It looks like I might have been wrong about Palm being dead and all. Hmm. Why would I change my mind? I’m sure you’ll hear about it sooner or later, but they have just announce their new Foleo Mobile Companion. This laptop-like Linux powered device is just kick ass! Go take a look. I won’t expect you back any time soon, but in case you want some details before leaving the confines of COT for a few hours, here they are:

The unit weighs 2.4 pounds, sports a 10″ display which can run in 1024×600 and 1024×768 resolutions, it has 256MBs of RAM, likely runs some kind of ARM-based processor, has SD and CF slots for memory expansion, and has a copy of Opera 9 built in. I’ll say one thing for Opera, they’re really kicking ass and taking names (installed in loads of mobiles, Nokia’s 770 and n800, and now the Foleo).

Pricing is set at US$599 and you can get a $100 rebate if you buy early. They will start to be available in early summer, so get your pocket books ready. I can’t imagine any real reasons why you wouldn’t want this thing.

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