Rumor: Possible Images of the Treo 700p
updated A possible image of the next Palm OS Treo has been posted in the forums at TreoCentral. The image is what the poster claims is the Palm Treo 700p. The Treo pictured has the same basic form factor as the 700w with Sprint's new branding.
The images and details come from this thread on TreoCentral.
The poster claims the unit has a EVDO data support, a 320x320 pixel display, a 1.3 megapixel camera with a 1280x1024 max resolution and 62.8 MB of free RAM. He also claims it runs Palm OS Garnet v5.4.9, and has PocketTunes, Blazer v4.5, Sprint TV and Documents to Go v8 built in. He also reports that it may have a 312mhz cpu, and performance seems faster than thre Treo 650.
Update
Additional details have been posted in the comments and confirmed by the Treo developer shadowmite. Also, PalmInfocenter has obtained an additional photo, which seems to confirm previous details.
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UPDATE: The Palm Treo 700p has been officially announced.
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I'm not convinced
- When you zoom in on the image, there are deliberate blur spots around the sprint logo, and it seems likely it was pasted in
- It really doesn't make sense that palm would change the home/menu button layout that works so well on the 650. And why would they move the home key to the far right where End used to be? It doesn't make sense.
- The poster claims the menu button has been moved to where the right shift key it, like on the treo 600, yet he deliberately cropped the bottom part out of this image.
- The posted has blacked out what you would think to be a serial number, but it doesn't look like there is anything written below there. Also, on just about every leaked image that that turned out to be true, the serial number was on the top center of the device.
- This isn't hard to fake at all and there has been a lot of hoaxes going on at TreoCentral lately... and guy that started the 800p thread had admitted it was a fabrication.
-Ryan
RE: I'm not convinced
Its also exactly what I expect the Treo 700p to be, and shadowmite appears to be convinced.
Surur
They said I only argued for the sake of arguing, but after an hour I convinced them they were wrong...
RE: I'm not convinced
RE: I'm not convinced
From the charging light, it looks like a PhotoShop. I have seen fake charging lights before. It's a dead giveaway and way would Palm make it that shape and there?
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RE: I'm not convinced
Ryan, that user was also banned as a result as well (by me personally btw).
I also agree that all such rumors should be viewed with skepticism. I would be disappointed if the home/menu button layout were to be moved back to the bottum of the thumbboard.
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Gaurav
RE: I'm not convinced
BTW - take a look at this photo from last year, of what was most likely a pre-production 700p. It has the same home/menu key arrangement as the 650.
RE: I'm not convinced
Re: the prototype photos, you're correct, but notice that they changed the arrangement for the 700w between prototype and final production.
RE: I'm not convinced
Also, here some interesting facts so far as per reported over on shadowmite irc chat. Note all info below was posted in the chat:
-312 MHz Xscale CPU
-Palm OS 5.4.9
-BT spec unverifiable, BT 1.2? not sure
-1.3MP camera
-320x320 screen
-FAT32 driver support
-EVDO radio
-can receive call while on 1xEvDo, but cannot call and browse at the same time (limitation of 1xEvDo)
-new web like picture album interface, new facelift for alblum and pic apps
-menu key moved to bottom left shift spot
-was able to make receive call via Scala 500 BT headset
-flashing asterix replaced b little golden bell icon
-green button is talk button, phone button for contacts
-new "fast mode" in blazer
-No WiFi drivers installed and no ability to test a WiFi SD card
-HUGE NEW DBCACH SIZE!! >> 10MB!!!!
Meminfo results:
Flash total size: 64,336
Flash free minus couple apps installed: 54,172
NVFS dbCache size: 18,431
Dynamic heap: 10,240
AFAIK, this will be the first NVFS device with more than 10MB dbcache!
Anyhow, that's a brief synopsis...
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Gaurav
RE: I'm not convinced
Where do We Go Nowwwwwww?!
- Sir Axl de Rose, 1986
RE: I'm not convinced
Where do We Go Nowwwwwww?!
- Sir Axl de Rose, 1986
RE: I'm not convinced
> Flash total size: 64,336
> Flash free minus couple apps installed: 54,172
> NVFS dbCache size: 18,431
>Dynamic heap: 10,240
> AFAIK, this will be the first NVFS device with more than 10MB dbcache!
This is interesting, if true of course.
Unlike its nvfs predecessors, the TX is thought to store the OS on a strata flash chip (nor flash) but still copies the image into the ram cache. The new Treo seems to have dropped that step and uses the whole ram for cache and program heap. That may be the blueprint for the next devices, namely the LD2.
Also, we may see a TX update along that line, though the odds are small.
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Waiting for a TT successor
RE: I'm not convinced
all our bitching may have finally sunk in. the bastards are finally listening?
>menu key moved to bottom left shift spot
i'm not sure i like this new button config!!! the menu button location on the 650 is very intuitive and moving it to teh shift key seems to suck. but i'll have to try it.
>Sprint
my guess is that this bitch won't hit Verizon until March 2007 if ever.
>No WIFI
I bet they have a $150 WIFI Card to sell you.
RE: I'm not convinced
Ed,
This is a normally occurs with .JPGs where a consistent surface is interrupted by a "logo" for example. Even untouched images have this issue. It may be a hack job, but I would not let that sway me.
I really don't know, but I have a friend that uses Photoshop. :-D
Pat Horne; www.churchoflivingfaith.com
RE: I'm not convinced
Reverend - shouldn't you be busy preparing Sunday's sermon? Or do you just "wing it"?
RE: I'm not convinced
It looks like we have a multi-pronged attack on the Palm OS. First palmOne buys the Palm name, then they release a WM5 device with some usability improvements, then they release a new Palm OS Treo with worse usability. Beautiful!
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Rev - I forgot to tell you - I was watching a news broadcast on this preacher who got punched and they showed the preacher on stage preaching and he uses a Treo 650 on stage in front of thousands of people and actually reads bible passages from it! I was shocked. I hope he has the ringer turned off!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,176530,00.html
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RE: I'm not convinced
i think the Treo 650's button configuration is near perfect. not to mention the fact that millions of us are used to it. but who knows? maybe the new config is better and more intuitive once you use it? I was pro-Graffiti and anti-Thumboard prior to getting my Treo 650. But NOW, I realize that the Thumboard is the BEST PART!!!!!!!!!
RE: I'm not convinced
(I notice Foo_Fighter hasn't contributed to this thread - he's usually one of the first to find out about new devices - waiting to see what his verdict is on this rumour.)
RE: I'm not convinced
Or what they were thinking when they decided not to let the user remap the hardware home button. (Thank goodness for ButtonsEx.)
"Where do you want to go today? Wherever we tell you; that's where."
It might not be the "mythical color HandEra", but I'm liking my TX anyway.
RE: I'm not convinced
I have a lot of doubts about this image, and I think it's a photoshop job.
- When you zoom in on the image, there are deliberate blur spots around the sprint logo, and it seems likely it was pasted in
When I zoom in on the Sprint logo, what I see is the standard JPEG compression noise. Any strong contrast/color change will have this kind of noise, whether faked or not. However, what does bother me is the neatness of the logo. The logo appears perfectly upright, where as the over all image has a slight skew to it. However, the skew is very small, and when viewed over such a small distance as the logo's height the skew may not be apparent. You said you have seen some higher resolution versions of these images. Does there appear to be any skew to the logo in the larger image?
RE: I'm not convinced
Why has Palm seen fit to monkey around so much with the hard button arrangement lately? Look how they broke so many legacy apps with the ridiculous experiment on the TX to move "home" to a hard button!
I stil say: 700W appears on Sprint later this summer. 700P remains a Sprint-exclusive with an unlocked GSM version possibly being released later this year. No more POS Treos on Verizon--the King of Carriers hath spoken!
Pilot 1000-->Pilot 5000-->PalmPilot Pro-->IIIe-->Vx-->m505-->T|T-->T|T2-->T|C-->T|T3-->T|T5-->TX
RE: I'm not convinced
The upside will be having 4 hardware buttons to work with in the normal places, as long as the applications button is able to be overridden. Otherwise they should have put it down on the bottom also, similar to the 600.
Handspring Visor, Palm V, Treo 180, Treo 90, Treo 600
MTT
RE: I'm not convinced
I think that it'll be an acceptable compromise if, as you say, the applications button can be customized. Otherwise, we might be facing a mini-debacle ala TX.
I'd really love to see a no holds barred interview with Hawkins and see what he has to say about the recent design blunders by Palm and the adoption of WinMob etc etc.
Pilot 1000-->Pilot 5000-->PalmPilot Pro-->IIIe-->Vx-->m505-->T|T-->T|T2-->T|C-->T|T3-->T|T5-->TX
RE: I'm not convinced
Pleeease Gekko ... You shooda been there in the GlowRee!!! Yeah, I saw the vid of Billy Joe a few weeks ago. Gives a new meaning to "lay hands on no man suddenly" I think. :-o
But digressing back OnTopic: I was disappointed in the 700w form factor because it looked cludgy and corporate compared to the more flowing 650. That was until I got to handle one over at the VZW store the other day. I think I actually liked it better than the 650. ... then I saw the XV-6700 with the bigger screen and slide out keyboard and fell into tech-lust. Get HVGA and Palm OS on that and I'll be in line with a check this evening. Still milking my T3 + T637 waiting on the Treo with HVGA.
Pat Horne; www.churchoflivingfaith.com
RE: I'm not convinced
Would love a Treo with bigger form-factor, accomodating a HVGA screen and a 3G Radio. Could this be the raw plan for Hollywood?
KultiVator
RE: I'm not convinced
If it is ... I'll sell Beanie Babies at the Flee Market to raise the funds.
Pat Horne; www.churchoflivingfaith.com
RE: I'm not convinced
http://www.palminfocenter.com/comment_view.asp?ID=8358#118293
It's the real deal. You know it is. Is always is.
That is the Treo 700p.
Now, where is our LifeDrive 2 photo?
RE: It's the real deal. You know it is. Is always is.
I agree!
Pat Horne; www.churchoflivingfaith.com
RE: It's the real deal. You know it is. Is always is.
the LifeDrive/Mobile Manager line was hopefully put out of its misery.
Stability?
Visor DeLuxe->Vx->m500->m505->m515->T1->SJ33->Z71->T2->T3->Z72
->T5->650->Z72->TX
If this is real, I'm disappointed
Maybe I'm just too attached to the old ways...
Tim Carroll
Your friendly customer service robot
(and big Treo fan)
RE: If this is real, I'm disappointed
I much preferred the dedicated "power" button on the top of the T600, as it rarely if ever turned on as "accidentally" as it does on the Treo 650. But if Palm is stuck designing it into front hardware buttons to appease the carriers, it might as well take up one of the more useless added buttons rather than a hardware button we've been able to configure for nearly 10 years.
Why they couldn't have just left the dedicated power button on top and allowed us to choose configuration of the 4th hardware button is beyond me. If they take away the "mute" button on top, THAT would be yet another step backwards - further proof Palm has forgotten how to test the basic "real world" usability of their devices.
Jeff Hawkins and his block of wood are probably rolling around in their grave. Oh yeah... he's still alive. Guess he's just rolling around in huge piles of money from cashing out... :)
RE: If this is real, I'm disappointed
http://www.pdamexico.net/abe/imagenes/Treo-700p.jpg
In my ranting, I forgot to mention that the lower buttons on the T700p appear to have exactly the same functionality as teh T650 (except maybe the "find" has been moved somewhere else). One of the actual button arrangement improvements the 650 brought us was moving the "menu" button up where we can reach it without straining our thumbs.
With "Crackberry Repetitive Stress Syndrome" becoming a larger and larger issue, it would behoove Palm to focus very strongly on improving button ergonomics. If I have to see one more article full of posting by Palm apologists defending Palm getting caught up yet again in a class action suit for ignoring an problem obvious to the most basic user, I'm gonna toss my cookies.
RE: If this is real, I'm disappointed
I've got long fingers, and my thumbs just don't "do" thumbboards. I'd rather use a stylus. Plus, my wife has an old Treo 90. I find that using the thumbboard makes doing what I want to do more complicated than it it is on my m515.
If they released a Treo 700p-nt (no thumbboard), I'd sell plasma to get the money to buy one if I had to.
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For those wanting a 320 x 480 Treo without the keyboard:
Is this what you seek?
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No need to SELL your plasma, my son. Email me and perhaps we can arrange a deal that will be to our mutual satisfaction.
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