Tungsten C2 --- wild speculation

[pdadoc]

I thought I would start a thread speculating on what a Tungsten C2 might look like. Here are my guesses:

1- plastic case (not metal)
2- Bluetooth added
3- 802.11b wireless (no g)
4- NVFS like the T5 and Treo 650
5- 320x480 screen
6- thumbboard input (no on-screen graffitti input)
7- Palm OS 5.4 (no Cobalt)
8- price: $450

Comments: I would have to say that these improvements would be enough to make me consider an upgrade from Tungsten C, T3, or T5. However, it would really rock if the items I put in parentheses were included.

[StuBee]

Is there a reason on why you think Palm is making a C2? Or is even the existance of a C2 wild speculation as well?

If there aren't any good rumor sources for a C2 even to exist, then I don't see the reason on getting into specifics.

Personally I think Palm should make all of their new handhelds come with Wifi/Bluetooth, except for their 'E' line which can be an add-on option. Hopefully Palmone has seen the light on why the PPC is grabbing a large number of their previous customers.

[Matt J]

I don't think there will ever be a C2. As much as we all love our T|C's, it was never a big seller. The successor to the T|C will likely be a Treo model with built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

I just hope that PalmOne supports the T|C with software upgrades over the next year or two.

[dastagg]

Why would anyone think they would support upgrades? I looked at a Zire 72 and their software looks more attractive than the T/C. There is an upgrade on the desktop version of software but no change on my Palm software itself. The T/C has others beat on speed and wifi, but no updates on the software that is available on other models that are lower cost.

[Matt J]

It's too bad that PalmOne is not proactive when it comes to software upgrades for the T|C. Based on Speedy 4.1, the T|C is still the FASTEST PalmOne PDA and routinley benchmarks at over 400 MHz on my unit.

Based on the Speedy 4.1 database, the T|3 makes it to 380MHz in portrait mode and only 207 in landscape mode. The T|5 makes it to 380 in portrait mode and 283 in landscape mode. By far, the T|C is the FASTEST Palm PDA ever built, regardless of what the processor specs are.

It's a crying shame we can't load up the T|C with the best OS that PalmSource has to offer.... I guess PalmOS 5.4 at this time and 6.x sometime in the near future. Isn't that what flash ROM's are all about?

[codethought]

Yea that is what FlashROM is all about, but there really isn't anything between OS 5.2 and OS 5.4 that we as T|C users can take advantage of.

With all of the lackluster product that Palm has done since the T|C I'm probably going to get a Zodiac II and just go totally insane installing cool stuff on it.

OR hopefully find a Sony UX50 for cheap one of these days...

[Matt J]

I would be happy with 5.2.1 and the NEW PIM's that are found on the E, T3 and T5... I think 5.2.8 would be a good upgrade....

There are loyal PalmOne customers who might even pay to have the new PIM's... anyone at PalmOne listening???

[codethought]

I replaced my PIM with Datebk5 a long time ago. There's nothing in the newer PalmOne-specific data structures that appeals to me.

[Josser]

The TC was not a big seller, it was a marketing dissappointment, did not sell nearly as many as expected.

I dought Palmone will make a TC2, their focus is with low end PDA's and high end Treo's.

[codethought]

The TC was a disappointment for them because people are finding *Palm* a disappointment. Too many of their solutions (products) are half-assed.

I've seen the treo 600 and it's "thumb board". They can keep it. And if the 650 is the same size - again - they can keep it.