Leaked Palm Centro 2 ad reveals attractive new smart phone

Posted by John Brownlee, August 11, 2008 3:45 AM | permalink

This rather striking ad is purported to be a leaked copy of Palm's upcoming Centro 2 smartphone. There's no official confirmation — although an Engadget commenter aptly notes that "if this is a fake, Palm's advertising department should hire this fanboy."

Also interesting is this first peak at the Centro 2: a QWERTY-less affair with dedicated media keys and an Opera browser. Perhaps not an iPhone killer, but certainly a very attractive phone with a great advertising campaign. If the device is half as good as the ad, maybe this will bring Palm back into the game?

Possible Palm Centro 2 Ad [Palm Addict via Engadget]

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#1 posted by technogeek , August 11, 2008 7:08 AM

First question: Which OS? If it's a Windows box I have zero interest.

The absence of thumb-keyboard is a distinct negative for me. I presume it cuts costs, so I can't blame them,,, but having used a palm for many years I Really Want a less typo-prone way of taking extended notes than the gesture recognition system.

I've gotta admit, I also want to hear that they've improved the touchscreen calibration routines. Three points is not enough as the device ages.

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#2 posted by hohum , August 11, 2008 8:45 AM

Engadget is now linking to the creator's deviantart, a confirmation that this is fake. Kind of a shame.

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#3 posted by muteboy , August 11, 2008 5:23 PM

I like my Centro's keyboard. That set the Centro apart. I hope they leave it.

I've tried an iPhone, but I didn't like the keyboard, and I'd need to jailbreak it to make it work with my home computer anyway.

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#4 posted by Thinkerer , August 12, 2008 4:57 AM

I'll side with the commenter: Palm needs to do *something* since they're becoming a footnote -- and how hard would it be to have a popout thumb keyboard?

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#5 posted by Matthew Miller