Review: Palm Pixi
Apps Catalog
The Palm Apps Catalog is still in beta form, but Palm claims that there are now about 300 webOS applications available. (There were only a dozen or so apps when it launched in June.) It is still just as easy to navigate, read about apps and download them to the device. There are more categories to browse through, but don't be surprised if you see only one or two apps in each category. The Apps Catalog pales in comparison to the apps stores that are run by competitors Apple, Google and RIM. Palm needs to light a fire under its developers' collective rear-ends. Apps availability is a must-have feature.
Bluetooth
The Pixi supports audio Bluetooth profiles as well as PAN for data tethering and PBA for phone book access (with cars). You can connect it to mono, stereo and hands-free headsets, but not other devices such as computers or other phones. I had no problems pairing with headsets of any variety, and music playback / phone calls sounded pretty good.
Clock
The Pixi has pretty much no options when it comes to the clock. You can choose 12 hour format or 24 hour format. Whoop-dee-doo. As for checking the time, when the screen is locked, a quick press of the power/lock key brings up a bright, readable digital clock display. It works perfectly fine as a watch replacement, even if you can't alter the way it looks.
GPS
The Pixi has GPS and comes pre-loaded with both Sprint Navigation and Google Maps. Using Google Maps, the Pixi was able to pinpoint my location to within about 50 feet in just several seconds. After perhaps a minute of fine-tuning, it could get as close as 10 feet. Google Maps worked perfectly well at mapping routes from A to B, and the menu lets you see things such as traffic, the satellite view, perform searches for points of interest and more. Sprint's Navigation service also performed admirably.
Hands On: Palm Pixi
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