Boy, this one was about as quiet coming out as a herd of elephants cruising down 5th avenue in New York. But hey … news is news.

Price – Not given … sorry

Release Date – October. Love the specifics. Well done Palm. Way to boost that excitement. (hint of sarcasm)

Palm Europe Ltd today announced the Palm(R) Treo(TM) 500v smartphone which combines multiple forms of communication and multimedia capabilities with high speed 3G/UMTS mobile internet access, allowing users access to popular websites such as MySpace, YouTube and eBay whilst on the move. The new Palm Treo 500v smartphone will initially be available exclusively to Vodafone customers from October.

The Palm Treo 500v smartphone runs on a Windows(R) Mobile(R) 6 standard platform and has a full keyboard, large screen, video streaming capability and a comprehensive multi-messaging functionality covering Instant Messaging, SMS, email and phone and personal information management software in a new design(1). The compact form factor is available in two colours: glacier white and charcoal grey.

It will initially be available to Vodafone customers in Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the UK and Vodacom customers in South Africa.

Note the bold (I added) … when was the last time you saw YouTube (without a TCPMP hack) on a WM device?! Better yet on Windows Mobile Standard device?

Palm … send me a gray one plz k thx.

Hit the link for the full release.

Palm – Company – Investor Relations

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