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JPVann 07:24 AM 10/12/2006 --
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From this morning's paper:
"Palm Inc., aiming to break out of its niche as a maker of smart phones for corporations, today will unveil a new smart phone targeted at the general public.
The debut of the Treo 680, Palm's fourth smart-phone model launched this year, is the Sunnyvale, Calif., company's latest attempt to rev up its growth. Palm, which started as a maker of hand-held-organizer devices in the 1990s, began making the transition to smart phones -- which combine functions of a hand-held organizer with a cellphone, wireless email and other features -- several years ago. Until now, Palm's smart phones, sold under the name Treo, had largely been designed for corporate customers.
But while there are some 650 million potential corporate smart-phone customers world-wide, the total consumer market for smart phones is far larger -- at around two billion potential buyers, according to IDC research. "This is a major launch for us because we're expanding the demographic that we serve," says John Hartnett, Palm's senior vice president of global markets.
Unlike other Treos, which typically were priced at more than $399 at the time of their launch, some analysts expect the new Treo 680 to start at around $199. The phone is expected to be smaller than previous Treos and will have an improved user interface and simpler icons to help consumers navigate the product.
Originally code-named "Low Rider," the Treo 680 is a world phone that will run on wireless networks equipped with GSM technology, which is widely used in Europe and Asia in addition to North America. The Treo 680 will be launched in the U.S. and available in other world markets by mid-2007.
The Treo 680's launch will be bolstered by a $25 million marketing campaign featuring several of Palm's partners, including Yahoo Inc. and eBay Inc. The campaign, designed by ad agency AKQA, will show how consumers can access those Web sites from the Treo device."
The Phone Diva 07:26 AM 10/12/2006 --
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cyber 07:45 AM 10/12/2006 --
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if its with the old POS I'm out of palm ...
MoscowTreo 07:54 AM 10/12/2006 --
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JimHoboken 09:05 AM 10/12/2006 --
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If they get 20 million they will have a hit and make lots of cash... I think either the WSJ or Palm needs to go back to business school. This is how stocks get pumled by dumass outlooks.
Either way I'd like to have one to suppliment my RAZR
$200 is nice :-)
Jim
Fender Doc 09:45 AM 10/12/2006 --
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I need a replacement for my Treo 650 NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Phone Diva 09:51 AM 10/12/2006 --
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Jnetty99 10:11 AM 10/12/2006 --
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Going to the show on Saturday hopefully will check it out.
Its funny but I need a new Treo. My 650 is starting to fail.
tirk 11:17 AM 10/12/2006 --
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Originally Posted by JPVann:
....available in other world markets by mid-2007
Got to be a mistake, surely? Otherwise breweries & ****ups come to mind.
Japorms 11:24 AM 10/12/2006 --
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shadowboxer 11:26 AM 10/12/2006 --
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Originally Posted by :
Got to be a mistake, surely?
First off, don't call me Shirley. 
Secondly, where's my new treo? I hope the announcement has some real meat with it, i.e., hard dates when we can get the darn thing.
I have a unlocked 650 gsm and I will probably upgrade for the memory and the stability, if the price is right.
txschafers 11:33 AM 10/12/2006 --
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Jnetty99 11:43 AM 10/12/2006 --
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Originally Posted by txschafers:
Well this just stinks! GSM folks screwed again! Knowing Palm this will probably be a launch of the 680 ( which I could care less about ) on CDMA only.
Treo 680 only CDMA? I thought the 680 was going to come out for Cingular? Thats what i have now a 650 with Cingular.
first outlets by
Tanner 11:43 AM 10/12/2006 --
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Where should we be looking for the first outlets?
My guess is this order:
palm
suckular
amazon
verizon
sprint
anyone got any rumor on what this thing weighs? I'm still on the Q vs 680 fence...and REALLY want something lighter...
stoobie-doo 11:44 AM 10/12/2006 --
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Originally Posted by txschafers:
Well this just stinks! GSM folks screwed again! Knowing Palm this will probably be a launch of the 680 ( which I could care less about ) on CDMA only.
For once, I think us GSM folks will get this; if it's going to be sold in Europe, it will have to be a GSM device. Honestly though, I would rather see a 700p for GSM, unless all of the leaks have been wrong, this will be a 2G instead of a 3G device.
Overthrow 11:44 AM 10/12/2006 --
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Originally Posted by txschafers:
Well this just stinks! GSM folks screwed again! Knowing Palm this will probably be a launch of the 680 ( which I could care less about ) on CDMA only.
Ed Colligan (CEO of Palm) went on record saying that their final phone this year would be a lower cost phone for GSM.
shadowboxer 11:48 AM 10/12/2006 --
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The phone will def not be cdma.
Has anyone found any live feed on the internet for the press conference??
Overthrow 11:52 AM 10/12/2006 --
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Originally Posted by shadowboxer:
I am pretty sure TxSchafers wants a windows based gsm phone. (That's why he keeps on banging that cow bell! )
The phone will def not be cdma.
Has anyone found any live feed on the internet for the press conference??
I think their license for Palm OS is now free, as PalmSource didn't meet objectives set for them, which makes POS a lot cheaper than Windows.
In terms of a live feed, we'll be posting information as it comes... Dieter/Septimus is there today with Marcus.
shadowboxer 11:54 AM 10/12/2006 --
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Originally Posted by Overthrow:
In terms of a live feed, we'll be posting information as it comes... Dieter/Septimus is there today with Marcus.
cool. thanks, mike!
surur 12:07 PM 10/12/2006 --
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