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CES 2009 omnibus post for Thursday
TechCrunch —
The CES posts have been coming out like machine gun bullets at CrunchGear, so much so that even we can’t keep track of them. But that doesn’t mean you should miss the highlights, hands-ons, and sneak peeks that have been going on all day here in Vegas on the first day on the show floor. Here are a few noteworthy posts from today:
We got hands-on with:
Palm’s amazing-looking Pre
LG’s touchscreen prototype watch phone
World’s first pico-projector-enabled mobile ...
Primeras fotos en vivo de la Palm Pre con Web OS
Celularis —
... Ahora podemos ver muchas fotos de un verdadero “Hands On” que pudieron hacer los muchachos de Mobile Crunch, incluso comparando la Palm Pre con el iPhone 3G:
Vean algunas de las otras imágenes:
Vía Mobile Crunch ...
Video: Peter Ha praises the Palm Pre on G4’s Attack of the Show
CrunchGear —
... No, you’re not seeing things! That’s Peter Ha (and Pop 17’s Sarah Austin) on G4’s Attack of the Show trying very hard to look excited about the Palm Pre. He does a bang-up job!
In this segment, Peter admits that he’s all but ready to ditch his iPhone 3G and BlackBerry (Bold, I think) for the Pre, which must mean that Palm will win everyone’s Best of CES 2009 award. For if Palm can pry Peter away from his precious BlackBerry then the world is its for the taking.
And look who’s lurking in the background! ...
Palm debuts Pre the long awaited Smartphone at CES
Gizmo Watch —
... display running on the newly created webOS, a multi-touch platform, with a center button in silver is a phone that we haven’t seen before.
Palm Pre with a gesture area below the display, 8GB internal memory, media player, built-in GPS, Bluetooth, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, 3MP camera, 3.5mm headphone jack, microUSb plug and a full QWERTY keyboard will be made available in the US by Sprint in perhaps the second quarter of the year.
Via: MobileCrunch
What would a four-core iPhone do for its gaming capability?
CrunchGear —
... This is where I should ask the audience: how many of you iPhone owners use it as a “serious” gaming platform? Not being an iPhone owner—and now that the Palm Pre is the new hotness—I can’t speak to its gaming prowess. Is it anything more than merely a quick-subway-game-of-puzzler? ...
Mobile Crunch's Pre Analysis
PalmAddicts —
Mobile Crunch's Pre Analysis [image] Mobile Crunch are the latest to publish their thoughts about the Pre. I like the analysis because it is very open and honest. It is done by someone who likes the device but can also spot some glitches. Read the article for more. January 09, 2009 in Steven Hough, Sub Editor, Stafford, UK | ...
Palm's New OS a Landmark for Wireless Internet
Internet Evolution: —
... yesterday's news. It even gives Apple's mobile OS X and Google's Android a run for their money. Granted, Palm hasn't broken new ground in everything WebOS does, and the influence of OS X and Android is obvious. But Palm has created a superb, integrated package that offers ease of use combined with power. Just as importantly, WebOS integrates information stored on the handset and on the Web in a way not seen in a cellphone. To understand the basics, check out detailed reviews by Mobile Crunch , ...
Palm Pre Hands On: The Movie
CrunchGear —
... Here it is, folks - our video of the Palm Pre in its factory-made flesh, mere inches away from our lens. We intended for this to go live at the same time as our primary hands on, but the winds just wouldn’t blow in our favor. We shot the video, brought it back for editing.. and then things broke, USB drives were lost, and the video was 1 minute too long for YouTube (which we found out after roughly half an hour of uploading). But we shot 11 minutes of Pre footage, and darn it, we’re going to put it up. Enjoy. ...
Devastating rumor puts Sprint’s Palm Pre at $399 at launch
CrunchGear —
... you might have built up in the past 24 hours, Palm? How about pricing the Pre at $399, as this rumor currently zipping around the Internet suggests? ...
Palm Pre Roundup: $399 Price? Most Love It, Om Is Unimpressed
mocoNews —
... —Mobile Crunch: I think MobileCrunch used the fewest adjectives in its review, with the most forceful comment being that the UI is "straight up gorgeous", before warning that there are some bugs that need to be sorted out before the handset goes live. ...
A portable HD Radio for your troubles, sir?
CrunchGear —
This is the portable radio that’s supposed to rescue HD Radio from obscurity. It was showed off at last week’s CES, but since its name wasn’t the Palm Pre no one gave a damn.
It’s the KRI Armband Portable HD Radio Player, and, as the name suggests, it’s a portable HD radio. (Remember, the “HD” in “HD Radio” doesn’t stand for “high definition,” but is merely a marketing device that aims to piggyback on the success of HDTV.) There’s also a built-in MicroSD slot, nominally making it an MP3 player, ...
Apple’s Tim Cook Warns Competitors: If You Rip Off The iPhone, We’ll Go After You
TechCrunch —
... This threat seems directed squarely at Palm, which recently launched it’s own answer to the iPhone: the Palm Pre. The Pre has a multi-touch interface, something which Apple holds patents on, and from which other competitors have steered clear. When Cook was asked if he was talking about Palm, he demurred: ...
Apple’s Tim Cook Warns Competitors: If You Rip Off The iPhone, We’ll Go After You
CrunchGear —
... This threat seems directed squarely at Palm, which recently launched it’s own answer to the iPhone: the Palm Pre. The Pre has a multi-touch interface, something which Apple holds patents on, and from which other competitors have steered clear. ...
Google Mobile Can’t Find The Palm Pre
TechCrunch —
... Right now if you run a Google search for “palm pre” from a mobile phone, you’ll be shown that there are 0 pages related to Palm’s upcoming smartphone, which will soon faceoff with Google’s Android, Blackberry, and the iPhone in the battle for touch-screen supremacy. ...
Palm Pre hiding two neat little features: Drag to unlock, Spacebar triggered shutter
CrunchGear —
CES 2009 is long since over, but details of the Palm Pre are still trickling out. Take this latest video from MobileDivide, for example - it’s a bit long, but it packs in two little morsels that had previously gone unnoticed:
Drag-to-unlock: Similar to the iPhone’s “Slide to unlock” mechanism, except optimized for one-handed, ambidextrous unlocking. Simply drag the unlock object out of the circle, and the Pre wakes up. ...
Why no multitouch on the G1? Because Apple said so.
TechCrunch —
... While it might work out for everyone involved for the time being, I can’t imagine it’ll stay that way for long. Heavy marketing of the capabilities of many-fingered input on Apple’s part has made it a look-for feature, and no manufacturer wants to be on the wrong side of a trend. Palm seems to be moving forward with the Pre (which makes heavy use of multitouch), regardless of the threat of litigation by Apple’s COO Tim Cook. Multitouch has become a staple and, if they have hopes for Android to be successful as a platform (beyond the initial rush of ...
Is Palm doomed if the Palm Pre bombs?
CrunchGear —
... But let’s step back for a minute: is there any evidence to suggest that the Pre won’t do well? Hard to say. During CES in January, anyone even tangentially interested in gadgets and technology seemed to be mightily impressed. Dumb ...
