Guest Paul (MVP) Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Jason Langridge, Microsoft's UK based enterprise mobility guru and self proclaimed 'Mr Mobile', has posted a quick review of the new Vodafone 750v over at his blog. It's worth a read (Jason, where are the picturres? :D), and he definitely seems to like it! Excerpts from the review......The Palm Treo 750v is the European cousin of the Treo 700w(and 700wx device) It's a 3G (UMTS) Windows Mobile device and is launched exclusively with Vodafone. I've been fortunate enough to have one of these to test for the past 2 months and now it's been announced I can share my thoughts and review it!... ...Personally I've found the form factor to be perfect as my everyday device... ...The keyboard on the Treo 750v is fantastic. I've never done so much email or note taking on a device (without a Bluetooth keyboard).... ...One of the areas Palm has spent a huge amount of time on is ensuring the device can be used one handed... I'll reserve judgement myself on a 240x240 screened Pocket PC with a 1.3MP camera, no HSDPA and no WiFi... but there's no denying the launch of a Windows Mobile powered Palm device this side of the pond is welcome! I've also included a lovely picture so you can see what he's writing about :D Enjoy! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bennish Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 (edited) yaaay - my next device! when's it available outside europe? when's it available non-contract? gimme gimme gimme! By the way... is there any way to make the soft key and menu bars a little narrower, to increase vertical real estate space? or will programs just default to that size anyway and not give u any extra room? AND - will there be any way to make it anything other than (yawn) Palm Blue... Edited September 12, 2006 by bennish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest barkythedog Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 it looks like a fischer price toy from my youth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bennish Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 it looks like a fischer price toy from my youth That's one expensive youth!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spacerace Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 I think the release date for this on Vodafone was yesterday ? It's now on the Vodafone site. Will there be a new device section added for this ? I'm trying to decide between this and the Samsung i320.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Yes there will... and i'll be posting reviews of both the 750v and the i320 this week :rolleyes: P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest willieturnip Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 spacerace : that samsung looks like it sucks imo...TINY screen and MASSIVE device..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 I like the i320 actually! :rolleyes: P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spacerace Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 spacerace : that samsung looks like it sucks imo...TINY screen and MASSIVE device..lol maybe, but I've decided the 750v is gonna be too big for everyday use. Every time I buy a PPCPE device I try and kid myself that the extra productivity/features will be worht carrying round a larger device, and every time I end up shelving it and going back to a smartphone. The i320 should be a good compromise (for me !). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 The i320 IS tiny... P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Loukas Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 The i320 IS tiny... P Paul, are you still planning to do a review of the Palm 750v? I would be particularly interested in your views whether your the productivity is higher on the 750v vs. the i320 - in particular Calendar, Tasks, Email / SMS. How much of a compromise is it to use Windows for Smartphone vs. Windows Mobile for PPC for these everyday tasks (90% of MY use, along with phone calls...) Now that you have both, which do you use as your everyday device? Thanks in advance Loukas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 Yeah, I am... I don't want to sell the 750v short (or the i320 for that matter) by reviewing before i've given them a good work out. Which do / would I use as my everyday device? My Vario II :rolleyes: Whether Smartphone is much of a compromise depends a lot on what you're used to really I think, as a Vario user you'd probably find the Vario II more familiar and the Smartphone more limiting? P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Loukas Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 Whether Smartphone is much of a compromise depends a lot on what you're used to really I think, as a Vario user you'd probably find the Vario II more familiar and the Smartphone more limiting? Hi Paul, Thanks for your fast reply. The functions I use most, besides phone, are SMS'ing, checking out my calendar and tasks and inputing new tasks that are then synched back to Outlook (my productivity center - based on the GTD methodology by David Allen). In which ways do you find the Vario II more convenient than the i320? or Treo 750v. I like the idea of an "exposed" keyboard, always accessible. Thanks, Loukas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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