CES 2009
Ask us about the Pre!
We can get more hands-on time as well, so if we don't know, we'll try to find out.
I do have two questions for Rick or anyone else that my know.
Is the Pre manufactured by Palm or HTC (like the Pro)?
Any word of a virtual keyboard in the works or is that somehting that will be left for developers?
Thanks!
The browser is excellent. It compares very well to everything else.
Great coverage of this stellar looking/sounding device! I'm very excited!
Any word on whether they're making it compatible with any of Sprint's services like NFL Live or Sprint TV, etc? Since the old Palm OS was compatible with these services I'd guess that the new Web OS will be too but, thought I'd ask.
Thanks! 😎
soHEARTLESSs said:
This phone looks really good,and it only makes sense that this phone is going to sprint, ITS FROM PALM. in my opinion, they have a good connection between each other. But rich, my question is, does this phone have expandable memory?
From the article:
There are some key omissions in the Pre. Although you get 8 GB of memory to play with, there is no memory card slot to add more. ...
but with this phone having a huge memory capacity and USB mass storage mode..i dont see why you'll ever need a microSD slot, instead of buying microSD cards and readers you only need a data cable...which IMO is always included in PDA phone packages anyway(so there is really no reason for you to buy anything extra)
so basically you just buy phone...no need for microSD card and reader..no hassle of removing card from phone to reader to computer and back ...
geez i sound like a salesman 👀
with the advent of technology happening everyday..the microSD cards that you find really handy today may become extinct in a month or so...
so by the time that you need to buy a new phone..you'll have to buy a new card(m2,SD card,microSD card,etc.)and other accessories compatible with it...
WMA files are imbedded with MICROSOFT software making them incompatable with almost any technology other then WMP (Windows Media Player) so I believe it would be safe to guess that these won't be working on your PRE.
However, the technology that you speak of to convert these to MP3 (or other combatable format) already exists and is not exclusive to palm. I use the same program on my desktop to do this as I do to "RIP" music off my CDs. Google it, its easy to find these days.
soHEARTLESSs said:
does it have haptic feedback or some type of notification when the screen is touched?
No haptic or audio feedback, but, from the article:
One curious twist is that a white circle appears below your finger any time you touch the screen, as visual feedback.
Jayshmay said:
You mentioned the Pre havin multi-touch?
Yes.
I thought Apple has stringet patents on multi-touch.
No.
Thanks for bringing us so much info on the Pre. I know you mentioned that the Pre would not support video out of the box but that it would probably do so down the road. Do you know if that will be something that can be done via a firmware update or will it require new hardware to make it happen?
Will the "out-of-the-box" Pre be able to sync with iCal and Address Book data on Macs running OS X? If so, will the sync software support OS X 10.4 Tiger and later?
Thanks.
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Am I right to assume that the Pre is not compatible with applications made for other UI's?
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Will the Pre work with older Palm OS based applications? Such as software from the Centro?
casualsuede said:
Will the Pre work with older Palm OS based applications? Such as software from the Centro?
From the artical:
Old Palm OS applications won't work on Web OS directly, but Palm did say that a third party developer is working on an emulator to enable such compatibility.
However a third party is working on a PalmOS emulator you will be able to buy in order to run old PalmOS apps. No promise it will launch, but someone is at least already trying/working on it.
Do you have any indication of estimated battery life?
And on that note I'm assuming there is a way to STOP the phone from using that auto-gps feature to keep it from constantly connecting a destroying the battery life?
Another thing I was wondering was the screen. How does it look for apps or pictures in direct sunlight? How is the backlighting on the keypad?
On the topic of the charging station, it was referred to as a puck, I didn't see any pictures of it, is it puck size/color? Or is it more like a porting station, holding the phone upright?
I'm assuming this puck does have a cord c...
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In reguards to the charging unit it is almost exactly like a puck. Its called the touchstone charging dock: It has a slight downward slant and a large PALM symbol on the top. A large magnent hold the phone in place on the flat surface. You can view a picture of it here: http://www.palm.com/us/products/accessories/d ock.html
In reguards to the auto GPS feature keeping track of your whereabouts it is a feature that must be proactivly STARTED and maintained so it won't wear down your battery unless you want it to.
In reguards to the keyboard Rich actually answered that question pretty well i...
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The puck is an optional accessory. Yes, it's puck size and shape, but slanted. There are photos and info on Palm's web site. It does plug into a wall, of course, but the Pre simply lays on top of it (held by a magnet) - there are no direct wires or contacts between the puck and the Pre. What we call the puck is actually called the TouchStone by Palm.
The keyboard keys have all of the feel and shape of the Centro keys. They are not flatter, at least as far as I could tell.
Do you have to slide the device open to answer\talk on the phone? Once you dial can you hang up by closing it or can you continue to talk?
What if any support does it have for Microsoft Office Documents? Will there be native support like in previous Palms or will we have to wait to open a Word or Excel doc with a 3rd party solution?
No, you can talk on it with it closed.
It will include the ability to view Office docs, and PDFs. Editing capability may have to come from third-party software.
Will the "out-of-the-box" Pre be able to sync with iCal and Address Book data on Macs running OS X? If so, will the sync software support OS X 10.4 Tiger and later?
Thanks.
I will give you a brief rundown on Synergy:
Synergy enables dynamic syncing, other words there is no need to log into anything, that includes AIM, Facebook, Google, etc. Example, when you launch your address book or contact(s) everything is automatically synced and merged into one. That includes your email, outlook, MSExchange (if you have it setup), Google, Calendar, Task, Address book, AIM, Facebook, etc.
Synergy looks for duplicates as well so you will never have more than one of the same contact. Also, if someone updates their photo, let's say on Facebook for e.g, ...
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