Prepare to be transported back to 2005. Chinese electronics maker TCL (which sells smartphones around the world as Alcatel OneTouch) announced earlier today that it's reviving the venerated Palm brand in the form of a new US subsidiary. That's right folks: it might not be long until you've got a shiny new Palm smartphone in your pocket. To be clear, though, this new/old venture retains basically none of the original's DNA. Palm's giant vault of patents?
You never heard of the brand, but you may have seen Palm Pilots in electronic stores and electronic store ad flyers in the late 90s to early 2000s. They were somewhat popular with office workers, and working professionals like school principals, and bosses. People used Palm Pilots because back in the past laptop batteries did not last very long, and they were heavy. Smartphones were also very limited in what they can do. Both laptop and smartphones also cost thousands of dollars, so people use the cheaper Palm Pilot.
I read in the comment section of this YouTube video that this Palm Pilot Personal Digital Assistant/PDA belongs to the guys' dad, so it must be over 10+ years old.
David DM
bet it belonged to your dad. Mushimaster Reviews
it actually did
The Palm Pilot is "Made in the USA", and it was not really design for the average buyer which buys cheap stuff. The Palm Pilot was mainly designed for businessmen who would pay hundreds to thousands of dollars for a reliable device to store and view his documents, phone numbers, journal, schedule/agenda, and contracts when he is away from the office.
People back then also did not really trust products made in a different countries like China unless it is made in Germany, UK, Canada, France, and other countries which are famous for making good stuff.
