Do you remember Palm? Well, if you’re thinking about PDAs or handheld computers you’re half right. The same guys were bought by HP in 2010, then sold to TCL four years later. And after all this financial turmoil, the company finally settled down on a new concept. Thus - the Palm Phone was born.
The perfect compact Android device! Only it was far from perfect - the battery life was appalling, the camera was no good, and the tiny screen was a struggle to type on. You can check out our full Palm Phone review for additional information.
Despite its drawbacks, the Palm Phone was and still is one of the smallest Android phones on the market, and many people praise it for what it is.
Now it looks like Palm is alive, even though the company was dead silent for the past two years. Fast forward to this week, and the new teasers that the company has been dishing out on Twitter.
The Palm earbuds
The images that Palm is posting on Twitter are just blurred photos of what appears to be a bunch of earbuds. “Get ready #PalmCrew! We have something special we’ve been working on for you,” reads the last post of the company.
The official announcement will be happening on October 26th and judging by the images, we’re indeed talking about a pair of AirPod-like wireless earbuds. You can clearly see the contour of the earbuds, with the ear tips and the elongated stems.
There’s not much information about these new Palm earbuds - but we can make some educated guesses. These are probably ANC truly wireless earbuds if Palm wants to stay coherent with its core concept of disconnecting from unneeded distraction.
Our take
First of all, Palm will be facing some stiff competition in this market niche. It seems that everyone is launching wireless earbuds nowadays, not to mention the already established players such as Samsung, Apple, Sony, etc.
With so many options (by the way, check out our Best wireless earbuds under $100 article) it’d be really hard for Palm to get a piece of the action. In order to succeed in this task, Palm would need to offer something unique, meaning lots of money spent on R&D. And we’re not sure the company has the resources to do this. Our bet is these earbuds are just outsourced to some Chinese factory.
Another big problem for Palm is the fact that people apparently don’t need yet another mediocre pair of earphones. Just take a look at the comments under the Twitter post. What people do want is another Palm Phone with updated specs, better battery life, faster chipset, etc.
The smartphone audio accessory space is amazingly crowded right now, which can’t be said about the compact smartphone market. Apple is the only big player that still carries out the mini moniker in its portfolio with the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini, and even though some brands try to emulate the idea, there’s no real competition in this field.
The Palm Phone was praised for its physical dimensions and criticized for pretty much everything else, so there’s a massive room for improvement. Do you hear this, Palm? Give us the Palm 2 already!
Mariyan, a tech enthusiast with a background in Nuclear Physics and Journalism, brings a unique perspective to PhoneArena. His childhood curiosity for gadgets evolved into a professional passion for technology, leading him to the role of Editor-in-Chief at PCWorld Bulgaria before joining PhoneArena. Mariyan's interests range from mainstream Android and iPhone debates to fringe technologies like graphene batteries and nanotechnology. Off-duty, he enjoys playing his electric guitar, practicing Japanese, and revisiting his love for video games and Haruki Murakami's works.
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