Palm Foleo gallery

That's right, we've got a gallery full of shots of the freshly-announced Palm Foleo for ya, plus a bonus hands-on gallery live from D.

Palm Foleo

Palm Foleo hands-on

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 29th 2007 10:16AM]

I see this thing as being perfect for service companies such as mine to do reports in the field. Just make the thing ruggedized. Compete with Symbol.
I can see fleets of AC/HVAC techs, plumbers, electricians, Contractors, estimators, painters, consultants, etc... as well as doctors, Cops, EMT's and medical techs using this thing. Hand writing reports in the field is terrible. The form factor is perfect, the lack of a hard drive makes it more robust than a full laptop in case of dust/droppage,etc... The fact that it's not a full laptop means your employees won't be wasting time playing games on the thing. The only thing it needs is an sdk/api for custom business app/gui development.

This product could be improved/customized to fill a huge business market.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 5th 2007 1:41PM]

I already have a VAIO that's 2.7 pounds, and even that I don't take everywhere, so I cannot possibly see buying this, but if this were, say, under 1.5 pounds, ran for 10 hours and was priced at under $300, I'd be very interested. I like the instant-on thing.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2007 10:50AM]

I judge products like the foleo more on what people do than what they say. Meaning: when the foleo finally launches, it will be interesting to see how many people buy it, and how people use it. What people say or don't say before a product launch has little to do with a products usability and future success. Talk is cheap.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2007 2:10PM]

Actually, this device is _almost_ brilliant.

All those people who said "just get a laptop" miss the point. Why do I want a laptop? I don't need to carry around a hard drive and and fan. If I can connect to the web, I can get to my documents on a server from anywhere in the world. Done properly, this replaces the laptop for business workers.

To be done properly, though, I need to be able to read and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files with guaranteed Microsoft compatibility. Plus, I'd like to have my full Outlook client and a real web browser, preferrably IE since it has about 57% market share.

Makers of a device like this should be able to leverage my lower need for hardware to offer *greatly* extended battery life, reduced cost, and less weight than even a slim laptop. The instant on/off is a huge benefit as well. No more need to hibernate or suspend -- ahh. Andrew P is right, though, the Foleo needs to be lighter, cheaper and have a longer lasting battery.

I agree with the poster who said Palm's marketing is a little off base. As a "mobile companion" it seems unlikely to succeed. I suspect the reason they position it like that is that if you're outside of the range of a WiFi connection and you don't have a cell phone to connect to the cell network, you're pretty much carrying a useless 2lb plastic box.

With a few tweaks, Palm could turn this into a big success. Because some of those tweaks demand better alignment with Microsoft, Palm may not get there. This is the direction Microsoft should have taken instead of the UMPC.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 23rd 2007 10:35PM]

i am sorry but to all who says "lol no 1 r gonna buy tis j3nk" i am a 13 year old who is looking for a cheap and small computer and this is the only one i am actually thinking about buying...other then a asus eee of course