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.
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.
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).
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