Lending some credibility to this rumor is the fact that the usually reliable "HTC Kid" is credited as Engadget's tipster this time around. The article originally leaked from the PDAPhoneHome forums here goes on to reveal that the estimated launch date for the Verizon version of the Palm OS-based Treo p is July 4th, which correlates fairly well with earlier reports. The second release date given -- and one that seems much more dubious -- is the mention is a Treo w for September 13th.
This could be anything from an outright hoax to a mildly upgraded unit with Windows Mobile 6 to the rumored "Mercedes" Treo hinted at by Ed Colligan last year.
This device's codename appears to be "Staubach" after football great Roger Staubach? This would have launched the Verizon version of the p simultaneous with Sprint's version. No reason has been given as to the delay. Update: The Treo p for Verizon is now available. You can read our review here , or visit the product page at Palm. The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. PalmInfocenter is not responsible for them in any way. Please Login or register here to add your comments.
Theory I Since Palm will probably just move the app buttons around, change the paint scheme, and use memory stick as the new media format, folks are not that interested. Theory II The W in w does not stand for 'W'indows, but rather 'W'iFi. Theory III I guess after the Foleo announcement, Treos have just been forgotten about. They have become little more than companion slaves now.
This is the first PDA upgrade decision that I have placed myself within where there are no real added capabilities waiting for me on the "greener side" of the decision. Sprint SERO is a very low cost plan that provides unlimited text and data at no extra charge. So even though it may not be a great technological upgrade, it's can be a great value upgrade for those who are tired of being ripped-off for data.
I hope this is not too off-topic, but the carrier is this phone's best advantage. Hope Palm can pull something off with Linux soon. Seems that the people who see no reason to upgrade from their might be right. There's not enough new here to peak one's interest. Come on Palm, offer me tha Thinking about Vista? Come on Palm, offer me that TX with a cell radio or some kind of interesting folding form factor and maybe I'll get all excited. You guys really do seem stuck with a one trick pony.
Thinking about Vista? They may offer this as a new product, and many will have to buy it because there are no alternatives, but that don't make it right. Look at toothpaste. It's constantly being improved. I don't know what I'm going to to if my T C ever dies. The guys never were innovative, but rather evolutive most of the time. This attitude is deep inside most Palm managers met a few in Hannover Make it a Grande, though. And a nice leather flip cover like the old T3. As for "the least exciting Treo ever" it would be nice to have a Treo that doesn't deliver the excitement of spontaneous resets, the suspense of wondering when your app will come up, and the thrill of I'll take improved usability and stability over excitement any day when it comes to my phone.
If the p delivers I might switch. David Beers Pikesoft Mobile Computing www. It would be, wouldn't it What I meant by "least exciting ever" was that this would be the first Treo that hasn't brought any new features to the table.
At all. I mean, the brought Bluetooth and hi-res, the brought 3G, the brought new phone software and a new form factor. What does the p put on the table? It's just so sad that it can't be depended on to go two days on a charge.
That's the kind of innovation I care most about. If not, I don't think I'd really be interested in it. I need to be able to get my music wirelessly, which I can do on my Treo through the "M," so any smartphone that doesn't have that option is pretty much off the table for me. Anyone think I think it's possible there are volume customers with big p issues who will be offered the p as a direct replacement. Such customers would bitch about any perceived "retraining expense" due to a changed UI.
Ergo, it was kept the same. We need a TX with cell radio. I cannot work with a treo because the screen is too small. Why palm thinks that everybody prefers keyboard instead of a big screen. Look at the Iphone. No keyboard and a screen just like a TX. I'll always prefer the sleekness and quality of a top-notch dumbphone over a smartphone anyday. I was testing one out and it froze - looked beneath and saw two potential "reset" holes though I knew one of them had to be a microphone.
Neither one reset the device, and I thought I was just missing something obvious. I can't believe Palm is so confident in their engineering that they removed the reset hole completely. Excuse me I guess I can. You can do it without looking, you can do it in the dark, and it's just a lot less fidgety as even many Treo users have known for years. The whole "reset hole" thing is an anachronism from the time before we had removable batteries. Palm was not the first to wise up to this.
Good riddance, IMO. The most common lock-up scenario for my is when Audio Gateway is connecting, and just displays the "connection" dialog forever. When I'm out and about, removing the battery cover and tilting the battery is a lot more cumbersome than a quick poke through a reset hole with the stylus.
It was bad enough when Palm removed the reset hole on the - basically forcing anyone who wanted convenience to buy a replacement battery cover - but removing the button altogether is a step too far. Fortunately, freeze-ups happen far less frequently nowadays, but it's still an irritant. The screw the current customers by not working on the update first, instead they work on a new phone. That's pathetic!
I hate to say this in a "Palm" forum, but the wm 64meg memory version embarrasses this phone. I traded my wx for the p because the MLS software designed by GE takes 45 seconds to load if you're lucky! I have to laugh when GE says that's a good load time. So what kind of jig are you using? TOKYO, Japan AP -- In the race for ever-thinner displays for TVs, cell phones and other gadgets, Sony may have developed one to beat them all -- a razor-thin display that bends like paper while showing full-color video.
Sony Corp. In it, a hand squeezes a display that is 0. The display shows color images of a bicyclist stuntman and a picturesque lake. Although flat-panel TVs are getting slimmer, a display that's so thin it bends in a human hand marks a breakthrough. Tatsuo Mori, an engineering and computer science professor at Nagoya University, said some hurdles remained, including making the display bigger, ensuring durability and cutting costs. But he said the display's pliancy is extremely difficult to imitate with liquid crystal displays and plasma display panels -- the two main display technologies now on the market.
The new display combines two technologies: Sony's organic thin film transistor, which is required to make flexible displays, and organic electroluminescent display. Other companies, including LG. Philips LCD Co. Sony President Ryoji Chubachi has said a film-like display is a major technology his company is working on to boost its status as a technological powerhouse.
In a meeting with reporters more than a year ago, Chubachi boasted Sony was working on a technology for displays so thin it could be rolled up like paper. He had predicted that the world would stand up and take notice. Some analysts have said Sony, which makes Walkman portable players and PlayStation 3 video game machines, had fallen behind rivals in flat-panel technology, including Samsung Electronics Co.
But Sony has been marking a turnaround under Chubachi and Chief Executive Howard Stringer, the first foreigner to head Sony, by reducing jobs, shuttering unprofitable businesses and strengthening its flat TV offerings. I have been using my phone for about 3 years now so I am ready to upgrade to something new and a new real estate agent would the Treo be a good way to go? I plan on staying with Sprint, I dont really have any major complaints with them. If you're new to the Palm scene, though, then I'd whole-heartedly recommend it: it's 3G, PalmOS is easily the most user-friendly mobile OS and it's one of the most versatile smartphones currently available.
Most importantly: it comes at a reasonable price. Anymore news on a release date? But I do have to say I'm somewhat conflicted i. The p will be turned down outright by Verizon and be a Sprint-exclusive maybe Alltel, Telus etc. This will essentially be the nail in the coffin of POS Treos thus the renewed focus on rebadged WM Treos by Palm if the p ends up being anything less than a total homerun.
So if VZW sent it back for more "testing" that can only be a very bad sign Side Keys. Text Keyboard, Hardware. Touch Screen. Memory Card Slot. Card Type: miniSD. FM Radio. Headphone Jack 3.
Stereo Speakers. TV Output. Wireless Charging. Call Screening. HD Voice. Speaker Phone. The battery door is just below the camera and speaker is above the door. The Treo p is no exception. But to compare the processor speed and its performance between a Palm OS Treo and a Window Mobile device is to compare apples to oranges. Palm OS is less demanding on processor performance with a much lighter OS and lack of multi-tasking.
The applications launch quite fast, faster on the Treo p than on the Treo p. Most applications including PIM apps, web browser and email application launch instantly and video streams at a reasonable speed.
The OS remains stable and downloading applications over the air works very well. Applications installed on the memory card launched and ran fine; and images, video and music run off the card perfectly. Should you need more memory, you can use the MiniSD cards to store data and install programs. Majority Palm OS applications will run fine from a memory card.
Sprint currently is the only carrier in the US offering the device at the launch. The voice quality is better than the p with clearer incoming and outgoing voice and voice is less digital sounding. The numbers on the dial pad are large enough to use your finger to dial and the shortcut slots can expand to 5 pages, as with other Palm OS Treo phones. You can assign these slots to speed dial numbers and frequently used applications. When you need to call a number in speed dial or launch an application, just select the slot and press the center action button the d-pad.
You can also assign individual keyboard keys as quick dial and app launchers. The phone dialer is one of the applications on the Treo that greatly improves one-handed operation. The Treo p supports most common phone features including call waiting, conference call, speakerphone and more.
The Mobile VoiceControl software not only dials numbers by either saying a name in your contacts or speaking a phone number, but it also can add calendar items, send actually email not just call up an email address , launch a web site, search the yellow pages and check for weather, stock, movie times and more.
You can just speak at normal speed and the software will perform the task perfectly. The Treo p comes with a download icon for Nuance Mobile VoiceControl and you can download the demo over the air.
You can use the data services to access the Internet, check email and more. The Treo p is even slower than the Treo p, averaging k. The Treo p bundles the same Blazer 4. Blazer offers two display modes: optimized view which put everything on a page in a single column and wide screen view which displays a page as close to the desktop look as possible.
You can also dial a phone number on a web page or send email via email address link on a page. The Treo p bundles a new version of VersaMail: 3.
The biggest new feature is support for direct push email via Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. Click on the icon to download the attached files. If your company has a Good server, you can set up an account for push email, calendar, contacts synchronization and much more. The SMS is the same beloved threaded messaging tool where you can see a threaded view of your conversation.
If you are an IM fan on your mobile, you should be happy to know that the Treo p offers an IM client by Thumbspeed you will need to download the app over the air. You can log on to all three IM accounts and see all your contact lists by clicking on the tab for each account. The IM client offers Status options online, busy, invisible , saved conversations, automatic sign in, Quick Text canned sample text you can quote and emoticons. Palm has historically used more than one LCD manufacturer, and as result you see more variation in LCDs—even between 2 Treos of the same model.
Mind you the differences are slight.
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