PDA Review

The Age reviews the Palm Treo 680 and writes - “The Treo ticks off just about every item on the smartphone checklist, from reading and editing Office documents to playing MP3 music and video clips. It uses the slower GSM network rather than 3G but this is not an issue for casual emailing. The same goes for the lack of Wi-Fi in order to reduce the unit’s cost and complexity. You are more likely to be disappointed by the VGA camera; it’s not bad in itself but it’s easily outclassed by the multi-megapixel cameras in most mobile phones.”

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Palm, Inc. today launched a $25 million worldwide marketing campaign to generate mainstream awareness of and attract new users to the Treo(TM) smartphone line. The six-month campaign highlights Palm’s new Treo 680 smartphone and encompasses a fully integrated media mix consisting of print, out-of-home, online, mobile and viral-marketing components. AKQA, a leading interactive marketing agency, developed the campaign, which combines non-traditional marketing approaches with tried and true media.

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Palm Infocenter reviews the Palm Treo 680 and writes - “Treo 680 brings a much needed slimmer look and feel to the Treo line at a very nice price point. While still not the flashiest or thinnest smartphone out there, the Treo 680 still demonstrates why the Treo leads with its ease of use, large software library and powerful functionality. To trim the size a significant battery life compromise had to be made which may be a deal breaker for some. However the lighter load on your wallet and pocket make up for keeping a spare battery close at hand. Technical nitpicking aside, the Treo 680 is a very powerful smartphone that is a very capable and easy to use.”

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The Age reviews the Palm Treo 680 and writes - “The Treo ticks off just about every item on the smartphone checklist, from reading and editing Office documents to playing MP3 music and video clips. It uses the slower GSM network rather than 3G but this is not an issue for casual emailing. The same goes for the lack of Wi-Fi in order to reduce the unit’s cost and complexity. You are more likely to be disappointed by the VGA camera; it’s not bad in itself but it’s easily outclassed by the multi-megapixel cameras in most mobile phones.”

“The iPaq rx4240 and rx 4540 are both styled Mobile Media Companion products and sport a 2.8in, 320 x 240, 65,536-colour display. Both run Windows Moble 5.0 on top of a 400MHz Samsung processor. Both have 128MB of Flash ROM and 64MB of RAM, but the rx4540 adds 1GB of Flash storage for the user. Each machine has an SD/MMC slot for more.”

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Engadget has pictures of the yet to be relased Nokia 870 Internet Tablet:

“We knew it was shiny, but that was about it. Now we’ve got ourselves a few more angles of Nokia’s upcoming 870 Internet Tablet, and a few more specs to be getting on with. As noted last time around, Nokia’s main addition here is a fancy new webcam, which can apparently rotate to face towards or away from the user. According to our anonymous tipster, things have pepped up quite considerably under the hood, and internal memory has been bumped to 180MB, but the architecture is relatively unchanged.”

‘When Palm Inc. takes a big swing, it usually connects. I can’t remember the last time the company whiffed.

Their latest out-of-the-park achievement, available now, is the Treo 680, a mobile phone that seems to defy gravity, if not expectations. Gone is the nubby antenna; instead, there’s a smooth shape and no “handle,” as some users call it.

Memory available to users is double: 64 megabytes versus 32 MB for the Treo 650. Battery life seems longer, and you can, with the appropriate data plan from your carrier, use this as a wireless Bluetooth modem for your computer.

This is a GSM/GPRS phone, which means it can be used overseas, subject to your carrier’s plans or the purchase of an appropriate “SIM” card for your phone from another carrier. ‘

Read more at Latest Treo a big hit for Palm

‘O2 has announced the upcoming launch of the latest addition to its successful Xda Atom family. Due in the Middle East end-July, the Xda Atom Exec is the company’s new PDA-phone geared toward meeting the needs of rising professionals and high-flyers in the business world. With a new matt “gun metal” finishing and a host of business-skewed features, the Xda Atom Exec will appeal to solutions-driven executives who need a “true mobile office” that pushes the standards of design, technology and usability. ‘

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‘Worldwide sales of PDAs, or personal digital assistants, rose to a record high of 3.7 million units in the second quarter of 2006, up 2.7 per cent compared to the second quarter of 2006.

According to market research firm Gartner, the sales were driven by the ongoing integration of wide area network technology in PDAs along with the marketing efforts of the firms manufacturing these devices. However, revenue from this segment fell 4.1 per cent to $1.38 billion. Gartner pointed out that compared to the second quarter of 2005, the average selling price of a PDA fell 6 per cent to $373, mostly because of old product lines and rebates offered by wireless providers.’

Read more at PDA sales at record high of 3.7 million units in Q2

‘After making its way to a top five position in the global PC market, Taiwan-based Acer now has its sights set on the GPS and PDA markets, with more devices scheduled for release in the second half of this year.

According to DigiTimes, Acer plans to add two Taiwan-based ODM makers, Wistron and Compal Communications, to its supplier list for GPS and PDA devices which will significantly increase its supply capabilities.

Acer currently only uses Lite-On Technology for contract manufacturing of its handheld devices.’

Read more at Acer Plans PDA Phone, GPS Devices

Spungle reviews the Treo 700p and writes - ‘So, in conclusion, we love it. It’s better than the 650 hands down. It’s more stable, it doesn’t reboot all the time, it has a cleaner feel, it supports 2gb cards, and it’s by far the most desired phone on the market. However, we also believe that this is a work in progress. We expect to see revisions with WiFi support via SD, a processor bump to 624mhz, a memory jump to 256, Bluetooth voice dialing support, and battery power that rivals the Blackberry. So, until we our dream device is released, this will do, because good luck finding anything better, and anything hotter than this!’