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▲人口13亿，地球上每五个人中就有一位是中国人。  

▲拥有20个500万人口以上的城市，100个百万人口以上的城市。  

▲中国拥有几乎无限大的劳动力资源，有劳动能力的人口达7．52亿。  

▲中国从国外进口越来越多：今年是5000亿美元，预计2010年将达1万亿美元。对美国的贸易盈余是1240亿美元。  

▲现有老年人的人口达1．31亿；2015年将达2亿。到2040年，60岁以上人口将占全国人口的28％，而现在是11％；2002年，人的寿命已从1949年的40岁提高到了71．4岁。  

▲上海是中国第一大城市，人口1700万。上海地区的国内生产总值与巴西相仿。  

▲据世界银行统计，20年里，4亿人口脱贫。  

▲自2000年以来，2亿农村人口离开乡村定居城市；2030年以前，还将有3亿农村人口离开乡村来到城市。  

▲外国人每周在华投资额为10亿美元，2004年头10个月的投资额就达538亿美元，打破了2003年的记录。2004年其国内生产总值占全球生产总值的4．5％，是世界第七经济大国。  

▲国民目前的人均收入是1090美元，位居全球第100位。  

▲今年头7个月中国出口手机7300万部（年增长率55％），在全球售出的每3部手机中就有1部产自中国。今年已发出了5500亿条手机短信，其中100亿条是在新年期间发出的。  

▲中国有1亿网民，位居世界第二位，仅次于美国；在2010年之前，它可能会跃居第一位。  

▲中国有3000万网络游戏爱好者，因此，中国是世界上进行网络游戏人口最多的国家。  

▲2003年，中国售出了1050万台个人电脑，是法国年销售量的两倍。到2010年，中国有可能成为个人电脑第一大生产国。  

▲TCL，全球第一电视生产企业，市场份额为10％。2004年，它售出了1800万台电视机。  

▲在全球售出的每两台数码相机中，就有一台多是中国制造的。  

▲到2007年，全球1／3的电子工业将落户中国。  

▲2005年，全球餐饮名家将在中国新开375个分店（肯德基和必胜客分别在中国已有1000家和120家分店）。  

▲2003年中国共有8000家超市开业。在53家特大超市中，家乐福在中国位居第五。  

▲到2020年，中国每年将建设5亿平方米住宅。  

▲2003年，2000万中国人出国旅游。到2020年，可能将达1亿。  

▲两年里，已有1．03万公里的高速公路投入运营。相比之下，法国高速公路网只有8000公里。预计2010年将再建7万公里，年建设速度是5000公里。  

▲中国铁路网的总长度只比法国多两倍，但其客运量要比法国高出7倍。  

▲2004年11月，中国建成了世界上最大的集装箱货船，比法兰西体育场大3倍，高115米，可容纳8200个集装箱。  

▲中国使用的集装箱数量占全球总量的1／4。2003年，中国港口的集装箱吞吐能力是4800万个，而1999年只有1600万个，增加了31％。上海集装箱的使用量位居全球第三，在香港和新加坡之后。2020年，它将成为世界第一。此外，中国是全球最大的集装箱生产国。CIMC是深圳的一家公司，它在全球集装箱市场上占有50％的份额。2003年它的产量是100万个。  

▲到2010年，中国将成为全球第二大广告市场，位居日本之前，美国之后。2003年，它位居世界第五，用于广告的开支是145亿美元。在10个最大的广告客户中，有8个是地方广告客户。到2012年，电视广告市场将增加5倍。  

▲在中国，30万人非常富有，除不动产外，他们可支配的资产数额达100万美元。  

▲中国有651家电视台，1000多家电台，在世界市场位居第二，在美国之后。  

▲在全球工业产值中，中国约占7％，再过20年，这个比例有可能达到25％。  

▲2003年，中国售出了210万辆汽车。桑塔纳占15％的市场份额，自年初以来已经售出了20万辆。在德国本土之外，中国是“大众”轿车的第一大市场。  

▲据摩根士丹利公司统计，奢侈品的潜在消费群占中国人口总数的8％，约为1亿人；而这部分人现在只占居民人口的1％，约为1300万人。9月23日，路易威登公司在上海开了在华最大的一家奢侈品公司（面积900平方米）。LVMH公司领导层估计，它需要20—25年的时间才能在中国的市场份额赶上美国（全球销量的25％）。  

▲英国本特利汽车公司2003年在中国售出了70辆汽车，其中19辆老式汽车价格最贵。  

▲中国是全球第二大茶叶生产国（占全球茶叶产量的23％），在印度之后。它也是全球第二大柑橘生产国，仅次于美国。  

▲中国每周就会有一座新电站诞生。2004年，仅电力市场的增长就相当于英国整个电力市场的总量。  

▲在全球制鞋业130亿双鞋的产量中，中国生产了70亿双，其中40亿双出口，这使它位居世界第一，领先于印度。  

▲1995年—2003年，欧洲进口的中国服装增加了近3倍，从39亿欧元增加到106亿欧元。在欧洲销售的每6件滑雪服中就有5件是中国生产的。每3件童装中就有2件出自中国。2003年，美国进口了2760亿双中国鞋，比2001年增加了22倍。全球每4件玩具中有3件产自中国深圳特区，人造圣诞树每10棵中有8棵是中国制造的。  

▲沃尔玛每年在中国购买150亿美元的商品。在中国拥有42个分店的这一全球最大的分销商，在美国可以卖掉10％的进口中国货。  

▲中国人寿保险是全球发展最快的（十年来每年增幅30％）。2002年，人寿保险额已达280亿美元，到2008年将达1000亿美元，位居法国和德国之前。中国人寿保险公司是中国最大的保险公司，占有69％的市场份额。  

▲每年因用药不当而死亡的中国人达19万。中国是全球第一大烟草生产国，每年生产19000亿支香烟，其烟民占全球烟民总数的1／3。  

▲义乌市距上海300公里，是全球最大的小商品批发市场。外国买主都到那里订货。  

▲中国钢产量5年里增加了2．5倍。宝钢是中国头号钢铁公司，其营业额为140亿美元，员工10万。  

▲中国是全球第一大产钨国，美国很大一部分钨的战略储备是中国供应的。  

▲中国每年生产23亿只安全套。  

▲中国是世界第二大纸板箱生产国和消费国。1993年—2003年，中国纸板箱的消耗量由原来的500万吨增加到1400万吨。  

▲中国是全球花岗石地砖的第一大出口国。法国马赛市政厅前新广场的地面就是用中国地砖铺就的。  

▲中国是全球阿斯匹林、维C的第一大生产国，2003年，维C的出口量达5．4万吨，约占全球———中国除外———消费量的1／3。  

▲法国与中国的贸易逆差最大，2004年达100亿欧元。在法国进口的中国产品排行榜中，名列首位的是电脑配件和打印机、DVD机、旅行包、运动鞋、玩具……2003年领带的进口增加了4倍，达到760万欧元。眼镜的进口增加了3倍，5年里由4100万欧元增加到1．2亿欧元。  

▲据摩根士丹利公司的调查，自中国1978年改革以来，美国消费者因购买中国廉价产品而节省下来的金钱达1000亿美元。1998年—2003年，仅童装一项，美国年轻父母就因购买中国货而节省了4亿美元。

　　今天吃饭的时候，听我老妈说了这么一件事。

　　我这里是个老居民区，据说住了10W人，原来还在计划经济的时候呢，大家小日子倒也得过且过，挺平淡的一个地方，和每个城市里的那种老居民区没什么差别。但是现在，经济改革，倒闭，下岗，买断工龄，什么都出来了，情况就发生了变化。很多人工作没了，也没了经济来源了，厂子都倒了嘛。但是没来源了人还得吃饭哪，为了吃饭什么都得做。

　　我家门口以前是一所中学，学生不多，大概也就三四百号人，但是他们就养活了好多家人，学生嘛，总吃个零食什么的。我妈说的这个人，就是在这门口摆了一个小摊，卖点零食什么的。

　　她身上有病，脊椎萎缩，得了这样的病，不能蹲，不能弯腰，不能提东西，反正体力活什么也做不了。工厂又垮了，于是她就到这学校门口摆个小摊，挣点饭钱。也就是挣饭钱了，她还有一儿一女，都在读书，现在读书花费高是不用说了，靠那个小摊也只能勉强维持。她男人也不是个东西，身体也没什么病，就是耳朵不大听得见，却懒得出去工作养家，靠她拖着带病的身体扛起养家的重担。不过这样的日子好歹还能够维持下去。

　　危机出现在今年上半年，那所学校搬迁了，所有的学生都没了。那小摊一下子就变得几乎无法维持了，她的身体又不允许她去别的地方经营，只能继续呆在这里，等待放学回家的学生路过，才能卖出点儿东西，一天的营业额如果有10块钱，她就能就带上笑容回家了。可是10块的营业额，这里再用营业额这个词似乎有些可笑了，但这件事情从头到尾估计也就这一点而可笑了，真正的进帐也就两三块钱吧，四口人要吃饭，两个小孩要读书，完完全全就指望这点钱了。

　　这点钱怎么够吃饭呢，何况还有小孩读书？没办法，去菜场捡点儿菜叶，蔫辣椒，这就是菜了，不然就只能吃白饭，小孩子吃着都不愿吃了，是啊，这样的菜那个小孩愿吃呢。不然的话，就只能跑到各大超市里去买特价菜了，一毛五分钱一块的豆腐，一个人只能买20块，她慢慢挪去，一下子就买20块，可以吃上几天了。今天一个卖菜的老太回家时路过，送给她两棵酸菜，三根蒜，她很艰难地弯弯腰，表示谢意。眼里含着泪，只差没掉下来，但脸上却挂着笑容。写到这里我都要流泪了。

　　究竟她眼里含着眼泪笑的时候，是什么样的心情，我不知道，毕竟我自己涉世未深，阅历浅，但我知道我自己在那种状况之下，绝对是笑不出来的。她申请了低保，批下来一个月150块钱，这点钱四个人吃饭都不够啊，米都买不起，真不知道那些人怎么狠心只给150块钱，老妈说她要过问一下，可是能管用得了吗。在这个城市里，一个人150也过不了一个月啊，四个人究竟怎么过，我想像不到。

　　小儿子很懂事，绝不在零食上面用一分钱，大女儿读高中，本来正值考大学的学习阶段，周末却要去做促销，补贴家用，上星期两天挣到了50块，全家都大大地高兴了一场，女儿用这钱给自己买了一件衣服，还给父亲买了一双皮鞋，过得像个节日一般。

　　我一直觉得自己很可怜的，一个月700块钱都挣不到，想买个手机也没钱。但是想到还有这么一个女人，和我老妈一般的年纪，每天还要拖着病体，眼里含着泪，脸上挂着笑容，去捡菜叶来为一家人做菜做饭，真不知道再说什么好了。我文字上的能力有限，就写到这里吧。

Overview

With each subsequent smart phone release we continue to ask whether or not the term smart phone is all that it’s cracked up to be.  The palmOne Treo, now in its third generation, has led the pack on smart phone technology.  Now that most mobile phones have PDA functionality in one form or another why should the average user carry a phone that is over 50% larger than their current candy bar phone that already offers email, store contacts and surf the web?  Today we plan to answer this question with an in-depth comparison of the Treo 650 and its predecessor; the Treo 600 along with analyzing how far these phones must go in the fourth generation in order to become real smart phones

The term smart phone is more hype than reality.  A better definition for current smart phones is a phone that can also act as a PDA (e.g. calendar, address book, to do list), Email Application, Web Browser, MP3 Player and more recently digital camera and camcorder.  These applications need to be linked together with an easy to use interface so that the user barely notices the interaction of the various components.

The Treo 650 is truly a smart phone, now having graduated college in its third iteration.  Much like the Treo’s predecessor, the 650 accomplishes all of the above tasks that defines a smart phone and also adds an extra layer of class with a much higher resolution screen (320x320) and a faster processor.
Features

The feature matrix below lists the differences between the Treo 650 and Treo 600.  Note that many of the features are the same since palmOne has decided to use the same form factor.  For the purpose of this review both phones tested were on Sprint PCS using the CDMA version of the Treo.  Both versions of the Treo connected to the Internet using Sprints 1xRAA network.




Phone

Let’s face it; a smart phone is useless if it doesn’t have a good sounding phone as part of the package.  Amazingly many of the original smart phones had lower than average voice clarity and reception.  Luckily the Treo 600 and 650 both seem to have surpassed their younger brethren.  After using the Treo 600 for a year as my primary phone I believe it is safe to say that it has very good voice clarity and better than average reception.  I rarely ever lose calls on the Sprint PCS Network and when I do it is normally while driving.  I’ve tested the phone extensively in both the San Francisco Bay Area and in Phoenix and have been pleasantly surprised by Sprint PCS and their customer service (not that I don’t wish that they would keep putting up towers in Tahoe to compete with Verizon!)

With my limited time with the Treo 650 it appears as though the voice clarity and reception has remained fairly constant.  The ear piece is as clear as ever and even sounds good in loud restaurants and bars.  The speaker phone feature still works well, although it isn’t good enough for a large conference room.  The speaker phone on the Treo 650 seems a bit quieter than the Treo 600 but this is probably a good thing since the Treo 600’s speaker often could not handle a loud output.  The only negative point for the Treo 650 is that it seems to have a more hollow sound to the recipient of a call than the Treo 600.  This problem seemed amplified in an outdoor setting and made it more difficult for recipients to hear the conversation.  The effect was negligible and is just noted in comparison to the Treo 600.

The phone features have not changed dramatically between the Treo 600 and 650.  Both models default to the standard number pad where a user can either use the touchscreen to type in the number or enter it via the keyboard below.  The phone application is smart enough to treat the number pad as numbers and not letters in this mode so there is no need to use symbol key in order to access the numbers.  I prefer using the keyboard to enter telephone numbers in order to avoid touching the screen with my dirty fingers.  Using the keyboard also allows the phone to be used with a case.  Both models operate exactly the same in this circumstance.  The only slight change is that now instead of using the five-way navigator to access one of four configured applications you now have bookmarks that can link to a seemingly limitless amount of applications and websites.  This new feature allows the phone application more as a launching pad for the other features of the smart phone.

The phone option is very flexible and allows for various configurations to help a user quickly access phone numbers.  A wallpaper can be displayed instead of the dial pad which is more useful if you never have to dial manual numbers since they are already in your address book.  Both phones allow for the use of a wallpaper but the Treo 650 really stands out with a much more brilliant, higher resolution screen.  I was also impressed to find that the Treo 650 has resolved the issue that the Treo 600 had where you could not load a wallpaper from an external memory card.  This saves the tedious effort of figuring out how to move the picture from the card to internal memory.  One feature I would like to see from Palm would be to randomize the wallpaper based on a specific photo album available on the device along with a randomized photo screensaver if the Treo is plugged into a power source.  Many users plug the Treo plugged in at work and a little screensaver would be a great new feature.




One other fantastic feature of both Treo models is the ability to type from the wallpaper or dial pad screens and automatically takes you to the contact list where names are automatically searched based on what is typed into the keyboard.  For example, if I type in ‘jo’ it would automatically return a list of contacts that have the characters ‘jo’ in their name along with any names that have ‘j’ as the first initial and ‘o’ as the second initial (e.g. John O’Neil).  Unfortunately palmOne has decided to make this a feature that must be turned on manually.  This option is called, Typing starts Contacts search, and is available within the Display Preferences of the Phone Application.  This feature truly brings intelligence to the idea of a smart phone.

Camera

Both phones sport a digital camera that can be used for taking pictures with a maximum resolution of 640x480.  The Sprint PCS Vision plan allows Treo users to share these pictures online with other Vision plan subscribers.  The pictures can also be synced to your PC or transferred to an SD memory card.

The quality difference in the camera between the Treo 650 and the Treo 600 is amazing.  One of the biggest complaints about the Treo 600 is the amazingly bad camera that was included in it.  To make matters worse the JPEG compression rating was set so high that the artifacts produced make the pictures almost unusable for anything except sending them to other cell phones (and maybe not then).  The Treo 650 is by far superior and can take pictures even in low light situations.  The camera also has a little mirror next to it making it easier for you to take pictures of yourself in case you have no friends.  Many people will complain that palmOne should have included at least a 1 megapixel camera on the Treo 650 but I’m glad that they at least put in a decent quality .3 megapixel camera.  This camera is by far superior to the 1 megapixel Motorola MPx220.  Megapixels don’t matter if the quality of the camera sucks!  
palmOne has done a great job separating functionality between multiple applications in the Treo 650.  In the Treo 600 there was one cludgy screen that handled taking pictures and organizing them into categories.  Getting the pictures in the right categories and onto the right card (internal or external) was difficult at best.  The new model allows users to create photo albums and to quickly select pictures and videos to be included in that album.  The resulting albums can then be viewed as a slideshow.  It would be nice to see TV output and MP3 playback for slideshows in the next Treo to help complete the functionality and let you take your pictures anywhere (e.g. Video iPod).
The Treo 650 also sports video recording in the format of 3GPP.  Files recorded on the Treo 650 can be saved to external memory cards and played on your PC using Quicktime or another 3GPP compatible player.  The camcorder records at a maximum of 320x240 and also records sound.  The resulting video looks pretty good although the colors didn’t seem as realistic as I would like.  The videos can also be uploaded and shared with other Sprint PCS Vision subscribers.  The Treo 600 does not record video by default although 3rd party applications do support video with sound recording on the Treo 600.  Unfortunately none of these applications automatically create video files that can be viewed on the PC.  The Treo 650 offers a far more complete solution for digital video recording.  See sample recording here.

Mail

The Sprint version of both Treos comes with one of two different mail applications.  The first is called Mail on the Treo 600 and VersaMail on the Treo 650.  This application is a simple mail client that can be used to access any POP/SMTP mail server such as the premium version of Yahoo! Mail.  Both applications can be configured to automatically check for mail as often as every fifteen minutes.  One caveat about receiving mail is that the phone must be connected to Sprint PCS Vision network in order to get your messages.  This can be a problem while roaming off of Sprint’s network and has been a problem for me in the past in the middle of large office buildings or in rural areas.  Luckily the entire Sprint PCS network is digital so where you have Sprint PCS coverage you have Sprint PCS Vision coverage.

VersaMail appears to be a more advanced version of Mail.  Individual messages can be checked and then deleted or moved.  VersaMail also supports the ability to add folders to sort your mail and automatic filters incoming messages into these folders.

Another issue with receiving messages is that while receiving them the phone cannot be used for anything else.  In fact, when I was downloading 238 messages into VersaMail it took 20 minutes and during that time I missed a call and the phone didn’t mention that I had missed the call.  If given more time I would like to test this problem again and see if it was reproducible.

The other option for mail access is to install software on your Treo and on your work desktop computer called Sprint Business Connection.  This software allows you to sink your Outlook Mail, Contacts, and Calendar entries to your Treo via a secure Internet tunnel.  Imagine it as a Hotsync for your Outlook data that you can do remotely.  Sprint Business Connection requires Sprint PCS username and password information that I did not have while testing the Treo 650.  From my experience with the Treo 600 I would recommend the Sprint Business Connection.  It was extremely effective for syncing my Outlook email and was much easier than asking the IT group to punch a hole in the firewall for email traffic.

Web

The web browser is an important part of any smart phone and the Blazer browser developed by palmOne is one of the best smart phone browsers.  The Treo 600 uses an earlier version of the browser and is limited by it’s 160x160 resolution screen.  The Treo 650 can use its large 320x320 screen real-estate to display website much closer to the way they were meant to be displayed.  Optimized mode is the default mode on both browsers and this allows a page with multiple columns to be automatically condensed into one column.  The other mode called Wide Page Mode is essentially useless on the Treo 600 since it display pages as they would appear on a standard web browser without shrinking the graphics.  On such a low resolution screen you end up scrolling forever to get anywhere.  The extra resolution on the Treo 650 makes Wide Page Mode a much more pleasant experience.  Most of the time this mode is unnecessary but sometimes graphics shrink to the point where they can’t be read and complex tables cannot be viewed correctly.  The faster processor also makes the redrawing of the pages much faster and is definitely appreciated.  This was the one time while reviewing the unit that I could notice a significant performance boost over the Treo 600.

The new version of the Blazer browser supports JavaScript, VPN Access, and field auto complete.  These are great new features for the browser and I hope these features make their way over to the Treo 600 in a future firmware revision.  The bookmark system in Blazer is still simple yet powerful.  You have up to five screens with 10 slots each to keep bookmarks and saved pages.  Saved pages are extremely helpful when looking up directions and other data that can get lost quickly.  This functionality does not seem to have changed from the Treo 600.

Internet performance on Sprint’s 1xRT data network is fantastic often averaging around 80kb/s with burst speeds of over 100kb/s.  80kb/s is roughly 30% faster than a 56k modem.  Both Treos access this network and the speed differences in accessing websites were negligible.  Unfortunately I was unable to test Bluetooth dial-up networking since Sprint has decided to disable the feature currently in the Treo 650’s firmware.  If this had not been disabled I would be able to use the Treo 650 as a modem for any laptop or PDA with Bluetooth.  Hopefully Sprint will decide to enable their users to use this great functionality since they are already charging a month for unlimited data plans which seems a little pricy for the amount of data transferred from and to the Treo per month.

Accessories
It is more than a little disappointing that palmOne has decided to alienate its Treo 600 users by changing everything just slightly, forcing you to buy all new accessories for the  Treo 650.  The form factor of the Treo 650 is just slightly longer and wider, meaning that my Italian leather case doesn’t quite fit.  

palmOne also decided to replace the data port at the bottom with a much bigger more annoying port which I can’t quite figure out the purpose of.  Instead of one connector you now need two; one for data and another for power.  The connector does seem a bit more solid but I have never had any issue with the old connector which is much easier to attach in the dark.  I’m also perplexed as to why the Hotsync cable that is shipped with the unit doesn’t also function as a charger.  Why should I have to buy another cable from palmOne so that I can sync and charge with the same cable?  After having bought one for my Treo 600(I’m glad I did) I still feel disappointed for having wasted money on something that should have been free.  palmOne should take Apple’s lead and produce a cable that doubles as an AC Adapter and USB trickle charge adapter and save the cost of shipping two cables to every user when they only need one!

Bluetooth

I didn’t have much time test the Bluetooth functionality but what I saw I liked.  I was successfully able to transfer all my contacts off of my Sony Ericsson T610 using Bluetooth and the whole process took under a minute.  I was also able to beam a contact using Infrared back to the same phone with no problems.

A co-writer for SlashPhone mentioned it was extremely easy for him to configure and use a Jabba Bluetooth headset with the Treo 650.  As with everything else made by palmOne, the Bluetooth preference panel is simple and easy to use.  A few quick clicks and you have Bluetooth up and running.

The only problem that I had with the Treo 650 is Sprint’s decision not to allow dial-up networking.  We are past the point of having to have proprietary wireless PC Cards that go obsolete as quickly as cell phones do.  Sprint, if you’re reading this please reenable dial-up networking so that we can use Bluetooth to its full potential.  Charge us extra if you must, but allow us to use our cell phones as modems.  You will make friends with thousands of weekly business travelers who can’t find quick Internet access.

Games

NesEm by KalemSoft is an incredible Nintendo Entertainment System emulator allowing you to play Super Mario and Castlevania on your Treo.  The Treo 600 with its low resolution screen could not display as many pixels as a Nintendo could produce.  As such the graphics are scaled down and the text is hard to read making text intensive games such as Final Fantasy impossible.  The Treo 650 display more than enough pixels and produces a crisp game clearer than even the original Nintendo.  The extra processing power of the Treo 650 allows the game play to be fluid and has no noticeable flutters in frame rate.  The Treo 600 can get bogged down in complex scenes and the speed control needs to be taken off manual and set to the max to experience an enjoyable game.

Bejeweled is a great puzzle game and really shines on the higher quality display of the Treo 650.  Both games offer the same game play but the extra resolution really stands out.

Conclusion
The Treo 650 proves that smart phones are here to stay.  By improving on its award-winning predecessor the Treo 650 seeks to dominate the smart phone market and it deserves this honor.  The form factor is the perfect size for all but the largest hands with one of the most usable thumb pads on the market.  The greatly improved screen and processor speed give the phone a much needed boost to capture an even greater market share and keep ahead of the game with Microsoft following quickly behind.  As long as palmOne can continue to innovate they have a chance to dominate the smart phone market.

The Treo 650 is not without its faults.  PalmOS is long overdue for a rewrite and we can only hope that the next version of the Treo will sport a PalmOS powered by Be.  Multitasking and protected memory are the Treo 650’s biggest drawbacks.  Now that we have the power of a computer in a phone we need to make sure it is as stable and robust as a computer.  No more infinite looping crashes from hacks and extensions that are not compatible with the latest version of the OS or firmware upgrade.  I’ve had to hard-reset my Treo 600 one too many times because of problems like these.  Hopefully the Treo 650 is less prone to these issues and will be able to flaunt stability against the likes of Microsoft.

Palm Source also needs a production quality audio and video player to compete with Windows Media Player.  It’s difficult supporting palmOne when I can’t find applications to play my AAC, Ogg Vorbis, or until recently MP3 files.  This is a feature that Microsoft already supports for free and should be included with the operating system.  On the video front it would be extremely useful to have built in support for DiVx, WMV, and Quicktime.  I would love to have an easier way to take TV Shows with me on the road on my SD Card.  Using MMPlayer I have been able to successfully stream video to my Treo 600.

Even with these comments the Treo 650 is an extremely powerful platform that allows you to extend it with literally thousands of 3rd party applications.  This feature could help it win the race against Symbian, Microsoft and other vendors in the smart phone market.  palmOne has taken the lead, but who can tell what the next lap will bring.

     看了这么久PDA的资料，没想到最后竟然还是对Treo感觉最好啊，正式下决心搞个Treo来玩，最好是650，谁让偶对屏幕的要求最高哩。
     不过，如果有钱的话，还是要再买个PDA，最好是先买650，等以后VGA屏幕普及化了，再搞PPC，嘿嘿，爽。

一　前言及概论

   用Palm的时间不算太久，大约一年多，最早是sony的Sj22，深为其只有33的CPU所困。然后是TT2，个人非常喜欢TT2，177MHz的主频，有兰牙，全金属的外壳，高分的显示，用MMplayer看电影也挺爽的，用过PPC的朋友看了我的TT2都说看电影屏幕好清楚，TT2和我的T618或者R520配合使用，也非常舒服，可惜电力不行。用TT2+T618上网是不错，可惜T618电力和TT2的电力都不怎么样，一直开BT，电力消耗更加来得快，如果短消息比较多，收发半天，TT2就快没电了，另外通过IR或者BT连接手机，启用gprs连接的速度比较慢。每天都带着两个机器，时间长了觉得就不方便了。Treo600s实用而俊朗的外形加长久的电力把我深深地吸引了过去…

   机器到手几个礼拜了，用得非常开心，对Treo600的电力简直就是惊喜（用了这么久的手机加PDA从来没有过这种感觉）一直想为这个好机器写点东西和大家一起分享这份快乐。为了能早日和大家分享这份快乐，只好牺牲晚上睡觉的时间写，编辑，再编辑，以飨那些一直热心关注Treo600朋友。从Treo90到 180再到270，Treo系列终于迎来比较成熟和完美的一代Treo600，很佩服HS设计师们的设计理念，相信他们也是经过反复推敲和再推敲的，才可以设计出如此实在的机器。为什么要说实在呢？相信大家至少从机器的屏幕设计上就可以看出一点，我在这里暂时先不多费话啦。下面步入主题，有如何问题请大家自由讨论或者和我联系。谢谢。    

   机器颜色是深色的，深灰，看起来几乎是黑色。总的来说，机器设计理念很不错，这个机器，让我想起了一句话，上天给了我们双眼，我们因此可以欣赏到身边如此这般的美丽。这是英国Orange移动运营商GSM版本的黑色Treo 600 Orange的版本是唯一一款黑色的Treo 600。美国的是银色。关于颜色，我觉得还是那句话，萝卜青菜个人所爱的问题，不过有朋友愿意帖五百拿银色的机器换我的黑机，我至今没换。:-)
需要再此强调地是，机器真的非常cool，个人觉得设计也非常漂亮，第一次拿到手里有一点被震惊的感觉,机器到手前，曾经看过不少网上的图片，事实上，拿到真机后，感觉很不一样，比想象中的的窄，拿到手里不会象以前的TT2那么容易掉，相反，拿在手里，手感相当不错,很好把握而且握着很舒服（体现机器有着人体工学设计的理念），屏幕干净而且很亮，亮度非常足，在户外很容易就可以看清楚。不会象以前的TT2在户外那样黑糊糊的一快－－－看起来吃力得要命。和270的屏幕对比，远比270的好。如果是高分的，那就更爽了。不过便携式PDA加手机的高端产品的电力目前还是个瓶颈，电力的问题也是设计师不得不考虑的问题。和大多数人一样，我也坚信Treo这个屏幕在目前看来是个中庸而比较成熟的设计，因为电力问题目前还是个比较令人头疼的问题，用更长的待机时间和实际使用时间来换取屏幕的高分，在我用了几个礼拜后看来是非常值得的。
二 机器情况
   型号Treo 600  
   美国Handspring公司出品，现属于Palmone。  
   操作系统是  Palm OS 5.2.1h（以前TT2上用的256M 松下SD卡，直接插入Treo600，卡内mp3电子书和一些常用程序都可以直接用）  
   CPU为　ARM　144MHz
   彩色屏幕分辨率为 160x160
   具有SDIO扩展插槽，支持MMC卡和SD卡  
   机器的其他介绍：音量控制键, 五方向控制键, 静音键, 双喇嘛系统, 内建麦克风, 带背光的键盘, 内置三十万的640X480 VGA级摄像头（通过软件支持，具备一定的摄像功能），具有单手操作功能，具有四频全球通用手机功能。  
   大约5小时电池通话时间 (CDMA版) or大约6小时电池通话时间(GSM版)   
   机器大小4.41 英寸 x 2.26 英寸 x 0.87 英寸 (长宽高）  
   机器内存 32 MB（实际24M可用内存）  
   机器重量 大约是6 oz, CDMA和GSM有区别。    
  
   机器的原厂标准配置
   见图，从左到右从上到下依次是：
   原厂皮套，主机(含原厂笔)，32M MMC卡，CD安装盘
   英国/欧洲插头转换器，充电器（我的是摩托罗拉制造的，而且是Made In China
   免提耳机，USB线，使用说明书.
关于保修：机器享有发票日期起的一年保修，具体保修应该以现在Palm公司官方的保修条款为准。

三 使用心得
   下面我将从机器的外观设计、输入、摄像头、软件、电力等几个方面来给说明。
  1，外观设计
   Treo 600 GSM版的是11.2 x 6.0 x 2.2 cm的尺寸设计，重量约168克，在智能手机里，Treo600的个子不是最大的，重量也不是最重的，尺寸比Palmone的T系列机器都要窄，抓在手里比较轻松，单从尺寸上和Treo 270 (10.8cm x 7.1cm x 2.1cm, and 153克)相比，Treo 600长了0.4厘米，窄了1.1厘米，厚了1毫米。你可以看到，长了0.4厘米并没有影响到你对Treo600使用，而窄了1.1厘米却让你把握此机的手感变得更加美妙，机器变的尺寸的变化从机器握在手中的手感上最能体现出来，设计师在Treo 600上更加注重了机器的手感。机器从背面或者侧面看看我个人觉得没从正面看好看，不过在这里需要强调的是，机器左手握着非常非常舒服，应该是设计师一番匠心了。你完全可以解放右手，单手操作。机器的总设计--毫无疑问它走的是简洁加中庸的实用主义商务机的路线。
  我以前用过几部Nokia的手机，用了Treo 600后，觉得该机吸取了Nokia类的直板机的优点，直板操作真的好方便，侧边的音量控制键，不但可以控制系统扬声器的音量大小，还可以当滚轮用（来电的时候按一下可以起到静音的作用），无论是和和以前用过的Sony SJ22的侧面滚轮对比还是和用过的T618的侧边音量控制键相比，我觉得Treo 600的音量控制键的手感不好，太涩了，似乎是一个败笔。不过机器自带标准QWERT键盘的手感倒是不差，而且觉得做工也挺细的，五方向键的手感也非常不错，我个人觉得比TT2的五方向键的手感好多了，少了点涩涩的感觉。还有一点要提的是，Treo600的耳机接口不是现在比较流行的3.5mm的，而是2.5mm的接口，可能是设计师为了兼顾体积上的设计而不得不采用的折中的办法，耳机接口没有像Palmone T系列的机器一样---设计在机器的侧边（个人觉得侧边的设计更方便些），而是设计在机器的底部，靠近机器的同步线接口，这样的设计就是导致我现在用普通的2.5mm转3.5mm的耳机转接口听音乐的时候很部爽，尤其是把机器放在衣服的口袋里，底部会突出一大截，解决的方法是自己把3.5mm接口的耳机直接改装为2.5mm的接口，或者买一个像HPCompaq ipaq1940用的那样的耳机转接线，这样的话，当你把Treo600放在口袋听音乐的时候就不会突出一大截。对于这点，如果你觉得你有更好的方法，欢迎赐教。

   机器握在手里不会哗哗的做工松的声响，也不象某些品牌的手机那样做工粗糙，塑料味十足，恰恰相反，虽然不是金属打造的Treo600却给人以一种高贵感。我的机器背后写着是墨西哥组装的，做工和以前的TT2比，更细腻些。键盘的背景灯有两种颜色，上方的四大天王和五方向键盘的背景灯是蓝色的,其它键的背景灯是白色的,机器左上方的信号灯可以三种颜色切换,分别是green,orange and red. 一般开手机功能的时候,那个灯会一闪一闪的绿色，没电了是一闪一闪的红色，和我的Ericsson的R520的信号灯相似.另外，你可以通过第三方软件控制和调节信号灯的颜色和状态，比如来电话时，你可以设置为绿色快速闪灯提示，来短消息时也设置成这样的提示，这样的功能还是比较人性化的。
  Treo600有两个扬声器(一前一后)，机器的两个扬声器声音都很洪亮，尤其是背部那个大一点的扬声器，音量调到最大时候觉得比TT2的扬声器还要响不少 。Treo 600手机的自带提示音是midi格式的音乐，据说是24和 弦 的，试听了所有的自带midi提示音，觉得基本上都挺不错的，我是用自己加的Lightwav来管理手机的短信和来电提示音的，lightwav支持用mp3或wav文件作为手机的短信或来电提示音，而且还支持随机铃声。我的就是从自己喜欢的mp3上切割一部分高潮来当短信提示音的，我的来电提示音设置为随机播放卡上的mp3和wav格式的音乐，在外面的时候回头率狂高，都因为Treo600的扬声器很洪亮很正。Treo600上玩铃声真的爽得不得了啊！






   2.输入

   没有物理手写区的Treo 600的在文字输入上的表现绝对不比原来用过的Sony SJ22和TT2逊色，手感不错的QWERT键盘加手写笔结合的输入反而使输入速度和效率更高，现在输短信等文字的时候觉得有个键盘真方便。举个例子，比如说走在路上的时候、坐公车的时候或者自己开车的时候，你可以非常方便地用键盘输入，同时把右手给解放出来，不象以前那样用TT2和T618走在路上或者开车的时候发消息，必须停下来进行文字输入，要不然笔就容易点错地方。（走路的时候单纯的拿笔点输入，感觉有点颠，输入的速度和效率明显低，不爽。）

   具备了QWERT键盘的 Treo 600仍然有一支手写笔，坐在椅子上的时候或者躺在床上的时候用或者用觉得键盘输入累的时候，用手写笔进行文字输入的感觉还是不错的。以前一直用Penp蒙恬手写软件，虽然没有词语联想功能，但用惯了觉得还可以，软件体积也比较小巧，不过Penp好象很容易和很多程序冲突，具体表现为突然死机或者机器突然自动重新启动，新版Pengp----PenpPenp2.0 O版的在 Treo 600上用感觉还是不太稳定，后来决定改用汉王的OS5版本测试测试，和Penp想比汉王的还多了个词语联想功能，挺不错的。想过过手写输入瘾的朋友搞个汉王的新版输入法还是很不错的，体积虽然大了点，但是挺稳定的，我个人目前还是比较喜欢键盘输入，或者用笔点屏幕上的虚拟键盘进行文字等输入。

但用键盘就可以控制几乎所有的程序，五方向键在Treo600上的功能比TT2上的五方向键强多了。这个就是Treo600上的QWERT键盘，另外还有一张侧着拍的。拍的时候机器上有手印和一点灰尘。
   3摄像头

   机器的摄像头是三十万像素的，最大分辨率为640x480, 这个东西我就不多说了，大家还是看看我用机器拍的照片再说吧。





    
三十万的cam玩玩还是可以的，不过还需要一定的技巧，总之不要抱有太高的期望。

   4．软件

   软件是灵魂，没有软件，再好的硬件也是白搭。Treo600采用的是和TT2同一代的OS，
OS5.2.1H（尾号H为handspring特有的标志，应该是为treo系列特别优化的OS）
原厂光盘里自带了基本的软件外，还附加了一些比较实用的第三方软件，其中有Splash系列的SplashShopper、SplashID和SplashMoney，DocsToGo系列（包括WordToGo和SheetToGo），还有几个游戏----比较好玩的有Klondike22t和Zap2016等等。
   
   虽然不是刚入门的新手，但Treo600的软件着实让我费了不少时间去搞定，因为有的软件是为treo系列特别定制的。机器的firmware升级到2.09以上，装了CJKOS4.61后就可以完美支持收发中文短消息了，（不过要注意装CJKOS4.61的时候不要选中文化，否则容易死机，也不要装高分的字体。）正确安装CJKOS4.61后，机器自带的SMS 就可以完美支持中文收发短信，SMS这个软件的截面使用起来非常舒服，短信的界面看起来有点像网络聊天软件那样，实际使用的时候还是比较便捷的。（和传统的手机短消息软件有着革命性的区别）另外，机器的短消息存储功能凭借着Treo600的内存和应用软件的支持而变得异常的强大，Palm和手机结合后的优点至少有一点是体现在此。Firemware升级到最新的3.04就可以完美支持录音了。
   
   下面谈谈电话方面的软件，自带的电话拨打和管理软件可以存储海量的电话拨打记录，记录着你电话拨打的时间，通话时间，是否漫游，如果你有时间查询机器内的通话详细记录的话，就可以准确的知道移动公司是对你的手机号码否出现过误计费。同时，你可以边打电话边录音或者边打开记事软件记录电话里重要信息，或者打开电子书或者其他类似软件开着免提或通过耳机打电话讲故事或者念重要信息给对方听。讲到这里，你是不是觉得这样坐很有意思呢？你可以给你女朋友讲笑话，可以把公司重要信息记录在电子书软件里，当电话的另一方需要你机器里的信息的时候，你可以随时调出来给他。还有一点忘记说了，电子书软件里的电子书类的信息你可以copy出来，copy到SMS软件里，发给你需要发的人，免去了一个字一个字的输入的麻烦。还有一些其他功能，有待大家各自去专门发掘，只要你想得到，只要有软件支持，梦想往往可以实现！
   
   Treo600上的网络浏览器Web(Blazer3)使用起来觉得反应速度很快，比TT2上的webpro快多了，如果你不喜欢自带的web软件，你还可以选择Xiino3,用过这个软件的朋友都知道，它的打开网页速度也很快，可惜界面没有自带的web那样精美。

   网络聊天软件，在TT2上可用的完美支持中文的MSN软件Chatopus在Treo600上一样好用，而且很稳定，除了MSN，Chatopus还同时支持ICQ和Yahoo通等著名的即时聊天软件，Chatopus是个优秀的国产软件。Java 的QQ也能移植到Treo600上使用， 不过还是不太爽，速度满，中文支持差，期待着为Palm特别优化的类Chatopus那样优秀的QQ软件。

   Email管理软件，我还是喜欢snappermail，以前在TT2上用得也很不错，功能强大，界面友好，而且体积也相对比较小，有一点遗憾就是不能直接支持hotmail的帐户管理，现在有两三个其他的Email管理软件都开始支持hotmail的信箱管理了，希望snappermail能够快马加鞭，迎头赶上。

   有的朋友反映常用的记事提醒软件Bugme老版本和Diddlebug不能在Treo 600上正常提醒，（说实在的，用管了这类的提醒软件，突然不用还真的很不习惯）经过测试发现事实的确如此，不过Bugme5.02版在Treo 600上已经可以正常提醒了（可以震动提醒），而且相对老版本4.3.9来说，新版Bugme功能强大了许多。

   Lightwav(配合Ptunes使用)这个具备来电、来短消息、来彩信分别用wav或者mp3提醒的电话铃声管理软件已经在前面提到不少。来电防火墙类的软件觉得Callshield好，功能强大，支持短消息防火墙，分组铃声等特别的功能。

   听mp3用Ptunes, 这个软件你还可以在线听广播，我经常GPRS在线听New York public radio，非常出乎意料，音质觉得比TT2好，而且听广播一点都不卡。虽然看电影可以用最新的MMplayer的合适版，不过低分辨率的屏幕看电影还是不太可取。144MHz的cpu在运行Ptunes播放mp3的时候，再打开其他软件，速度明显变慢，而且觉得很卡，这样小的机器真是不能强求啦！

   另外还有一些体积非常非常小巧的好软件是不得不提的，比如键盘输入优化的KeyCaps,强大的自定义开关电话功能的Treotools，用键盘自定义众多机器内的程序的软件Colauncher，GPRS流量计算软件TrafficStat,英文输入利器Textplus,用键盘选字软件TreoSelect，强大的系统提醒类的管理软件TreoButler等等等等。
  4, 电力及其他

   最后谈谈机器的电力，购买Treo 600的一个重要的原因就是其比较贴心的电池设计，虽然不能换电池，但是其内置了一块1800毫安的锂电池，中庸的屏幕使得电池使用时间比较满意。机器一次性冲满电（三个小时左右）一般可以用三到四天，一个月两百左右的电话费，pda功能一天使用最少一个小时，每天关机器十个小时不到点。电池的使用时间还和手机服务提供商网络的信号强弱等有关系，这个需要有一个科学的测试，由于时间仓促又加之本人精力有限，所以没有进行进一步的电力测试。用了几个礼拜后，把机器和TG50粗粗对比了一下，觉得兄弟的 TG50看起来好宽大，可能是看惯了Treo600，要知道以前用TT2的时候，从来没觉得TG50宽大，而是觉得TG50很长。Treo600的设计真是可以用四个字来形容―――恰到好处，再宽一点就太大(手感不好)，再长一点就太长－－影响身材比例（我比较讨厌那个天线，可能是用惯了天线内置的机器了，以前几部手机全部都是内置天线的，放在裤子口袋不会戳到小DD,  : -）