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“Now, we're just trying to figure out if this an actual future GSM model or just the bastard offspring off a failed deal between Palm and AT&T. Given the trumpeting of Sprint exclusivity, the latter is more likely”
We've tested all the handsets Palm the Palm Centro will be launched the Centro last week competing against in together with Sprint, a US Sprint's portfolio, and we think operator that uses the CDMA it may do well. In our recent network. There was no news round-up of QWERTY phones forof a GSM version, until now. consumers , we also noted that Sprint still The 500P picture on Gear didn't offer their customers Diary shows two applications such a phone; now they do. named AT&T Mail and AT&T As the price point for such Music. This implies that it will phones is crucial, we think the be released by the famous US $100 Palm Centro will take iPhone-exclusive GSM carrier. one of the top spots of this By inference, this 500P will be chart. a GSM device Between the iPhone and the Palm Centro, I’m giving my vote to the latter for smartphone of the year. :) Looks like the iPhone won't be the only hot new handset available from AT&T as Palm's recently released Centro has been shown to run AT&T software, so you can draw your own conclusions as to whether this Cingular replacement will pick up the Centro or not. Interestingly enough, this would mean a GSM version of the Centro is in the works The Palm Centro is a new smartphone aimed at the mass market. Will its features really appeal to the average user
Google Blog Search
I didn't like it, I played with it this afternoon at the Digital Life Expo. Its small and thin but the world doesn't need another smartphone.
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Palm Centro Brings Ease of Use to Traditional Mobile Phones
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Ask.com Blog Search
However, the design doesn't do much for me. It lacks the flash and "wow" factor of a device from HTC or Nokia, and in the hand, it feels, well, a bit cheap. The navigation controls below the display feel plasticky, and I think the QWERTY keyboard may give some users problems since they had to cramp it into a smaller space. There may not be much hard science behind it, but word on the street (more of a superhighway, really) is that Sprint is the “suckiest” cell phone company out there, to borrow the vernacular of the times.
To me this is a great device and as I mentioned remarkably refreshing and has been designed to a very high standard.
If anything, I could see the Centro attracting more female customers than men, which is part of Palm's goal.
Technorati
It isn’t meant to be a full laptop but with specs such as WiFi and a webcam, it allows you to be comfortably mobile and still get the job done!
Sprint has been touting the fact that they have an exclusive stranglehold on the Centro, but it then raises the question as to whether this exclusivity is extended only to CDMA? You be the judge.
BlogPulse
As an owner of the Samsung Blackjack, I already thought that keyboards on PDA styled devices shouldn’t get any smaller if they wished to remain useable. Apparently, Palm never realized this. The
I only had a few minutes to test out a display model, but the device was responsive, more so than other smartphones on the market. The browser opened very
Take a long, hard look at that Centro in the photos (which is referred to as the Treo 500P) -- it's got AT&T branding all over that home screen. Is your curiosity piqued? Join the club
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Icerocket
If they can manage to give the keyboard some space, one could easily look past the lack luster UI and find themselves with a very nice device at an even better price. Until they accomplish that, though, I simply cannot recommend the Centro to anyone looking to buy a smartphone. The Screen size on Centro is even smaller than any previous Treo! I think you are going in the wrong direction palm. Look at the competition launching big screen devices (like the IPhone) and you launching this MicroScreen and MicroKeyboard Device
The device doesn’t have a touch screen capability obviously but I find using the d-pad on the device to navigate to were I need to go on the device a lot better to use. To me this is a great device and as I mentioned remarkably refreshing and has been designed to a very high standard. And since Centro comes with the Palm OS, it offers all of the great organizer functionality that Palm is renowned for.
I look forward to seeing what the Palm Centro is going to be like, especially as it runs my favourite Palm OS.
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Although Palm Centro was designed as an entry level smartphone, it still feature things you will consider like a touchscreen, ability to read/send email and to manage documents including spreadsheets.
