Palm Treo 680

Design wise the Palm Treo 680 catches the eye and with its a light, sleek body and curved tapered edges it certainly has an outstanding ergonomic feel to it. It appears quite similar to the earlier Treo 750v model but unlike the 750v this hand-held device uses the Palm Operating System. I particularly like the bright primary colour used for this model that certainly makes it stand out against the more usual neutral tones of most electronic gadgetry. Although at first the control panel might seem a bit daunting to those who have never used such devices, it really doesn't take that long to find your way around. At the top of the device there is a slider that ...  Read the complete review

I've been using Palm products for over a decade, and I've had the 680 in daily use for around a year. It's an extremely cool device, but not perfect. One of the most annoying things about this Tre680 is not something I can really mark it down on, because it's not a fault with the device at all. I'll tell you why, it's because every time I take it out it always get's lots of admiring attention from people, but they always say the same thing "oooh, is that a Blackberry?!". DOH! Everyone has heard of Blackberry, but when you tell them it's a Palm, they've never heard of it! Anyway, about the device. I'm going to start with the not so good ...  Read the complete review

This is a well thought-out device with a good touch sensitive screen and a surprisingly usable keyboard, even for people like me, with fat fingers. I have used Palm OS PDAs for many years so I have a lot of data and applications from previous devices that I want to maintain and I was keen to stay with the Palm OS operating system rather than switch to Windows at this stage. It was easy to move the Treo 680 from my Palm T5 without any loss of data. Now I only need to carry one device instead of a PDA and a phone. The stylus is a bit fiddly to use when compared to the chunky T5 one, but then the stylus is not needed as much given that the keyboard replaces the need for ...  Read the complete review

This has to be the best phone I have ever owned, it may not have the latest in graphics and isnt as flashy as other PDA phones but I never ever had to reboot it, as I did so many times with other PDA phones. I use it for reading, PDF files, Word, Excel, and HTML. I can browse the net and download files. I can watch movies on a big screen, listen to my favorite music and with an external SD slot I can put allot of that on it. The battery life lasts an exceptionally long time and the speakers are loud considering their size. I use a normal silicone skin, and it has withstood being dropped numerous times without any apparent trouble. I wont be changing my ...  Read the complete review