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    Image of macbeach macbeach
    04/02/09

    In reply to Palm Makes Gadget Reviewers Look, Not Touch
    Actually the Pre doesn't exist. It's a dumb display with speaker and microphone connected to a laptop PC and wired telephone concealed in the Palm reps clothing. That's why they can't let go of it.
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    Image of Islandkiwi Islandkiwi
    04/02/09

    In reply to Palm Makes Gadget Reviewers Look, Not Touch
    Iphone is hands on, right now, and once they update with the sideways keyboard it will be pretty much unstoppable.
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    Image of Figaro Figaro
    04/02/09

    In reply to Palm Makes Gadget Reviewers Look, Not Touch
    I'm not the best guy at making predictions but from what I've seen so far, Palm's Pre will be a flop. I was a long time Palm user (started using Palm with their PDAs in 2000 or so) but I switched to an iPhone when it came out. iPhone 3 does everything that Pre was claiming it will do and does it better. And it also has thousands of apps to go with it.


    If I had few million $$$ in the bank, I'd stat shorting Palm. It will be bloodbath!

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    Image of Sandogg Sandogg
    04/02/09

    In reply to Palm Makes Gadget Reviewers Look, Not Touch
    Me thinks the Pre is POS. They're worried that someone who can truly take the phone on a test spin would quickly reveal all it's warts. A no-nothing like Stern is the perfect test subject since he will just ooh and ahh over the shiny object.


    I don't see men buying it. Look at it. It's a chick phone if there ever was one. Just imagine bedazzled.

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    Image of Jack_Burton Jack_Burton
    04/06/09

    @Sandogg: Ummm. Yeah....


    A *nix kernel and Palm's years of experience? Plus Palm OS emulation for 1000's of apps? Multitasking?


    iPhone killer? No. But it will fit neatly somewhere between the iPhone, the Curve/Bold, and the Windows and Android devices - taking a little marketshare from all of them, RIM most of all, I'd think.

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    Image of Aaron Altman Aaron Altman
    04/02/09

    In reply to Palm Makes Gadget Reviewers Look, Not Touch
    (Face)Palm.
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    Image of igneous igneous
    04/02/09

    In reply to Palm Makes Gadget Reviewers Look, Not Touch
    why would they let that irrelevant old fuck use it and not anyone else?
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    Image of Islandkiwi Islandkiwi
    04/02/09

    @igneous: Did you mean irreverent? Oh, wait...you didn't did you?
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    Image of ellagood ellagood
    04/02/09

    In reply to Palm Makes Gadget Reviewers Look, Not Touch
    BABA BOOEY!!
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    Image of shostakobitch shostakobitch
    04/02/09

    In reply to Palm Makes Gadget Reviewers Look, Not Touch
    I've got a gadget she can handle. Eyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
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    Image of Aaron Altman Aaron Altman
    01/09/09

    In reply to Palm Copies Apple's Ego Trip
    "Pre." Historic.
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    Image of CaliforniaCajun CaliforniaCajun
    01/09/09

    In reply to Palm Copies Apple's Ego Trip
    At least when Apple pre-announced a phone, they had a price, a charging connector that already existed in the millions*, and a ship date.


    Very bold move by Palm - but I think it will ultimately prove to be as foolish as letting their lead in PDAs peter out in the late 90s.


    *Can someone please tell me if there's an optional wired charging connector at all, or if you'll have to find the magic wireless odd-shaped electricity god altar thingy every time your battery gets low?

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    Image of SwatLax SwatLax
    01/09/09

    @CaliforniaCajun: They introduced the wireless charger was an accessory. So you can take solace knowing that the standard charging cable will be free.
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    Image of MrInBetween MrInBetween
    01/08/09

    In reply to Palm Copies Apple's Ego Trip
    Pre is a ridiculous name, but it does have one big thing going for it. Pre rhymes with Wii. This is not a coincidence.
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    Image of PeterRRRR PeterRRRR
    01/08/09

    In reply to Palm Copies Apple's Ego Trip
    Palm's new whatever might actually be interesting, exciting, revolutionary, but there's one small problem -- You can't actually buy one! Like, right now. They say sometime in the first half of 2009, as if they expect someone excited about a getting great new phone to wait six whole months. When Jobs announces, it's ready to roll. Is this so difficult to understand?
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    Image of HelgaMullimbimby HelgaMullimbimby
    01/08/09

    @PeterRRRR: Really? Like when, in January 07, Jobs announced that the iPhone would be available six whole months later in June 07?
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    Image of Owen Thomas Owen Thomas
    01/09/09

    @HelgaMullimbimby: See, Palm's copying that move, too!
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    Image of Figaro Figaro
    01/08/09

    In reply to Palm Copies Apple's Ego Trip
    Ever since VW moved to Gawker, the comments have become totally retarded on VW.


    Time to do what everyone else did and just give up on VW.


    So long and thanks for all the fish!

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    Image of Owen Thomas Owen Thomas
    01/09/09

    @Figaro: I can't say I disagree. We're going to be handing out bans until the whole lot shapes up.
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    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    01/09/09

    @Owen Thomas: Wasn't the VW move close to when The Dent opened the door to Facebook? I don't see any FB commenters in this thread however.
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    Image of Figaro Figaro
    01/09/09

    @Owen Thomas: Thanks!
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    Image of Krashstar Krashstar
    01/08/09

    In reply to Palm Copies Apple's Ego Trip
    Palms are for wanking. Treos are for stabbing. iPhones are for douching. And BlackBerries are delicious with a little sugar and some fresh cream.


    But they won't telly about any of that at CES.


    Wankers.

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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    01/08/09

    In reply to Palm Copies Apple's Ego Trip
    If it comes with a copy of Text Twist, name the price, I'm in.
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