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Bob Russell · 07-16-2005, 09:09 PM

It's always fun to keep up on rumors of new devices, but it's good to take the earliest ones with a grain of salt. Here's the rumor being reported by Engadget based on a post at TreoCentral.

"It reads more like a Treo fanboy wishlist than a completely convincing spec sheet, but someone posted up some details about what is supposedly going to be Palm’s next Treo (and we won’t even get into the completely dubious pic of a 'Treo 700' that popped up on HowardForums the other day). It all sounds a little dubious, but this dude claims that the next Treo will have the same form factor as the Treo 650 but run on Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 (okay…..) and have Bluetooth 1.2, WiFi, 64MB of RAM, and EV-DO. Oh, and supposedly this new Treo should be out sometime around December or possibly early next year."

The same form factor makes sense because it's very popular, and Ed Colligan of Palm has made it clear in the past that it doesn't make much sense to go to completely different designs when you can build on successful products instead. EV-DO or any high speed connectivity is a big improvement if the usage fees are not too steep. And 64MB of RAM sure beats the 22MB I have on my Treo 650.

I'm suspicious about the WiFi because carriers want your cash for themselves every time you connect to the internet. But it's fun to dream.

07-16-2005, 09:09 PM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Rumors of a new Treo in December It's always fun to keep up on rumors of new devices, but it's good to take the earliest ones with a grain of salt. Here's the rumor being reported by Engadget based on a post at TreoCentral. "It reads more like a Treo fanboy wishlist than a completely convincing spec sheet, but someone posted up some details about what is supposedly going to be Palm’s next Treo (and we won’t even get into the completely dubious pic of a 'Treo 700' that popped up on HowardForums the other day). It all sounds a little dubious, but this dude claims that the next Treo will have the same form factor as the Treo 650 but run on Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 (okay…..) and have Bluetooth 1.2, WiFi, 64MB of RAM, and EV-DO. Oh, and supposedly this new Treo should be out sometime around December or possibly early next year." The same form factor makes sense because it's very popular, and Ed Colligan of Palm has made it clear in the past that it doesn't make much sense to go to completely different designs when you can build on successful products instead. EV-DO or any high speed connectivity is a big improvement if the usage fees are not too steep. And 64MB of RAM sure beats the 22MB I have on my Treo 650. I'm suspicious about the WiFi because carriers want your cash for themselves every time you connect to the internet. But it's fun to dream.