With all the buzz over the Palm Pre, which is rumored to release either on May 17th or June 7th (officially due by the end of Q2), one easily assumes that Palm is gearing up to be a one-trick pony. However new information from TechCrunch has surfaced, with one of their "better sources" indicating that a smaller, Pre-like device is "very far along" and planned for as early as the Fall. Yes, it will be smaller, and probably slimmer, running the webOS operating system. And no, it likely won't be called the "Post" as implied by one of the many April Fools jokes.
Details are still scarce, but with rumors of an iPhone Nano debunked, it is possible that Palm is making the first move to appeal to a market segment that craves miniaturization (and possibly losing the physical keyboard in the process). A good question is that if the size and functionality were to drop, would the price be smaller as well?
A comment on TechCrunch also points to an early rumor on Palm Infocenter of a webOS-powered (mini?) Centro 2, but one would assume Palm would want to innovate, rather than recycle an old design. After all, if they wanted to bring back an old form-factor, a webOS netbook would be a more logical choice. What do you make of this latest rumor, and if it pans out would you hold out for a smaller webOS handset?
via Gizmodo
UPDATE: BGR has since posted a blurry image of the alleged handset, which definitely has Centro-like styling, including a physical keyboard and possibly a taller screen.
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