Palm and webOS product auction reminds us of the forgotten Foleo

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/09/foleo-02.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/17/palm-webos-auction-foleo/)It's funny how, as time passes, we grow fonder of gadgets that were once disregarded. Nerd nostalgia has a knack of trumping common sense and draining wallets (http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/24/apple-i-christies-auction/), which is why we're almost hesitant to bring this auction of Palm and webOS gear to your attention. Featuring the collection of a former webOS (http://www.engadget.com/tag/webos/) employee, you'll find everything from t-shirts, posters and other branded paraphernalia, through to a mint-condition Palm VII PDA (http://www.engadget.com/tag/pda/), 4G TouchPads (http://www.engadget.com/tag/touchpad/) and a range of mobiles, including many from the long-forgotten Pre series (http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/the-hp-pre-3/). The prize piece, however, has to be the boxed, unused Palm Foleo (http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/palm-foleo-lands-on-ebay-can-be-yours-for-a-relative-song/)complete with an hour of phone time with one of the product's OG engineers, who also "has apps for you," apparently. All money raised from the auction is going to a charitable cause, which totally justifies whatever exaggerated sum Palm's nigh-mythical flop (http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/04/palm-kills-the-foleo-dead/) ends up going for.

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