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I agree spaceballs is a great movie but lets get back on topic.

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Hey, at least we know that spaceballs isn't vaporware... How exactly have we confirmed the neo? Did the Oracle identify it for us? What about Visor Morpheus?

...Seriously, I think that everything, from our board to c|net, started because of that quote unquote staples release, which I've yet to see posted anywhere.

...ow...ow...what's that...ow..ow..my leg hurts....

Quit pulling on it

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I think that Staples thing should be taken seriously. It was correct about the price drops. The only reason we were expecting the new models on monday was that the prices were dropping then. So we may have a few weeks still. Besides the CS rep from HS i talked to says they don't tell the CS reps about new models until a week before. I talked to him the Friday before the new models were supposed to be coming out and he knew nothing. Of course at most companies CS Reps know nothing anyways.(Through my own personal experiences with them)

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I think that Staples thing should be taken seriously. It was correct about the price drops.

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BOY, THIS IS ONE HUGE THEAD!

btw-never heard of space balls, was it made before 1995?

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Right. When did you see the words "Neo" or "Columbia" on a Staples document? Has somebody posted it? Can you post it? Can anybody (w/out Photoshop, that is).

Man, I'm pretty good with Photoshop, maybe I should get started producing fake rumors and selling them.

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BOY, THIS IS ONE HUGE THEAD!

btw-never heard of space balls, was it made before 1995?

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It is a parody of Star Wars

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Spaceballs

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I'm pretty sure it's mid to late '80s movie.

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>>It's by Mel Brooks. ('Nuff said.)<<

Hardly. You might also want to say, run out and rent:

"Blazing Saddles" (Western parody)
"Young Frankenstein" (Horror parody)
"The History of the World, Part II" (Historical Spectacle parody)
"Silent Movie" (guess what parody)

There are a couple of others, like the "Producers" (now a musical comedy) but those should keep you busy glued to your TV until the new Visors come out.

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The list could go on forever. Then again, so could the wait for the new visors....

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Names changed

I guess they went and change the names on us but it's official folks.

SKU 471242 Visor Neo Red $199.99
SKU 471240 Visor Neo Blue $199.99
SKU 471241 Visor Neo Smoke $199.99
SKU 471239 Visor Pro Silver 16MB $299.99

All these are in the system already.

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BOY, THIS IS ONE HUGE THEAD!

btw-never heard of space balls, was it made before 1995?

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LOL

Look here: IMDB: Spaceballs: The Movie (1987)

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Actually, the new visor is out already. Thing is, instead of
"graphite" or "ice," it only comes in "invisible".

Hehe.

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Re: Names changed

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Originally posted by Edd
I guess they went and change the names on us but it's official folks.

SKU 471242 Visor Neo Red $199.99
SKU 471240 Visor Neo Blue $199.99
SKU 471241 Visor Neo Smoke $199.99
SKU 471239 Visor Pro Silver 16MB $299.99

All these are in the system already.

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Hmmmm. Interesting. How far in advance of product release does Staples usually set up new SKUs?

This seems to match with what I said. The Neo will replace the Deluxe & Platinum at the middle price range. Who wants to bet it has the 33MHz processor? I wonder about the colors. Since blue and Graphite are the two most popular Deluxe models, it makes sense to duplicate them. Red seems to be the new color for 2001. I guess Ice and Orange get shorted. This is probably better for the resellers.

The Visor Pro looks to be at a new high-end price point. Since Palm has nothing to compete with it, it will probably be fairly popular among the power-users. [meaning us] It's priced the same as the Edge, which leads me to wonder that we have to choose between looks and features...

I still don't imagine they'll be announced for a few more weeks. That really depends on Handspring's inventory levels on existing products.

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OOOOHHHHH!!!! SMOKE!!!! Sounds like a translucent graphite to me

HS just about got my $199 bucks. Unless of course the PRO is that much better.

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No Wireless

Looks like wireless is not going to be included (not at a $299 Pricepoint for the Pro, it seems unlikely). There must be more than one product release planned this year. Donna indicated an integrated wireless device would be released. I don't see how they will be able to pull it off at $299.

However, if they plan to release a device at $299 that includes Color, Wireless/Voice and 16MB they got me hooked (again)! It could be a remote possibility considering they dropped the VisorPhone down to $50 with a service plan...