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kickaha · 06-01-2007, 09:08 PM

One bit of information I haven't been able to find about the Foleo is a comprehensive list of the applications with which it will ship. Everything I see is so focused on email and web surfing that they don't discuss the applications that would really help make the Foleo useful as a device on it's own merits.

If the Foleo were to ship with a set of the 'main' Palm OS PDA applications, I would buy one in a heartbeat. If the PDA apps were available as aftermarket software, I would also buy one.

Calendar, Phone Book, Notepad, World Clock, and a couple of other applications, with the basic look-and-feel of the Palm OS applications would be a great feature set for the Foleo.

I've owned perhaps a dozen Palm OS devices since the original Pilot was released in 1995. I currently have two Tungstens, and am likely to buy a Tungten T|X, just to have a spare in cse they wind up pulling the 'real' PDAs from the market.

What I've been missing for the past couple of years is a PDA with a larger screen. The stock 3"-4" screens are just getting to be too small for my aging eyes.

I like the instant-on, Linux-based, 10" screen-size features of the Foleo. If the 'Message' about the device weren't so focused and targeted as a Treo peripheral, and Palm allowed for the possibility that it could also function as a somewhat less portable, though vastly more readable 'obsessive-compulsive support system', I don't think there would be quite as much disdain for it here, and elsewhere.

Before moving into the electronic organizer world, I had a Day-Timer in which I kept my entire business life. I used the smaller-sized one, which suited the short information units I kept at the time. I know several people who still use the full-sized Day-Timers for more detailed note taking and information collection.

I could see the Tungsten or Treo as the 'pocket-sized' PDA and the Foleo as the 'full-sized' PDA.

If I could upgrade my Tungsten to a Foleo, I, for one, would be very happy. 5 hours of battery life, given the usage patterns of a PDA, isn't too bad. And I'm sure I would eventually grow to use the 'connectiviy' features, generating that revenue stream that Palm and it's partners would like me to provide for them.

06-01-2007, 09:08 PM	#30
kickaha Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mid-Atlantic USA Device: Sony PRS-500 / Palm Tungsten T5	One bit of information I haven't been able to find about the Foleo is a comprehensive list of the applications with which it will ship. Everything I see is so focused on email and web surfing that they don't discuss the applications that would really help make the Foleo useful as a device on it's own merits. If the Foleo were to ship with a set of the 'main' Palm OS PDA applications, I would buy one in a heartbeat. If the PDA apps were available as aftermarket software, I would also buy one. Calendar, Phone Book, Notepad, World Clock, and a couple of other applications, with the basic look-and-feel of the Palm OS applications would be a great feature set for the Foleo. I've owned perhaps a dozen Palm OS devices since the original Pilot was released in 1995. I currently have two Tungstens, and am likely to buy a Tungten T\|X, just to have a spare in cse they wind up pulling the 'real' PDAs from the market. What I've been missing for the past couple of years is a PDA with a larger screen. The stock 3"-4" screens are just getting to be too small for my aging eyes. I like the instant-on, Linux-based, 10" screen-size features of the Foleo. If the 'Message' about the device weren't so focused and targeted as a Treo peripheral, and Palm allowed for the possibility that it could also function as a somewhat less portable, though vastly more readable 'obsessive-compulsive support system', I don't think there would be quite as much disdain for it here, and elsewhere. Before moving into the electronic organizer world, I had a Day-Timer in which I kept my entire business life. I used the smaller-sized one, which suited the short information units I kept at the time. I know several people who still use the full-sized Day-Timers for more detailed note taking and information collection. I could see the Tungsten or Treo as the 'pocket-sized' PDA and the Foleo as the 'full-sized' PDA. If I could upgrade my Tungsten to a Foleo, I, for one, would be very happy. 5 hours of battery life, given the usage patterns of a PDA, isn't too bad. And I'm sure I would eventually grow to use the 'connectiviy' features, generating that revenue stream that Palm and it's partners would like me to provide for them.