Keep an eye out tomorrow for more information regarding an announcement from Jeff Hawkins describing a new category of mobile device.
Jeff Hawkins, founder of Palm, Inc., will host a live video webcast on Wed., May 30, to describe a new category of mobile device. The webcast will follow the announcement of this new product at the D: All Things Digital conference in Carlsbad, Calif.
What: Live video webcast hosted by Jeff Hawkins
Date: May 30
Time: 11:30am Pacific
This webcast is for media, industry and financial analysts only. No pre-registration or RSVP is required.
Make sure to check back tomorrow for live coverage from D5!
alright, I’ll start off the discussion…I think the new device will sport linux os, gps, large touch-screen and it’s mainly data-centric and less phone-centric and will also focus on entertainment. Perhaps something along the line of an ultra mobile device form factor. Price should be in the range of $600-800.
I know this sounds like the same stuff that’s already on the market or soon to be on the market. I have to give Jeff the benefit of the doubt that he’ll “Wow” me tomorrow.
Please don’t let me down, because you had me at “Palm” Pilot.
Everyone else is doomed. Apple will continue to eat their lunch over the next couple of years, until there’s nothing else on the table.
The most provokative product I think Palm (or anyone) could offer, is some form of tablet Internet-Only device. Thin as a clipboard, large 7″ touchscreen screen, somewhere around 6″x8″x0.3″ in size, and completely browser-centric, with no discernable OS outside of the browser environment. It would have to cost around $150-$250, and have a whole strategy planned around it… with a snappy name like “Canvas”, “Journeyman” or “Portal”. GPS, Bluetooth, Java, and Opera/Firefox would seal the deal. Anything that focuses almost entirely on the web these days, has a nice display area, and goes for cheap, is a winner in my book.
The iPhone takes the prize on all but the last item, but everything in good time. If the next round of Cinema displays are Bluetooth enabled, and allowed future $200 iPhones to display mirror to them… the competition should be resigning to niche markets.
Definately not an iPhone killer! The product is small notebook computer.
-Al
Just as I’d expected. Story is up over at our sister site slashgear. I’ll write up a quick blurb later when I get hands on with it.
http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-video-palm-folio-305501.php
http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-photos-palms-folio-companion-device-305500.php