It’s time for Palm to start working to bring its WebOS beyond smartphones. Returning to the Foleo concept instantly comes to mind and that’s exactly where my thinking goes. The new Foleo should be lighter and in terms of size comparable to the Sony Vaio P series. Of course, it would rely on ARM-based processor (something like Snapdragon preferably), which should ensure long battery life. WebOS would provide the decent platform for running various apps and in that sense this kind of a device — that runs apps based on web standards — could be a true cloud computer. Of course, it wouldn’t be something that would make us dump our existing laptops, but a netbook (aka small complementary laptop) which would be easy to carry around for checking email, writing, web surfing and so on.
In a nutshell – we want a cheaper Sony Vaio P, which at the same time is less powerful, less pricey, and optimized for “web work” / cloud computing. I think Palm has all the right technologies in place to release such a product and this time make it a hit! What do you think?