Palm Treo Stores

I have always wanted to visit the Palm flagship retail store in New York City since it was opened last year. The new store is one of the steps Palm has taken to in promote the new Treo 680 and 750. Today, I finally got the chance to visit New York and at the same time checked out the Palm retail store at the famous Rockefeller Center, directly across from the Radio City Music Hall on 74 West 50th Street. The store is small and not as noticeable as I expected. Well, the main reason they open this store at this location is to capture the attention of pedestrians and expand the Palm visibility to wide range of audience. But obviously, if I hadn’t known the exact location to go, I wasn’t sure the tiny “Palm” would have caught my attention. The store carries Palm’s entire product portfolio from Palm Z22 handheld to the latest Treo 680 smart phone. I was hoping to see the Treo 750 for Cingular, but obviously, there wasn’t one on display. I asked the store manager, he told me they are expecting it anytime soon, but no official words on the exact date (engagetmobile has reported that the official release date would be January 8, 2007). Most of people use the Treo Smartphone today for business purpose – mobile phone, email, organizer, and web accessing. The introduction of Treo 680 comes with 4 different colors and I am hoping the see the Treo 750 soon in the store.