What Happened to the Treo 610?

[Ed Hardy]

A month or so ago, an unconfirmed report appeared on numerous handheld-related web sites that palmOne was planning to release an updated version of its popular Treo 600 smart phone. Several days after the supposed release date, there's no sign of this device.

Read more at http://www.brighthand.com/article/Wh...o_the_Treo_610

[imported_palmhiker]

This is not really much of a surprise. No doubt PalmOne has a new model on the way, but why release it now? From all accounts the Treo 600 is selling quite well, and as you mentioned, is just being rolled out for many carriers.

I would think early Summer may be a good time for the 610.

I would love to see Wi-Fi instead of Bluetooth, however.

[pixelator]

I actually started to look seriously at the Treo 600 (since my provider has it available) and the features were starting to look interesting... UNTIL I finally tracked down the screen resolution (which isn't mentioned on the Sprint or Palm sites). The antiquated 160x160 mode killed it for me faster than a lost signal in a concrete tunnel.

If Palm does finally release an updated Hires model, I'll reconsider, but I can't imagine I'm the only one who isn't interested in paying that much money for a Palm device with the same screen resolution as the original US Robotics Palm Pilot Professional.

[imported_palmhiker]

Yes, the 160 x 160 was a disappointment. I have heard some users say that, due to the smaller size, it looks OK. I would have a hard time stepping back to that resolution, though.

The president of our company just got one and he loves it.

The 610 HAS to have at least 320 x 320...

[rsc1000]

I am very curious as to how the demand for the treo 600 (its been widley reported that palmOne can't keep up with demand) will affect the bottom line in terms of palmOne revenues and profits for this quarter and this year. I can't help but think that this will be very positive and maybe return the company to profitability.

[mgauss]

Palm One has unmitigated gall to continue to sell a 160 x 160 resolution product, designed by Handspring 4 years ago, today.

Why Sony and Motorola and Nokia can't see that it is the fact that its got a keyboard and Palm OS as its two strenghts to keep the lead market share is way beyond me.

I mean Sony in www.mobileburn.com is stuffing little cars into the bottom of cell phones...what is that?

No, the Treo does not have leadership in the hanheld market because it has 160 x 160 circa 1999 low res screen, NO wifi, NO BT, NO voice recorder and the worst 300K camera out there.

And to hear the chairman of Palm One say that they are going to come up with a PPC version...Oh My God, how can they compete with what is out there being announced?

I'l tell you how: the keyboard IS important. Palm OS is great. Symbian sound like a bad choice of date at the Star Wars cantina. Palm OS gives you 20,000 programs. PPCs well you know can Gates get any richer? And hogging precious resources, Windows software is still tricky.

The chairman is not competing on the LACK of hires, the LACK of BT, the LACK of WIFI, the LACK of voice recorder and the LACK of a functioning camera!

Why I'm I writing this? Well, for one if you promoted ME to Chairman of Palm One I'd hire a Junior EE major at MIT and put a 320 x 320 screen in that device in 30 minutes a la Swordfish. The Chairman is now saying the Treo people will have to stay with 160 x 160 till 2005. Oh My God!

For two, I'd commission a 512 Meg card with Wifi and BT and ship it with the $ 600 product.

Hey Sony, drop Symbian on the P line, get Palm OS, put a keyboard on that unit and boom you got leadership in the Smart Palm market. Stop putting cars in the business end of cell phones. Its embarrasing.

And to have all the carriers in the USA run to sell a $ 600 160 x 160 device? I'm ready to volunteer for service in Iraq man, at least there they have an excuse for not having a smart device with a keyboard and 320 x 320!

Sony can you hear me? Sony can you hear me?

[cecina]

Rumor: Treo 610 with Bluetooth
http://www.bargainpda.com/price/defa...ay=priceDetail

"....the new TREO 610 will be announced /released on 12th March. AND it will be as rumoured!!!!!"
http://www.bargainpda.com/default.asp?newsID=1925

fwiw of course

[neuron]

There is a rumor in PPCthoughts about PPC version treo. Is it possible?

[imported_orol]

160x160 & 4K colors killed treo for me
otherwise great device (but integrated wifi would be nice)

[imported_Abbey]

http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=6598