The Palm Pre
The Palm Pre is probably the most exciting phone to be announced in quite some time.
It's not a perfect phone (i.e., it's a bit bulky), but I hope it restores Palm's place in the mobile device world (ya, I'm a sentimental guy -- I still have a soft spot for Palm).
While I noticed a bit of smugness from Palm's keynote speakers, I'll let it slip. Not since the iPhone have I seen such a polished interface on a phone. I think the company with the most to fear is Microsoft. With so many legitimate competitors that perform better than Windows Mobile (Android, iPhone, Blackberry and now Pre), I'd be shivering in my boots.
Of note - one of the subtlest things that makes or breaks an operating system are screen fonts. Apple has always been a winner in this realm, and Palm has done a good job of following their lead. In true Apple-like fashion, it's quite amazing that Palm has done a great job in keeping all of this under wraps for so long.
Good on you, Palm.
It's not a perfect phone (i.e., it's a bit bulky), but I hope it restores Palm's place in the mobile device world (ya, I'm a sentimental guy -- I still have a soft spot for Palm).
While I noticed a bit of smugness from Palm's keynote speakers, I'll let it slip. Not since the iPhone have I seen such a polished interface on a phone. I think the company with the most to fear is Microsoft. With so many legitimate competitors that perform better than Windows Mobile (Android, iPhone, Blackberry and now Pre), I'd be shivering in my boots.
Of note - one of the subtlest things that makes or breaks an operating system are screen fonts. Apple has always been a winner in this realm, and Palm has done a good job of following their lead. In true Apple-like fashion, it's quite amazing that Palm has done a great job in keeping all of this under wraps for so long.
Good on you, Palm.