Much in the same way the Palm Foleo would have offered extensive companion functionality to Palm and Windows Mobile Treos before it was axed, the recently announced Celio Redfly does it for just Windows Mobile. If this isn’t validation for the Foleo concept, I don’t know what (Its gonna take me a while before I get over this one, dear readers). The difference here is that the Redfly doesn’t come with an operating system. Nay. It, and I quote, “…changes the resolution of your smartphone display so that applications, web sites, email, and attachments all have more room to play!”

That cinches it, really. All this US$400 laptop-like gizmo does is act as a battery powered KVM for your mobile. Hmm. Sure, you have more screen real estate to do stuff, but you’re still stuck with the same, tired, unreliable Windows Mobile applications we’ve been saddled with since Windows CE 1.0. In summary, the Redfly will not replace your laptop. Instead, you’ll have to carry your smart phone, the Redfly, and a laptop (the Redfly weighs two pounds). Not so exciting any more, is it.

written by Tyler Regas \\ tags: CES, hardware, news, service