Overall, I was impressed. There's honestly not a lot to say, really. The official info is still pretty thin. There are several announcements that are still pending for the official release and that makes sense. You do want to have some bang when it released. What I did hear I liked.
I know it has been commented on plenty previously, but I must say I was really impressed by the weight and size. It weighs the exact same as a Fujitsu P1510D or a P1610 and yet the Foleo clearly *felt* lighter. The weight distribution is great. I know that shouldn't be a big deal and yet it is.
The inclusion of the compactflash slot and the SD card slot are a big deal. I can't imagine too many people complaining about storage for the intended purpose of the device. Browsing was good but not great. I think the "explosion" in this device comes six months after Palm releases it and the Linux community takes it apart. They (Palm) seem to fully expect that.
I very much look at the Foleo like I did the original Palm Pilot and the original Treo. It took years before each made a real impression. People think of the Treo and they think of the recent models, but the first Treo came out 5 years ago. Heck, the Palm Pilot came out 10 years ago. It took years to catch on.
I won't say that I was wowed by the Foleo. I wasn't. But I won't say it doesn't have potential. I think the independent developer community is going to go after this device much like they did when Palm first arrived on the scene with the Palm Pilot.
We'll certainly see soon enough.
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