The document discusses the new Palm Centro smartphone. It provides quotes from various sources that describe the Centro as smaller than previous Palm phones, with a focus on mainstream consumers. While some praise its size and design, others note it is similar to older Palm phones and may not have a big impact on the smartphone market.

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2. “ While it’s not the thinnest phone in the market, it is thinner than current generation Treos.” – Palm Centro Preview Google Video “ The Sprint Palm Centro is not on the shelves yet, but the interest is switching to the Centro for AT&T that will work on GSM networks.” - ubergizmo “ The smartest move the company has made since it finally bought a perpetual license to its own OS from its Japanese owner last year.” – Richard Martin, The Information Week “ Doesn’t think it will have much of an impact on the smartphone market.” - Matthew Miller, ZD Net Google Blog Search “ Measuring 4.22 by 2.11 by 0.73 inches and weighing 4.2 oz, the Palm Centro will be available in mid-October on Sprint, selling for $100 with a two-year contract.” - infoSync “ And though Apple Inc.'s iPhone is on the high-end of the market … many analysts contend the newest smartphone rival has managed to usurp Palm's crown for user-friendly features.” – May Wong, The Associated Press “ We were admittedly disappointed to turn on the small, pill-shaped device and see the familiar Palm application screen.” – infoSync Google News Neutral Quotes Positive Quotes Negative Quotes

3. “ It's small, it's bright red (or black, if that's your thing), and it's got a speedy EV-DO connection -- but is it the best Palm OS device ever? Check it out!” – Chris Ziegler, Engadget Mobile “ Truth be told, the phone doesn't look or feel too bad … the thing we're most stoked about is the fact that Palm has finally eliminated that 2-pixel border around the screen.” – Joshua Topolsky - engadget “ We theorize won’t make such a big splash - precisely because of its size . The user interface is practically similar to the old Treo interface with added Flickr and YouTube. The QWERTY keyboard is a “sticky” one, and typing is actually possible.” - Brian B, Cell Phones etc. BlogPulse “ Just by judging by the looks and design of the phone, it’s definitely aimed at the more mainstream market.” – Evan, Tech Cubicle “ It’s essentially like having an embalmed unicorn in your living room.” - TechPoints Technorati “ Practically lost in the Apple shuffle (no pun intended) is the new Palm Centro smartphone.” – Sheila Franklin, Gear Live “ This new GSM Centro will likely be an EDGE-phone.” – Dieter Bohn, TreoCentral “ What does this mean to Palm users? For one, most likely we’ll see no dramatic new functionality or user interface improvements.” – Treo Today Ask.com Blog Search Neutral Quotes Positive Quotes Negative Quotes

4. “ The Centro is smaller than the Treo which could find the thick-fingered having trouble with an inevitably smaller and more cramped keyboard. Some will undoubtedly love it, others hate it.” – Chris Davies, Slash Gear “ This phone is a much needed start to spark the company’s growth back in the right direction.” – The Wild Investor “ Overall, the Centro is definitely old wine in a new bottle, much more so than Palm's Europe-only Treo 500v, which was released two weeks ago.” – Sascha Segan, PC Magazine Digg “ Hoping to revive its position in the market, Palm unveiled the new Centro that is intended to be a Smartphone in the mode of a BlackBerry.” - ReplaceWizzard “ 66% of the people surveyed said that they like the design (681 votes)” – Sammual James, PalmAddicts Icerocket Neutral Quotes Positive Quotes Negative Quotes