Some people have too much time on their hands – and that’s a good thing. An intrepid FCC document-surfer over at Treo Central has uncovered email back-and-forths between the FCC and Palm. The documents seem to hint at a GSM variant of the Palm Centro (codenamed Gryphon/Gandalf) headed to AT&T as the Palm Centro 685 (Sprint’s Palm Centro goes by the model number “690”). A Palm Centro intended for a GSM network makes sense, and we’re not at all surprised to hear that AT&T might be getting their very own Centro next year. There’s also mention of a Palm “Otto” – which is likely the Asus-sourced Palm Treo 500w that may be headed to AT&T.
What does surprise us, however, is the mention of an unknown device – codenamed “Zeppelin” and sporting “co-located WiFi and radio.” Whispers on the internets are pointing towards the Zeppelin being the rumored Palm Treo 800w. The mention of WiFi and radio could mean that the WiFi circuitry is shared with the Bluetooth radio or a cellular radio. If the Zeppelin includes a cellular radio, we could have documentation confirming a Palm Treo 800w. If the mention of “radio” refers to a Bluetooth jobby, we could have some expired documentation referring to the dead-like-mullets Palm Foleo – of course, Bluetooth could also indicate a mobile phone as well. Do we, or don’t we have a Palm Treo 800w on our hands? Only time will tell.
We love FCC documents, but we love uncovering unintended-for-public communications between manufacturers and the FCC. We’ll keep an eye out for more details on the Palm Treo 800w, stay tuned.
[Via: TreoCentral]