Star Palm Announces iPhone, Android Competitor
Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 8th Jan 2009 21:14 UTC
PDAs, Cellphones, Wireless Palm announced today the Palm Pre, the company's next generation Linux-based web tech-enabled operating system. It has a fast CPU, Wifi, Bluetooth with A2DP support, removable battery, 3.1" touchscreen 480x320 LCD, gesture-enabled UI at the bottom half of the phone's body, 3 MP camera with LED flash, multi-touch, accelerometer, slide-out keyboard, GPS, EVDO, and an impressive, fresh UI. Sprint will be the first carrier to sell the smartphone, at the first half of 2009. ArsTechnica has a nice write-up too.
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Depends on the price
by Bill Shooter of Bul on Thu 8th Jan 2009 22:42 UTC
Bill Shooter of Bul
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2006-07-14

touchscreen + Keyboard + wifi + unlocked price of ~US $200 = Success

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RE: Depends on the price
by Eugenia on Thu 8th Jan 2009 23:14 in reply to "Depends on the price"
Eugenia Member since:
2005-06-28

No, that's too low of a price. Expect $400 or more.

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RE[2]: Depends on the price
by Mr. Sanity on Fri 9th Jan 2009 00:01 in reply to "RE: Depends on the price"
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2005-07-13

Palm generally releases their new kit in the $400-$500 range, so $400 sounds like a safe bet.

It's kind of sad that they still haven't gone past the resolution of the Tungsten T5. Those were crisp enough graphics half a decade ago, but it's pretty poor these days.

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Bill Shooter of Bul Member since:
2006-07-14

A guy can dream can't he? That's the price at which mass adoption would take place. I would buy one for $200. That's my definition of success for a phone.

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