The little red Palm Centro just arrived, and we’re still convinced this $99 wunderkind will go places. Have a look at it in the gallery, and then make the jump for my first at-home impressions.
The Palm Centro was a joke until the price dropped this morning. $99 for a full featured touchscreened Palm device is a great value. It loses the heft found in previous Palm Treos, and it’s even a little bit…shiny. The only thing to be concerned with is that tiny keyboard. Despite it being targeted towards the same demographic as the Hiptop (Sidekick), it is much harder to use—think iPhone before you get used to it. I’m sure you would adjust; I mean, the kids, the kids, they would adjust. But man, with good looks, a low price, powerful features, and the shedding of the Treo brand name, they may have a hit. Gadget dudes, this is the phone to buy your kid not quite smooth enough to have a Hiptop, or your smart kid who knows enough about gadgets to want the extra features.
12:25 There’s little doubt today’s event is about Centro. We’re here, and we’ll just see how it goes while we eat lunch. 12:37 Ed Colligan is up on stage, says he’s going to announce a new phone, but first, goes into marketing. Yay.
There have been spy shots and leaked official photos, and now Sprint just made it official that the Palm Centro will find itself in someone’s hot little hand on October 14 for a mere $99.99. And looky there, it’s got a surprising colour slathered onto it, too.
These leaked Treo 500 ad shots from Alles Windows Mobile confirm the two-colour rumour we posted about earlier. The two colours are grey/charcoal black and white, but the white one has its keyboard censored out for some reason. These are the best shots we’ve gotten so far, so drink them in, Treo fans. [AllesWindowsMobile]
