Palm Pre, Anyone?

[Lugnuts]

Anybody drooling over the new smartphone announced yesterday at CES in Vegas, the Palm Pre?

Who has Sprint, and are you okay with Sprint?

 

[dooley_womack1]

That's way too big for me to use.

 

[imjustagirl]

That's not what she said.

 

[Killick]

Many times have I registered my complaints about Sprint. Many, many times.

That said, the Pre looks pretty cool. Not giving up my iPhone, tho.

 

[slappy4428]

That's way too big for me to use.

It's only 400 x 263 pixels... how is that too big?

 

[poindexter]

The main investor backing Palm is Elevation Partners, of which Bono is a managing partner.

 

[dooley_womack1]

That's way too big for me to use.

It's only 400 x 263 pixels... how is that too big?

Oh, jeez, you and IJAG, the damn thing's projected on a wall! There was an easily understandable joke in there. Not a good one, apparently, but an understandable one.

 

[Killick]

Dools, I suspect you have a long history of telling people -- women, especially -- that something is bigger than it really is. ;D

(Oh, that was so wrong. I should be ashamed...)

 

[imjustagirl]

I just think it's ugly.

And to clarify, I'm talking about the phone.

 

[dooley_womack1]

Whew!

 

[zeke12]

I just think it's ugly.

And to clarify, I'm talking about the phone.

But the size is good, right?

 

[patchs]

Look at the specs.
It is not that big.
Lugs knows how bad I want this phone. This is going to be an awesome device.


* High-speed wireless (EV-DO Rev. A or HSDPA, depending on version)
* 802.11b / g WiFi with WPA, WPA2, 801.1x authentication
* 3.1-inch 24-bit color 480 x 320 display
* Dedicated gesture area below display
* Slide-out portrait QWERTY keyboard (banana slider)
* Integrated IM, MMS, and SMS messaging
* Email: Microsoft Outlook with Microsoft Direct Push Technology
* POP3/IMAP (Yahoo, Gmail, AOL, etc). So it does push exchange email, but the rest is not push. Built-in GPS
* Bluetooth 2.1 EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
* High-performance browser
* 3 megapixel camera with LED flash and extended depth of field
* 3.5mm headphone jack
* 8GB of internal storage (~7.4GB user available)
* USB mass storage support
* Phone as laptop modem - Bluetooth tethering
* MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
* Proximity sensor for detecting when phone is near face
* Light sensor to automatically dim display
* Audio Formats: MPS, AAC, AAC , AMR, QCELP, WAV
* Video Formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 Image Formats: GIF, Animated GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP Ringer mute switch
* Removable rechargeable battery
* Width: 59.5mm (2.3 inches) Height: 100.5mm (3.9 inches) Thickness: 16.95mm (0.67 inches)
* Weight: 135 grams (4.76 ounces)