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Foleo News, Hawkins Interviews & Possible Release Date Posted By: Kris Keilhack on Thursday, July 12, 2007 9:06:26 AM- n- u7 b# F; ?- u' ]! P. C
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. 3 Y& ~9 S* _7 y! G; _; ~0 j
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. . W. o; W$ C9 f* F4 @
2 z* {4 {% Y% t+ G: A+ B. FIn 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.
9 e8 q8 O! x. J" c( b( TPalm 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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9 z4 d# D+ J% G1 chttp://www.palminfocenter.com/news/8936/foleo-news-hawkins-interviews-possible-release-date/ |
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