31 May 2007

Foleo

Funny how the Palm Foleo’s design instantly reminded me of the Psion devices I fantasized about fifteen years ago — remember those? I was much more interested in them than in Palms, and was quite sad when they finally declared they’d lost the war.

E-Scribe News:

Interesting turnabout from the days of the original Pilot, which was pitched as a “Connected Organizer” that was dependent on your “real” computer. Now here’s a computer that’s designed to be dependent on your phone.

Webware:

I said was a terrible idea. Overprice, underfeatured, and too close to the well-established laptop market.

That was before I got my hands on one. It took me only a few minutes to develop a desire to get one of these for myself. This is partly because I tried the product while my back was straining from the messenger bag carrying my Thinkpad. The Foleo is tiny and light, yet big enough to hold a full keyboard and a nice screen.

It was also because I was in a rush, and the Foleo powered on instantly when I opened its lid (just like a Palm Pilot is instant-on).