@@voidanderson202 that's a curveball right there. I guess I'd still go with Phones Were Fun just for the fact that MKBHD doesn't really have nostalgia for the tech on retro tech, and Michael does. Still, that new season of retro tech is killer!!
I know right, there is something more special in the first smartphones, they were so exciting and really had much of a progress while now is all just numbers while users can't really feel the difference while using them. I even remember old Nokia phones taking better photos than modern Samsung phones for example
This guy is an essayist the way he includes tid bits of life and poetic imagery with quirky tech is the most special kind of presentation we must really appreciate. Thank you man. You rule.
The effort and time he puts in to preparing for each video sets this channel apart. Like watching a big-budget movie vs others' home videos. Keep up the amazing work!
About an hour ago, I commented on Michael's Twitter post, asking him when the next When Phones Were Fun video was coming. An hour later, he replies, "How about now?" and attaches a link to the video. You made someone's day, Micheal. You were always an amazing TH-camr, I am convinced you're amazing human too, now! :D
The most impressive thing about you is how much of your life you have not only chronicled but also how you are actually able to find it. You must have one hell of a system for storing and documenting everything.
I miss Palm also! Loved my Pixi Plus and later my Pre 3. Also, WebOS was such a joy to use, the cards for multitasking and the opportunity to put them in stacks was just brilliant.
When I was in 7th grade, my teacher recently purchased a Palm Pre. Having an interest in this new device, I asked her if that was the new Palm. She said yes and would always talk about how much she loved it. She would spend so much time on it and would frequently give us group assignments so she can be at her desk on her Palm. She was on it as much as people use their smartphones in today's world, which back then, was hardly ever seen. One day after class, I had asked if she can show me some of the features on it. Having recently given up on the HTC G1, the Palm Pre was much more polished than early android was. I was extremely envious every time I went to her class and watched her enjoy hours on that device. I've never owned a Palm device, but I wish I had.
I got chills when you previewed the Palm Pre. Make sure you go into detail about how Palm had to keep changing its USB signature to eventually show as an iPhone so it would still sync with Itunes. It was nuts!
I really love this series, it's not only a look at old phones, but a look into what feels like a different world from today's perspective. When the internet, technology, and people were much different. Some things have changed so much since then, some things for the better, others not, in my opinion. This series made me interested in collecting older phones myself.
I had this phone... still do even if it's just residing in a drawer. It was an excellent device that I used heavily until I got my first iPhone 3G. I still miss it's compact size and surprisingly great keyboard. Thanks for covering this bit of nostalgia and phone history.
As a Palm enthusiast who was a diehard Treo loyalist this spoke to me in so many different ways. Oh, and the fact that it was recorded right up the street at ODU (I'm in VaBeach) was the icing on the cake. Can't wait to relive the glory days of the Pre (here's to hoping it includes a touchstone, because inductive charging is just one more thing Palm never gets credit for)
Thank you, never had a palm, i did have windows mobile phone, and then when the carriers mandated a data plan, I dropped them. But you sir are a true historian, showing us, glimpes of the past, so we know what we innovated, created or invented as pathways to where we are now. Thank you.
Fantastic video, can't wait for the Pre revisit. In Argentina at that time a smartphone was such a difficult thing to come by. I remember my dad was given a Treo 650 (in 2007) for work, then bought an iPhone and "lent" me the Treo. I was a 14 y/o nerd with a phone that could run games and connect to the internet on the go. Such fun times.
For a few years in middle and high school I had a phase of getting older phones that we’re obsolete and every year I would get and older smartphone than the last. This was the last smartphone I was allowed to get until I was forced to get a modern phone because my parents didn’t understand it haha. I used to write entire essays on that phone with Documents To Go
oh my goodness Documents To Go! YES! that software was INSANELY awesome. the only downside was no third party fonts. OfficeSuite had that but the interface was nowhere near as good. I have so many fond memories of D2G and how amazing a software it was. if only I'd reached out to DataViz sooner and asked for fonts, maybe that nearly flawless software could've been made truly perfect.
Watched probably 10 videos of yours in a row, so I figured a sub was in order. Hopefully someday soon phones will be fun again. In the meantime, I recently bought a Nokia 6300 4G. It gives me nostalgia, plus a few modern improvements. I don't miss my smartphone a bit.
"This classroom is NOT a dumping ground for your crap." "Drink coffee do stupid things faster and with more energy." "Did you BUY it? No? THEN DON'T TOUCH IT!!!" Geez, what is in this town's water?
I would love to hear you cover the entire Palm legacy. I was actually considering purchasing a palm pre off eBay to send to you to jumpstart your interest lol. Weber West was awesome I just don't know what happened. Android and iOS are doing stuff now that webOS was doing years ago. The Treo 650 Palm version was my favorite phone of all time. I even named my son Treon. True story.
Thanks for your TH-cam videos, I always have fun and enjoy them so much. I'm Italian from Genova and these kind of TH-cam channels are the one I like the most and the series 'when phones were fun' is one of my favourite together with MKBHD's retrotech. Once again thanks a lot...I have a tec store myself here in Genova.
Excellent video. I owned a Palm Treo prior to those years and, despite its bloated body, I was very happy with it. I looked with envy at the Centro, although it was not offered by the cellphone service provider I had migrated to at that time. Not too many years ago, I purchased a Motorola Razr to use alternately with my more modern smartphone phone and found that using it evoked am odd nostalgia. Pressing real physical keys and holding a compact, cool looking phone to my ear was a feeling I hadn't even realized I missed. My first cellphone was a Sony Ericsson world T28, a cool, compact, business looking flip phone which looked nothing like the majority of cellphones of that day. Sadly, such phones no longer have a 2G network to carry them, so any still in existence are no more than mementos.
There's nothing new or exciting on phones and hasn't been for over half a decade now. Comapnies are now focused on BIG NUMBERS instead of actual features.
They really were.I had friends who always wanted the newest video game systems and the newest gadgets.I think that what stopped us from getting them was that you had to use a certain service provider,you could only buy them at certain stores and it was expensive.
WOW and KUDOS! I STILL have mine! Miss the fun ohones, and it was a MAINSTAY for me for years, and still sad to see it did not have a successor :( All the BEST to you and thanks MUCH again! Cheers :)
Another great video, looking at the sort of tech I drooled over as a kid, and to be fair you still make it look cool now! Props for that comment at the very end of the video.
Totally interested in a Palm history video! In a similar vein, would you consider doing a Windows Phone / Lumia history video? Perhaps a bit too recent, but I think the colourful phones aspect kind of fits the 'When Phones Were Fun' series!
I find discussion about cameras like this really interesting now. I recently read a friend's photography dissertation, which was about film v digital photography, and a lot of what he was talking about was how, despite there being in an objective sense, quite a big sense of aging with older digital cameras, those pictures actually do have a lot of charm and artistic value as a symbol of early progress. I actually kinda love the pictures from these old phones, for what they are.
No wonder why you're employee favorite. You're simply one of the best tech TH-camr out there. It's weird that you don't have like 3+ million subscribers.
Stumbled upon this channel a few days ago and have been peeling back the onion, slowly but surely. Did a search for 'Palm' and was pleased to see this vid. I worked at Palm in that short but epic timeframe of both their rise and fall - I was on the Treo team there from 2004 to 2009. I was part of the team that worked with Verizon to try to get them to put more resources and energy into their Treo offering (and Centro, however briefly that thing lived within the red and black environs). Obviously Sprint was behind Palm to a level the other carriers wouldn't match, but overall it was a blast to be there then and yes so many folks at Palm went on to Apple, as has been discussed over and over. Great channel and great video!
Yes please do a Palm show! I will have my Palm Tungsten sitting up and watching, probably eating popcorn while we enjoy it. And yes I still use it. I am an electronic engineer and Palm had the best calculators around along with an incredible pile of technical software.
i'm a new fan and while i'm perfectly aware that videos don't grow on trees i'd be utterly delighted to see your take on the palm pre and webos. i was so interested that i was anxious to click on your videos tab because i just KNEW i didn't notice anything like that before. i'm jonesing here. please. i hope it's on your agenda. i need more.
Mr. Mobile........ahhh, the memories. I had both the Palm Centro and Palm Pre. I was a Palm PDA die-hard. Never was I more productive and organized than when I used a Palm OS device (not to be confused with Web OS, which I had mixed emotions about). Yes, please do a complete history on Palm OS!
As a PDA user in the late 90’s/early 2000’s I remember so much of this. Never owned a Treo Centro and I remember saying words “I don’t need a smart phone I have a Palm” or Pocket PC. Incidentally, at the time I was also a blogger and used VOX as well. Lots of memories on when phones were fun. Thanks Michael.
I used a Centro until June 2017. Third party 2000mAh battery, the update that fixed the power drain issues, 4GB MicroSD, and a few third party apps to fix some annoyances and get proper audio ringtones I made myself. Didn't have data, just used it as a phone and camera. In 2017 we got data and that was my excuse to get a modern smartphone... The Centro was already a Frankenstein of quite a few of them at that point after years of abuse. The camera was terrible but on rare occasions shined brightly and took stunning images for what little it could do. I miss it.
Easily the best scripts on tech TH-cam, amazing video that’s also entertaining while I have absolutely zero interest in that phone and I wasn’t old enough to even have access to one. Awesome job MrMobile!
Yes! I definitely want to see more Palm phones! I had a Treo 680 that I loved! I still have it too, beat up but it still powers on. I ran it over twice accidently with an ambulance (I was an EMT at the time) and only ever had to replace the battery door on it. It's still my favorite ever phone, and I've had a lot.
Wow this brought back memories. I had the Sprint version my last year of college in 2009-2010. I liked it so much, I bought a brand new on on eBay to use on Verizon when my family switched back then. What a great device...the Palm Calendar app is still the best schedule software ever created. Also of note, this was the last smartphone that you could buy that didn't require a data plan. My parents were too cheap at the time to pay for data, so I just used the cable and HotSync software if I needed to get something on or off the phone. Sadly, we will never see a device like this ever again.
I still have my Centro and it was everything described in this video, but my nostalgia glands are more activated by the Treo 650. It was not only my first smartphone, but also my first mobile phone! And I was nearly 30 when I got it. I still get a little bit of excitement when I see PalmOS in a photo.
Just now catching up to this and wow, what a great episode. Centro was a smash hit for Palm, which is interesting because in a way it was the "last hurrah" of some pretty old tech. I think the price made it irresistible to people who wanted a keyboard phone but could never afford one. Centro was actually my wife's first smartphone (yeah, I'm calling it that), but I was holding out for a (much more expensive) HTC Touch Diamond. But a funny thing happened while I was waiting: The Palm Pre was released. That became MY first smartphone (and my favorite to this day).
Specially love this one. Warm text, and I so much desired this one right before the modern smartphone arrived (but I ended using the marvelous M600/P1 from SonyEricsson - hey, these two deserve an episode! The best physical keyboard EVER)
I've figured out why I love this channel. Storytelling. This has to be one of my favourite places on the internet to relax and hear a story, so thank you Mr mobile.
I remember when my grandmother, who is a real estate agent, was required to purchase a palm treo because the Alberta realtors were trying to standardize lock boxes on showhomes to be opened by the palm treo. Simply touch the phone to the lockbox and it would release the key tray. I remember being blown away. It did not last long. Maybe 3 or so months before this was already a vastly obsolete system.
Still one of my favorite phones of all time. The white and green was gorgeous. It was eye catching and practical. Extremely useful for my college days.
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As soon as I see a "Phones Were Fun" Notification, I get a bit nostalgic. Best tech series on TH-cam
Same man.
Lies. Retro Tech. Fight me
@@voidanderson202 that's a curveball right there.
I guess I'd still go with Phones Were Fun just for the fact that MKBHD doesn't really have nostalgia for the tech on retro tech, and Michael does.
Still, that new season of retro tech is killer!!
@@voidanderson202 Overrated
I know right, there is something more special in the first smartphones, they were so exciting and really had much of a progress while now is all just numbers while users can't really feel the difference while using them. I even remember old Nokia phones taking better photos than modern Samsung phones for example
This guy is an essayist the way he includes tid bits of life and poetic imagery with quirky tech is the most special kind of presentation we must really appreciate. Thank you man. You rule.
The effort and time he puts in to preparing for each video sets this channel apart. Like watching a big-budget movie vs others' home videos. Keep up the amazing work!
Competent Content
Yes
That, too, is very much in the spirit of LGR.
Bk have it your way. You Rule
About an hour ago, I commented on Michael's Twitter post, asking him when the next When Phones Were Fun video was coming.
An hour later, he replies, "How about now?" and attaches a link to the video.
You made someone's day, Micheal. You were always an amazing TH-camr, I am convinced you're amazing human too, now! :D
Nice
Michael is an ... AMAZING man ... I'm not going to get into h ow, but he made my faith in humanity rise at the early part of 2021.
@Blooded Taurean heheheheeh 😁
as a human you find him amazing. as an electric escalator, what are your impressions on it ?
The most impressive thing about you is how much of your life you have not only chronicled but also how you are actually able to find it. You must have one hell of a system for storing and documenting everything.
Ok, tht is SUS bro. Srsly
I love that you can make me nostalgic for things I never even owned.
Amen
No kidding, exact same feeling.
Sqme
My feeling exactly.
My dad had a palm pda in the 00s, right in the feels
I loved that phone! I miss Palm so much!
Me too
Same here! Was my first smart phone.
I miss Palm also! Loved my Pixi Plus and later my Pre 3. Also, WebOS was such a joy to use, the cards for multitasking and the opportunity to put them in stacks was just brilliant.
Although they were fun but complaint were still the same as now. 🤔want is never enough.
Absolutely, we need more player in smartphone OS. I am tired of android and iOS
"...even if Palm still existed..."
Oof ouch, my Vintage Tech Heart
When I was in 7th grade, my teacher recently purchased a Palm Pre. Having an interest in this new device, I asked her if that was the new Palm. She said yes and would always talk about how much she loved it. She would spend so much time on it and would frequently give us group assignments so she can be at her desk on her Palm. She was on it as much as people use their smartphones in today's world, which back then, was hardly ever seen. One day after class, I had asked if she can show me some of the features on it. Having recently given up on the HTC G1, the Palm Pre was much more polished than early android was. I was extremely envious every time I went to her class and watched her enjoy hours on that device. I've never owned a Palm device, but I wish I had.
I got chills when you previewed the Palm Pre.
Make sure you go into detail about how Palm had to keep changing its USB signature to eventually show as an iPhone so it would still sync with Itunes. It was nuts!
You can watch his throwback in pocket now, old video but gold
I really would like to see a Palm Pre vid! I never bought one but WebOS almost had me switch to it.
I really love this series, it's not only a look at old phones, but a look into what feels like a different world from today's perspective. When the internet, technology, and people were much different. Some things have changed so much since then, some things for the better, others not, in my opinion. This series made me interested in collecting older phones myself.
As a former Sprint worker from the 2007 era, I LOVE this series.
I had this phone... still do even if it's just residing in a drawer. It was an excellent device that I used heavily until I got my first iPhone 3G. I still miss it's compact size and surprisingly great keyboard. Thanks for covering this bit of nostalgia and phone history.
As a Palm enthusiast who was a diehard Treo loyalist this spoke to me in so many different ways. Oh, and the fact that it was recorded right up the street at ODU (I'm in VaBeach) was the icing on the cake. Can't wait to relive the glory days of the Pre (here's to hoping it includes a touchstone, because inductive charging is just one more thing Palm never gets credit for)
You inspired me to start my own collection of feature phones/old phones. Definitely the best vintage cellphone series
I liked the LGR shout out, love it when youtubers do crossovers lol
I am always looking forward to 'When phones were fun' episodes,as it takes me down memory lane.
I didn't know, this video feels so emotional than any other of his video. I love this.
Thank you, never had a palm, i did have windows mobile phone, and then when the carriers mandated a data plan, I dropped them. But you sir are a true historian, showing us, glimpes of the past, so we know what we innovated, created or invented as pathways to where we are now. Thank you.
He obviously deserves more subs...
Don't you all agree???
no
Fantastic video, can't wait for the Pre revisit. In Argentina at that time a smartphone was such a difficult thing to come by. I remember my dad was given a Treo 650 (in 2007) for work, then bought an iPhone and "lent" me the Treo. I was a 14 y/o nerd with a phone that could run games and connect to the internet on the go. Such fun times.
For a few years in middle and high school I had a phase of getting older phones that we’re obsolete and every year I would get and older smartphone than the last. This was the last smartphone I was allowed to get until I was forced to get a modern phone because my parents didn’t understand it haha. I used to write entire essays on that phone with Documents To Go
oh my goodness Documents To Go! YES! that software was INSANELY awesome. the only downside was no third party fonts. OfficeSuite had that but the interface was nowhere near as good. I have so many fond memories of D2G and how amazing a software it was. if only I'd reached out to DataViz sooner and asked for fonts, maybe that nearly flawless software could've been made truly perfect.
@@JoshLightWork Like much of that time, DataViz are a mere shadow/corpse of what they were. Absolutely horrible apps now.
you don't have to stop yet! I've been using a Nokia E7 since January of this year and I love it
Your videos are more tech documentary than phone reviews now Michael. This is frankly marvellous. Yeah, bring in the Palm OS full coverage.
This series makes me feel giddily nostalgic and excited about where we have been, and reminds me of better times in my life. Thank you Micheal 🙏🏻
Watched probably 10 videos of yours in a row, so I figured a sub was in order. Hopefully someday soon phones will be fun again. In the meantime, I recently bought a Nokia 6300 4G. It gives me nostalgia, plus a few modern improvements. I don't miss my smartphone a bit.
"This classroom is NOT a dumping ground for your crap."
"Drink coffee do stupid things faster and with more energy."
"Did you BUY it? No? THEN DON'T TOUCH IT!!!"
Geez, what is in this town's water?
My dad's girlfriend is from Norfolk, Virginia. She grew up in what is effectively a cult. Something bad is in that water.
Coffee one is actually pretty fun and not offending.
“…because no one was asking for it.”
I failed you. I’m sorry Mr. Mobile. I had this phone, and loved this phone. Thank you for this video!
I would love to hear you cover the entire Palm legacy. I was actually considering purchasing a palm pre off eBay to send to you to jumpstart your interest lol. Weber West was awesome I just don't know what happened. Android and iOS are doing stuff now that webOS was doing years ago. The Treo 650 Palm version was my favorite phone of all time. I even named my son Treon. True story.
Thanks Michel. I had one and loved it. It was awesome to check something and help me do my work when out in the field. A truly great phone.
Love your storytelling Michael! This series is hands down the best trip down memory lane on TH-cam. Keep up the stellar work.
Thanks for your TH-cam videos, I always have fun and enjoy them so much. I'm Italian from Genova and these kind of TH-cam channels are the one I like the most and the series 'when phones were fun' is one of my favourite together with MKBHD's retrotech. Once again thanks a lot...I have a tec store myself here in Genova.
The nostalgia in Mr. Mobile's voice while walking through those alley ways of the university was heart wrenching yet marvellous!
Excellent video. I owned a Palm Treo prior to those years and, despite its bloated body, I was very happy with it. I looked with envy at the Centro, although it was not offered by the cellphone service provider I had migrated to at that time. Not too many years ago, I purchased a Motorola Razr to use alternately with my more modern smartphone phone and found that using it evoked am odd nostalgia. Pressing real physical keys and holding a compact, cool looking phone to my ear was a feeling I hadn't even realized I missed. My first cellphone was a Sony Ericsson world T28, a cool, compact, business looking flip phone which looked nothing like the majority of cellphones of that day. Sadly, such phones no longer have a 2G network to carry them, so any still in existence are no more than mementos.
These videos are just a licensing deal away from being a full blown netflix series. Amazing writing and production quality man
My favourite video of the series so far. Excellent voice-over skills.
I can't be the only one who gets more excited for a new episode of 'When Phones Were Fun' than an actual new phone launch.
Same here.Bring the memories flooding back.
YES! The BEST phone I've ever owned! I have the fondest memories of this OS. If they ever brought it back, I'd be the first in line!
It's mind boggling when you realize that so many "new" feature in today's smartphone originites from palm visionary ideas
it's sad that they ceased the operation. Treo and WebOS is really great devices..
There's nothing new or exciting on phones and hasn't been for over half a decade now. Comapnies are now focused on BIG NUMBERS instead of actual features.
@@Pocket-Calculator agreed, back in the day i used to get super excited for tech news!!! now it's just meh
They really were.I had friends who always wanted the newest video game systems and the newest gadgets.I think that what stopped us from getting them was that you had to use a certain service provider,you could only buy them at certain stores and it was expensive.
Had one of these. Absolutely loved it. Used it all the way through 2014. I would very much like to see a full Palm series!
I love how you put all the subtitles in the first frame of the video!
I have basically stopped watching phone reviews these days but this one had my attention!!
Please cover the Palm history. Great job on the entertaining and insightful content.
WOW and KUDOS! I STILL have mine! Miss the fun ohones, and it was a MAINSTAY for me for years, and still sad to see it did not have a successor :( All the BEST to you and thanks MUCH again! Cheers :)
Interested in Palm's story and WebOS 💯
Ya i would love a video about older OS especially BLackberryOS cuz that shit was dope
Wasn’t WebOS based on BeOS?
Another great video, looking at the sort of tech I drooled over as a kid, and to be fair you still make it look cool now!
Props for that comment at the very end of the video.
I remember my home boi Wayne bought one of these back in the day.. then he got a palm pree.
This is gold! I had the Treo and the Centro back in the day. Good memories.
Totally interested in a Palm history video!
In a similar vein, would you consider doing a Windows Phone / Lumia history video? Perhaps a bit too recent, but I think the colourful phones aspect kind of fits the 'When Phones Were Fun' series!
I find discussion about cameras like this really interesting now. I recently read a friend's photography dissertation, which was about film v digital photography, and a lot of what he was talking about was how, despite there being in an objective sense, quite a big sense of aging with older digital cameras, those pictures actually do have a lot of charm and artistic value as a symbol of early progress. I actually kinda love the pictures from these old phones, for what they are.
Well he finally mentioned the pre. Hope we also hope we get a video about the pixy, veer, mini, pre 2 and 3.
No wonder why you're employee favorite. You're simply one of the best tech TH-camr out there. It's weird that you don't have like 3+ million subscribers.
wasnt expecting the captions to take up the entire screen in the beginning, didn't know then did that lmao
I thought it was a bug on my end! I'm using MyTube (great app, btw) :)
@@ThierryTiramisu MyTube
Stumbled upon this channel a few days ago and have been peeling back the onion, slowly but surely. Did a search for 'Palm' and was pleased to see this vid. I worked at Palm in that short but epic timeframe of both their rise and fall - I was on the Treo team there from 2004 to 2009. I was part of the team that worked with Verizon to try to get them to put more resources and energy into their Treo offering (and Centro, however briefly that thing lived within the red and black environs). Obviously Sprint was behind Palm to a level the other carriers wouldn't match, but overall it was a blast to be there then and yes so many folks at Palm went on to Apple, as has been discussed over and over. Great channel and great video!
Every time I hear one of this old phones ringtone I cry because nobody makes good ringtones anymore lmaoo
Nobody uses them anyways, ive had my phone on permanent mute for at least 5 years now.
@@AtomicBoo I download old fun polyphonic ones so I can hear them lol
Yes please do a Palm show! I will have my Palm Tungsten sitting up and watching, probably eating popcorn while we enjoy it. And yes I still use it. I am an electronic engineer and Palm had the best calculators around along with an incredible pile of technical software.
"MORE ENERGY!!!!"
More energy than YOUR BODY HAS ROOM FOR!!
i'm a new fan and while i'm perfectly aware that videos don't grow on trees i'd be utterly delighted to see your take on the palm pre and webos. i was so interested that i was anxious to click on your videos tab because i just KNEW i didn't notice anything like that before. i'm jonesing here. please. i hope it's on your agenda. i need more.
I love your channel, not sure how I came across it but ever since I love it, thank you Mr
Thank you Micheal for these videos, please I want to see more!!! Continue!
Please keep them coming. . .i just love this series of yours
YES! Cover more Palm devices~~ Pure nostalgia. And I really love this design. Wish I owned one back then! Huge fan of Palm PDAs.
When phones were fun is my comfort niche youtube series.
My dad had this phone right before his iPhone. I was young and explored this phone so much. RIP Palm Centro - you will be missed.
Mr. Mobile........ahhh, the memories. I had both the Palm Centro and Palm Pre. I was a Palm PDA die-hard. Never was I more productive and organized than when I used a Palm OS device (not to be confused with Web OS, which I had mixed emotions about). Yes, please do a complete history on Palm OS!
As a PDA user in the late 90’s/early 2000’s I remember so much of this. Never owned a Treo Centro and I remember saying words “I don’t need a smart phone I have a Palm” or Pocket PC. Incidentally, at the time I was also a blogger and used VOX as well.
Lots of memories on when phones were fun. Thanks Michael.
As usual a great video. Not only the content but all about how its made. Thanks
What an amazing day, and awesome story. Thank you for creating this videos.
Yes, please! Palm defined a generation, a retrospective would be awesome!
As always. Love this series. Thanks a bunch.
I had this phone, I absolutely LOVED it. Super simple and easy to use . I miss it .
Wow. Loved this video and such videos. We lived through that era of phones. 👍🏼
My favourite series on all of TH-cam!!!!!
Oh wow! This was a great throwback. Can't wait for the Palm Pre. The Samsung Black Jack would be a nice review too!
This has got to be the best one yet. Your peak into your life and how you linked it with your video ... just amazing youtubing here🙃
I used a Centro until June 2017. Third party 2000mAh battery, the update that fixed the power drain issues, 4GB MicroSD, and a few third party apps to fix some annoyances and get proper audio ringtones I made myself. Didn't have data, just used it as a phone and camera. In 2017 we got data and that was my excuse to get a modern smartphone... The Centro was already a Frankenstein of quite a few of them at that point after years of abuse. The camera was terrible but on rare occasions shined brightly and took stunning images for what little it could do. I miss it.
Easily the best scripts on tech TH-cam, amazing video that’s also entertaining while I have absolutely zero interest in that phone and I wasn’t old enough to even have access to one. Awesome job MrMobile!
As a life long resident of the 757 it makes me so glad to hear someone pronounce Norfolk correctly.
Lovely little phone well built and very functional thanks for the look back at it and please do the full history of the Palm series of devices
Yes! I definitely want to see more Palm phones! I had a Treo 680 that I loved! I still have it too, beat up but it still powers on. I ran it over twice accidently with an ambulance (I was an EMT at the time) and only ever had to replace the battery door on it. It's still my favorite ever phone, and I've had a lot.
Wow this brought back memories. I had the Sprint version my last year of college in 2009-2010. I liked it so much, I bought a brand new on on eBay to use on Verizon when my family switched back then.
What a great device...the Palm Calendar app is still the best schedule software ever created. Also of note, this was the last smartphone that you could buy that didn't require a data plan. My parents were too cheap at the time to pay for data, so I just used the cable and HotSync software if I needed to get something on or off the phone. Sadly, we will never see a device like this ever again.
Please do more on Palm! They're something of a tragic hero in the world of mobile tech imo.
I still have my Centro and it was everything described in this video, but my nostalgia glands are more activated by the Treo 650. It was not only my first smartphone, but also my first mobile phone! And I was nearly 30 when I got it. I still get a little bit of excitement when I see PalmOS in a photo.
Just now catching up to this and wow, what a great episode. Centro was a smash hit for Palm, which is interesting because in a way it was the "last hurrah" of some pretty old tech. I think the price made it irresistible to people who wanted a keyboard phone but could never afford one.
Centro was actually my wife's first smartphone (yeah, I'm calling it that), but I was holding out for a (much more expensive) HTC Touch Diamond. But a funny thing happened while I was waiting: The Palm Pre was released. That became MY first smartphone (and my favorite to this day).
I like videos like this, not only tech, but also some emotions, and yourself history and stories…
Specially love this one. Warm text, and I so much desired this one right before the modern smartphone arrived (but I ended using the marvelous M600/P1 from SonyEricsson - hey, these two deserve an episode! The best physical keyboard EVER)
I've figured out why I love this channel.
Storytelling.
This has to be one of my favourite places on the internet to relax and hear a story, so thank you Mr mobile.
My mother had this phone.
Thank you for doing a video on this one when (almost) no one asked. :)
I remember when my grandmother, who is a real estate agent, was required to purchase a palm treo because the Alberta realtors were trying to standardize lock boxes on showhomes to be opened by the palm treo. Simply touch the phone to the lockbox and it would release the key tray. I remember being blown away. It did not last long. Maybe 3 or so months before this was already a vastly obsolete system.
This just took me way back. I still have my Palm Pre in the box with a few of the official accessories.
My original Palm Pre’ powered on the other day, years after its last charge. It brought me back. I really miss those days.
I am a little sad because of the lack of Trek references in this video. That said, I love your WPWF series! My favorite youtuber by far!
Still one of my favorite phones of all time. The white and green was gorgeous. It was eye catching and practical. Extremely useful for my college days.
Owned a Palm Treo Pro 850 from Sprint back in the day! Loved it! Excited for the Palm Pre vid!
Ah, ODU, tangent to my own shaper of adulthood, Naval Station Norfolk.
Really enjoyed this one, Michael. Looking forward to a miniseries on webOS!
I still have a Palm Centro in my old tech drawer. Always loved Palm and Palm OS.
Its so relaxing watching this series, thanks
It was so emotional with your story with palm. Appreciated
Yes please do make more videos like these!! You are my favorite youtuber btw!!
Always creates excellent content. My best cellphone TH-camr.
Please, make the full Palm story video series. And continue this incredible series about phones from years where phones were fun. :)
Thx for the great video! Was my favourite OS back then. Was a stauch user since USR Palm Pilot days until the Treo. Hope you will cover the history!