Now you can use just one device - instead of many - to get it all done. The Treo 600 seamlessly combines a full-featured mobile phone and Palm OS organizer with wireless applications like email, text messaging, web browsing and even a digital camera. And you get it all in one device that's so small it fits right in your pocket. With Treo 600, not only do you have everything you need - it's all incredibly easy to use. That's because everything is totally integrated, so you can check your calendar while talking on the phone, dial calls directly from your contacts list, or take a picture and email it to a friend - without having to jump through hoops. And with new features like the 5-way navigation button and the Favorites screen you can get to whatever you're looking for - all with one hand tied behind your back. Treo 600's built-in QWERTY keyboard makes entering text and accessing information fast and familiar - perfect for messaging and a must have for email. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. You can also dial a phone number just by typing someone's initials - or their number, using numbered keys. Plus, special shortcuts let you launch up to 25 applications with the press of a letter. But don't let the keyboard's small size fool you. Thanks to specially designed dome-shaped keys, text entry is super easy - even for folks with two left thumbs. Take a picture, view it on your color screen or send it to a friend. It's that easy. Want to customize your Treo? Just use the SD/MMC expansion slot to add memory, software applications or content. Because Treo 600 runs the popular Palm OS, there are literally thousands of applications you can download and use - like MP3 players, so you can have music wherever you go.
Audio
Audio Output: Speaker(s)
Audio Input: Microphone
Telephone features
Band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900, CDMA 800/1900
Messaging / Data Services: SMS
Supported Email Protocols: POP3
Call Related Features: Call waiting, Caller ID
Dial Features: Speed dialling
Service Provider: Sprint Nextel
Operating system / software
OS Provided: Palm OS 5.2.1
Software: To Do List, Memo Pad, HotSync Manager, Calendar, Contacts, Advanced Calculator, CityTime world clock, Instant Lookup, Blazer, DataViz Documents To Go, Astraware Zap!2016 , Palm Desktop Software 4.1, SMS, PCS Business Connection, SplashID, SplashMoney, SplashShopper, Klondike Solitaire, Picture Mail
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The Palm Treo 750 sports a more compact design and comes with integrated Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel camera, and world phone capabilities. The Windows-based smart phone also works on Cingular's 3G UMTS network and has push e-mail and the new threaded chat view.
The Treo 750 will not support Cingular's HSPDA network at launch and doesn't have integrated Wi-Fi. It also has a low-resolution screen and failed to meet the rated battery talk time.
General
Dimensions (W x D x H) 2.3 in x 0.8 in x 4.4 in Weight 5.4 oz Built-in devices Camera , Antenna , Display Packaged contents Stereo headset , Screen protection film Operating System / Software
OS provided Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.2 Phone Edition Software included Phone , Camera , Search , Solitaire , Utilities , ActiveSync , Calculator , Modem Link , Quick Tour , Alarm/Clock , SIM Manager , File Explorer , Voice Command , Bubble Breaker , Picsel PDF Viewer , Microsoft Office Mobile , Terminal Services Client , Windows Media Player 10 Mobile , Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile , Microsoft Internet Explorer Mobile Operating system Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP Memory
Installed ROM 128 MB Flash Processor
Processor Samsung 300 MHz Input Device
Input device type Stylus, Touch-screen, Backlit keyboard , 5-way navigation button Messaging / Data Services
Short Messaging Service (SMS) Yes Internet Browser Yes Messaging / Data Features Text messages , Multimedia messages (MMS) Cellular
Cellular technology GSM / UMTS Service Provider AT&T Band / mode GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband) / UMTS 850/1900/2100 Phone style PDA Caller ID Yes Wireless Interface Bluetooth , Infrared (IrDA) Additional Features TTY compatible Digital Player / Recorder
Digital audio standards supported MP3 , WAV , MIDI Display
Display type TFT active matrix Color support 16-bit (64K colors) Max resolution 240 x 240 Power
Battery installed (max) 1 Lithium ion Talk time Up to 270 min Standby time Up to 240 h Power supply device Power adapter Expansion / Connectivity
Wireless connectivity IrDA, Bluetooth Port / Connector Type:Interface 1Headset Connector Provided Sub-mini phone stereo 2.5 mm Expansion slot(s) total (free) 1 microSD Cable(s) included 1 x USB cable
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The Treo 680 is the fourth and final new Treo promised by Palm prior to the start of 2006. When it was announced it was billed by Palm as a lower cost, more affordable Treo. Palm has hopes that more customers migrate from the realms of feature phones and choose a Treo. To date price, complexity and the larger form factor of smartphones have held back most average users from choosing a smartphone. The Treo 680 addresses these points and debuts with the lowest introductory price of any new Treo smartphone.
Besides the nice price, the best new aspect of the Treo 680 is its slimmer and lighter form factor. While it doesn't seem like much of a difference on paper, the new size feels absolutely great and won't weigh down your pocket. Compared to the Treo 650 or a 700p, there is a very noticeable difference in weight, not so much with the thickness. The 680 is 2.3mm slimmer, but still a bit on the thick side for a mobile phone. It holds well in hand and grips better due to its more angled in sides. It also looks much more attractive, though slightly less distinctive without its external antenna, however that won't be missed by most.
The top of the 680 has a smooth black portion that contains the IR window and the silent mode switch. The silent mode switch now vibrates when activated, giving you a physical confirmation that it is engaged. It's also been made flush against the top and the notch shows a red strip to let you know its in the on position. The left side has the volume keys and a customizable side key, which is set to activate the voice recorder by default.
The right side is free of buttons and holds the SD card section in the center. The SD slot is now tucked away behind a small plastic door. The door is easy to access and remains hinged to the side via two flexible rubber joints. On my unit the cover seemed a little flimsy. When closed it doesn't always stay totally flush with the side and the cover pokes out a bit. While not a huge problem, I wonder if it would get worse over time.
On the top of the front-side is a small LED that simply now indicates battery charging status and also lights up when the phone is booting and when the radio powers up. In the center to the right of that is the main phone earpiece speaker. Thats followed by the display, the application and phone buttons, 5-way navigator and the thumb keyboard. Along the very bottom is the 2.5 mm headset port, charging and hotsync connectors and the phone mic.
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Palm Treo 500 review
Treo 500v's vitals are that it is 110mm tall, 61.5mm wide, 16.5mm thick and 120g. The Treo 750v was 113mm x 59mm x 21mm and 154g.
The change in design is probably down to the fact that Palm is shooting for a broader market than just the business users it has focussed on with previous Treos. The marketing blurb emphasises the 500v's ability to access web sites like MySpace, YouTube and eBay, for example. Um, because no other handheld device can do that, right?
Palm has opted for a large bank of buttons between screen and keyboard. That they are huge makes the Call, End, Home, Back and two softkeys easy to hit without even thinking about looking for them, and the navigation key is similarly sizeable and unproblematic to use. But this does mean the QWERTY keyboard is a bit squeezed.
Its keys are separated from each other and significantly raised from their surroundings, which helps you find them quickly, and I was OK tapping out text messages and emails on them. But if you are coming to this format for the first time you might want to try the keyboard out in-store, especially if you have large hands and/or stubby fingers.
The Palm Treo 500 is the first of the Treo smartphones that breaks with tradition in terms of the PDA handset design.
The Palm Treo 500, is in essence, an identikit version of the Treo 500v that was launched to some fanfare in September 2007.
The Palm Treo 500 is the first of the Treo smartphones that breaks with tradition in terms of the handset design. Having lost the stubby aerial that were all but a trademark of Treos, Palm fans now get a flatter, more visually pleasing device without sacrificing the all-important large screen.
In fact, having spent the past week using the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 in a couple of different guises, it was refreshing to move on to the Palm Treo 500 and its 51x38mm screen.
Of course, the Palm Treo 500 retains more of the PDA (personal digital assistant) legacy than some users will relish – this is a Windows Mobile 6.0 device – and its relatively large size will immediately deter some.
Against this, however, are the compelling reasons for choosing the Palm Treo 500. First, it has a clean, usable navigation setup. The silver bar below the screen hosts a four-way navipad plus access buttons for the Home screen, the Start menu (familiar to Windows XP and Vista users).
Either side of these are large switches clearly labelled with green and red lights respectively and which are used to either confirm or reject items and progress through menus. These are easily large enough to ensure the Palm Treo 500 can be used one-handed.
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The Treo Pro is powered by a 400 MHz Qualcomm MSM7201 application processor. The phone radio is a Quad-Band GSM unit (850/900/1800/1900MHz) with Tri-Band 3G HSDPA/UMTS (850/1900/2100MHz) wireless data support. The Treo Pro also includes built in 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0, an IR port and a GPS receiver.
256MB memory is built in with 100MB of that user available. Built in storage space is fairly typical for Windows Mobile handset, but is looking quite paltry given most other smartphones in this range have moved on to gigabytes. A microSD expansion slot is located under the battery cover and supports cards all the way up to 32GB in size so you do have plenty of room to expand.
Performance
With a 400MHz clock speed you would expect a speedier device, however on an overall basis the Treo Pro felt slower than its recent counterpart the Treo 800w with its 333 MHz chip. Overall performance is acceptable, however certain functions occasionally cause the device to slow down at times, usually when browsing the web. Windows Mobile can be somewhat demanding and it seems the device has a tendency to get caught up at times with some more intensive tasks. I also had trouble with the responsiveness of the onscreen soft-key to answer phone calls, but using the green "orb button" instead alleviated that. Its certainly not pokey in daily use, but in general it just doesn't feel as finely tuned as the 800w.
The Treo Pro brings something to Palm's lineup that has been sorely needed in recent times, a dramatically refreshed smartphone that delivers a modern new look with the features to match. It further enhances its profile with a pleasant amount of innovative new features packed into the Palm's most attractive new design in some time. The Treo Pro runs Windows Mobile Professional 6.1 and also makes its mark as the thinnest Treo smartphone to date.
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