Oct
06
The Palm Foleo looks like a subnotebook - but it possibly the world’s largest mobile phone accessory instead.
Roughly analogous to the Nokia N800 and 770 in terms of concept, the Palm Foleo is a very compact Linux-based computer with Bluetooth and WiFi connections. Unlike the Nokia variants, the Palm Foleo integrates tightly with either a PalmOS-based Palm smartphone, or a Windows-based one.
The close integration makes the Palm Foleo an extension of the smartphone. There’s not need to worry about synchronisation and tricky software add-ons as the Foleo has been designed specifically to work in conjunction with a compatible smartphone. The Foleo isn’t just restricted to Palm handsets - Palm say that most Windows Mobile devices should be able to work with the Foleo with little or no adaptation. It should also be possible to synchronise the Foleo with Symbian devices, BlackBerry handhelds and even the Apple iPhone should the correct software become available (with a “modest software effort” according to Palm). Palm states that it is working with third-part developers to expand the appeal of the Foleo.
As you can appreciate from the image above, the rather attractive Centro2 offers a huge touchscreen (480×320 or higher resolution) along with dedicated Play/Pause + Back/Forward music buttons at the top of the device. Under the screen is the 5Way navigation button along with the flat Call Answer/End (in green and red respectively) along with four new buttons that mysteriously do no correspond to either a traditional Palm OS or 
