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Handspring Treo 600 Finally Available

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the and-it-fits-in-the-palm-of-your-hand dept.

knightwolf writes "Well, finally, handspring has released their updated Treo - the Treo 600. Its only available on the sprint network at the moment, and owners of any of the other treo communicators can get a discount on the phone. Current price is 449 after a "service credit", or 399 for those trading up their current treo's. There's numerous new features, such as an SD/MMC slot, camera, Palm OS 5.2.1, a 144 Arm processor, 32MB, and other updates. Take a look, as I'd imagine this is the last actual handspring release, before they fully merge with Palm. "

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  1. I wish it had bluetooth by computerme · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I own a Sony Eric. t68i that has bluetooth and syncing my phone numbers and date via apple's isync just by putting my phone down next to my mac has been amazing...

    look ma no wires!

    I'm not going to look at this till maybe a rev 2 when they add bluetooth*

    * i don't want to use the only SD card slot by adding bluetooth at the cost of storage btw...

  2. As a Palm Developer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I've got to say I'm surprised how well the Treoo600 works. The 'one hand navigation' functionality (i.e. a focus model) Handspring have added to PalmOS is suprisingly good and almost totally removes the need for a Palm style touch screen.

    It's kinda interesting to see how Palm devices have gone full circle now...from providing a touch screen in their early days and now returning to a full keyboard and 'mouse' (of sorts) with jog dials of various incarnations or the newer Treo600 / Palm '5 way nav' doohickeys.

    I think Handspring have a winner on their hands with the Treo600. Much sexier and far easier to use that any other competing Palm smartphone imho.

  3. No Bluetooth = No Way by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    What is the problem with wireless devices not having bluetooth? Completely showstopping unacceptable in this age. IR, GPRS or *gasp* plugging it in? These are the options on a multifunction device of this size? An Altair had more IO than this. *the horror*

    I have 6 other bluetooth nodes in my piconet and it's achieved critical useful mass for me. No one else finds this a moral outrage?