Palm just officially announced the Palm Treo Pro. The Treo Pro has been on the internet already as the 3G counterpart to the Palm Treo 800. The Treo Pro includes a headset jack, Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities geared for one handed use that meets the needs of businesses and end users alike. Palm also raised the screen to be flush, so unlike the bezel of older Treos the new Treo Pro won’t catch the debris in the edges of the bezel from your pockets as well as streamlining its looks.
The Treo Pro, will be made available from Vodafone and O2 in Europe and from Telstra in Australia, also an unlocked version will be available in in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific.The Treo Pro will be available in September in Europe through Vodafone (from free to EUR 399 with contract) and O2 (pricing is available from O2 direct sales and online business stores), and in Australia through Telstra (from free with contract). It will be available in the United States in the fall through the Palm online store (http://www.palm.com/store) as well as select Internet, retail and enterprise resellers for a suggested retail price of $549. The U.S. version is unlocked and unsubsidized, giving end users the flexibility to simply insert their existing active SIM card and immediately start using their Treo Pro without a new contract. :)
QUICK FACTS
· Palm shortcuts for the things you do most
· Touchscreen and full keyboard
· Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional Edition
· Outlook® email with Microsoft® Direct Push Technology
and HTML support1,2
· High-speed data with UMTS/HSDPA3
· High-capacity, removable battery
· Instant-on Wi-Fi button1
· GPS for navigation, turn-by-turn directions, and local search1
· Microsoft® Office Outlook® Mobile for Contacts, Calendar,
and Tasks
· Edit native Microsoft® Word and Excel® documents4
· Open and view PowerPoint,® PDF, and ZIP files
· Use Internet Explorer® Mobile to search the web fast1
· Functions as a high-speed modem for your laptop5
· Personal email including Hotmail, Yahoo!, and Gmail1
· Chat-style view for SMS and MMS6
· Windows Media® Player Mobile for audio and video
· 2.0 megapixel camera with video capture
Here is a link to the official press release.
Here is a link to a video on the Palm Blog.
Palm Treo Pro Specifications:
| Brochures | Treo Pro by Palm |
| Platform | Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional Edition |
| Processor | Qualcomm® MSM7201 400MHz |
| Display | 320x320 transflective color TFT flush touchscreen |
| Radio | HSDPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM radio
Tri-band UMTS – 850MHz, 1900MHz, 2100MHz
Quad-band GSM – 850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz, 1900MHz |
WiFi | 802.11b/g with WPA, WPA2, and 801.1x authentication |
| GPS | Built-in GPS |
Bluetooth®
Wireless | Version: 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate |
| Memory | 256MB (100MB user available), 128MB RAM |
| Camera | 2.0 megapixels with up to 8x digital zoom and video capture |
| Battery | 1500mAh lithium-ion; Up to 5.0 hours talk time and up to 250 hours standby |
| Expansion | microSDHC cards (up to 32GB supported) |
| Connector | MicroUSB™ 2.0 for synchronization and charging |
| Audio | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
| Dimensions | Length: 4.49", Width: 2.36", Depth: 0.53", Weight: 4.69 oz |
| Color | Obsidian |
| System Requirements | Windows® XP, Windows Vista™ |
| Software on device | ActiveSync®; Adobe Reader LE; Bluetooth®; Bubble Breaker; Calculator; Calendar; Communications Manager; Contacts; File Explorer; Get WorldMate; GoogleMaps;Internet Explorer® Mobile; Messaging; Microsoft® Office Mobile including Excel® Mobile, OneNote Mobile, PowerPoint® Mobile, and Word Mobile; My Treo; Notes; Pics & Videos; QuickGPS; Quick Tour; SIM Manager; Solitaire; Sprite Backup; Streaming Media; Tasks; Telenav; Voice Command; Windows Live™; Windows Live™ Messenger; Windows Media® Player Mobile |