Palm pre Smart Phone

Today Palm announced their long awaited Linux based Smart Phone called the pre. It’s an egg shaped device with a Multi-touch screen and a roll-a-ball for input. It also houses a banana type vertical slide out screen. This smart phone has everything. Here are the highlights:

  • 3.1 inch 320×480 multitouch display
  • EvDO
  • Rev A
  • Wi-Fi
  • GPS
  • Bluetooth stereo
  • 8 GB storage
  • Accelerometer
  • Proximity sensor

The wow/wildcard factor for this device is that the apps are written using HTML/CSS, Javascript, and Ajax. This opens the possibilities of powerful and unique application written by any person that can write in these languages.

This device is one of the most exciting devices Palm has every announced. I’m eagerly anticipating the release of this device. Stay tuned for more.