"Palm Handheld Lifestyles"
September 20, 2006
SHOW NOTES
Palm OS / PalmSource News
PalmSource to Change Name to ACCESS
- New Logo
- New Website
- All the old content has moved over
- Including the PUG stuff
Palm, Inc. News
Palm Announces Treo 750v announced
- Europe only
- Exclusive to Vodaphone in Europe for now
- Windows Mobile 5.2
- No external antenna
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/Edge+Tri-band UMTS
- 128MB flash RAM, 64MB user RAM (60 available)
- 240x240 screen
- miniSD card slot on side with cover
- Bluetooth 1.2
- 1.3 MP camera
- Polyphonic MIDI, MP3, WAV & video ringtones
- Price ranges from free to $299, depending on contract
Treo 680 Announced For US Market
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/Edge only, usable anywhere in the world
- No external antenna
- Palm OS 5.4.9 (same as 700p)
- 64MB RAM, 320x320 screen, Bluetooth 1.2, 0.3 MP (VGA) camera
- Polyphonic MIDI and WAV ringtones (No MP3)
- New Phone application (same as 700p?)
- Makes use of Contacts
- Displays upcoming appointments
- Tabbed interface
- Wallpaper
- Better conference calling, says Treocentral's early review
- Full-sized SD card slot on side, with a proper cover
- Supposed to have a new, low, consumer-friendly price point, but no price was specified.
- Rumoured Pricing
- $199 with contract
- $399 unlocked.
- Probably available in November unlocked and on Cingular.
- Worldwide on 20 carriers by mid-2007.
- Available in four colors (like the old Handspring line)
- Graphite (gray)
- Arctic (white)
- Copper (burnt orange)
- Crimson (bright red)
Treo 680 Captured In the Wild
A Short Comparison Chart of ALL current Treos
Ed Colligan States Palm Not For Sale
QUOTE
Chief Executive Ed Colligan said speculation that Palm might be a takeover target had likely swelled because the company's stock price, well-known brand and solid cash position have created a perception that it is a "good value."
"The company is not for sale," he said. "We have not been out pursuing (a deal). Our strategy is to execute against our plan."
"The company is not for sale," he said. "We have not been out pursuing (a deal). Our strategy is to execute against our plan."
Palm Q1 FY07 Conference Call
- Coming lower cost Treo (now known as the 680)
- Focus on smartphones
- 76% of revenues from Treos
- Treo sales up 21% over last year
- 750wx to become available worldwide on CDMA
- $25 million ad campaign coming in US
- Colligan comments don't include any new PDAs, for the first time in 10 years
- Stock buyback planned, up to $250 million
Other Devices
Motorola Buys Symbol
- They make several Palm OS based scanner products
Other News
Google Maps Now Available For Palm OS!
YourCall Released by iAmbic Software
- It's a call manager that integrates with Agendus.
- A handy tool for people who like the GTD method of task management.
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