30 Days of Treo
Dreams can come true. As I blog away in my own little space in the big blog universe I realized that if I am going to write about Palms I should include their latest devices in my focus area. I have a nostalgic love for the big screen which is satisfied with my Zire 72 and Palm TX. What is missing is the whole Treo experience which adds the huge benefit of being a convergence device. I wasn’t sure if this is something I wanted to commit to either, given how I did not want to go smaller in screen real estate. I thought to myself maybe my little Palm Organized site could get help from the big Palm. Well, guess what? It arrived today in a Fed Ex Box. A Treo 680 review unit. I have 30 days to use the Treo and share my experiences with you about this amazing device.
I say amazing because at first touch it fits really well in my hand. I had not realized that compared to my current cell phone the Treo 680 really is a big screen device. When I tried to replicate that “fit in your hand” experience with my Zire 72 or Palm TX I could really see the wisdom of the form factor. This is my first observation and my first day. Expect to hear more about the device in future posts. I wonder if some Palm employee out there is also watching to see how things are going like a curious parent seeing if their kid likes their new toy.
I want to thank Palm because from the time I made my request to the time I received the device not even a week passed. I have all the excitement of a kid at Christmas even though this “gift” has a “turn into a pumpkin” expiration time. I can’t wait to get all my favorite apps in here for a test run and actually use this thing as a phone. This was generously set up ready to use. This means straight out of the box I can make calls. Gotta run. Till next time.
March 29th, 2007 at 5:02 pm
ARGH! I am insanely jealous!