http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
Wow...couldn't have said it better myself. Engadget was WRONG on this one.]]>Dec 27th 2007 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
Now, if Palm spun off their Foleo business so it didn't impact their phone business, that'd be another story entirely. But they didn't.]]>Dec 27th 2007 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
Thanx for the delete. I look forward to another.]]>Dec 27th 2007 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
Asus is selling the eeepc by the boatloads. This has a better screen, keyboard and feel(according to various reports). This product would likely be selling just as well and helped swing the financials. Palm really needed to be relevent again. A new product category was the way to do it, not a new os for an old form factor.

I really think you missed the mark on this one, but most of the time I agree with you.]]>Dec 27th 2007 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
Palm had big dreams to use the Foleo to drive its sluggish Treo sales, but ended up with a product that at best could probably milk a little more money out of its shrinking existing user base.

That said, I am still a die hard user of my Treo 650. Aren't you guys supposed to give away what you review? If yes, can you please send it to me? Thanks!]]>Dec 28th 2007 12:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
This could be an awesome Linux laptop with the incredible handheld compatibility just as an extra feature.

I don't really want Palm to enter the laptop business, but if I could get Ubuntu on this thing, and even keep the handheld compatibility, not only would I be taking this off to collage next year, but I would probably go out and buy a new PDA to complement it!]]>Dec 28th 2007 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 30th 2007 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
1. Will it blend
2. Does it run OSX
3. Is it an iPhone
4. Is it mac compatable
5. Can i have it?
6. Why do you hate palm so much :'(?]]>Dec 27th 2007 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 11:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
Except that one.]]>Dec 28th 2007 3:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
that would kick ass.]]>Dec 27th 2007 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
You give the EEE PC so much coverage and act like it's magnificent, but this Foleo looks even better. Why you gotta be hatin' like that?

PS - Why are there scratches on your Foleo?]]>Dec 27th 2007 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
The reason everyone hates on the Foleo is because it was overpriced. Are you willing to spend $600 on a laptop that can't even play YouTube videos? I'm not. And no one else was. The software looks good, though - they could use that kind of wizard for doing BT phone connections in standard operating systems.]]>Dec 27th 2007 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/The EEE also has twice the power (albeit with a smaller screen) and uses a standard x86 processor, along with a more widespread inux distro.]]>Dec 27th 2007 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
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I would've been happy to be able to have a very lightweight, instant on, easy to use, sync with my phone, mobile experience, for just $500.

I hope the rumors of a Foleo II are true. I hope Palm's management has the courage of its convictions next time and, to the extent it happened this last time, doesn't allow itself to be bullied out of a business plan by the chattering masses. Honestly, after all the R&D and production work, just weeks away from the release, how much more would it have cost Palm to release the Foleo even if my sense of its marketability was wrong?]]>Dec 27th 2007 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
The EEE pc is $200 cheaper, has a faster processor, and can do more than the foleo.

There is no denying that the Foleo is cool, but I think that Palm was right to kill it off.]]>Dec 27th 2007 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
Thanks a lot.]]>Dec 27th 2007 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/The EEE is cheaper and appeals to the mainstream market.
The EEE also has twice the power (albeit with a smaller screen) and uses a standard x86 processor, along with a more widespread inux distro.

]]>Dec 27th 2007 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
What is Engadget? They are a tech blog not a news site. My opinion is that they can post what ever they want. If they want to make an open letter to someone about something, what is wrong with that? Did the letter cause Palm to can the Folio? I think only Palm knows that for sure. So many of you have this pipe dream of what the Folio was going to be and how the price would drop to "compete" with things like the Eee PC.

Since they have one I do have questions about the Folio.

Am I wrong? Can you format the "disk" in the device and install any OS you want? If no can you install 3rd party apps? Are there Windows drivers? Does it have WiFi? Can you upgrade the RAM? Can you connect it to a VGA monitor? Ethernet? How much storage does it come with? Expandable via SD or some other format? These are the questions I have about the Folio.

- Kiteless

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Taking quite a bit of credit, no?]]>Dec 27th 2007 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
First gen products are always an expensive mess. And Palm would still be sinking, Foleo or not. But it would've at least given them a leg ahead of the oncoming flood of cheap pseudo laptops to come.]]>Dec 27th 2007 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
Well, kick-ass for 1997.

I had set my wife up with a used one (and the whole DuoDock, etc.) when she was doing her graduate degree and it worked wonderfully for her.

But, yeah, I get the same feeling when I see a Foleo.]]>Dec 27th 2007 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
Just as a refresher, check out this flash version of the old System 7 gui. http://www.my-old-macintosh.de/]]>Dec 27th 2007 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerBook_Duo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_7_(Macintosh)
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This is what I wanted my NEC780 to do; 5 years ago.]]>Dec 27th 2007 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/
I'm disappointed this didn't make it to market. A small, notebook-like device that could tether out-of-the-box would have been great for those of us with unlimited data plans on our Treos...
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Ah what could have been. Palm comes so close, but then seems to either mess up the price point or the completeness. ]]>Dec 27th 2007 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 28th 2007 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/27/palm-foleo-the-exclusive-first-and-final-hands-on/Dec 27th 2007 3:26PM