Palm Demoes Pre Third Party Apps, Says SDK Ready for Release

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 2nd Apr 2009 21:03 UTC

After a bit of a long pause, Palm has fed the media with some more details on its upcoming lifesaver, the Palm Pre smartphone with its webOS. Even though Palm didn't give a launch date or pricing information, it did show us a number of third party applications. And there was also something for those of you who still swear by PalmOS Garnet: a fully functional PalmOS emulator for the Pre. There's also some news on the Mojo SDK.

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Comment by zetsurin

by zetsurin on Thu 2nd Apr 2009 22:08 UTC

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2006-06-13

Sold! So when can I have one?

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RE: Comment by zetsurin

by helf on Fri 3rd Apr 2009 02:02 UTC in reply to "Comment by zetsurin"

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2005-07-06

I'm really glad they have a PalmOS emulator That helps a lot for me.

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Grumble

by MadDrongo on Fri 3rd Apr 2009 02:55 UTC

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2008-05-08

I just wish they would open source or update the good old PalmOS. It was the best OS if you were serious about using your PDA or smartphone as a planner. To bad if fell off the wayside over the years.

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RE: Grumble

by Ventajou on Fri 3rd Apr 2009 04:04 UTC in reply to "Grumble"

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2006-10-31

I'm still using it!

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RE[2]: Grumble

by adinas on Fri 3rd Apr 2009 06:22 UTC in reply to "RE: Grumble"

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2005-08-17

me too! (palm centro)

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RE[3]: Grumble

by zetsurin on Fri 3rd Apr 2009 18:38 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Grumble"

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2006-06-13

Treo 650 here. It's a bit scratched up, but still going strong.

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Comment by dragossh

by dragossh on Fri 3rd Apr 2009 05:03 UTC

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2008-12-16

So webOS is iPhone OS 3.0 with multitasking and a slicker UI. I'm sold. I hope it comes soon to Europe!

I also can't wait to develop for it. I'm actually impressed at how much can HTML + JS do compared to iPhone's Objective-C.

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Would really like to see

by bornagainenguin on Fri 3rd Apr 2009 20:52 UTC

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2005-08-07

a revival of sorts for the old Garnet version of the PalmOS on cheap pdas with high resolution black and white screens and the old style indigo backlights. Palm really had something once and then they gave it all up to compete with Microsoft's WinCE. I'd have rather seen more devices like the Palm IIIxe but with expansion slots and USB added to them, selling for around $50-$99.

I've yet to find anything that works better for reading eBooks and still allowed for simple games and simple daily planning. I have an old Zire 72S I plan on doing a battery replacement for soon in hopes of prolonging its life. If I could buy something like what I listed above I'd be hitting the stores tomorrow!

--bornagainpenguin

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RE: Would really like to see

by madcrow on Fri 3rd Apr 2009 22:28 UTC in reply to "Would really like to see"

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2006-03-13

That would be awesome. But frankly, I don't know if anyone would buy it any more. So many people probably think "I have a fancy cellphone, why do I need a PDA" that even at $50, you might not sell very many.

Edited 2009-04-03 22:29 UTC

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RE[2]: Would really like to see

by OSGuy on Sat 4th Apr 2009 04:43 UTC in reply to "RE: Would really like to see"

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2006-01-01

I thought this was a cellphone too? If it doesn't have a cellphone, I fully agree with you.

Edited 2009-04-04 04:43 UTC

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