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Foleo News, Hawkins Interviews & Possible Release Date Posted By: Kris Keilhack on Thursday, July 12, 2007 9:06:26 AM
. P+ r5 H$ V# r- w" L After a few quiet weeks, Palm's corporate blog has been updatedwith two embedded YouTube videos. The short videos (approx. 4 minutestotal runtime) contain footage of Jeff Hawkins going into additionaldetail about the inspiration behind the Foleo and why the Foleo'sinstantaneous response will lead to a more pleasing user experience.
0 v! t6 |1 X4 s* _: k9 p3 q" M- S1 {4 [The blog post, dated July 11th, concludes with a few links to notableFoleo stories from around the web, including Brighthand's hands-onarticle and a ZDNet interview with the Foleo product manager givinganother hands-on tour of the product. ! x+ m3 `' g% M5 d* n3 l! e( r
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In additional Foleo news, Brighthand has posteda news item from an anonymous tipster revealing a possible release datefor the product of August 22nd. The Foleo will enjoy a period ofinitial exclusivity through Palm's retail stores, kiosks, and web site before spreading to mass retail merchants such as Best Buy in November. 1 f/ C# U$ a+ x
Palm continuesto maintain a reasonable presence in U.S. "brick and mortar" retailoutlets despite a stale and static line of PDAs that have not beenupdated in nearly two years. Perhaps the arrival of the Foleo is goingto coincide with a renewed push by Palm through its existing retaildistribution network and partners -- something many of its competitorsin the smartphone sector cannot tout.
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