Palm Treo 680

Advantages: Small and well made, Palm OS
Disadvantages: a bit fiddly

...This is a well thought-out device with a good touch sensitive screen and a surprisingly usable keyboard, even for people like me, with fat fingers. I have used Palm OS PDAs for many years so I have a lot of data and applications from previous devices that I want to maintain and I was keen to stay with the Palm OS operating system rather than switch to Windows at this stage. It was easy to move the Treo 680 from my Palm T5 without any loss of data. Now I only need to carry one device instead of a PDA and a phone. The stylus is a bit fiddly to use when compared to the chunky T5 one, but then the stylus is not needed as much given that the keyboard replaces the need for text entry with the stylus. The operating system is easy to use and syncs without any problems to my old iMac (Mac OS X version 10.2.8) In the few months I have owned...

AndrewPo 16.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of Palm Treo 680

Treo 680 Smartphone

Advantages: Small, Light. easy to use and sync with desktop
Disadvantages: Slippery to hold but silicone case solves that

...Having been a PDA user for many years now, I decided to go for a smartphone on my next upgrade as carrying both a PDA & a phone around in places where I don't take my handbag ( like walking the dog in the park or going to the beach while on holiday) was begining to be a chore. The Treo 680 is small, light and slim enough to go in your pocket and with the keyguard activated there is no fear of making an unscheduled phone call by mistake! I have a silver one but it has now been launched in a bright red colour in this country! Phone calls can be made directly from the contacts pages and there are all the items like missed calls, dialled calls, and received calls lists to help keep track of your phone bill. Also one can programme different ringtones for each group of contacts so you can tell who is calling before you get to pick up...

GretelNevols 17.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Palm Treo 680

Handspring, PalmOne TREO 680

Advantages: It's the new Treo 650! But it's a 680!
Disadvantages: None

...better than the Nokia attempts of "Menu", "Profiles", "Personalise", "Select" etc etc (although the last time I had a Nokia was the mid-1930's, so maybe they've moved on). You can select which buttons perform which function on your Treo 68-, E-mail, Web, Calendar, Contacts, Images etc etc. Although the keyboard remains small, the buttons are deceptively easy to use... even if you have pie fingers. Unlike the other phones I have had recently that use those mini SD cards, Treo 680 remains with the "big" SD card and it is easily accessible at the top of the unit, meaning - unlike my old Nokia - you don't have to power down, remove the casing, take the battery out, drill a hole, kill the guards etc etc. Programs allow you to listen you your music on the music player, the internet (with the pen is SOOOOO easy to use) and Docs To Go is...

prometheusradio 01.06.2007 · Read review
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An unwinnable case?

Advantages: excellent gripping read
Disadvantages: none

...I am a great fan of courtroom dramas, which is one of the reasons why I enjoy John Grisham novels so much and I pretty much look on him as the master of this genre. Therefore, when I discover a book that claims that it's 'better than Grisham or your money back' I am bound to be interested. This was the claim made by the publishers of 'The Tenth Case' which meant that I found myself compelled to read it. I do think that Grisham at his best is pretty unbeatable although not all that he writes lives up to expectations. So could this book beat, or at least match, what Grisham does? Read on... At the start of the book, we meet Jaywalker, a defence lawyer, whose methods are somewhat unorthodox to say the least. In fact, he is in so much trouble that he is about to be barred from practicing law for three years. He is, however, permitted to...

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Stylish Treo 650

Advantages: Stylish, Good keyboard, Sharp screen
Disadvantages: Low internal memory, protruding antenna

...many will find much easier. There one other thing I really like about this, how many times have you been out somewhere and your phone has rang or made some sort of noise at the least convenient time, well this has a neat and simple silence switch on the top of the casing next to SD card slot which turns all sound off. The Treo 650 has a camera which takes stills and video but the stills resolution is only 640x480 so it's not the best PDA on the market for taking photos. Real player come built in on this and enables you to listen to mp3's and videos. The only down side is that real player will only read files from an SD card so you would have to buy one of these as well. There is another advantage to buying an SD card as it will increase the memory of this PDA dramatically, without one of these the PDA only supplies 21MB of internal...

daz7035 10.06.2005 · Read review
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Review of Palm Treo 650

My review on PalmOne Treo 650

Advantages: Super Quality screen, easy2use keyboard, All in one device, bluetooth, infra, EDGE, lot palm based software.
Disadvantages: No Wi-Fi, low build in memory, so so battery life.

...It is actually one of my dream comes true product, plus something that i have been waiting for some long time. i still remember year ago, when i fall in love with the PalmOne Tc due to it mini keyboard & build in Wi-Fi, BUT later found out so many bad thing of this product plus the so expense price tag so i wait til today, finally a palmOne products that all in one OR what i need. but i do understand this is not a easy review, as the Treo 650 can do TOO much plus LOT of function that you can do...so if any point that i didn't touch, you can either ask or request me to add later. BUT i will not touch any of the standard PDA or much of phone software here but only some of the point that related or new to Treo 650. THE TREO PACKAGE * The package comes with a Treo 650 unit, a charges, battery, USB Cable, cds, a manual with a screen...

ciaotalker 01.05.2005 · Read review
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Review of Palm Treo 650

Palm Treo 750v - brilliant

Advantages: One machine to carry. Quick internet access. Easy to operate
Disadvantages: Lousy camera, ringtones

...surprising how quick you can get with this using your thumbs. You can also access a keyboard using your stylus, it doesn't however do hand writing recognition. After doing again some research on keyboards, I purchase last week a DELL blue tooth keyboard model no. XTBT01 for £40 including postage. This sounds expensive, but it has been worth it for the quality of the product. I touch type and with my palm pda had an infrared keyboard which I used particularly in meetings to type minutes. Sometimes I typed quicker than the keyboard and it was frustrating. The DELL keyboard is run through the blue tooth and is remarkably quick. The case is solid, robust metal. You can see the screen on the Treo either in portrait or landscape viewing. When I am using the above keyboard, you get really good vision using it on landscape... an option my pda did...

Rushworth 24.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Palm Treo 750v

vanguard Camera case

Advantages: cheap price, safe and durable, waterproof, and camera protective
Disadvantages: Made in china, available in black only.

...background to Vanguard until I started to write this review I had no idea who they were. I searched online and read a few reviews about the company. The company specialise in manufacturing Camera bags, Binoculars, Tripods and Cases for guns to name a few products. The companies customers include major Camera manufacturers. vanguard Camera Case for a Camera case it is a low priced entry level Camera Case used to hold, store and allow the user to move around with a Camera inside the Pouch. The Camera Case is black coloured throughout. The Case has the Vanguard's logo encased on the closing part of the Pouch. Also the material is polyester and I suppose that it is good that it is not made from leather as the leather in the summer weather reacts to the heat. This Camera Case also adheres to the international quality...

costas1234 12.05.2008 (31.05.2009) · Read review
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My Treo 750 experience

Advantages: Keyboard work flawlessly, Easy to use, Has HSDPA, Great business phone
Disadvantages: Slow Operating System, Battery drains quickly, Poor camera

...I bought Treo 750 around four months behind, to replace my old-horrible-four-years-old cell phone. The reason I choose Treo 750 as my new replacement cellphone is simple, because it has QWERTY keyboard and I have used the Palm before and I have been a devoted fan of the operating system. Treo 750 is a very good and practical device. Powered Samsung processor, 300MHz, for me its pretty fast for phone applications. However, the processor speed Its size, not fast enough for applications, especially those required higher speed processor such as games. Treo 750 screen resolution also too small compared to other palm based mobile phones, it has only 240 x 240 TFT touchscreen, smaller than 320 x 320 that Palm Centro has. What I like from this phone are 1- The keyboard works so great, very comfort, I can use the phone only with one...

chikiball 05.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of Palm Treo 750

PALM TREO 750. GOOD LOOKER WITH USER PROBLEMS.

Advantages: IT DOES A JOB, GOOD LOOKING, SMALL.
Disadvantages: MANUFACTURERS ENGINEERING PROBLEMS

...lost that advantage although it is still possible to use it with the qwerty keypad that is good. Large fingers such as mine have a disadvantage but that is not a reason to moan. Another downside is that the battery life after a full charge is relatively short, you can find yourself with a flat battery after about 6 to 8 hours usage or less. I purchased a heavy duty battery specially to combat this problem. Now the Palm is too large to sit safely in its snug leather protective case. Oh dear! My biggest moan and findings of many who own one of these Palm Treo 750 are the same as I have stated and they have written to Palm regarding this matter of inactive, non-working touch-screen. No replies! Palm still make and do sell this model without having dealt with the very bad problem it has. There is no known cure as far as I can discern after...

Hi-Spec-Tek 30.04.2008 · Read review
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