You know how much we love an ugly Photoshop job around here, and this grainy, pixelated image of a rumored Palm "Gandolf" certainly brings the ugly. We have no idea where this pic came from or if it's real, but if it is, it'll represent a pretty big design departure for Palm -- it actually looks pretty HTC-ish to us. The source says this EV-DO unit is actually the much-rumored "
Hollywood," and will debut on Sprint for under $200, but we'll believe it when we see it.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
PEZ @ Jun 8th 2007 11:56PM
That screen is small. Who would want it?
andre @ Jun 9th 2007 12:45AM
I think that this could have a lot of potential. I think sprint would and should target it at youth who want devices for text, email, and im. Similar to the VZW enV, U740(?) and TMO Sidekick.
For the price, I know I would buy it. I have been waiting for a qwerty device under $200. I wish Sprint had the enV. But I love Sprint and will not leave just for a phone.
Jerry G. @ Jun 9th 2007 12:10AM
Oh no! Not another Garnet device!
John @ Jun 9th 2007 2:38AM
Its a bad photoshopped image of the Creative Zen:M. The shape is a dead giveaway, as is the screen placement and size. Also, I work with Photoshop daily, and the image bears the classic hallmarks of someone manipulating the image and then adding noise to make it look genuine. (if you do it poorly, the noise ends up looking uniform, as in this case). I'm also pretty sure that that keyboard is taken directly from either the HTC Cavalier or the new Motorola Q9.
Patrick Horne @ Jun 9th 2007 2:49AM
Dude. That's the new AGH Palm! Aint-Gonna-Happen.
Laydros @ Jun 9th 2007 12:44PM
wasn't the gandalf a code name that was being thrown around a couple of years ago?
argonnj @ Jun 9th 2007 4:34PM
Looks like another Palm bomb waiting in the wings. I guess Palm didn't fall flat enough on their face with the Folio.
mike @ Jun 11th 2007 10:07AM
Most of Palms phones are manufactured by HTC, maybe they worked with each other to come up with this design...