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New Treo Lowrider Rumors & Purported Images Surface

Posted by Tadd Rosenfeld on March 28, 2006 06:37 PM

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Following the November leak by Palm's largest shareholder that four new Treo models were planned for this calendar year, and following Palm's recent conference call in which management effectively confirmed the leak, rumors about upcoming Treo models have been rampant on the internet.

We know that one of the four new models has arrived in the form of the Windows Mobile Treo 700w. The model was controversial because it represented a break for Palm away from using the Palm Os operating system developed by PalmSource, Palm's sister company. We also know that two of the remaining three models are code named "Hollywood" and "Lowrider."

Many expect a Palm OS Treo 700p to be released soon. Such a model might rival the Windows Mobile Treo 700w, with a 1 megapixel camera, equally fast processor and 64 MBs of RAM. One of the other models is expected to be low-priced and designed for the mass market.

The rollout dates for future Treo smartphones remain secret. This year at CES, the largest consumer electronics show in the world, scuttlebut at the Palm display booth suggested that the remaining three models would be out in the second half of the year. Forum reports have since suggested a release date for a Treo 700p model as early as late May.

Today on Treonauts, images surfaced that are said to be of Lowrider, a new low-priced Treo. Hoax photoshop images sometimes appear online that are intended to fool webmasters and readers. In this case, the images do not contain the ordinary markings of an upcoming Treo smartphone. Pre-release units usually have serial numbers etched on the faceplate and sometimes carrier logos on the front. Also, we believe there are phtoshop markings on these images, particularly around the missing antennas. That said, certainly the pictures are food for thought.

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Comments

March 28, 2006 11:07 PM {#}

mc2714 says:

So, the new Treo will be SPRAY-PAINTED, eh? OK...

March 29, 2006 02:39 AM {#}

dutchtrumpet says:

This was posted at treocentral.com and is a complete FAKE. That is a treo 650 with the antenna cut off, the hole fille and the body painted. No need for photoshop when you hoax the old-fashioned way.

March 29, 2006 06:22 AM {#}

wes sss says:

this is a worthless article

March 29, 2006 11:02 AM {#}

Jdennington says:

This looks more like a custom painted 600/650 rather than a complete new model. The idea of a Treo without an external aerial makes sense when you consider the competition, and I would expect that new models will eventually go this way. I will put this one down to a hoax with a poor paint job

March 29, 2006 11:05 AM {#}

c6c says:

Even I could do a better fake than that one. :-p

March 29, 2006 08:00 PM {#}

John says:

Is it just me or does this look like a custom shell slapped onto a standard 650? The button configuration doesn't look anything like the rest of what the Treo's are moving towards and the quality of the casing doesn't look to be up to Palm's standards. Does anyone else see that?

Take a look at the custom cell phone covers at someplace like http://www.cellphoneshop.net/faceplate.html for examples of these cheap faceplates.

March 29, 2006 09:55 PM {#}

am i that stupid!? says:

oh here we go. are you guys that naive and stupid? this isn't the new lowrider! look at the ridiculously poor paint job on this thing! come on! get a life guys!

March 30, 2006 04:23 AM {#}

Phillip says:

Hi...this pic is a fake. The poster of this pic on treocentral first posted pics with a non-painted battery cover. The next day he posted it with the cover painted to match. This is not photoshopped...it is painted with the antenna removed. This treo is a hoax.

March 30, 2006 06:43 AM {#}

kabukiassassin says:

Ummm, no. That's a painted 650 with the antenna removed. Jeez guys, come on...

September 1, 2006 04:03 AM {#}

RobBiros says:

Who cares if its fake it looks cool and if it workes......

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