Palm Pre Reviewed

June 2 2009, 2:00pm

BoyGeniusReport.com had a hands-on “Pre” review of the upcoming Palm Pre (US$200 plus plan). Features: Palm webOS operating system 3G EVDO Rev A network 3.1-inch touch screen 320x480 HVGA color display physical QWERTY keyboard built-in GPS 3 megapixel camera with LED flash ambient light, accelerometer, and proximity sensors Audio formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV Video Formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 Image Formats: GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP 802.11b/g Wi-Fi Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo 8GB memory, with USB mass storage support MicroUSB connector 3.5mm stereo headphone jack Palm Touchstone charging dock Dimensions: 59.5 x 100.5 x 16.96 mm Weight: 135 grams “Once the initial Pre launch is over and done with and all the hype, smoke and mirrors are clear though, we can see Palm being pretty successful moving forward. Hell, Palm has converted tons of people into raging Pre fanboys before they could even see the phone in person! Very Apple-esque. More carriers will get the Pre, more handsets will be released and WebOS could very well keep things interesting even if the hardware is lacking.” [Boy Genius Report | Palm Pre Review Part 1] Okay, so like the Android G1, the OS is great (or has great potential) but no cigar in the hardware department. Personally, I’ve been a Palm (or more appropriately, a Palm OS) fan for many years due to the easy-to-use platform and wide availability of apps. It’s simple, gets the job done, and has (or had) a large dev community. Sadly, the tech and consumer community has declared the Palm OS already old (no support for fancy sensors and gestures, etc.), thus the need for a new OS. Now let’s wait for more reviews after the official June 6 launch of the Palm Pre… Technorati Tags: palm, pre, phone, pda