Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 30th May 2007 21:11 UTC
As rumored, the big new device that's Palm's Jeff Hawkins has chosen to announce at the D conference today is the Palm Foleo, which the company is billing as a 'mobile companion'. Boasting a 10-inch widescreen display and a full-size keyboard, the device is intended to be used in conjunction with your smartphone, with any edits to documents made on one device automatically reflected on the other thanks to the device's Bluetooth connectivity. The device also promises to turn on 'instantly', boasts built-in WiFi, and should last about 5 hours on a single charge. It runs Linux. More here.
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Member since:2005-06-28
I don't think Palm is trying to make it more than just web/email and maybe office. IMO, as a device, the N800 can do more.
And yes, Palm not showing the tech specs is really pissing me off too. They should tell us internal memory and storage memory, screen resolution, cpu speed etc.
Edited 2007-05-30 22:13
Member since:2006-03-14
http://www.ministryoftech.com/
Here is Palm’s much anticipated secret device, the Foleo, which will run Linux. Some features to take note of: one-button access to full-screen email, instant on/off, 10-inch display and full QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth, WiFi. Also has USB port, video-out port, headphone jack, and slots for SD and compact flash cards for memory expansion, and it’s pretty light at 2.5 pounds and has a decent 5-hour battery life.
Well at least that answers the question about audio.
EDIT:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276510,00.html
The large screen supports 1024-by-600 or 1024-by-768 VGA resolution.
Edited 2007-05-30 22:23
Member since:2006-01-03
Well, Flash 9 works just FINE in Linux x86, (and maybe in Power PC), but to my knowledge, it would be its first appearance on ARM (which I assume is the Foleo's processor).
I'd venture there's audio; even the $99 z22 has it, so the Foleo would otherwise be the only silent Palm device!
Yeah, where are those tech specs?
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2006-03-14
I think you're greatly discounting the robustness of web applications when you say the Foleo is "just a web browser and email client."
Then again, since it is Linux-based, we're at the mercy of Adobe's Linux Flash plug-in. I haven't tried v9 for Linux yet, but I've heard of many issues with previous versions.
Lets just give Adobe the benefit of the doubt that the Flash plugin works in Linux (or will be better supported in the future) that means games are available. Video and multimedia is a available via youTube, Google video, etc.
For goodness' sake where are the tech specs? I'm getting impatient with Palms website. All I want to know is if the Foleo has audio capabilities. If it doesn't, my point about about Flash multimedia is moot.