Palm Intros Treo 700P

Palm is introducing the Treo 700P Smartphone, the successor to the popular Treo 650. The 700P, as had been widely speculated, will have the Palm 5.4 operating system, an improved digital camera with 1.3 Megapixels, 128MB of onboard memory, and updates to popular Palm-compatible software.

The Palm 700P has a 320 x 320 display, unlike the 700W's 240 x 240, and sports an SD card slot for additional memory. The 700P also has broadband capability for use on Sprint and Verizon's EvDO networks. Palm does not support a Wi-Fi SD card, claiming that the EvDO networks should provide suitable speed for users.

Some other features included:

• Bluetooth 1.2 - clearer reception and less 2.4GHz interference than 1.1 version;
• Improved Blazer browser, with streaming capabilities (listen to Internet radio, etc.)
• Software: PocketTunes (basic), VersaMail, Documents To Go 8.0 (with PDF), VPN;
• A software CD with free and for-purchase programs;
• Voice memo application (formerly a third-party add-on);
• Personalized ringtones for all address book entries.

We were unable to determine if issues such as volume control and lighting had been addressed, but overall, a much-improved Treo with familiar Palm features is now available.