Rob Enderle has written an good editorial over on ITBusinessEdge.com on the state of computing, and discusses how an idea like the Palm Foleo can play a role in the transformation of computing. Mr. Enderle writes:

“The Promise of Foleo

You shouldn’t look at Foleo as a done product. It isn’t. Much like the first Palm Pilot, smartphone, or PC, this is the beginning of what could be a major change. Palm doesn’t have all of the parts, many are being created by others, some of whom are Palm partners, and some Palm likely doesn’t even know about yet.

As cool as it looks, the Foleo is only the beginning. We are at the forefront of a major change, one that could make obsolete the PC as we know it, make products like the iPhone, as a class, look foolish in hindsight, and could provide us with a level of security, reliability, and portability we have only seen in science fiction.”

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Thanks to 1SRC member bulls96 for sending in this tip.

Chad Garrett has posted an article over on Ranting…In a Mobile World titled “Why I think the Palm Foleo is brilliant”.

At first, I did not know what to think of the Palm Foleo. What is it? A mobile companion? A laptop? It certainly is not the “new” Treo or device I was hoping for. That aside, it is just what I think any mobile professional or tech person needs.

The Palm Foleo is essentially a very thin, light flashed-based, instant on/off, Linux powered “laptop”. I say “laptop” because that is instantly what it will be compared to. Every one I have spoken to says, “Why would Palm do this. I carry a laptop, Treo, now this? It’s too much!”. These people are missing one big point: the device is an accessory meant to sync with your smartphone to make your portable life easier- it is not meant to replace your laptop.

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Pocketables.com has a new article called “Palm Foleo turns smartphone into genius”.

Dubbing the Foleo a mobile companion and “the best idea [he’s] ever had,” Hawkins suggests that even though the 10.55″ x 6.67″ x 0.94″ clamshell is the size of a subnotebook and is equipped with wi-fi for independent use of the preloaded Opera Web browser, it “isn’t intended to replace a laptop.”

Of course, depending on the amount and kind of third-party applications developed for the Linux-based operating system, all of that could change.

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1SRC co-founder Joel Suplido has just dropped me a note to inform me of his new Palm Foleo Yahoo! discussion group called ‘foleo.’ You can view the group and sign up for membership here. I’ve just submitted my request to join. Hope to see you there!