mind-grapes.blogspot.com/
Repeat after me....
"Our next device will have at least a 3.5" screen."
Say this over and over and over and over again until it starts to sink in.
Thanks.
Hey Palm! Where's my PDA with Wifi and phone capabilities?
RE: Repeat after me....
Screw convergence
Palm III->Visor Deluxe->Visor Platinum->Visor Prism->Tungsten E->Palm LifeDrive->Palm TX
Visor Pro+VisorPhone->Treo 180g->Treo 270->Treo 600->Treo 680->T-Mobile G1
http://mind-grapes.blogspot.com/
RE: Repeat after me....
Hey Palm! Where's my PDA with Wifi and phone capabilities?
RE: Repeat after me....
Pat Horne
RE: Repeat after me....
Pat Horne
RE: Repeat after me....
DarthRepublican wrote:
I'm personally rooting for a credit card sized device. Remember the second gen iPod Nano? The one that looked like a fat little iPod? Imagine if that device were about 30% longer and all screen except for a tiny button and gesture area at the bottom (half an inch should be enough). By my reckoning that would be big enough at least a 3.1" screen. No removable battery, no phone, no wifi, only Bluetooth and a virtual keyboard. I don't know that I'd buy it but I would love to see it made.
Why stop there, ask for a phone the size of the ones in the movie zoolander. Smaller is not always better.
RE: Repeat after me....
I want a replacement for my T3. It is literally falling apart. I think the Sena case is the only thing holding the plastic bits around the connector together.
I still have problems with what this doesn't have and am not sold on the whole "cloud" thing (just sync to my desktop and I will be happy).
I want the large screen for Mobipocket as it is my most used app after Calendar and Contacts.
No new handhelds
Good move for palm. I think I predicted this. A new Centro with WebOS to break in all those Centro users. Later they can move up to the Pre II.
Deja vu...i think I posted this a month ago.
Not sure it's a big improvement over the Centro...
On the other hand, if the Eos has WebOS, and is on AT&T, it will be tempting for me to upgrade to it -- especially if it's out in the second half of 2009, and not too much later than the Pre. To go with Sprint when the Pre comes out, I'd have to break my contract, which looks like it'd cost me $175. Even if I bought it from Best Buy, that's still $375, which isn't chump change.
AT&T is pushing the iPhones pretty hard to upgraders. When I went to check my upgrade status, it said I'm eligible for an upgrade to a new phone in July, but I'm eligible for a discount on an iPhone before that.
RE: Not sure it's a big improvement over the Centro...
RE: Not sure it's a big improvement over the Centro...
RE: Not sure it's a big improvement over the Centro...
vetdoctor wrote:
Seems like Sprint should be willing to pay $175 to Verizon in order to get a new customer. They should make it public policy...we will but the tail end of your contact for a 2 year contract with us.
I think that'd be a great policy. I doubt they'd go for it, though. With the Pre costing $200 (after rebate) w/ the 2-year contract, if they paid $175, they would essentially be selling the Pre for $25.
RE: Not sure it's a big improvement over the Centro...
RE: Not sure it's a big improvement over the Centro...
vetdoctor wrote:
Would you pay someone $175 in exchange for $2400?
If I could be guaranteed to save $100 a month vs. AT&T, I would switch without hesitation. I'll have to look into that!
RE: Not sure it's a big improvement over the Centro...
My current 450 plan is the same price as Sprint's plan. The difference between them is that the Sprint plan is unlimited data, whereas the plan I'm on is 5MB a month (which I assume the Pre would use up in the first few days of the month).
I assume the Sprint plan will cost a little more, because the $69 plan doesn't take into account taxes and fees.
Centro
Increase screen size (not neccessaariyly alot)
Get a better browser.
That would be enough
If I were greedy:
nice onboard tv remote with ir at top not side
easier to exchange microsd cards
add a hold button. flip this and not button presses do anything.
real gps would also be nice.
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I would presume PalmOS