Comments on: Palm Centro in the house http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/10/09/palm_centro_in_the_house/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:27:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/10/09/palm_centro_in_the_house/comment-page-1/#comment-26282 Julie Sat, 20 Oct 2007 03:07:57 +0000 #comment-26282 <p>David:</p> <p>Nope, I never had a battery issue while reading ebooks. But then, I'm not the type of person that will sit on the couch and read a book for 8hrs at a time :o)</p> David:

Nope, I never had a battery issue while reading ebooks. But then, I’m not the type of person that will sit on the couch and read a book for 8hrs at a time :o )

]]> By: David http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/10/09/palm_centro_in_the_house/comment-page-1/#comment-26281 David Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:25:12 +0000 #comment-26281 <p>Thanks, Julie!</p> <p>The Centro is tempting. Of course, I live in an area of Northern California that Sprint won't cover, but they are supposedly unlocking them soon.</p> <p>the iPhone needs a few more product cycles before I bite.</p> <p>iPhone v3 on eBay for $100, yes.</p> <p>So the ebook reading doesn't really cut into the battery enough to mess up your phoning functions, then?</p> <p>thanks again,</p> <p>David</p> Thanks, Julie!

The Centro is tempting. Of course, I live in an area of Northern California that Sprint won’t cover, but they are supposedly unlocking them soon.

the iPhone needs a few more product cycles before I bite.

iPhone v3 on eBay for $100, yes.

So the ebook reading doesn’t really cut into the battery enough to mess up your phoning functions, then?

thanks again,

David

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/10/09/palm_centro_in_the_house/comment-page-1/#comment-26280 Julie Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:48:21 +0000 #comment-26280 <p>David:</p> <p>Oh yes, my Treo is my main ebook reader and has been for years :o)</p> <p>If you're brave enough to jailbreak your iPhone, there is an ebook reader for it that you can install. It's quite slow though and installing books is a little cumbersome.</p> David:

Oh yes, my Treo is my main ebook reader and has been for years :o )

If you’re brave enough to jailbreak your iPhone, there is an ebook reader for it that you can install. It’s quite slow though and installing books is a little cumbersome.

]]> By: David http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/10/09/palm_centro_in_the_house/comment-page-1/#comment-26279 David Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:14:09 +0000 #comment-26279 <p>Hi Julie,</p> <p>Have you ever used a Palm smartphone as an ebook reader? I find my Lifedrive (hacked to LifeFlash) is extremely handy, so until the iPhone gets opened up, I am tempted by Palm phones. I can't give up my ebooks, however!</p> <p>the point would be to not have to have multiple devices.</p> <p>thanks!</p> <p>David</p> Hi Julie,

Have you ever used a Palm smartphone as an ebook reader?
I find my Lifedrive (hacked to LifeFlash) is extremely handy, so until the iPhone gets opened up, I am tempted by Palm phones. I can’t give up my ebooks, however!

the point would be to not have to have multiple devices.

thanks!

David

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/10/09/palm_centro_in_the_house/comment-page-1/#comment-26278 Julie Sat, 13 Oct 2007 15:25:06 +0000 #comment-26278 <p>Lavadragon29:</p> <p>Which Motorola phone are you currently using? </p> Lavadragon29:

Which Motorola phone are you currently using?

]]> By: Alex Lindner http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/10/09/palm_centro_in_the_house/comment-page-1/#comment-26277 Alex Lindner Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:32:50 +0000 #comment-26277 <p>Well, when it comes to mobile phones, i never really cared for the cell phones like the treo, i always liked the motorolla, but that's my personal opinion. </p> Well, when it comes to mobile phones, i never really cared for the cell phones like the treo, i always liked the motorolla, but that’s my personal opinion.

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/10/09/palm_centro_in_the_house/comment-page-1/#comment-26276 Julie Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:37:48 +0000 #comment-26276 <p>Full<em>Carbon</em>Bike:</p> <p>Sprint sent me the Centro to review. I have it for 3 weeks and have to return it. I wouldn't be able to buy / keep one anyway since I'm an AT&T person. I don't have Sprint coverage here at home. I've found it to be slower than Edge too.</p> <p>Christo:</p> <p>Interesting request... I will consider doing a gear diary entry on Ubuntu in the near-ish future. How will that be?</p> FullCarbonBike:

Sprint sent me the Centro to review. I have it for 3 weeks and have to return it. I wouldn’t be able to buy / keep one anyway since I’m an AT&T person. I don’t have Sprint coverage here at home. I’ve found it to be slower than Edge too.

Christo:

Interesting request… I will consider doing a gear diary entry on Ubuntu in the near-ish future. How will that be?

]]> By: Chris McNeil http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/10/09/palm_centro_in_the_house/comment-page-1/#comment-26275 Chris McNeil Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:53:04 +0000 #comment-26275 <p>oops - sorry, the previous post should be with your apple article. sorry! schoolboy error!</p> oops – sorry, the previous post should be with your apple article. sorry! schoolboy error!

]]> By: Chris McNeil http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/10/09/palm_centro_in_the_house/comment-page-1/#comment-26274 Chris McNeil Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:51:10 +0000 #comment-26274 <p>Hey Julie, longtime reader etc etc from Aberdeen in Scotland. I'm seriously considering Ubuntu as my main OS, but i'm still a bit nervous. After 10 years breaking, then learning to fix various versions of windows, I don't want to feel like an complete novice again! Would you consider a quick review of Ubuntu (7.10) against OS X. It's a bit outside the gadget remit of the site, but it would be very interesting to see if you think if Linux is "there" yet.</p> <p>Thanks for all the good reading over the last few years!</p> <p>Chris</p> Hey Julie, longtime reader etc etc from Aberdeen in Scotland. I’m seriously considering Ubuntu as my main OS, but i’m still a bit nervous. After 10 years breaking, then learning to fix various versions of windows, I don’t want to feel like an complete novice again!
Would you consider a quick review of Ubuntu (7.10) against OS X. It’s a bit outside the gadget remit of the site, but it would be very interesting to see if you think if Linux is “there” yet.

Thanks for all the good reading over the last few years!

Chris

]]> By: Doug Curtis http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/10/09/palm_centro_in_the_house/comment-page-1/#comment-26273 Doug Curtis Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:49:49 +0000 #comment-26273 <p>I like the Centro too, my Clie TH55 is starting to get a little long in the tooth and I've been looking for something to finally consolidate my PDA and my phone. Is this a pre-order unit or did you get a demo/review unit? I'll look forward to seeing your review.</p> I like the Centro too, my Clie TH55 is starting to get a little long in the tooth and I’ve been looking for something to finally consolidate my PDA and my phone. Is this a pre-order unit or did you get a demo/review unit? I’ll look forward to seeing your review.

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/10/09/palm_centro_in_the_house/comment-page-1/#comment-26272 Julie Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:02:26 +0000 #comment-26272 <p>I haven't had a lot of time with the Centro yet, but here are some points that come to mind:</p> <p>Why I like the Palm Centro better than the iPhone:</p> <ol> <li>It's smaller and fits more easily into my pocket.</li> <li>It has a physical qwerty keyboard.</li> <li>Access to a bazillion applications (shareware / freeware).</li> </ol> <p>Why I like the iPhone better than the Centro:</p> <ol> <li>Display is huge and gorgeous.</li> <li>Safari browser is excellent.</li> <li>Visual voicemail.</li> </ol> <p>As to your question about the Centro's display compared to the Z22's. I don't have a Z22 handy to actually check... I do have a Z31, and the Centro's display is much brighter, clearer and crisper. </p> I haven’t had a lot of time with the Centro yet, but here are some points that come to mind:

Why I like the Palm Centro better than the iPhone:

  1. It’s smaller and fits more easily into my pocket.
  2. It has a physical qwerty keyboard.
  3. Access to a bazillion applications (shareware / freeware).

Why I like the iPhone better than the Centro:

  1. Display is huge and gorgeous.
  2. Safari browser is excellent.
  3. Visual voicemail.

As to your question about the Centro’s display compared to the Z22’s. I don’t have a Z22 handy to actually check… I do have a Z31, and the Centro’s display is much brighter, clearer and crisper.

]]> By: Bill Quinlan http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/10/09/palm_centro_in_the_house/comment-page-1/#comment-26271 Bill Quinlan Wed, 10 Oct 2007 05:24:48 +0000 #comment-26271 <p>wow are you lucky...I would like to know:</p> <ol> <li>how you like it compared to the iPhone?</li> <li>How does the screen compare to a z22? sizewise, readability, clarity, etc..</li> </ol> <p>thanks...</p> wow are you lucky…I would like to know:

  1. how you like it compared to the iPhone?
  2. How does the screen compare to a z22? sizewise, readability, clarity, etc..

thanks…

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