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Palm made quite a splash at CES 2009 with the unveiling of its new Palm Web OS and Palm Pre smartphone. We give you our first impressions of the device and how it will impact Palm and Sprint.
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The thing that is really amazing is it seemed to come out of nowhere...everyone thought Palm was dead , and now this. Simply amazing. Only video demos of this phone do it justice. You just have to see it in action to believe it.
The Web browser renders pages beautifully. You can have as many browser windows open as you want (you're only limited by the available memory) and you can still save pages for offline viewing (for example, while in flight)--a huge boon that Palm-OS devices have always had, and competing devices lack.
Pre users will have access to Amazon's Mobile Music Store, also seen on Google's Android-based G1. The store makes it easy to download DRM-free tracks directly to the phone.
During our demo, the Pre's built-in accelerometer seemed quite responsive, but not overly sensitive. For example, the display doesn't flip until the phone is almost completely horizontal. One of the most frustrating things about the iPhone is that the display will rotate when you don't want it to, especially if you're holding it at a slight angle.
Another cool feature on the Pre is its ambient light sensor. If you're in a movie theater or dark environment, and you receive a message or call, the display will show up darker than normal.
The Pre will receive updates over-the-air in the background; and all software installation will be done over the air. Palm has already said it expects to have an app store, which will bring it in line with Apple, Blackberry, and Google Android.
and you know what? sprint is a very good carrier. I pay $111.00 after taxes every month and get unlimited everything. I live in the NYC metro area and go to school in Syracuse NY..I have 3G coverage EVERYWHERE that I go. I have no complaints. I've used tmobile..and you know what? it sucked..like a lot..I also had verizon which was faaaaaaaaar too expensive and didn't deliver on much
http://cultofmac.com/former-apple-staffers-make-palm-pre-a-contender/6816
I'm going to pass for now. They might get my interest again when they release an alternative SDK with a real programming language. As a software developer, I find their HTML/Javascript solution totally inadequate.
http://cultofmac.com/former-apple-staffers-make-palm-pre-a-contender/6816
Anyway I give a thumbs up for palm. Look at the development model, it is far more friendlier than iphone. Anyone can simply write javascripts to access phone data and write applications. I hope they support programming in C,C++ too.
http://usat.gannett.a.mms.mavenapps.net/mms/rt/1/site/gannett-usatoday-206-pub01-live/current/launch.html?maven_playerId=articleplayer240pixelwidth&maven_referralPlaylistId=playlist&maven_referralObject=990156989
Discuss a little more at http://www.PalmPreForum.org
- Does this thing sync with MS Exchange/ActiveSync?
- When is it going to actually make it out??
- What's the battery life like?
- It looks like there's no external battery that can be changed, and that is *bad*. There are basically no current smartphones on the market today that have more than 1 day of heavy business use in them on a single battery charge.
- The puck is cool for your desk, but do I have to carry one of those around with me to charge the thing when I'm on the road? What about at home? I bet they get $50 or more for the puck.
It looks pretty cool, I have to admit. I had a Pilot, a Treo 300, 600, 650, 700, 755p and then jumped to Windows Mobile after getting very tired of terrible MS Exchange support and other PalmOS woes. I have had 2 WM devices - the Moto Q9 and now the Treo 800w, and I am probably going to trade in all of my businesses phones for BB Curve 8330's.
I am thrilled that Palm may be reinventing itself - I was as loyal as they come - but they are probably going to be a day late and a dollar short. Perhaps if they hadn't blown all that time and money on the Folio...this company has been in trouble for a really long time. You're asking an awful lot for an "iphone killer". There are 2 900 lb gorillas in PDA/Smartphones right now, people...Apple and RIM. Google has a better shot at displacing those two than Palm, that's for sure.
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January 11, 2009 10:14 PM PST
- Wow, palm might survive '09 after all
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