The Palm Pre
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The Palm Pre is the latest smartphone announced by Palm at CES 2009. It has a touchscreen as well as a slide out keyboard for input. It runs the latest operating system from Palm, dubbed Web OS. It does pretty much everything that your standard iPhone style smartphone is known for doing these days. It does web, email, music, videos, etc.
There is no word yet on pricing, but we will keep updating this hub as more information becomes available.
What We Know So Far
Not a whole lot is known about the Palm Pre yet. It was just announced at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (2009), so not a lot of details are available.Here is what I've dug up so far:
It will be available on Sprint. I'm guessing it's a timed exclusive and Palm will eventually push similar phones on Verizon and AT&T. It uses Sprint's advanced broadband quality wireless network to deliver WiFi like speeds similar to the iPhone 3G.
It has a touchscreen that seems to work well. It supports gestures for zooming in on webpages and photos. However, it does not have an onscreen keyboard. It uses a physical keyboard for all text input. I find this to be a bit strange if you are holding the Palm Pre sideways or if you don't want to slide out the keyboard.
For typing in emails or text messages, a physical keyboard is going to be a big boon for some people. I personally don't mind the iPhone's virtual keyboard, but then again I don't write a lot of emails on the go.
One area where the Palm Pre might really shine is in taking photos. It has a 3 megapixel camera, which is far superior to the camera on the iPhone. As much as people use their phones for taking candid shots, this could be a big step up for all those quality facebook/myspace galleries.
Like most modern phones the Palm Pre has a modern web browser, which means it will surf the web the same way the iPhone does. The accelerometer built into the device lets you do landscape or vertical browsing, which is cool, but only having text input from the physical keyboard kind of lesses the coolness of the landscape mode.
Palm Pre an iPhone Killer
Do you think the Palm Pre is going to be able to dethrone the iPhone?
See results without votingPalm Pre Blogosphere Buzz
- Palm Pre: everything you ever wanted to know
The long and short of it is this: the Palm Pre and webOS are the first real challengers to the iPhone's innovative approach to a mobile UI and data management. Oh, and yes, it has copy and paste...
- Deathmatch: Palm Pre Vs. IPhone - CIO.com - Business Technology ...
There's been one promised iPhone killer after another - the Google Android-based G1, the RIM BlackBerry Storm, the yet-to-ship, years-delayed Windows Mobile 7 - but none has given it worthwhile...
- Palm Pre cameo on Dutch carrier Hi's website much ado about ...
Remember that Palm Pre support page that showed up on Dutch provider Hi's website? Seems like that'd indicative a possible future collaboration, but according to a spokesman for KPN (of which Hi is...
- Maybe The Palm Pre Isn't Selling So Well, After All
My, how time flies in the tech world. It was only one month ago today that the Palm Pre launched to the public, ...
- GearDiary reviews the Palm Pre | Gear Diary
First impressions are important – and the Palm Pre makes a great first impression. It's small, light and fits nicely in the palm of your hand. The screen is bright and easy to read in nearly all...
The Palm Pre in the News
- Deathmatch: Palm Pre versus iPhoneNetwork World1 second ago
There’s been one promised iPhone killer after another -- the Google Android-based G1, the RIM BlackBerry Storm, the yet-to-ship, years-delayed Windows Mobile 7 -- but none has given it worthwhile competition to date. Now Palm has its Pre, a device that looks to be a serious contender for the best next-gen mobile device crown.
- Palm Pre, Boost Mobile Help Raise Sprintâs RatingBillingWorld1 second ago
After a lot of difficult financial news in recent months, things might be turning around for Sprint . One month after releasing the Palm Pre to mostly favorable reviews, Auriga USA analyst Chandan Sarkar has raised his rating on Sprint from “hold” to “buy.”
- Deathmatch: Palm Pre Vs. IPhoneCIO4 hours ago
There's been one promised iPhone killer after another - the Google Android-based G1, the RIM BlackBerry Storm, the yet-to-ship, years-delayed Windows Mobile 7 - but none has given it worthwhile competition to date. Now Palm has its Pre, a device that looks to be a serious contender for the best next-gen mobile device crown.
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