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First Review of the Treo 600 Smartphone

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the kicking-the-tires dept.

jlouderb writes "Handspring debuted the biggest product at last week's lCeBit show in New York. Lots of news articles were written about the Treo 600, but I actually got to borrow one of the few prototypes for a day." Looks like the only real negatives are that there's no protection for the screen, and no removable battery, otherwise it's a tight little device. It'll be interesting to see the release model in action.

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  1. Perfect by BigDork1001 · · Score: 2, Funny
    New web browser that allows you to surf any web siteâ"including JavaScript enabled sitesâ"and even download software

    Five-way navigation for optimal one-handed use Oh yeah, I need to get me one of these.

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  2. lCeBit? by fishynet · · Score: 2, Funny

    new trade show huh?

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  3. Okay, but... by tds67 · · Score: 2, Funny
    Still, after about a day of using the device for Web browsing, e-mailing, making phone calls, and taking pictures, we came away impressed.

    Yes, but how well does the file sharing work?

  4. That's it, it's already ruined for me by orpheus2k · · Score: 4, Funny

    We entered "Whassup!!!" in only a few keystrokes.



    That's great, thanks for showing me how easy it is to scare off all my friends and coworkers.

  5. I need to know... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Is this Treo 600 small enough to fit in my ass in case I'm held in a seedy communist North Korean or Iranian concentration camp? I have no need to wear a watch and tell time using my cell-phone.

    Plus, I have trips to Tehran and Pyong Yang coming up...