Palm Foleo information

Palm Foleo
	Palm Foleo (right), sitting next to a Palm Treo 755p (left)
Manufacturer	Palm, Inc.
Type	Subnotebook or "Mobile Companion"
Media	CompactFlash, SD Card
Operating system	Linux
CPU	Intel PXA27x 416MHz
Memory	256MB Flash (126 MB available), 128MB RAM
Display	10.2" 1024x600 LCD ; Supports 1024x768 (XGA) external display output
Camera	None
Connectivity	Wi-Fi (802.11b), Bluetooth 1.2, USB, VGA display output (via included dongle)
Power	Unknown, but reportedly 5 hour battery life
Dimensions	268 × 169 × 24 mm; (10.55 × 6.65 × 0.94 in)
Mass	1.133 kg (2.4 lbs)

The Palm Foleo was a planned subnotebook computer that was announced by mobile device manufacturer Palm Inc. on May 30, 2007,^[3] and canceled three months later. It intended to serve as a companion for smartphones including Palm's own Treo line. The device ran on the Linux operating system and featured 256 MB of flash memory and an immediate boot-up feature.^[4]

The Foleo featured wireless access via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Integrated software included an e-mail client which was to be capable of syncing with the Treo E-Mail client, the Opera web browser and the Documents To Go office suite.^[5] The client did not send and retrieve mail over the Wi-Fi connection, instead transmitting via synchronization with the companion smartphone.^[6]

The device was slated to launch in the U.S. in the third quarter of 2007 for a price expected by Palm to be $499 after an introductory $100 rebate.^[3] Palm canceled Foleo development on September 4, 2007, with Palm CEO Ed Colligan announcing that the company would return its focus to its core product of smartphones and handheld computers.^[7] Soon after the device was canceled, a branch of subnotebooks called netbooks, similar to the Foleo in size and functionality, reached the market. Had it been released, the Foleo would have been the founding device in the category.^[8] At the time, Palm was performing poorly in face of heavy competition in the smartphone market. The company's sales did not recover, and it was purchased by information technology giant Hewlett-Packard in April 2010.^[9]

^ TreoCentral.com - View Single Post - Is the Foleo concept (wireless syncing) the PC of tomorrow? Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Palm introduces Foleo 'mobile companion'". Retrieved 8 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Palm - Company - Investor Relations". Archived from the original on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
^ Implied by comments by Jeff Hawkins at D5. See video
^ Image: foleo-live-13-L.jpg - PalmInfocenter
^ Correction (with additional information) to my post on Palm’s Foleo | Berlind’s Testbed | ZDNet.com
^ "The Official Palm Blog: A Message to Palm Customers, Partners and Developers". Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
^ "Jeff Hawkins and the World's First Netbook". PCMagazine.com, Tim Bajarin, November 21, 2008. November 21, 2008.
^ "HP to Acquire Palm for $1.2 Billion" (Press release). HP. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-28.

[1] TreoCentral.com - View Single Post - Is the Foleo concept (wireless syncing) the PC of tomorrow? Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Palm introduces Foleo 'mobile companion'". Retrieved 8 September 2019.

[autogenerated1-3] "Palm - Company - Investor Relations". Archived from the original on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2007-05-31.

[4] Implied by comments by Jeff Hawkins at D5. See video

[5] Image: foleo-live-13-L.jpg - PalmInfocenter

[6] Correction (with additional information) to my post on Palm’s Foleo | Berlind’s Testbed | ZDNet.com

[7] "The Official Palm Blog: A Message to Palm Customers, Partners and Developers". Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2007-09-04.

[PCMag1-8] "Jeff Hawkins and the World's First Netbook". PCMagazine.com, Tim Bajarin, November 21, 2008. November 21, 2008.

[HPPress-9] "HP to Acquire Palm for $1.2 Billion" (Press release). HP. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-28.

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