1SRC Editorial: The Un-Treo

I have posted this week's 1SRC Editorial called The Un-Treo.

At this past weekend’s 1SRC chat the regulars and I kicked around the idea of Palm releasing “the un-Treo.” The un-Treo would be the best parts of the Tungsten C and the TX mashed down and stuffed into the body of a Treo 680. At the time, it seemed like a great idea.

Building the Dream

The un-Treo would be fast. Really fast. A Wi-Fi 802.11g radio could run circles around EDGE cellular connections. The un-Treo would run Palm OS 5.4.9 and would feature 512MB of RAM or more with lots of space left over for DB Cache. Because it is a Palm, it would have ease of use built in thanks to the Palm OS user interface and the great PIM applications that we all know and love.

With the un-Treo you will be able to leave your iPod at home because music will sound great on built-in stereo speakers and cover art and video will look fantastic on a high-res+ 320x480 pixel touch screen that can switch between landscape and portrait modes. (Who needs an iPhone when you can have an un-Treo?)

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