New ALP Screenshots (ACCESS Linux Platform)

Great looking. And you hit it on the dot:

"In fact I find that it looks rather similar to the interface found on the Apple iPhone."

Looks like once again another company has used Apple's innovation to model after. Great originality ALP!

Blake - actually on this particular occasion the ALP design actually precedes that of the iPhone by a few years... The fact is that this new OS is now years overdue and we should all have been enjoying these new looks some time ago...

Cheers, A.

But we'll be seeing on future Treo's will not be ALP but Palm's own Linux based OS. Whether that's as good we'll have to wait and see....

There's should have been a "what" after the "But"

Does anyone know if any of the current Treo hardware will be able to use this new OS or will you have to buy a new phone next year when it come out? I have a 650 and would like to upgrade, but may wait for the new OS. Any suggestions?

TazUK--Agreed, we don't yet know what to expect from Palm's Linux-based OS. However, they have some things in common: 1) both are backwards compatible to Garnet; 2) if I remember the terms of Palm's license-in-perpetuity agreement, they have to maintain some level of overall compatibility with ALP. So it's good to keep an eye on, even if it isn't front-and-center what we've been waiting for.

John--more than likely we'll have to buy new phones to get much of the benefit. After all, a big part of the reason for the new OS is to add capabilities not supported by Garnet (e.g. simultaneous voice + data or WiFi + cellular connections). So at best, loading the new OS would get you some multitasking capability, maybe Bluetooth enhancements like A2DP--it would take a hardware upgrade to get major benefits.

Great News! It was more than due. I love my treo hardware speaking, but as for the look of the GUI it's very clear that it's years behind. Even low entry non-smart phone now have a way better look than palm os. And the tools to try to make it look better are pretty limited .

Very snazzy looking. I like it the look. But, I'm confused. If Palm is doing their own Linux O/S, then isn't Access competing with them? Or is Access writing the core O/S and Palm is writing the built-in apps (calendar, e-mail, notepad, etc.). Or am I completely wrong? Does anyone know?

Are there any working demos yet or just screen shots?

Either way, if they are not planning to roll anything out until Jan 2008, I think they're risking be obsolete before it hits the streets.

I've been seeing ALP screenshots for over a year... At least Microsoft is rolling out major updates. Hmmm.

Yes Palm are writing their own. If someone makes a smartphone running ALP then that will be in competition with Palm rather than the OS itself.

I like it a lot. Cant wait to port it to my HTC Omni.

Well, Looks like palm is trying to play catch up with
apple's iphone. From what Iv'e heard theirs a new
apple Iphone 2 to be possibly released end of year.
Which will actually make palm to to dig themselves
a bigger hole to get out of.

You got to love comments like this:
"Blake--Looks like once again another company has used Apple's innovation to model after."

What exactly is modeled "icons" or "wallpaper" or, I know I know, it is probably a "Clock" that Apple invented and now everyone is copying them. Or maybe you are talking about numbers and dial pad and aren’t we lucky that Apple invented "a dial pad with numbers" and now all Telco companies are copying them.

It just pisses me of when Fanboys like this attribute everything to Apple. Soon it will be that a wheel is actually invented by Apple.

Serbon --

I love it almost as much as the mundane:
"(a Treo running this new OS is anticipated at the beginning of 2008)"

Soon, soon, soon is all Treo users get. I've been too disappointed with Treo after Treo. Read other posts I've done you noob. Did I ever say the words "icons", "wallpaper" or "clock" in my post? Learn to read. The very fact that Andrew pointed out:

"actually on this particular occasion the ALP design actually precedes that of the iPhone by a few years..." is sad. This is PDA software we're talking about.

Who's attributing everything to Apple? I'm talking about new ideas, not new UIs. What has Palm come out with in the last few years that no other PDA maker has? That pisses me off frankly and Fanboys for Treos who get mad at others pointing out Palm's flaws. Chill out Serb. It's called criticism.

ALP has been developing their vaporware for how long now, and they wait for Apple to release iPhone first to duplicate the general look of? Lame! At Palm/ALP innovation seems mostly dead...

Will this be available for install on a Palm Centro currently owned?

I NEVER BEEN TO THAT HOSPITAL BUT THANKS TO YOUR BLOG I HAD A SNEAK PEEK ON WHAT'S INSIDE HEHE.
jailbreak iphone

I want to thank the blogger very much not only for this post but also for his all previous efforts. I found this site to be very interesting. I will be coming back to this site for more information.

Do people even use Palm devices anymore these days. I accidentally came across this site because I was looking for info on JailBreaking iPhones. I used to be an avid Palm Treo user myself, and until I bought a BlackBerry, I thought it was the cat's ass. Then I upgraded from a BlackBerry to an iPhone and man, what a difference, I'm sure you know. You have done a really good job, keep up the good work!