This year at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) the product that got all the buzz was the Palm Pre smartphone. Last year, the big announcement, the iPhone, wasn’t at CES, it was at MacWorld. Just goes to show you that people are obsessed with smartphones. There’s some great summaries of all the information surrounding this new device. Here are the top three links you should check out:
- Palm Pre: Top 15 questions, answered (PC Magazine)
- In a Nutshell: Palm Pre vs. iPhone vs. G1 (Gizmodo)
- Palm Pre hands-on video (Into Mobile)
But if you don’t have time to go through all of that, here’s the Palm Pre summary from THOSE summaries:
- Additional multitouch navigation area below the screen. Also touchable screen, like iPhone. Plus, it has a physical slide out QWERTY keyboard.
- Palm Synergy, part of the Web OS, will scan your Facebook account and other social networks and drag all contact information, including always updated pictures, into your address book.
- Some Pre stats: Universal search tool, GPS, Wi-Fi, CDMA/EVDO Rev. A, 8 GB onboard memory, an acceleromter, 3 megapixel camera.
- Multitasking is core to the Web OS. Easy to launch and stop applications.
- Will be available first half of 2009. Initially only available through Sprint. Cost hasn’t been released, but could be as high as $400.
This news item is for the Spark Minute week of 1/12/09 which can be heard daily on Green 960 and 910 KNEW in San Francisco, CA.
