Personally, I’m getting sick of lugging around a oversized slab in my back pocket and as much as I like my watch, I find myself taking it off or leaving it on the charger more than I thought I would. Having something with a slightly larger screen would hit that UX sweet spot and kill two birds with one stone.
And as far as form factors go, the CC size is pretty much universal. Just think of all the places a small screen like that could go.
How about a folding display or larger battery for a hotspot? Seems inevitable. If you’re questioning building one of these things, there’s plenty of supporting evidence that the idea fits the MAYA principle.
I’ve been stockpiling them until support ends or something actually better comes out. While some additional band support would be nice I don’t find the SE to have any dealbreakers yet.
Basic premise is.. "Hey, we're going to make our smartphone so undesirable that you won't want to use it except when you absolutely need it. However, we'll make sure it looks well-built so people know that you've made a deliberate lifestyle choice and that this isn't your primary phone."
Alternatively, if they keep the price down it can be a viable second phone when traveling light (provided batt life doesn’t suck).
Personally I think their pitch on the site sucks and the product will be a flop since there’s no way in hell they’ll get software and hardware build quality perfect at launch. It might inspire xiaomi or another more experienced Chinese manufacturer to make a better comparable product.
I'm sure this seems like the only conclusion, if your concept of human being is "those weird animals that spend 100% of their time glued to one or another smartphone". My primary phone is a Nokia 106, and life without Uber, maps, and Spotify on my phone is actually just fine (though I would probably have a smartphone if that was the extent of the deal). It stands by for the better part of a month, and gives me about a day and a half of periodic battery warnings until I think it's time to plug it in.
I don't see any reason why, with today's radio/application chipsets, battery technology, display technology, and sensors, we can't have a reasonably-sized (think iPhone 4S but 5C thick) good quality smartphone which holds a charge for more than just a couple days and can run WhatsApp.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/10/palm-rises-from-the-...
Seriously, 800mah?
The only reason that smartphones "work" is because they have big screens, while big screens obviously consume a lot of power and therefore require big batteries, there's more space for the battery inside as the PCB doesn't need to be big like the screen.
Maybe the idea is that it feels like a phone, so you pull it from your pocket thanks to extreme smartphone muscle memory. You find your hands have selected a black glass slab that says "PA LM" in the middle, which is quite uninteresting, So you put it away. Distraction crisis averted.
(Kidding obviously, but nothing on the site says otherwise! Honestly I wrote my first mobile app for the Palm V and I would love for this to be a killer rebirth of the Palm brand. Guess we'll have to wait and see though!)
They reference/sort of say they are the original Palm.
Also, you don’t need another phone line/connection. It will use your same phone number. I’m sure Verizon will figure out a way to charge for it but it looks like it won’t be a whole new line.
We’ll see I guess.
Or...I don’t know. Anything remotely interesting. And yeah, someone else mentioned the payload of the header of the site, it’s no wonder it behaves so poorly on my iPhone SE.
If this does have anything to do with the makers of the original Palm, that’s a damn shame.
P.S. WebOS was freaking awesome. Even if it never had good hardware to back it up.
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This doesn't include the CSS, images, fonts, video, etc.Remarkable.
https://www.wired.com/2015/07/commodore-smartphone/
https://pocketnow.com/commodore-smartphone-vaporware
And how many bonafide spiritual successor products exist? The Gemini PDA springs to mind.
It’s alwyas been a personal account and is my nickname since I was a child.
On a side note, someone has tried to reset my account dozens of times throughout the years.
My guess would be it would depend on what the original use was. If you had a brand in a different sector and offered it I’m sure they could complain but they likely wouldn’t win. (see nissan.com)
P.S. If it's cheap it's going to break a lot... you know palm the cheaper it is the worse it is
Being used to big phones like those Galaxy Note series (yes I use them a lot for taking notes and reading ebooks), I guess this won't be my main phone.
And too bad it's locked to Verizon, yes? I live in Southeast Asia...
This.. Not so much
I think that’s what they are trying to do. It instantly reminds me of the memory cards of the Dreamcast.
In all seriousness though, a reasonably-sized smartphone is a good idea, hopefully they don't ruin it somehow.