As you can probably tell, I've developed a new technology induced disease which was passed on to me by Jeff Hawkins. It's called "Mental Foleo-itis!" I can't stop thinking about this device and wrestling with what Palm might have in mind for it.
I'm beginning to think that the lack of detail about where the Foleo line of products is going and the lack of specifications is intentional. They have a goal that we don't know about, and it is only going to make sense to us when we know where they are headed.
As a result, I wonder if the only proper treatment for "Foleo-itis" is for me to buy one to put in my very own hands. This quest to understand the potential and future of the Foleo is consuming me, and is in great need of concrete evidence and facts. It might be worth the $500 just to have something to work with as I try to read Hawkins' mind and see Palm's plans. Obviously, it's not worth $500 for the stated purpose!
So I tell you right now - there's something missing. More secrets. He's a smart guy, and this simply cannot be the whole picture. One day the secret will be revealed and it will all make sense.
So I'm actually thinking about buying one (on the condition that it can use my existing data plan without additional charges). Partly to play with it and try to understand its potential, but also for web browsing on the go. I think that if the browser has good support of web standards, then I would get a lot of use out of that. Of course, you can already do that on a laptop or UMPC, but let's ignore that fact for the moment.
Is there anyone else out there that's crazy enough to even consider for a moment throwing away $500 on this device, or is it just me?