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The Palm Pre (styled palm pre) is an internet-connected multimedia
Multimedia

Multimedia is media and content that utilizes a combination of different content format. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms....
 smartphone
Smartphone

A smartphone is a mobile phone offering advanced capabilities beyond a typical mobile phone, often with personal computer-like functionality. There is no industry standard definition of a smartphone....
 designed and marketed by Palm, Inc.
Palm, Inc.

Palm, Inc. is a personal digital assistant and smartphone manufacturer headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, California that is responsible for popular products such as the Zire Handheld, Tungsten Handheld personal digital assistant, Treo smartphones and the LifeDrive....
 with a multi-touch
Multi-touch

Multi-touch denotes a set of interaction techniques which allow computer users to control graphical applications with several fingers.Multi-touch consists of a touch screen or touchpad, as well as software that recognizes multiple simultaneous touch points, as opposed to the standard touchscreen , which recognizes only one touch point....
 screen and a sliding keyboard. The phone is scheduled for release in the first half of 2009 and is the first phone to make use of the palm webOS
Palm webOS

palm webOS is an embedded operating system developed by Palm, Inc. for smartphones, and was introduced to the public at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Strip on ....
 — a Linux
Linux

Linux is a generic term referring to Unix-like computer operating systems based on the Linux kernel. Their development is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed by anyone under the terms of the GNU GPL license...
-based operating system
Operating system

An operating system is an interface between hardware and applications; it is responsible for the management and coordination of activities and the sharing of the limited resources of the computer....
 developed by Palm. The Pre functions as a camera phone
Camera phone

For the song performed by The Game Feat. Ne-Yo from the album LAX see Camera Phone .A camera phone is a mobile phone which is able to capture either still photographs or motion video....
, a portable media player
Portable media player

A portable multimedia player , sometimes referred to as a portable video player , is a consumer electronics device that is capable of storing and playing digital media....
, a GPS system, and Internet
Internet

The Internet is a global network of interconnected computers, enabling users to share information along multiple channels. Typically, a computer that connects to the Internet can access information from a vast array of available server and other computers by moving information from them to the computer's local memory....
 client (with text messaging
Text messaging

File:Texting.jpgText messaging, or texting is the common term for the sending of "short" text messages from mobile phones using the Short message service ....
, email, web browsing
Web browser

A Web browser is a application software which enables a user to display and interact with text, images, videos, music, games and other information typically located on a Web page at a website on the World Wide Web or a local area network....
, and local Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance, founded in 1999 as Wireless Internet Compatibility Alliance , comprising more than 300 companies, whose products are certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, based on the IEEE 802.11 standards ....
 connectivity).

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Jon Rubinstein

Jonathan J Rubinstein is an American computer scientist and electrical engineer who was instrumental in the creation of the iPod, the portable music and video device first sold by Apple Inc....
 debuted the Palm Pre at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show
Consumer Electronics Show

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The Palm Pre (styled palm pre) is an internet-connected multimedia
Multimedia

Multimedia is media and content that utilizes a combination of different content format. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms....
 smartphone
Smartphone

A smartphone is a mobile phone offering advanced capabilities beyond a typical mobile phone, often with personal computer-like functionality. There is no industry standard definition of a smartphone....
 designed and marketed by Palm, Inc.
Palm, Inc.

Palm, Inc. is a personal digital assistant and smartphone manufacturer headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, California that is responsible for popular products such as the Zire Handheld, Tungsten Handheld personal digital assistant, Treo smartphones and the LifeDrive....
 with a multi-touch
Multi-touch

Multi-touch denotes a set of interaction techniques which allow computer users to control graphical applications with several fingers.Multi-touch consists of a touch screen or touchpad, as well as software that recognizes multiple simultaneous touch points, as opposed to the standard touchscreen , which recognizes only one touch point....
 screen and a sliding keyboard. The phone is scheduled for release in the first half of 2009 and is the first phone to make use of the palm webOS
Palm webOS

palm webOS is an embedded operating system developed by Palm, Inc. for smartphones, and was introduced to the public at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Strip on ....
 — a Linux
Linux

Linux is a generic term referring to Unix-like computer operating systems based on the Linux kernel. Their development is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed by anyone under the terms of the GNU GPL license...
-based operating system
Operating system

An operating system is an interface between hardware and applications; it is responsible for the management and coordination of activities and the sharing of the limited resources of the computer....
 developed by Palm. The Pre functions as a camera phone
Camera phone

For the song performed by The Game Feat. Ne-Yo from the album LAX see Camera Phone .A camera phone is a mobile phone which is able to capture either still photographs or motion video....
, a portable media player
Portable media player

A portable multimedia player , sometimes referred to as a portable video player , is a consumer electronics device that is capable of storing and playing digital media....
, a GPS system, and Internet
Internet

The Internet is a global network of interconnected computers, enabling users to share information along multiple channels. Typically, a computer that connects to the Internet can access information from a vast array of available server and other computers by moving information from them to the computer's local memory....
 client (with text messaging
Text messaging

File:Texting.jpgText messaging, or texting is the common term for the sending of "short" text messages from mobile phones using the Short message service ....
, email, web browsing
Web browser

A Web browser is a application software which enables a user to display and interact with text, images, videos, music, games and other information typically located on a Web page at a website on the World Wide Web or a local area network....
, and local Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance, founded in 1999 as Wireless Internet Compatibility Alliance , comprising more than 300 companies, whose products are certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, based on the IEEE 802.11 standards ....
 connectivity).

Overview

Jon Rubinstein
Jon Rubinstein

Jonathan J Rubinstein is an American computer scientist and electrical engineer who was instrumental in the creation of the iPod, the portable music and video device first sold by Apple Inc....
 debuted the Palm Pre at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show
Consumer Electronics Show

The International Consumer Electronics Show is a trade show held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nevada, and is sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association....
. It is the first mobile phone to use Texas Instruments OMAP
Texas Instruments OMAP

File:BeagleBoard described.jpgTexas Instruments OMAP is a Texas Instruments proprietary microprocessor for multimedia application software. Many mobile phones use OMAP microprocessors, including most of Nokia Nseries range....
 3430 processor. The Pre will initially be available exclusively through the Sprint
Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel Corporation is a telecommunications company, based in Overland Park, Kansas, Kansas. The company owns and operates the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, with 50.5 million customers, behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility....
 CDMA network in the United States. However, a 3G UMTS/GSM version of the Pre is also in the works for other markets.

The Palm Pre has also attracted simultaneous praise and criticism due to a few similar features previously exclusive to Apple's iPhone
IPhone

The iPhone is an internet-connected multimedia smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. with a flush multi-touch screen and a minimal hardware interface....
, not only with its physical design, but with certain aspects of its user interface
User interface

The user interface is the aggregate of means by which people—the User s—Interaction with the system—a particular machine, device, computer program or other complex tools....
. It has been speculated that a patent cross-licensing agreement may be forged over many of the touch features of the Palm Pre since Apple has also incorporated features previously patented by Palm in the iPhone.

Awards

The Palm Pre has won three of CNET's Best of CES Awards 2009: Best in Show, Best in Category: Cell Phones & Smartphones and People's Voice.

Features

The device makes use of the cloud based services
Cloud computing

Cloud computing is Internet based development and use of computer technology . It is a style of computing in which dynamically scalability and often Virtualisation resources are provided Everything as a service over the Internet....
 model and no desktop sync is provided.

The Pre will be one of the first smartphones to feature wireless charging. This will be achieved through electromagnetic induction and the use of an optional wireless charging dock, dubbed the "Touchstone". A special Palm Pre wireless charging back cover is also necessary in order to utilize the device.

On February 16, 2009, Adobe
Adobe Systems

Adobe Systems Incorporated is an United States computer Computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. The company has historically focused upon the creation of multimedia and creativity software products, with a more-recent foray into rich Internet application software development....
 announced that it will be developing a version of Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player

The Adobe Flash Player is software for creating and viewing animations and movies using computer programs such as a web browser; in common usage, flash lets you put animation and movies on a web site....
 3.1 now available for Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile is a compact operating system combined with a suite of basic applications for mobile devices based on the Microsoft Windows API application programming interface....
 and Symbian OS6 smart-phone operating systems for webOS
Palm webOS

palm webOS is an embedded operating system developed by Palm, Inc. for smartphones, and was introduced to the public at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Strip on ....
 as well.

User Memory

The Pre has internal 7.4 GB of user storage and no user memory slot for swappable or scalable memory cards.

Pricing

Sprint's initial pricing details have not published.

See also

  • Palm, Inc.
    Palm, Inc.

    Palm, Inc. is a personal digital assistant and smartphone manufacturer headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, California that is responsible for popular products such as the Zire Handheld, Tungsten Handheld personal digital assistant, Treo smartphones and the LifeDrive....
  • Palm webOS
    Palm webOS

    palm webOS is an embedded operating system developed by Palm, Inc. for smartphones, and was introduced to the public at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Strip on ....
  • Mobile device


External links

  • -Detailed Specification Sheet