Filed under: Cellphones, Laptops

For those who’ve managed to avoid hearing about Celio’s REDFLY up until now, we hate that you’ve been absent for so many laughs. Essentially, this here is a Foleo wannabe that somehow made it into production, and no, you can’t even use the thing without your smartphone. Still down for throwing away $199 for a handset companion? Be our guest.

[Via jkOnTheRun]

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Filed under: Cellphones, Laptops

We just don’t see the Celio REDFLY Windows Mobile “companion” appealing to a lot of people as full-featured netbooks continue to flood onto the market, and it looks like the ol’ invisible hand agrees with us: the REDFLY’s price just dropped 20% to $400. That’s a solid $100 lower than when it went on sale just a few days ago, but we’re not convinced it’s enough to sway people from an Eee or Wind — anyone planning on buying one of these now?

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Filed under: Cellphones, Laptops

Sure, we just saw the Celio REDFLY unboxed last month, but come on — you know you really wanted one of the Foleo-like WinMo “companions” all to yourself, and now you can have one — for $499. Yep, 5 bills to use WinMo 5 or 6 on an 8-inch screen — and you can’t use it at all if you don’t have your phone. Or, you could spend your money on something 1000x more useful and get one of the million netbooks that have been released since this thing was first announced, but hey — don’t let a silly thing like common sense stand between you and your phone’s desire to be loved. One more short unboxing vid after the break.

Continue reading REDFLY now available for $499, purpose even less clear

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Filed under: Cellphones, Peripherals

The last we heard about i-mate’s Ultimate line, the company was allegedly planning on “staggering” the release of the WM 6 Pro handsets, but it’s been over two months without any news to report — and now suddenly the tubes are alive with i-mate news: not only did the company announce the Ultimate 9502 and 8502 handsets today, UberGizmo is reporting that i-mate is working on a Foleo-esque “shell” for the line, with 1024 x 768 display, larger keyboard, and 80-hour battery. Unlike Palm’s charming folly, however, the i-mate shell won’t contain any processing power of its own, instead serving more as an extended dock for the Ultimate devices themselves. It’s a pretty sketchy rumor, to be sure, but given the i-mate’s topsy-turvy handling of the Ultimates, it’s as likely as anything else.

[Thanks, webon]

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