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Palm Treo 800w/850w/Pro

jæd said:
Treo_2D850.jpg


Treo 850 : Design, asymmetric, it will have. Black, the colour. Will be.

From : http://blog.treonauts.com/2008/05/treo-850-first.html

That actually looks quite cool... Now bring out new version, with a new version of the Palm O/s...!
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Master Jedi your postings have enlightened me. *bows* I will now ignore the teachings of Darth Edoo...:D
 
Here's the specs for the 850. Look well decent to me.

# 14 mm in thickness, width 60 mm and length 113 mm
# GSM, EDGE and UMTS HSDPA 3.6
# assisted-GPS receiver
# Wi-FI b/g
# 320*320 screen, touch panel
# micro-SD slot under the battery
# 2 MP camera
# 1500 mAh battery
# a micro-USB connector for both power and sync
# bluetooth 2.0 EDR + A2DP, 256 MB NAND-Flash (> 175 MB for user), 32 MB SDRAM
# Windows Mobile Pro 6.1.
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That 320x320 screen that Palm favour is looking very jaded these days. 1:1 aspect ratio is plain wrong. I much prefer a screen I can turn for that wide screen video and better browsing.

I think that Sony have the right idea for small format PDA devices with their X1. You can have both WS format screen and a proper keyboard.
 
It's no looker, but the 800w continues to get half decent reviews and there's some innovation in there too.

Because Windows Mobile Professional 6.1 supports Microsoft ActiveSync for tight integration with Outlook, the OS is a solid choice for business users, especially those looking for push e-mail via Microsoft Exchange Server. On the other hand, Windows Mobile isn’t exactly known for being user-friendly.

That’s why Palm continues to innovate on top of the OS. You can search the Web from the Today Screen, start typing a name or number to look one up or dial out, and even conduct an instant local search by typing in the field that says “Find ATM, gas, pizza…” The handy dedicated Wi-Fi button on the top of the device instantly toggles that connection on and off (good for saving battery life)....

We used the GPS to plan a route from our office to the nearest park. When we chose an alternative path, the GPS rerouted us in seconds. One nifty feature lets you enter an address by speaking it, in the event that your hands are glued to a steering wheel (or if you’re walking and the sun makes the screen difficult to read). The business search tool also came in handy; Sprint Navigator maps all of its findings along with your current location quickly. The feature made tracking down the nearest ATM or gas station easy.
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http://www.laptopmag.com/review/cell-phones/sprint-palm-treo-800w.aspx
 
Like the idea of that WiFi button. On my ultimate phone, it would allow a fast toggle between user definable configs. So I could flip from "Airplane" type settings, e.g. if I'm on the tube, to "Everything On" if I'm plugged in, and any other variants I wanted to create. As standard, it would have "Minimum" (all radio devices off, low brightness), "Basic" (just 2G, no BT/GPS etc), and "Full".
 
WANT!!!!

But don't need :(

And can't justify :o

And don't understand most of the acronyms :)

Looks well shiny, though :cool:

And BUTTONS :)
 
paolo999 said:
Like the idea of that WiFi button. On my ultimate phone, it would allow a fast toggle between user definable configs. So I could flip from "Airplane" type settings, e.g. if I'm on the tube, to "Everything On" if I'm plugged in, and any other variants I wanted to create. As standard, it would have "Minimum" (all radio devices off, low brightness), "Basic" (just 2G, no BT/GPS etc), and "Full".
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I had an old Sony that could set up profiles like that. Never used it though.
 
Not bad but I think the BB Bold will, if it comes with all the features promised, be the better phone.
 
Engadget neither praise nor damn the 800...

There's nothing essentially wrong with the Treo 800w -- it does all of its jobs reasonably well, and doesn't exhibit any red flags that would cause concern. On the other hand, it doesn't do a single thing really well, and that's a problem given the options which are available (or will be available soon) from competitors. At the end of the day, Palm has made a fiercely middle-of-the road device -- it's not attractive, its software isn't unique, and the phone does little to separate itself from the ever-growing pack. With the resources and user-base the company has, we keep expecting more -- hopefully someday soon Palm will meet those expectations.
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