Retrospect: A Look Back at the Palm's Foleo

Foleo was a mobile computer, intended as a companion device for a smartphone. As a mobile device it looked a little ahead of its time, and in some ways a precursor to the netbook and tablet.

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HP Bought Palm For USD 1.2 Billion

Ten years ago, Palm has ever issued a 3Com networked computer and controlled 70 percent of the computer market. But the latest Palm products issued in the last few years, like Foleo was not succeeded in the market. In addition, Palm also lost the competition with Microsoft and Research In Motion (BlackBerry device manufacturers).

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Palm Slate Device Outed from 1.4.1 SDK

A webOS application developer reports that new code in the 1.4.1 SDK that was released specifically mentions a future slate like device from Palm similar to the iPad/Courier/HP Slate or possibly the Palm Foleo project that was scrapped several years ago. The developer found 2 different mentions in the code.

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The new BlackBerry wristwatch: Cool or crap?

A BlackBerry-obsessed blog has posted what it says are leaked pictures of a new BlackBerry wristwatch that lets you scan incoming calls, messages and even RSS feeds. It's not a cell phone, but a peripheral device for your existing BlackBerry cell phone. Is it lame, like the Palm Foleo? Or is something CrackBerry addicts are going to want?

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Rant: Palm - now's your chance to revive the Foleo netbook

An author an IntoMobile's plea to Palm to resurrect the Foleo Netbook.

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The Press Releases of the Damned! - Apple, MSoft, and more

Once upon a time, Microsoft said that Windows Vista would transform life as we knew it. Palm said its Foleo was a breakthrough. Circuit City said firing its most experienced salespeople would save the company. And Apple said that Web apps were all that iPhone owners needed. Here are the original press releases, all in one handy location.

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Palm Pre and webOS news tidbits this week

Developers continue to praise webOS experience; Pre to support Office 2007 docs, picture messaging, multiple IM; Handmark stock tracking app; Best Buy to carry Palm Pre; New and upcoming Pre commercials, ads; Palm Foleo may return on webOS - Check out all the latest news!

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Palm’s Foleo: Back From the Dead?

Rumor has it that Palm's ill-fated Foleo is not dead, but just resting: Analyst Trip Chowdry says that Palm has some iPod veterans working on a new version. If he’s correct, don’t expect the blogosphere to formally retract all the nasty things it said in 2007.

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