The (outstanding) Palm Pre
January 12th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
For those of you who haven't seen the news, Palm introduced a revolutionary new device and platform at CES on January 10th. They call the device the Palm Pre, and the platform webOS. This announcement is easily the most groundbreaking and exciting news that Palm has made since I have followed the company. For those who don't know, I have been a Palm addict for the past 7 or so years. I owned three different models in the Tungsten line, and enjoyed (and felt limited) using a Treo 700p for two years before I bought an iPhone 3G this past fall. I never succumbed to owning a PocketPC or Windows Mobile device, but kept faithful to the true Palm OS. This certainly was not easy as Palm faced hard times over the past few years. Innovation at the company was stifled by mergers, reorganization, and promises of a brighter future. Well, friends, that future has come. The webOS looks like it is well worth the wait. As an iPhone owner, I find myself drooling at the design of the new operating system. Palm has always been the best at balancing openness with style and simplicity. I really can't explain how cool and functional the new device looks. I encourage you to check it out yourself by watching (or skimming) the Palm Pre launch video on Palm's website. Now I just have to wait for the device to come to AT&T (Sprint is the launch partner…serves me right for switching).
January 17th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
You have got to be kidding me! The Palm Pre on Sprint comes out within a few months of the switch to an iPhone. Either, you were not sufficiently well connected to what is in the works or Palm kept a leak proof stranglehold on the project. Oh well, it will likely take two years after the launch before palm gets all the bugs out of it.