Palm unveils the Treo 680

Chris from Mobilitysite has the skinny on the NEW Palm Treo!  Thanks Chris for getting this up as fast as you did...GREAT JOB!!

Palm announced the Treo 680, a new Treo for the average user. The new line will have multiple colors.

Press Conference Highlights:

• Ed Colligan, CEO of Palm wants to extend the reach of the Palm Treo line to more of the world.
• Palm Treo 750v will reach other markets rapidly.
• The Palm Treo 680 has upgrades to user experience to make the device even easier to use.
• Versamail 3.5, supports Microsoft Office and PDF documents, editing, viewing, and creation.
• Revamped Multimedia Application - MP3, Streaming, Pictures/videos, and voice memos.
• No External Antenna.
• 64MB SDRAM / 64MB User memory
• 1200mah Removable Battery
• SD/SDIO Expansion Slot
• Thinner and Lighter of earlier Treos
• Comes with a 1gb SD card and 30 Days of Yahoo! Music Service
• Six Apart's Typepad Mobile Blog Application ( Post blogged live from Press Conference )
• New Google maps Application

The Palm Treo 680 is targeting the "Mobile Accomplisher", a level of customer that is 9x larger than the "Mobile Proffesional". 

New Marketing Campaign, "Not just a cell phone. A Treo." Palm plans to spend 25 Million in marketing this product.

Some Questions answered by Ed Colligan, CEO of Palm and Phil McClendon, Senior Treo Product Manager:

• Will the Treo 680 support WiFi? No
• Are you planning to do anything with Skype? No
• Are there any plans for a Windows Mobile Version? ( Asked by, Guess who? ) We just launched the Treo 750 and it will be available in the US soon.
• Will this replace the 700p? No, it will not, it's a different radio technology.
• Is the Treo 680 manufactured by HTC? No.
• Will the lack of the antenna affect reception? No, Palm says that the 680 has better reception than previous models.

Source: Mobility Site: Palm unveils the Treo 680

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