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Well, since it's supposed to connect to the smartphone, and presumably you have all of your PIM data on that... does it need to be in the Foleo? Maybe your e-mail address book, but not the rest...
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One of the key factors in the success of the original Palm Pilot was the Palm Desktop. The idea of having full synchronization between the portable unit and a unit with a large display and good input meant that you could run your contacts, your calendar and review notes from both your office and on the road. It was a brilliant concept, and one that hadn't been done well, if at all, before.
This really holds true for the Foleo as well. Even if you were to concede that it is a peripheral to your cell phone, what you (well, what
I) really want is the ability to do
anything related to PDA information management on either the smartphone or the Foleo, and then be able to sync it back up with the other side seamlessly whenever the two are in close proximity. Do you want to key in ten contacts on your Treo after a large meeting when the Foleo has a real keyboard? Do you want to use those contacts to re-schedule an entire week of activities that are affected by a critical business trip on the Treo, when The Foleo has a significantly larger screen, and that real keyboard? Wouldn't you like an instant-on note taking tool (with a real keyboard)?
I'd also like that extra step to be able to sync the Foleo to a true desktop machine (keeping something other than Outlook as an optional sync source, as I don't use Windows, perhaps the Palm Desktop package).
That way, in the office or on the road, the same data would be available no matter how I wanted to access it. I still use my Palm organizer that way, and would definitely use a Foleo just the same way.