More Treo 750w Pictures Emerge
Rumor: A number of new Palm Treo 750 pictures have been shown up this past week. The new model is expected to debut in Europe on Vodafone on Sept 12th. The Treo 750 will run on 3G/UTMS networks and is powered by Window Mobile in an antenna-less package. Read on for a few of the device shots.
A site called Tatsdiy.com has recently posted a large high resolution image of the supposed Treo 750. These pics show that the SIM tray is located under the battery and the devices uses the same Athena USB and power connectors as previous recent treos.
PDAExpertos.com has also recently posted a number of shots.
Palm previously announced this new Treo smartphone will be available first to Vodafone customers in multiple European countries, including the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy and Netherlands, before the end of the calendar year. However at the time no details or specs of the device were made public.
Images of a antenna-less Treo model running Windows Mobile were previously leaked as far back as April. There has also been a number of rumors that state this same model is due to be released in the US on the Cingular network sometime in October.
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RE: Another Palm defeat snatched from the jaws of victory
Tim
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Treo 270 ---> Treo 650
RE: Another Palm defeat snatched from the jaws of victory
http://www.masterhoagie.com/treo/24-08-06_1304.jpg
from here
http://www.pdaexpertos.com/foros/viewtopic.php?t=45742
For your convenience I have enlarged it...
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/7864/7501yi6.png
and added some contrast, plus the miniSD logo for comparison.
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9171/7502vg0.png
The M and i is particularly clear, as is the sweep of the D.
Even clearer in this negative image.
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/394/7505da0.png
Its quite unequivocal.
Once you know what you are looking for it can be seen in the other image too.
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2697/7503km2.png
Its quite clear the first letter is an M.
Notice the SD symbol is just an S and D, no M's.
http://www.sdcard.org/minisd/images/img02.jpg
The case is compelling and clear - the 750v has a miniSD slot, not SD.
Surur
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RE: Another Palm defeat snatched from the jaws of victory
I guess that settles it. If the next PalmOS GSM Treo has a MiniSD slot, I'll be sticking with my trusty 650. With my shiny new 4GB SD card :D, and the promise of 8GB+ cards further down the road, the next Treo will actually be a step backwards in storage capacity for me! Not to mention the price of replacing my current 6GB of storage in a new format.
What a ridiculously stupid decision! Shame on you, Palm. What on earth are you thinking?
One can only hope that Palm are still going to support standard-size SD cards in some future model...
Tim
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Treo 270 ---> Treo 650
RE: Another Palm defeat snatched from the jaws of victory
There are some who are speculating the Nitro will have a full SD slot while the Lennon has miniSD. As you mentioned, the slot is certainly wide enough, but I understand it also contains a reset hole.
Surur
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RE: Another Palm defeat snatched from the jaws of victory
As someone who paid waaaaaaay too much for his unlocked GSM 650 (it was a crime of passion, dammit!), I'm not going to spend that kind of money again if the next Treo doesn't let me bring my storage with me. Especially when miniSD is such an inferior product!
Perhaps they assume that since they're trying to crack the European market, not many people have Treos anyway so no-one will care. Perhaps upgraders don't make up much of the sales. We'll have to wait and see I s'pose.
Tim
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Treo 270 ---> Treo 650
miniSD's not so bad
http://flash.atpinc.com/products/view.php?product_id=1090
Both of these specs are currently higher than SD I have in the 650 now and I'd be happy enough with a card like that. Cost might be a bit of an issue. The fast 2 GB ATP card is best part of $100:
http://www.usamemory.net/2gbprominisd.html
but if one thing's for sure, it's that memory card prices drop quickly, and of course you can get slower cards for less. Here's a few more links:
Generic 2 GB, 19 MB/s, £40:
http://www.mobymemory.com/proddetail.asp?prod=miniSD_2048mb_MOBY_BUNDLEBUY_001
Generic 2 GB, 12 MB/s, £33:
http://www.mobymemory.com/proddetail.asp?prod=miniSD%5F2048mb%5FMOBY%5F002
SanDisk 2 GB, 10 MB/s, £70:
http://www.mobymemory.com/proddetail.asp?prod=SDSDMU%2D2048
Generic 2 GB, ?? MB/s, £23:
http://www.e-xcessories.com/estore/minisd-memory-card-mini-p-555.html
Cheaper still if you're willing to buy via eBay.
Not enough data storage capacity, Captain
1) Even though AUD $100 or so for a couple of 2gig miniSD cards isn't an exorbitant price, it's still money I'd rather spend on something else, like say, rent. It's too much to ask when your product is already so expensive.
2) With 8GB and even 32GB (although I take that with a grain of salt) SD cards on the horizon, miniSD seems to be an inferior technology.
3) I'm all for small memory cards, but there is such a thing as TOO small. miniSD cards are fiddly little buggers; sometimes difficult to insert/remove for spaz-moids such as myself, easy to drop and even easier to lose than a standard-size SD card. I mean, c'mon, SD cards are the size of a postage stamp. Is that really too big for a big, mean phone like the Treo? Even this delightfully slimmed-down one?
Tim
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RE: Not enough data storage capacity, Captain
Palm NOT defeat snatched from the jaws of victory
All the competing designs have mini (or even micro) SD in any case.
E61 miniSD
SE M600i Memory Stick Micro
HTC Tytn MicroSD
Moto Q miniSD
etc etc...
Like Compact Flash, the days of SD cards are rapidly fading also. Soon miniSD will be yesterdays news.
Surur
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RE: Another Palm defeat snatched from the jaws of victory
Putting miniSD in a smartphone is ABSOLUTELY IDIOTIC.
By the way, take a look at how much we're "gaining" by Palm using miniSD:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniSD_Card#Specifications
SD Memory Card miniSD Card microSD Card
Width 24 mm 20 mm 11 mm
Length 32 mm 21.5 mm 15 mm
Thickness 2.1 mm 1.4 mm 1 mm
Card Volume 1,596 mm3 589 mm3 165 mm3
Weight Approx. 2 g Approx. 1 g Approx. .5g
Operating Voltage 2.7 - 3.6V 2.7 - 3.6V 2.7 - 3.6V
Write-protect Switch YES NO NO
Terminal Guards YES NO NO
Number of Pins 9 pins 11 pins 8 pins
TVoR
RE: Putting miniSD in a smartphone is ABSOLUTELY IDIOTIC.
Well I'm done playing the memory games. I don't plan on buying any devices that aren't either CompactFlash, Memory Stick Duo or SD. Period. SanDisk, Sony, et. al can go fcuk themselves.
TVoR
RE: Putting miniSD in a smartphone is ABSOLUTELY IDIOTIC.
It's funny how these cards have become smaller than the SIM cards which go into a GSM phone - I've not heard anyone grumbling that those SIM cards were too big to fit in the phone!
Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. Aaron Levenstein
RE: Putting miniSD in a smartphone is ABSOLUTELY IDIOTIC.
(that's not to say the T650 is ideal, just that it's better than anything else available ATM...)
RE: Putting miniSD in a smartphone is ABSOLUTELY IDIOTIC.
Using miniSD in a device this size really is silly.
RE: Putting miniSD in a smartphone is ABSOLUTELY IDIOTIC.
Amen. With a standard SD slot and the larger capacities it affords, my 650 will easily meet my portable media needs for at least the next couple of years. Since that's the main use I get out of mine, and one of the Treo's best features (robust media capability) what advantage does miniSD give the next Treo?
Tim
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Treo 270 ---> Treo 650
RE: Putting miniSD in a smartphone is ABSOLUTELY IDIOTIC.
Please list *three* noticable improvements/benefits that Micro/MiniSD gives manufacturers & users over standard SD/SDHC. And no, "new revenue streams from screwing users" doesn't count.
Give me an 8gb SDHC card (word is they'll be available in small quantities around Christmas or shortly after the new year) and I'll be a happy camper. I don't care if I can get a 1gb MiniSD card for the same price as a 1gb SD card--it's the large capacity and highspeed capabilities I'm after!
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RE: Putting miniSD in a smartphone is ABSOLUTELY IDIOTIC.
However, ever see a relative newbie to SD cards try to own more than one without getting forgetful...exactly. Having a small card that most will not replace anyways is not a bad thing. Of course, if you want people to own more cards, you need to put things with them that people would want. When I had Madden 2005 on my Palm (SD card) it was not only cool (except for the whole controling players thingy), people actually wanted to play the game because (gasp) it was on a card they didnt feel intimidated into taking with them.
Sometimes, just sometimes, I think we get too techie oriented for our own good and dont quite notice that there are a slew (much larger sprawl) of users who will never consider a device becaue of us always talking about more this, tweak that, and 'x' just isnt good enough. Mobile tech is really a matter of which colored glasses you are going to wear, and memory cards is no different than OS choice in this regard.
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antoinerjwright.com
RE: Putting miniSD in a smartphone is ABSOLUTELY IDIOTIC.
Surur
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www.clieuk.co.uk/wm.shtml
RE: Putting miniSD in a smartphone is ABSOLUTELY IDIOTIC.
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RE: Putting miniSD in a smartphone is ABSOLUTELY IDIOTIC.
what has the we-com industry standardized on? miniSD, microSD, MS, SD, or other? has a choice been made? if so, who makes these choices? one man or many? choices are good as long as they don't interfere with interactivity and communication among users. it is important that we can interact on the same format so that our collective thoughts can help build the e-com network together. united we stand, divided we fall. peace.
RE: Putting miniSD in a smartphone is ABSOLUTELY IDIOTIC.
it is just a matter of time
RE: it is just a matter of time
With the widescale, POINTLESS abandonment of SD by "biggies" like Garmin and Palm who were a very early backer of MMC/SD, we may as well stick a fork in SDHC now. I see the MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Duo Pro "evolution" repeating itself all over again.
SD comes out, then comes micro/mini SD, then fullsize SDHC then next year I guess we'll get micro/mini SDHC. UGH!
I'm going to side with Voice on this one. I've consolidated ALL of my electronic equipment to FAT32/SDHC supporting SD with the exception of my PSP which uses MS Pro Duo. I'm not going to buy anything else for the forseeable future if it doesn't use the memory card formats I've standardized on.
For something like a RAZR or one of the small Sony Ericsson phones, I don't really have a problem with microSD etc. but for digital cameras & "PDA" type smartphones such as the Treo, SD is a must-have.
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RE: it is just a matter of time
The 8GB SDHC is nice, but only a few people can afford it within next three years (not out yet). I had the same concern when I purchased my first CF microdrive 4GB for $140 three years ago. Used only a few month in H2210, then I switched to treo 650. A big waste. Yesterday I ordered a 4GB SD card 150x from newegg for only $53. The technology always go forward, we will benefit from it finally(comparing my treo 650 with 4GB SD with h2210 with 4GB microdrive). I can predict that we may buy the 4GB mini-SD for only $20 in the next three year.
More details - do you believe me now?
Codename : LennonOperating System : Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0
CPU Clock : 312MHz
ROM size : 128MB
RAM size : 64MB
Resolution : 240 x 240
Expansion Slots : miniSD (SDIO)
Wireless LAN : Not supported
Built-in Camera : CMOS sensor, 1280x1024 (1.3MP)
Comments:
Customization to make it works similar to PalmOS Treo650. Example, Releasing of network (Press and Hold Power button) and some application that is added into the extrom like Speed dial software buttons plug-ins on today screen. Slimmer Battery compare to Treo650 makes us thinks that it will drain faster than 650. Having a hot swap memory slot but CAPPED will be difficult for us to use SDIO cards but it maybe plans to release their own branding SDIO cards to fit in.
http://www.tatsdiy.com/default.asp
Surur
They said I only argued for the sake of arguing, but after an hour I convinced them they were wrong...
Hey!! I made associate writer at PDA247. Come see my nattering over there!!
www.clieuk.co.uk/wm.shtml
RE: it is just a matter of time
RE: it is just a matter of time
How does SDIO work in a miniSD slot? Or is there a whole range of miniSDIO accessories, as well?
Tim
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Treo 270 ---> Treo 650
RE: it is just a matter of time
I dont know about a while range, but there certainly is a WIFI miniSD card, and I saw a video out miniSD solution also.
Spectec WIFI miniSD card
http://msmobiles.com/news.php/5108.html
Spectec miniSD to video card
http://www.mobileplanet.com/product.asp?code=134553
Surur
They said I only argued for the sake of arguing, but after an hour I convinced them they were wrong...
Hey!! I made associate writer at PDA247. Come see my nattering over there!!
www.clieuk.co.uk/wm.shtml
More details - do you believe me now?
Why should we?
Because some random rumor-filled web site continues with literally-unfounded rumors?
Uh....
Perhaps it's true, perhaps it's not.
But certainly is no further reason to believe anyone.
Including you.
[though you talk the talk and are interesting to read, that doesn't mean squat really, does it, when discussing rumors?]
RE: it is just a matter of time
All true, but the high resolution picture posted strongly suggests the owner of the site has/had the device in their possession.
In the end, how do we know we are not living in Plato's cave? You have got to trust some evidence at some point.
Surur
They said I only argued for the sake of arguing, but after an hour I convinced them they were wrong...
Hey!! I made associate writer at PDA247. Come see my nattering over there!!
www.clieuk.co.uk/wm.shtml
RE: it is just a matter of time
RE: it is just a matter of time
Surur
They said I only argued for the sake of arguing, but after an hour I convinced them they were wrong...
Hey!! I made associate writer at PDA247. Come see my nattering over there!!
www.clieuk.co.uk/wm.shtml
RE: it is just a matter of time
I've been waiting patiently for over a year, confident that the next version would offer Wifi, what with HTC's models and all. But no, they decided to cripple the danm thing (and I don't care about the OEMs). This really pi$$es me off: is it so fukcing difficult to get through their thick heads that we want Wifi!!??
Palm says it drains the battery. I say, let *me* worry about that, it's *my* decision whether to use it or not, NOT for you to decide it for me.
To top it off, Vodafone doesn't even offer flat rate 3G plans in Spain, so there really is no substitute for Wifi.
I'm so fed with this catching-up game by Palm. I'm outa' here, I'm getting myself an HTC, at this point Palm doesn't offer anything compelling enough to stay with them. And btw, I'll cancel my Vodafone contract as well - to he11 with them all!
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RE: it is just a matter of time
E-T
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RE: it is just a matter of time
With VOIP application catching up, the decision to leave out WiFi was obligatory for Palm to be accepted more easily by carriers.
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Another Palm defeat snatched from the jaws of victory
And this is done at a time when SD is finally becoming a serious contender to CF in capacities, $/mb value and in transfer rates? WHO at Palm needs to be flogged over this latest bungle!?! This is Palm's worst move since...err, releasing the LifeDrive.
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