Released for Cingular, the Palm Treo 680 has an internal antenna and slim form factor, making the device smaller and sleeker than its predecessors. Integrated with features, the Treo 680 offers email, web browsing, messaging, multimedia, calendar, contacts and more. Cingular business and consumer customers will be able to better balance their personal and business lives, as the all-in-one Treo 680 seamlessly combines a compact, full-featured mobile phone with so much more, all at a competitive price.
Palm Treo 680 Features
Improved phone application on the Treo 680 smart device allows users to dial faster
Ignore calls with a quick text message lets users tell a caller "I'm in a meeting" or "Can't talk now"
Large, bright color screen perfect for viewing email, documents or spreadsheets via DataViz Documents To Go, and even photos and movies
Built-in QWERTY keyboard with improved buttons, making it even easier to type emails or SMS messages
Messaging application displays text-messaging conversations as "threaded chats," similar to IM, so users can see their entire conversation with a particular person
Integrated MP3 player and VGA digital camera, camcorder and video player, with simpler organization for photos and photo slideshows
Palm Treo 680 User Reviews
1. Posted by maconda99
Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:34 am
OK, I will admit I jumped into this one a little too quickly. It's a great phone/palm combination, but just not quite "trendy" enough.
They introduced the unlocked version in four colors - nice move.
They gave it a great shape and design - nice move.
They kept the great software and screen - nice move.
However,
NO MP3 ringtones without bending over backwards, even then it crashes often because of it. Short battery life minimizes effectiveness - 2 hours of phoneing and organizing - dead. Backgrounds only apply to the phone program - which is just that - a program. Your call may not be dropped by the network, but the program can quit for itself.
I'm mostly against this phone because it has no MP3 ringtone capability. I am a customization freak, and this is like a stab to the heart . It is - in fact - the only reason I am returning it.
For business users who need a PDA and Phone in one, this is a great device. For those who have come out of the dark ages of MIDI and WAV, this isn't quite as "hip and trendy" as they advertised. It still amazes me, I can edit a word document, e-mail it to Taiwan, check my schedule and weather, but I can't use MP3's a ringtones - whaaaa?:
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2. Posted by JeffHerr
Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:30 pm
Quick note:
The Treo 680 can now use MP3's once loading the new firmware update. It seems an easy process; refer to Jeppedy's blog posting on blogspot for details.
jeppedy dot blogspot dot com
Basically, just EMail the song to yourself, then pick it up on the Palm device!
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- nice move.
. It is - in fact - the only reason I am returning it.
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