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CES: Palm’s keynote reveals “Pre”
Matt Lincoln Russell
January 8, 2009 3:26 PM ET in Tech
At CES, Palm has delivered the keynote that it hopes will turn around its fortunes. Having managed to not spill the beans beforehand, there were high expectations for the company that once dominated the mobile market but is now outgunned by both Apple’s iPhone and RIM’s Blackberry lineup.
Palm unveiled a device named the “Pre” which includes both a touchscreen and pull-down keyboard. It runs “Palm OsWeb” which will be powered by pre-existing web development tools (primarily HTML and Javascript).
Some specs:
- EvDO Rev A
- Bluetooth stereo
- 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi
- OMAP 3430 processor
- 8GB storage
- GPS
- 3.1 inch display
- 320×480 resolution
- Touchscreen extends below the display
No pricing or expected delivery date were given, but they did announce Sprint as the exclusive launch partner.
Palm says they expect “hundreds of thousands of developers” for the new platform and that it will be “”the basis for innovation for a decade to come” according to CNET’s live coverage of the keynote, where you can get a play-by-play account of what went down.
Do you think this will be enough to put Palm back on the mobile map?
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