Pro Foleo

Palm Infocenter has a few more details on Normsoft's Pocket Tunes for the Palm Foleo. According to PIC, Pocket Tunes for the Foleo will have most of the handheld version's best features but will add a couple more useful functions like background playback and support for streaming mp3 Internet radio stations.

Apparently the player will use SD cards for the storage of music files. Let's hope they also add support for the CF card, which I plan on using as my main "hard drive." Normsoft's advertisement for Pocket Tunes says that the API will be accessible to third-party developers, allowing them to repurpose the audio capabilities for their own applications.

I know of several writers who use their laptops for exactly three things: writing (duh), Web mail/research, and listening to mp3 files while they write. If the Linux Pocket Tunes is anywhere as good as the Palm OS version, then the Foleo just edged its way into another niche market.