Thursday
Apr302009
Palm new WebOS device coming in fall

BoyGeniusReport got this this photo leak of the new Palm Centro 'type' device that could be available this fall. BGR says that the photo is legit and that this could be another full release of the WebOS on another device. Perhaps due to the overwhelming popularity of the upcoming Palm Pre.
UPDATE: Wired news reported the name as the Palm Eos. The reportedly candy bar style phone will be small at around 10.6 mm thick and it comes with a 2.63-inch display. It will also be a quadband GSM/HSDPA phone with 4GB storage and a 2 megapixel camera. Although, Palm should invest in at least a better resolution camera with a Micro SD slot (please!).
Spec from engadget:
- 4GB storage
- Price: $349 (pre-rebate)
- Camera: 2 megapixel fixed focus digital camera and flash / video capture
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1 w/ A2DP and EDR, USB 2.0 via micro USB
- Removable 1150 mAh battery (4 hours 3G talk time)
- Messaging: SMS, MMS (picture and video only), integrated IM client
- Contact sync with AT&T Address Book
- MediaNet
- Cellular Video
- Email: POP3, IMAP4, and EAS support
- A-GPS
- Audio: WAV, MP3, AAC, AAC+ ringtones
- Video Playback: MPEG4, H.264, H.263

Tony Peric
Reader Comments (7)
Cellular Video? That sounds like it's AT&T bound...
Matt - The dead give away would be this comment:
Contact sync with AT&T Address Book
Then it couldn't be in the fall right? Doesn't sprint have an exclusivity agreement for 6 months?
@Warren That's only for the Palm Pre.
@Bob: yea i feel like an idiot. I read that part (and saw the MediaNet part just after posting and I didn't have the ability to delete the comment)
this is all fine and good... but who wants a redesigned palm centro when you can just get the palm pre?!
This is really nice, at first I wasn't so sure, but if its as small as they say and fairly inexpensive I think it will have a chance. I'm a little worried about no Wifi and 4GB, but I guess it all depends on how you use your phone. I hope this comes out and I think its a good strategy for Palm to put something out on multiple carriers, I feel not doing so was may have been apples biggest mistake, which may be corrected later this year.