When Phones Were Fun: Samsung's PalmOS Flip Phone (SPH-i500, 2002)

Опубликовано 6 августа 2020, 21:07

As this episode of "When Phones Were Fun" hits the server, Samsung has just announced its Galaxy Note20 device family, the tenth generation of its stylus-centric smartphone first announced in 2011. The subject of today’s throwback is *not* that first Galaxy Note … but rather, an 18-year-old forerunner that folds like the Galaxy Z Flip; packs a stylus like the Galaxy Note; and despite its age, runs a true smartphone OS. The year is 2002, and the phone is the Samsung SPH-i500 – a pioneering smartphone from back in the days when Palms would fold!


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Judie Stanford [GearDiary]:
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PhoneScoop:
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[ABOUT WHEN PHONES WERE FUN – SAMSUNG SPH-i500]

This is the eighth in a series of MrMobile videos exploring the mobile tech world's most vibrant period in design and experimentation. In “When Phones Were Fun,” Michael Fisher re-reviews cellphones from the golden age of mobile, the decade-long span from the turn of the century to approximately 2009.

When Phones Were Fun: Episode 8 features a deactivated Samsung SPH-i500 device purchased on eBay by MrMoble/Future plc and a Kyocera 7135 purchased on eBay by MrMobile/Future plc. No company paid a fee or otherwise offered compensation in exchange for this coverage, nor did any company preview or approve this content before publication.


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Special thanks to Judie Stanford [GearDiary]:
geardiary.com

Sprint PCS Samsung SPH-i500 PalmOS-Powered Phone Review [The Gadgeteer]:
the-gadgeteer.com/2003/10/14/s...

Palm Officially Debuts the SPH-i500 [PalmInfoCenter]:
palminfocenter.com/view_story....

Samsung SCH-i539 Smartphone Available in China [PalmInfoCenter]:
palminfocenter.com/news/7823/s...

Bringing PalmOS devices back online – A journey into vintage computing [Medium]:
medium.com/@jankammerath/bring...

Samsung SPH-i500 [PhoneScoop]:
phonescoop.com/phones/phone.ph...

Kyocera 7135 [PhoneScoop]:
phonescoop.com/phones/phone.ph...

Samsung SPH-i550 [PhoneScoop]:
phonescoop.com/phones/phone.ph...

New Samsung PalmOS Smartphone Comes to China [BrightHand]:
brighthand.com/news/new-samsun...

The History of Us: A Sprint Story [YellowFan Studios]:
youtube.com/watch?v=IGPtWXGpqU...

Samsung Galaxy Note Unboxing [Pocketnow]:
youtube.com/watch?v=2nR2ad0Pn-...

Throwback Unboxing – Palm Pre [Pocketnow]:
youtube.com/watch?v=tZgdTuv6yl...

Palm Holiday Commercial [The Phone Commercials HD]:
youtube.com/watch?v=NatcefK02L...

Palm VII Commercial [scienceapps]:
youtube.com/watch?v=uXEnblNKfv...

Handspring Treo 180 Commercial [scienceapps]:
youtube.com/watch?v=H58FMSne4U...


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