Comments on: Edelweiss the First ALP Powered Smartphone?

Palm should license this a version of this thing, restyle it to support an internal stylus, and sell it as the "Palm Touch" AKA TX replacement.
Then, hit the ground running next year with a refreshed model bearing WiMax support. Oh nevermind, Nokia's already got them beat in that department.

The UI does look quite lovely, to be honest.

WMV isn't a big deal to support. If it's a typo, then fine. If it's not, then that's certainly plausible as well. This ain't FrankenGarnet we're talking about. Had this news been dated 12 months earlier, it might've stood a fightin' chance.

Pilot 1000->Pilot 5000->PalmPilot Pro->IIIe->Vx->m505->T|T->T|T2->T|C->T|T3->T|T5->Zodiac 2->TX->Verizon Treo 700P->Verizon Treo 755p

Like the big "Made In Japan" on the back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aBByl9ZY4g

** It is said to be based on five years of research and will be announced sometime in 2009. **

Sounds about like Palm OS Nova. This should take the world by storm. :-D

Pat Horne

the cobalt photoshop looked good too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aBByl9ZY4g

Guys, the W is pronounced almost like a english V. Okay?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLVIICWRbjM

Screw convergence
Palm III->Visor Deluxe->Visor Platinum->Visor Prism->Tungsten E->Palm LifeDrive->Palm TX
Visor Pro+VisorPhone->Treo 180g->Treo 270->Treo 600->Treo 680
http://mind-grapes.blogspot.com/

In German, the written 'w' is pronounced as the english 'V'. It's spelled correctly, afaik.

http://tinyurl.com/2ooncg

Doesn't Ryan's piece say that it does. Or is that just conjecture?

Pat Horne

don't kick the guy when he's down. karma is a bitch.

Sorry to disappoint, but I'm still quite gainfully and happily employed here at ACCESS, of course. In Singapore last week, in Tokyo this week, in London the week after next, over 130,000 miles worth so far this year. I'm presenting at AJAXWorld this coming Monday in San Francisco, as it happens. Busy, busy. (Can Mikey claim as much...? He's still drooling on other people's equipment, last I heard, evidently not solvent enough to be able to afford any of his own...)

In particular, I'm too busy to waste very much time here listening to the incessant whining and vituperation, much less responding to it. Couldn't resist poking at Mikey over the continuing lack of his imaginary but coming-from-Apple-any-day-now-for-the-past-year-or-so iMacPodBookTouch "Air", though. 馬;鹿;に;つ;け;る;薬;は;な;い;。;Some things never change...

Okay, so I have a low sense of humor. But you knew that.

As for the rest, "We don't comment on the unannounced or unreleased products of our customers and licensees." Deal with it. Go ask them about it if you like.

(And, yeah, twrock, you're exactly right: Mikey tries-to the best of his very limited abilities-to dish it out, but he hasn't got the slightest capacity for taking any in return...)

See ya, kids! Fight nice!

Oh!

New policy!

> ...Deal with it....

We did! We did! There might have been a few comments about a Samsung uncommented-about unreleased product!

Have a big glass of that melamined milk, willya, Lefty? It'll cure what ails ya: LIFE!

"The tides of health will soon turn on you and humility will be your crown of thorns." - jstar

So, Edelweiss, the choice of phone for the Russian Oligarchy, huh?

It is vibrant, energetic, full of money - not to mention some incredibility hot girls in discos! - and a very good place to introduce a phone like this. There are some parts of Moscow that would make Park Avenue look like a Wal-Mart! Apple has been hesitant to officially market the iPhone in Russia while it is estimated half of the jail-broken iPhones are in this country. This looks like it is aiming to fill the gap.

Overall a good and surprising move. This could become a "proving ground" for introducing ALP into other parts of the world. When it comes state-side, perhaps the "enhanced with Russian technology" could be in the promos with this being the first market.

Lefty, enjoy your trips there and just bring your own bottle to the discos and only take a taxi called from your hotel where the drive can call our your name without him asking for ID.

If their stock market keeps crashing, it'll go back to looking like Comrade Wal-Martski again.

Basically any country where the carrier wouldn't give a massive subsidy to the sales price of the iPhone. Russia, India and China are countries where mobile contracts aren't used and the user pays full price for the phone and that violates Apple's perceived market approach.

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If PIC aren't going to apply their own standards to mikecane's crap, why does anyone posting here need to be civilized or polite?

And he doesn't wike it.

Take your ball and go play with yourself. (Yes, that's a two-parter there.)

"Inflammatory, Inappropriate, ..., Inane or Offensive" describes 90% of his posts, so don't expect that is going to change any time soon. (I don't recall him posting anything illegal, but I might have missed something; he does make a lot of references to "pr0n", who knows....) Obviously no one here needs to be "civilized or polite," but some will appreciate it if you are.

And Mike, I still think you are a wimp for banning Lefty.


"twrock is infamous around these parts" (from my profile over at Brighthand due to my negative 62 rep points rating)

yeah - cane is harmless. just keep him away from animals and small children.

Phil 1:21
For to me, living is for Christ, and dying is even better. NLT

Electroshock for you all!

I hate the Apple thing. It's a "cultural problem". More specifically, the turtlenecked, Steve Jobs, thumb-up-the-ass, liberal-with-too-much-money "cultural problem".

Oh, fascist/socialist with too much money is OK, tho?

Would you go for the Google phone?

I don't think Cindy McCain has been investigated enough...

So you can go ahead and continue subjecting yourself to outdated Palm devices, poor WM imitators, complicated Symbian phones, and frustrating Blackberries (although I love their email implementation), and I'll keep using my iPhone. The thing is almost perfect.

No need to wait for any other OS, fellas. It's already here - make the switch, trust me.

-Bosco
NX80v + Wifi + BT + S710a

Yep.

1. vote democrat
2. drive a vw
3. go vegan
4. buy an apple product

You left (pardon the expression!) one out:

5) Think for myself

i do think for myself. hence, i'm not a member of the apple cult.

And dear God, use an iPhone and get back to me on number four.

-Bosco
NX80v + Wifi + BT + S710a

Oi! Ain't nothin' wrong with the Accord. Honda are the Japanese BMW, you know. :P

Now you anna, talk cars, how about that Smart Car!
http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/smart-car-end-week-micro-pr0n/

you ain't gonna look very smart in that "smart car" when you're in a high speed collision - which statistically, is a high probability. there is a delicate balance between safety and efficiency. while i don't advocate driving a hummer, i don't advocate driving a tin can death trap either. i like a little space and metal between me and colliding high speed objects.

p.s. why does every schmo and their brother feel the need to have a blog? how presumptuous to think that the world gives a shit about what you have to say.

I guessing it has something to do with not actually having anything to contribute in the real world. YMMV.


"twrock is infamous around these parts" (from my profile over at Brighthand due to my negative 62 rep points rating)

And yet you make it a point to come and Comment several times, Gekko.

As for twr, go back to skinning dogs for restaurants.

So I suppose I'm the poster child for whatever Gekko's railing against. But I have to admit that I don't see any connection between Apple usage and the other things on the list. Lots of conservatives use Macs, lots of lefty types use PCs. And I can't imagine why Steve Jobs's choice in fashion statements would affect my computer buying choices. Does one not buy Microsoft because of Bill Gates's choice of charitable contributions? If you avoid Apple because you don't like the image, aren't you the one who's a slave to fashion.

And I'm still not clear why people don't like the iPhone's PIM functions. Add a third party todo program and they leave Palm's in the dust.

It's a good point, that. Made me stop and think about my anti-Apple tendencies for a moment. In the end, though, I can't escape the fact that nearly everything about Apple's approach bugs the shit outta me on a purely visceral level.

It's a reaction, I think, to the overarching message that permeates all things Apple: the message that says "Apple is better than you. Cooler than you. You don't want to be uncool. Do you?"

The rebuttal in my head usually goes something like this: "Well **** you, Apple. I like PCs and I like mice with buttons and I like phones with keypads. More to the point, I don't like you. So bugger off with your completely baseless sense of self-satisfaction and go model some turtlenecks or something."

The thing about allergies is that you have no control over them. I find myself highly allergic to Apple. Maybe it's the Jobs RDF?

You are all so young that your first experience of computing was probably Microsoft-centric in nature.

Now, if you'd grown up during the wild and woolly days of Cromemco, Apple (II days), Commodore, Atari, et al, you'd have a broader outlook on keyboard life!

Of course, this doesn't explain Gekko. Rush Limbaugh could come to his home and GIFT him with everydamnedthing that has an Apple logo on it (Fat Boy uses Apple) - and Gekko would STILL wind up giving to the Salvation Army or Air America or something.

Oh, Gekko. I heard a rumor: *Apple* designed the Lexus!

Same here.

Mind you, it was older than I was at the time, but... :D

And you never answered my damn question: Would you ever get a Google phone?!

Anyone here thinking of that G1?

Perhaps ACCESS will release the Garnet emulator for *that*. Or StyleTap will create a version for it.

But ... but ... they're so pretty!!

A =very= learning experience.

Giggle.

I still remember the bug-eyed look of rage on his face when he found out. Good times, good times...

My first Palm had far more computing power, memory/storage, and higher screen resolution (and color!).


"twrock is infamous around these parts" (from my profile over at Brighthand due to my negative 62 rep points rating)

- http://www.palminfocenter.com/comments/7380/#145713

Giggle.

http://tinyurl.com/2unon7

For Documentation Purposes Only, you understand.

guffaw