Spy shots: Palm Treo 800, this time with Wi-Fi?

Remember the Treo? The venerable smartphone was a pulse-quikener in its day, but lately, it's been overshadowed by the likes of the iPhone, the latest BlackBerrys, and even its little brother, the $99 Palm Centro. But if the rumors are true, the Treo might be on the verge of a (minor) comeback.

Both the Boy Genius Report and Shadowmite (via Gizmodo) have fuzzy photos of what looks to be a new Treo—the Treo 800 (or 850, depending on who you talk to).

The rumored new Treo looks like a slightly larger, Windows Mobile version of the Palm Centro, complete with a curved, navy blue-shell, a pair of soft keys, a somewhat snazzier four-way navigational pad, and a cramped-looking QWERTY keypad.

And check this out—a couple of (again, rumored) features that Treo fans have been clamoring for since 2002: Wi-Fi and GPS. It's hard to believe that the 800 might be the first Treo with built-in Wi-Fi, but there it is.

Also on tap, according to the BGR/Shadowmite spies: a 400MHz processor, 100MB of on-board RAM, EV-DO Rev. A data access, and the latest version of Windows Mobile (6.1, to be exact).

Good stuff—unfortunately, the apparent lack of a true touchscreen UI (not just the standard Palm/Windows Mobile touch interfaces, mind you) will keep any new Treo from achieving the "wow" factor of the upcoming 3G iPhone, the HTC Diamond, or the rumored BlackBerry Thunder.

No word on pricing, carriers (although the usual CDMA suspects—Sprint and Verizon Wireless—are safe bets), or release dates.

So, what do you think—willing to cough up a few hundred bucks for a new Treo (whenever it comes out)? Or are you holding out for a new iPhone—or the Thunder, for that matter?

Related:
Exclusive Pics of the Palm Treo 850 [The Boy Genius Report]
Treo 800 Prototype picture [Shadowmite]