A Shorter Treo 650 at The Smart PDA

Straight from a thread at the SPUG.net forums, Ddeath documents his conversion of a Treo 650's antenna into a shorter form, using off-the-shelf components. In honestly looked like an amateur job in the beginning, but this probably stemmed from judgementalism. Eventually, when finishing was applied, it only needed a few modifications to blend in seamlessly. It seems that "Hollywood"/"Lennon" mania is strong in Palm's fans. The new, antenna-less model is rumored [...] Read More


A Shorter Treo 650, Part 2 at The Smart PDA

If you're: A treo 650, Treo 700p/w/wx user... ...who wants to get rid of that long antenna... ...but want to avoid the battery downgrade of the Treo 680/750v... Here's a mod for you! Remember Ddeath's efforts to shorten the Treo 650's antenna? Looks like mytreo.net user Zoti was working on the same thing too. And he was able to get his shorter antennas mass-produced and is now available online for $29.95. There's black, blue, [...] Read More


What Can be Done About the Treo 680's Poor Battery Life? at The Smart PDA

Its decently-sized thumboard and ease-of-use are impressive, but aside from a lack of Wi-Fi, the Treo 680's weak battery may cause some hesitation in potential buyers. It barely lasts more than a day of normal usage, meaning it had to be plugged in every night. Bringing around a charger when going out of town for a few days is a hassle many would rather live without. Seidio could come to the [...] Read More


Palm at CES - Treo 750 Reviewed; SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS at The Wireless Weblog

InformationWeek's Elena Malykhina looks at Palm's launch of the Treo 750 at CES. "It's the first Windows Mobile 5.0-powered smartphone to become available from Cingular and the first Treo to use Cingular's 3G network," she writes. CNET's Bonnie Cha already has a review of the 750, and it ain't good. The downside? "The Treo 750 will not support Cingular's HSPDA network at launch and doesn't have integrated Wi-Fi," she writes. "It [...] Read More


3G Euro Treo in the Pipeline at The Mobile Technology Weblog

Palm looks to finally be breaking through Europe's defenses with a deal to launch a new European Treo on Vodafone's network, bundling Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS. The big difference, according to the Register's reading of things, is that the device may lose its stubby American external antenna, which smacks of 1998. Vodafone plan to release the Euro Treo in UK, Germany, Spain, Italy and Netherlands before the year is out. [...] Read More