Palm Treo 850 spy shots leak out
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Malatesta @ May 21st 2008 11:38AM
Josh,
That *is* a touchscreen device.
WM Pro devices have an "OK" button and soft keys. You need to fix your post ;-)
This is a WM Pro device with a flush KB, just like the Vodafone "drucker" map said.
Juice @ May 21st 2008 12:16PM
Flush keyboard? Is it a flush screen?
Looks OK. Hopefully it's 320x320 and MUCH brighter than the 750.
Juice @ May 21st 2008 12:18PM
And hopefully GPS too. And HSDPA and HSUPA. :)
Juice @ May 21st 2008 12:18PM
Oh, and wifi! LOL
fyreblazer @ May 21st 2008 12:25PM
That is a nice lookin Treo. Hopefully it'll have all the stuff Juice mentioned and be a bit thinner than the 800w.
sr87 @ May 21st 2008 12:28PM
Cool phone..can't believe I'm actually calling a Palm device cool. Glad they put WM on it because palm OS just doesn't cut it.
Zap @ May 21st 2008 12:33PM
ugg...centro keyboard?!
PSM @ May 21st 2008 1:33PM
Wow, looks cool. I was a huge Palm user for years and finally gave up on them last year. If they can get a device like this and if the new OS is any good they might still turn it around.
backbeat @ May 21st 2008 2:51PM
Shocking! Centro's for-kids-only keyboard ... Copycatted Nokia Green/Red phone button placement/style ... _AND_ ... barely updated graphics on the function keys! Way to rock the tech world, Palm (not)!
Dirk @ May 21st 2008 4:41PM
Does a phone for mostly business users need to rock the tech world.
mog @ May 21st 2008 4:58PM
Yes, because the biggest innovations on a phone are usually on the outside...
And WTF @ "Copycatted Nokia Green/Red phone button placement/style"? Um, pretty much every phone ever uses a green button to start calls and a red button to end them (and to turn off the phone), and they're almost always in those same positions. How the hell has Palm "copycatted" Nokia?
THIS JUST IN: ALL PHONE MANUFACTURERS COPYCATTED NOKIA FOR HAVING A VERTICALLY ORIENTED PHONE, WITH BUTTONS BELOW THE SCREEN. ZOMG!
backbeat @ May 21st 2008 6:27PM
@Dirk:
I'm just _ever_ so certain that major corporations and governments, world-wide, will be breaking down Palm's doors to obtain this design insult, sending Palm's share prices through the roof and RIMM owners running for their lives.
@mog:
If that's what you have to tell yourself, then be so deluded. We're talking design elements, not the definition of a function button.
mog @ May 21st 2008 6:38PM
backbeat: Seriously, though. What "design elements" did Palm copy from Nokia, with regards to their send and end buttons, that aren't already common on many other phones? Color? Nope. Placement? Nope. Shape? Not really. What?
backbeat @ May 21st 2008 7:12PM
@mog:
Do you even recognize that the center function keys are changed from that of Treos past?
However, upon further review, possibly it was the Centro who was the first to rip Nokia's updated N-series in that dept. Rather than a linear design, Palm reinvented the circle for the outboard Red/Green in this abomination.
michael @ May 21st 2008 5:55PM
looks cool. stop hating on the form factor.
cowabungaCarl @ May 22nd 2008 12:52AM
I think palm is heading in the right direction with this one. It looks pretty good and I think they can push a few of the door. People can hate on the centro all they want, but they have sold well. Palm is not dead just yet.
cowabungaCarl @ May 22nd 2008 12:54AM
oops, I meant, "push a few OUT* the door..."
NuShrike @ May 22nd 2008 4:52AM
An actually modern looking and sexy Palm. Too bad it still has to compete with iMate, HTC, and Sony.. Hahah, Sony kicks Palm's ass again.
BlackCoffeeNoSugar @ May 26th 2008 3:47PM
Let's hope it has WiFi this time! The lack of WiFi was the reason I didn't get a Treo 750 in the past.