With 8Mb of RAM, Revo certainly has enough memory to compete with the current Palm platform. Like the Palm V, Revo uses a 3M reflective backing screen at 480 x 160 pixels. Psion, renowned for its innovative designs has developed a new extending hinge mechanism allowing them to incorporate a reasonably sized keyboard. It is possible to type up to 40 words per minute compared with say 15 using a Palm. As you would expect, Revo comes with a number of built-in applications.
Email supports remote access and synchronised emails as well as SMS messaging.
Also built-in to the device is Phone Manager. This application enables owner you to edit the address books in IR enabled mobile phones. Over the same IR port, the user can connect to the Internet and view web pages or retrieve their email. The only sticking point for Psion is whether they can break into the US market. European sales of Revo are likely to be strong but breaking the Palm stronghold on the US is no easy task.