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HzR
06-08-2007, 05:08 AM
http://morningpaper.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/06/07/palm_gandof_3.jpg

Morning Paper (http://morningpaper.typepad.com/morning_paper/2007/06/picture_of_palm.html)

A new rumoured device, sleeker looking treo, or photoshop hoax?

I want to see rumours the Tx follow-up with Linux. But I guess that's just wishful thinking.... :rolleyes:
dgthomas
06-08-2007, 05:20 AM
It will come in two colors:
Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White. I'll wait for the next generation model, Saruman of Many Colours. :D:p;)
bulls96
06-08-2007, 06:52 AM
It will come in two colors:
Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White. I'll wait for the next generation model, Saruman of Many Colours. :D:p;)

LOL!!! You got me there! :D
LupeValenz
06-08-2007, 10:31 AM
It will come in two colors:
Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White. I'll wait for the next generation model, Saruman of Many Colours. :D:p;)

LOL that is great. Now for the device itself...hmm, no lol it just looks horrible, too much button real estate, makes the screen look tiny.
Joel
06-08-2007, 01:41 PM
It will come in two colors:
Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White. I'll wait for the next generation model, Saruman of Many Colours. :D:p;)
I'm sure Radagast the Brown would run Windows Mobile. ;)
braj
06-08-2007, 03:25 PM
It is a tiny treo, the screen is just a bit bigger than an SE phone. But I guess with it you'll need that Foleo more than ever.
braj
06-08-2007, 03:26 PM
A little bird told me it definitely isn't a hoax.
SoS
06-08-2007, 03:27 PM
It is a tiny treo, the screen is just a bit bigger than an SE phone. But I guess with it you'll need that Foleo more than ever.

and there's the rub..it could be real..
braj
06-08-2007, 03:48 PM
I think this is just about life size. Smaller than the current gen and thinner probably.
bulls96
06-08-2007, 04:15 PM
i dont like it.
braj
06-08-2007, 04:18 PM
i dont like it.

Neither do I but I think it is for all the people who are used to small Moto and SE phones.
Zxanphorian
06-08-2007, 09:32 PM
I don't buy it... Looks too "photoshoppy" to me.

I mean, the middle band looks almost exactly like the Lifedrive, and a thinner 5-way nav area than the Z22.

It generally looks like a step backward from the latest Treo.
Omegaphil6
06-09-2007, 12:07 AM
no uglier than the tmobile DASH thing... at least palm is attempting different form factored treo type phones to appeal to more audiences...
LupeValenz
06-09-2007, 10:29 AM
It makes me appreciate my 755P all the much better. This thing is UUUUUUGLy!
BrentDC
06-09-2007, 11:08 AM
Did any of you notice the date 1/23/06. Seems like a long time to have a prototype and no device on the market.
bulls96
06-09-2007, 11:53 AM
Did any of you notice the date 1/23/06. Seems like a long time to have a prototype and no device on the market.

i did a google on Palm Gandolf, and yes i found it on dates that were from last year. leads me to think this has been one product rumored from a long time ago. Some said actually that Palm Gandolf was the codename for the treo 755p.

I think this is a fake really. or an old old design that didnt make it through.
Tam Hanna
06-09-2007, 12:22 PM
Fake.

One word only :).
SoS
06-09-2007, 02:53 PM
Fake.

One word only :).

I did agree, but check out some new pics reported at PIC via treocentral!! Looks like it may have a sliding k'board....who knows?!?!?


gandolph?? (http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j277/malatesta77/Palm.jpg) :confused:
Iamaboff
06-09-2007, 03:15 PM
New Pics on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/09/palm-gandolf-images-look-legit-windows-mobile-version-on-the/) !
gammada
06-09-2007, 03:53 PM
I don't really think its ugly. But if it is anything like the Z22 in terms of price and functionality, I think it might as well be a home run for palm in the smartphone market.
HzR
06-10-2007, 04:32 AM
I wasn't sure with the first pics, but in the new pics it sure looks real. I had to get used to the design a bit, but I kind of like it. Especially the LD type 5-way navigator. I always found it a shame that the Tx doesn't have it because it is so much easier to operate...
If it really comes for less then $200 that might be a really good thing for Palm.

Somehow I'm thinking we're going to see some cool new stuff from Palm in the coming months, otherwise this investment company wouldn't have put so much money in it. They only do that when they see they have some good stuff lined up. This might just be the start, I'm curious...
intellidryad
06-10-2007, 08:27 AM
Nice to see a new design. My first reaction was: "how HTC like...", but it was just a feeling, I don't know why I felt it.

Yet, seems like to that it's not going to have a touch screen, in that case, it's more meant to compete with Blackberries and the Moto Q, not so much for us forum reading power users.

By the way, did anyone notice that the WM version screen looks rectangle, like the 320*240 screen on the Q; while the Palm version still has a square screen?